This method is used to protect specific areas of the transponder memory against read and/or write access. If a user wants to access such an area, an access password is required.

See Annex B for technology specific mappings.

Signature

LockTag (

[in]ScanData Identifier

[in]CodeTypeDataType CodeType

[in]ByteString Password

[in]RfidLockRegionEnumeration Region

[in]RfidLockOperationEnumeration Lock

[in]UInt32 Offset

[in]UInt32 Length

[out]AutoIdOperationStatusEnumerationStatus

);

Argument

Description

Identifier

AutoID Identifier according to the device configuration as returned as part of a ScanResult in a scan event or scan method. The ScanData DataType is defined in 9.4.2.

If the ScanData is used as returned in the ScanResult, the structure may contain information that must be ignored by the AutoID Device. An example is the ScanDataEpc where only the parameter UId is relevant for this Method.

If the Identifier is provided from a different source than the ScanResult, a ScanData with a ByteString can be used to pass a UId where the CodeType is set to ‘UId’.

CodeType

Defines the format of the ScanData in the Identifier as string. The String DataType CodeTypeDataType and the predefined format strings are defined in 9.1.3.

Password

Transponder (access) password

Region

Bank of the memory area to be accessed

The RfidLockRegionEnumeration DataType is defined in 9.2.5.

Lock

Specifies the lock action like write/read protection, permanently.

The RfidLockOperationEnumeration DataType is defined in 9.2.4.

Offset

Start address of the memory area [byte counting]

Length

Length of the memory area [byte counting]

Status

Returns the result of the LOCK operation.

The AutoIdOperationStatusEnumeration DataType is defined in 9.2.1.

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_MethodInvalid

The device does not support this function

Bad_InvalidState

This command is not available or not allowed e.g. due to special configuration