Impinj Antenna Hub User Manual

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Quick Start Guide

SPEEDWAY® READER ANTENNA HUB

Thank you for purchasing the Speedway Antenna Hub. This guide provides

basic installation instructions for an RFID system using a Speedway

Revolution reader and the Antenna Hub. Additional information is available

in the Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations

Guide at http://www.impinj.com/downloads

Speedway Antenna Hub Solution Checklist

Before starting, make sure that you have all the necessary items.

4 1 Speedway Antenna Hub (IPJ-A6001-000)

Required components (available separately):

4 1 Speedway Revolution R420 reader with Octane firmware v4.10 or
higher (IPJ-REV-R420)

4 1 GPIO Adapter for Antenna Hub (IPJ-A6051-000)
4 RF Cables (various)
4 Cat5 cables for control channel (not sold by Impinj)
4 Antennas (various)
4 MultiReader software version 6.6.4 or higher
4 Optional – up to 3 additional Antenna Hubs

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expected to result in personal injury.

Setting Up a Speedway Antenna Hub System

1) Check Firmware Version on Speedway R420 Reader

a) Connect to reader WebUI using a web browser

http://<reader name or IP address>

b) Log in to the reader. Default credentials are:

user name: root
password: impinj

c) Note the “Software Version” shown on the WebUI. If it is 4.10.0.240

or later, then no additional action is required. Otherwise, ask your
authorized Impinj partner or reseller for the latest Octane firmware

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rfi[e-mail] Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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release and upgrade using the “Reader Upgrade” utility in the WebUI.

Speedway Antenna Hub Quick Start Guide

2) Enable the Antenna Hub Feature

a) In the WebUI, click on the “Enable” button in the Antenna Hub section to

enable the feature. You will need to manually reboot the reader (click on
the reboot button in the WebUI) for the changes to take effect.

b) The Antenna Hub environment can also be enabled from Rshell using the

command below and then rebooting the reader:

 >congfeatureenableanthub

3) Connect Cables

a) All cable connections should be made with the reader powered off.

b) RF signal connections using RF cables

a. Requires cables with SMA male connectors for the Antenna Hub

connection and R-TNC female connectors for the reader connections.

b. Attach the RF cable to the appropriate reader antenna port and Antenna

Hub input port. NOTE: Antenna Hub ports are marked 1 through 8 to
show the port ordering. These port markings correspond to a different
antenna number sequence when connected to the reader and GPIO
Adapter ports 2, 3, or 4 (as referenced in the diagram)

c. Connect the appropriate RF cables between the Antenna Hub output

ports and antennas.

d. Unused ports can be left empty or terminated.

c) Digital signal connections with GPIO Adapter

a. Use the cable provided with the GPIO Adapter to connect the reader at

its GPIO port to the GPIO Adapter.

b. Use standard Cat5 cable to connect the GPIO Adapter and Antenna

Hub using the RJ-45 connectors. IMPORTANT: Check that the reader
antenna port number and GPIO Adapter output port number match at
the same Antenna Hub (e.g., reader antenna port 1 and GPIO Adapter
port 1 are connected to the same Antenna Hub). The system will not
operate correctly with mismatched wiring.

Antenna Port Numbering

3 11 19 274 12 20 285 13 21 296 14 22 30

2 10 18 267 15 23 31
1 9 17 25

Speedway®

Revolution
R420 Reader

8 16 24 32

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

GPIO Adapter Kit with Cable

(IPJ-A6051-000)
Controls up to 4 Antenna Hubs

RF Cable
Cat 5 Cable with RJ45
GPIO Adapter Cable

Speedway® Antenna Hubs

(IPJ-A6001-000)
4 hubs x 8 ports = 32 ports

4) Affix Antenna Hub(s)

a) Mount using 1/4 inch mounting holes.

b) It may be necessary to temporarily disconnect RF cables

(with reader powered off) in order to access the mounting holes.

mounting

hole

mounting

hole

5) Next Steps

• Set up the reader following instructions in the Speedway Revolution Installation
and Operations Guide.

• Develop controlling application using the LLRP Toolkit.

• Find helpful information here: http://support.impinj.com.

d) Power the reader and look for the Antenna Hub LEDs to light in sequence

to show that it is enabled and operating.

e) Click on “Check connections” in the WebUI Antenna Hub page for help with

any connection problems.

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