Impinj IPJREV Users Manual
UHF Gen 2 RFID Speedway®/Revolution
Installation and Operations Guide
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Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide
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Products Covered by this Guide
This guide pertains to readers that have the following part numbers:
Speedway R220 (FCC): IPJ-REV-R220-USA1M1
Speedway R420 (FCC): IPJ-REV-R420-USA1M1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or a qualified radio/TV technician for assistance.
Caution Changes to this product or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate per FCC Part 15.
Industry Canada (IC) Compliance
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference and (2) this
device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
This device has been designed to operate with the antenna(s) listed on page 20 that have a maximum gain of 6
dB. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 6 dB are strictly prohibited for use with this
device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the
antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not
more than that permitted for successful communication. The term “IC:” before the radio certification number
only signifies that Industry of Canada technical specifications were met.
Warning
Before You Begin
Please read this document in its entirety before operating the Speedway/Revolution reader, as serious personal
injury or equipment damage may result from improper use. Unauthorized opening of the Speedway/Revolution reader enclosure voids the warranty.
To safeguard personnel, be sure to position all antenna(s) according to the specified requirements for your regulatory region. For details, see “Appendix A: Information Specific to Regions of Operation” on page 19.
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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
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to the Speedway/Revolution Installation and Operations Guide.
About This Guide
This guide provides detailed instructions on installing, connecting, configuring, operating,
upgrading, and troubleshooting Speedway/Revolution. To minimize and streamline the
information in this guide, its contents focus on the installation and operations of a single
reader. For information about performing more complex installations and configurations
(for example, installing and configuring large numbers of readers), see the Impinj System
Design Guide.
Note:
From this point forward, Speedway/Revolution will be expressed as Speedway/R.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who is installing a Speedway/R reader. The assumption,
however, is that the primary users of this guide are systems engineers and IT personnel
who have basic knowledge of and experience working in software development, hardware
systems integration, and network connectivity.
In addition, it is assumed that the reader has a high-level understanding of RFID and RFID
systems management as well as a basic familiarity with the EPCGlobal Gen 2 specification. To learn more about RFID and the Gen 2 specification, see the Impinj System Design
Guide.
Other Documents of Interest
This guide is part of a larger documentation set that supports Speedway/R. The other documents are outlined below:
• Speedway/Revolution Quick Start Guide
This one-page guide is included in the box with the Speedway/R hardware. It provides
basic information about the hardware as well as pointers to additional documentation
and downloads of firmware upgrades and other support software.
• Impinj System Design Guide
This guide, intended for systems and software engineers, is designed to help you make
informed decisions about the RFID system you are creating and integrating into your
environment. It provides background information on RFID, suggestions and instructions for performing large-scale installations and upgrades, suggested solutions for
specific scenarios and environments, and a myriad of suggestions and best practices to
use with your RFID system.
• Speedway/Revolution Programmer’s Guide
This guide, intended for software engineers, provides guidelines and best practices for
working with the LLRP Toolkit. In addition to this guide, software engineers have
access to language-specific reference guides and sample applications illustrating the
scenarios discussed in the Programmer’s Guide.
• Rshell Reference Guide
This guide, intended for anyone who needs to use the Speedway/R Rshell console,
includes descriptions and syntax for the Rshell command language.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Impinj Support Information
See the Impinj Support Web page (support.impinj.com) for information on obtaining technical assistance. See “Chapter 5: Troubleshooting” on page 17 for guidelines on how to
capture data for analysis by Impinj technical support personnel.
Introduction to Speedway®/Revolution
Speedway®/Revolution (or Speedway/R) is a stationary, small form factor, UHF Gen 2 RFID tag
reader that provides network connectivity between
tag data and enterprise system software. Built on
the industry-leading quality, high performance,
and excellent reliability of Impinj’s original
Speedway reader, Speedway/R includes a variety
of new features that increase its application flexibility:
• Low Power Consumption
With a low power consumption design, Speedway/R can utilize Power over Ethernet (PoE).
Using PoE simplifies deployment and dramatically reduces costs. Speedway/R does
not compromise on performance, however. Even when using PoE, the reader delivers
the full 30 dBm transmit power. Note that Speedway/R supports the IEEE standard
802.3af (for PoE).
• Compact Form Factor
The compact size of Speedway/R (7.4 x 6.9 x 1.2 in) enables ease of installation in
tight spaces and embedded applications.
• Availability of Two Models
Speedway/R offers two models, each with a different number of high performance
monostatic antenna ports. The R220 model is a two-port configuration (shown in the
above photograph), while the R420 is a four-port configuration.
• High Performance Features
Speedway/R utilizes a variety of high performance features making it possible to read
up to 1150 tags per second. These features include Autoset, Low Duty Cycle, dynamic
antenna switching, and receive sensitivity filtering for read zone confinement.
Requirements for Using Speedway/R
This section describes the key requirements for operating and interfacing with a Speedway/R reader.
Environmental Requirements
• Operating temperature: -20 degrees C to +50 degrees C (non-condensing)
• Supported Regions: US, Canada, and other regions following US FCC Part 15 regulations
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Hardware Requirements
• TCP/IP network equipment, as required to connect the reader to a PC, Mac, or other
network terminal. If you plan to use PoE, you must have either a power injector or a
network switch that supports PoE.
• Impinj-approved UHF RFID antenna(s), including associating RF cable with RP-TNC
male connector interface
• A computer running Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Linux PC, which has:
• an available RS-232 serial port (required only if host system does not support
DHCP)
• Standard, grounded DB9 serial cable (required only if your system does not sup-
port IP provisioning). The Cisco Management Cable (RJ-45 to DB9) is recommended.
• An Ethernet port
• Standard Ethernet cable(s)
Power Requirements
As noted earlier, there are two options for powering your Speedway/R reader: PowerOver-Ethernet (PoE) or an external power supply. PoE offers the most efficient power
consumption and allows up to +30 dBm. An external power supply allows up to +32.5
dBm.
If using a power supply module, you must use a module with +24 VDC output that has the
following part number: IPJ-A2001-000. Use an AC power cord (for North America) that
has the following part number: IPJ-A2051-USA. You can order this power supply and
power cord from Impinj.
Supported Operating Environments
This section describes the environments in which you can access the Speedway/R Rshell
console (for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the reader). The tools you use to
access the Rshell console depend on how you connect your PC to the reader: serial connection (RS-232) or Ethernet connection (SSH/Telnet). On PCs running Microsoft Windows, you can now use the same tool—Putty—for both types of connections.
Table 1: Speedway/R Operating Environments
Recommended Tools
Interface Protocol
Microsoft Windows Linux
Ethernet SSH—Port 22
Telnet—Port 23
Serial RS-232 Putty (version 0.59
Putty SSH or
Telnet
Minicom
and higher supports
serial)
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Supported Communication Protocol
For client control of the reader, Speedway/R supports the EPCglobal Low Level Reader
Protocol (LLRP) v1.0.1. LLRP is an EPCglobal standard interface that allows communication with the reader and with EPCglobal Generation 2 (Gen 2) RFID tags.
Antenna Requirements
Depending on the reader model you are installing, Speedway/R is equipped with two
(R220) or four (R420) monostatic antenna ports (independent, bidirectional, and full
duplex TX/RX).
Antenna requirements vary by regulatory region. For details about the requirements in a
specific region, see the relevant antenna section in “Appendix A: Information Specific to
Regions of Operation” on page 19.
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Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Speedway/Revolution
This chapter provides details about the Speedway/R I/O ports and status LEDs and
explains the detailed procedures for installing the reader and connecting it to your network.
Speedway/R I/O Ports and Status LEDs
The following graphic illustrates the various I/O ports located on the Speedway/R reader.
This graphic illustrates a Speedway R420, which includes four antenna ports (not visible
in this graphic). Note that Speedway R220 includes two antenna ports. Other than that difference, however, the exterior ports are the same on both models.
Figure 1: Impinj Speedway/R Port Connections
Note:
For details on the function and electrical specifications for each pin of the GPIO DB-15
connector, see “Appendix B: GPIO Details” on page 23.
Antenna Ports and Status LEDs
On the back side of the reader are the antenna ports and LED status indicators. The following graphic (of an R220) illustrates their locations:
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The following table describes the LED behavior for various reader states:
Table 2: Reader Operations and Associated Status LED Behavior
Reader Operation LED Expected Behavior
Startup (power on),
normal completion
Startup (reset),
normal completion
Startup (failure) Hardware problems
Power applied, attempting
to start boot code
Bootloader running Power Blinking green (1Hz)
Bootloader calling firmware image
Bootloader completed successfully, reader is ready
Factory Default Restore
(FDR) button pressed
FDR button pressed for 3
seconds
detected, unable to boot
Power Solid red
Status Off
Status Off
Power Solid green
Status Off
Power Solid green
Status Solid green
Power Turns off
Status Off
Power Blinks twice (red), indi-
cates a configuration
default restore will occur
Status Off
Power Continuous blinking red
Status Off
Detection of
antenna activity
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Detects no activity on
antenna port
Detects antenna transmission activity on antenna
port
Antenna Off
Antenna Solid green
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