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Operation Modes
Introduction
Cloud Connect for RFID provides the ability to configure the radio to different modes of operation that
optimize the radio configuration based on intended use case. Once configured, the mode can be started
using the START REST API and will continue to operate until the STOP REST API is called. The following
modes are supported in Cloud Connect for RFID.
• Simple
• Inventory
• Portal
• Conveyer
Simple
Simple mode configures the radio to read and report all unique tags in the field of view of the radio.
By default:
• The radio attempts to read tags on all antennas. This can be adjusted using the Antennas object when
setting the mode.
• The radio reports all unique tags. This can be adjusted using the Filter object when setting the mode.
Inventory
Inventory mode configures the radio to read tags and report all unique tags for each antenna on a periodic
interval. Additional meta-data (i.e., peak RSSI and number of reads for each antenna during the interval) is
reported.
By default:
• The radio attempts to read tags on all antennas. This can be adjusted using the Antennas object when
setting the mode.
• The radio reports all unique tags once. This can be adjusted using the Filter object when setting the
mode.
• The radio reports tags every second. This can be adjusted using the Interval object when setting the
mode.