impinj Speedway - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
About This Guide ...............................................................................................................1
Intended Audience ......................................................................................................... 1
Other Documents of Interest ......................................................................................... 1
Impinj Support Information .......................................................................................... 2
Introduction to Speedway®/Revolution ............................................................................ 2
Requirements for Using Speedway/R ................................................................................ 2
Environmental Requirements ........................................................................................ 2
Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................ 3
Power Requirements ..................................................................................................... 3
Supported Operating Environments .............................................................................. 3
Supported Communication Protocol ............................................................................. 4
Antenna Requirements .................................................................................................. 4
Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Speedway/Revolution ........................................... 5
Speedway/R I/O Ports and Status LEDs ............................................................................ 5
Antenna Ports and Status LEDs .................................................................................... 5
Overview of Installation and Connection Process ............................................................. 7
Detailed Installation Procedures ........................................................................................ 7
Step 1: Position the Speedway/R reader ....................................................................... 7
Mounting the Reader ................................................................................................ 7
Step 2: Connect the Antenna(s) to the Speedway/R Reader ......................................... 8
Step 3: Connect Speedway/R to the Network ............................................................... 8
Step 4: Power the Reader ............................................................................................ 11
Step 5: Use the MultiReader Application to Read Some Tags ................................... 11
Chapter 3: Configuring Speedway/Revolution ................................................................ 13
Configuration Overview .................................................................................................. 13
Using Rshell to Configure Network Settings for Speedway/R ........................................ 13
Configuring the RFID Behavior of Speedway/R ............................................................. 13
Chapter 4: Monitoring Speedway/Revolution ................................................................. 15
Using Rshell to Monitor Speedway/R ............................................................................. 15
Viewing Speedway/R Logs .............................................................................................. 15
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 17
Appendix A: Information Specific to Regions of Operation ........................................... 19
Operation in North America ............................................................................................ 19
Frequency Plan ............................................................................................................ 19
Antenna Requirements ................................................................................................ 19
Positioning .............................................................................................................. 19
Installation .............................................................................................................. 20
Power ...................................................................................................................... 20
Approved Antenna Vendors ................................................................................... 20
Appendix B: GPIO Details ................................................................................................. 23