Plain English

Reads the unique Tag ID (TID) from the RFID chip. The TID is factory-programmed and cannot be changed — it uniquely identifies the chip itself.

When to use

For tag authentication — verify the chip is genuine by reading its factory-set TID.

Syntax

^RIa

Parameters

ParameterDescription
aFormat: H (hex), A (ASCII)

Example

^XA
^RIH
^XZ

Read the RFID tag's unique TID in hex

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