UHF Gen 2 RFID Speedway® Revolution Installation and Operations Guide
Products Covered by this Guide This guide pertains to readers with the following part numbers: Table i: Speedway Reader Part Numbers Reader Communication Code Part Number Speedway R220 FCC IPJ-REV-R220-USA1M1 Speedway R420 FCC IPJ-REV-R420-USA1M1 Speedway R220 ETSI IPJ-REV-R220-EU11M1 Speedway R420 ETSI IPJ-REV-R420-EU11M1 Speedway R220 Various IPJ-REV-R220-GX11M1 Speedway R420 Various IPJ-REV-R420-GX11M1 Speedway R640 FCC IPJR640 Speedway R640 ETSI IPJ-REV-R640-EU1M1 Speedway R6
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 (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 32 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.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Table of Contents Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance........................................i Industry Canada (IC) Compliance ..............................................................................i CE Marking and European Economic Area............................................................... ii Before You Begin .................................................................................
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Device Configuration ...............................................................................................14 RF Configuration .....................................................................................................15 Monitoring Speedway Revolution ...........................................................................19 Viewing Network Parameters and Statistics............................................
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction About this Guide This guide provides detailed instructions for installing, connecting, configuring, operating, upgrading, and troubleshooting the Speedway Revolution or xPortal reader. To minimize and streamline this guide, the content focuses on the installation and operation of a single reader.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction • Octane SNMP Guide Provides monitoring and reference information for working with the SNMP MIBs related to Speedway Revolution (the standard TCP/IP networking MIB (MIB-II) and a subset of the standard EPCglobal RM MIB).
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction Introduction to Speedway® Revolution Figure 1.0 Speedway Revolution Reader Speedway® Revolution is a stationary, small form factor, UHF Gen2 RFID tag reader that provides network connectivity between tag data and enterprise system software. Speedway Revolution is built with the same industry leading quality, high performance, and excellent reliability of Impinj’s original Speedway reader.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction Speedway Revolution uses industry-standard application interfaces, simplifying its integration with RFID middleware or custom software solutions. In addition, it offers enterprise-class management and monitoring capability. • Robust Reader Design Just like its Speedway predecessor, Speedway Revolution uses a single circuit board design that delivers field-proven, enterprise-class quality and reliability.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction • Connecting to the reader console port requires a Cisco type management cable (RJ-45 to DB9) and either a RS-232 serial port or serial to USB adapter on the PC. • Impinj-approved UHF RFID antenna(s), including associated RF cable(s) with RP-TNC male connector interface. Power Requirements There are two options for powering your Speedway Revolution reader: 1. Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) 2.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 1: Introduction Supported Communication Protocol For client control of the reader, Speedway Revolution supports the EPCglobal Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) v1.0.1. LLRP is an EPCglobal standard interface allowing communication with the reader, which in turn reads EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Speedway Revolution This chapter provides details about the Speedway Revolution I/O ports and status LEDs, and explains how to install the reader and connect it to your network. Speedway Revolution Ports and LEDs The following graphic illustrates the I/O ports located on the Speedway Revolution reader.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting The following table describes the LED behavior for various reader states: Table 2.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Detailed Installation Procedures This section provides the details for each installing and connecting step. Step 1: Position the Speedway Revolution Reader and (optionally) Mount the Reader Choose the appropriate location for the reader. Ideally you should always keep the unit away from direct sunlight, high humidity, extreme temperatures, and sources of electromagnetic interference.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting detailed list of approved vendors. Using any other antenna may adversely affect performance or damage the reader. Speedway Revolution requires professional installation to correctly set the TX power for the RF cable and antenna selected. To connect the antenna(s) to Speedway Revolution: 1.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting Step 4: Connect Speedway Revolution to the Network You are now ready to connect the installed Speedway Revolution to your network. You have two options: • If your network supports DHCP, you can connect the reader directly to your Ethernet network. Once the reader is powered, immediately communicate with it via Telnet (TCP/IP).
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting To connect Speedway Revolution to your PC over a serial connection: 1. Confirm you have the latest version of Putty, a free and reliable SSH, Telnet, and serial client. Version 0.60 or higher contains support for serial connections. 2.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 2: Installing and Connecting 7. Select Open. The Rshell console window opens. 8. Press Enter. The Rshell login prompt appears. Figure 2.6 COM1 Putty Login Prompt 9. Log in with the following default credentials unless you customized them: User Name: root Password: impinj 10. When the Rshell command line prompt appears, begin configuring the network settings for the reader.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring Speedway Revolution This chapter provides a high-level view of the configuration and monitoring options available for Speedway Revolution. Configuring Speedway Revolution You can think of Speedway Revolution configuration in two categories: configuring the device itself and configuring the reader’s RF behavior.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring 3. Configure the appropriate TCP/IP parameters for your environment. The applicable commands are: • Setting Hostname > config network hostname • Setting Static IP Address > config network ip static Note: The IP address is required; the other parameters are optional. The default value is used if an optional parameter is omitted from the ip command.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring Note: MultiReader will install and operate on Windows7, but is not fully tested and supported. We recommend MultiReader for test purposes only. This section covers connecting to and configuring a reader’s RF parameters using MultiReader. It also provides a high-level description of each parameter. To configure and test a reader from within MultiReader: 1.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring 3. Connect to the reader by doing the following: 4. In Name or IP Address, type the reader’s IP address or hostname. You can determine the name and the IP address via the Rshell show network summary command. Note: The show network summary command provides the dynamic values returned by DHCP or LLA if the current configuration is dynamic.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring read. The Session value controls how long the flag retains its value before reverting back to the original tag value. Search Mode controls which flag values the reader reads and, in some cases, what happens to the flag value once the tag is read. With Dual Target, the reader reads all the tags with A flags, after reading the tags the reader flips each tag to B.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring 13. Test your reader installation. Place one or more tags in the read-zone of one or more of the attached antennas. Select START Inventory. Tag reads appear in the large gray area on the left: Figure 3.5 Multireader Tag Inventory Display In this case, the reader detected five tags.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring Table 3.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 3: Configuring and Monitoring Note: View Statistics on the LLRP interface between the reader and a client by entering the show rfid llrp stat command. The Rshell Reference Manual provides details. Configuring and Viewing Speedway Revolution Logs Speedway Revolution uses the standard Syslog protocol to forward its logged events to a remote Syslog server.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware Chapter 4: Upgrading the Speedway Revolution Firmware Speedway Revolution contains firmware known as Octane. The current version of Octane is 4.4. This chapter details manually upgrading a single reader. In addition to supporting upgrade procedures, Speedway Revolution also provides methods for reverting firmware to a previous valid image and restoring firmware to factory default settings.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware Upgrading the Firmware using Rshell: 1. Obtain the firmware upgrade file from the Impinj support Web site, support.impinj.com. The upgrade file extension is .upg. (for example octane_4_4_0.upg). 2. Place the upgrade file on a server (http, tftp, or ftp) accessible by the reader you are upgrading. 3. Using the Putty application, connect the reader using telnet, SSH or serial and log in. 4.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware Upgrading the Firmware with a USB Drive Speedway Revolution running Octane 4.4 and later supports upgrading the firmware using a USB drive. First, obtain the firmware upgrade file from the Impinj support Web site, support.impinj.com. The upgrade file extension is .upg. (for example octane_4_4_0.upg). Preparing the USB Drive for upgrade 1. Insert a USB drive into your computer. 2.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware 3. Click the “Browse” button and select the firmware upgrade “.upg” file. 4. Click the “Upgrade” button. Figure 4.1 Speedway Revolution Management Web Page Figure 4.2 Close-up of Reader Upgrade and Reboot Section of Management Web Page Copyright © 2010, Impinj, Inc.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware To fall back to the previous image 1. To revert to the pre-upgrade image, enter the following command from the Rshell prompt: config image fallback When the command completes successfully, the reader automatically reboots and returns to the login prompt. 2. Log in to the reader. The pre-upgrade image is now running.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Chapter 5: Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with Speedway Revolution, this brief chapter presents a few suggestions to correct the issue. Returning to the Factory Default Configuration If you are experiencing a problem with the reader and are having difficulty pinpointing the cause, it is useful to return the reader to a known state. We recommend resetting to the factory default configuration.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting application partition (CAP) if one exists. The reader returns to the original, factory shipped state. It is important to avoid accidentally removing the CAP. There may be situations where CAP removal is necessary. The following table lists the factory default configuration values: Table 5.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Submitting Diagnostic Data for Analysis by Impinj Technical Support If Speedway Revolution is exhibiting RF behavior differing from what you expect and you are unable to determine the cause, you may want to submit relevant data for analysis by Impinj Technical Support. Using the Impinj MultiReader application, you can easily capture data relating to the problem scenario.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 7. Select Apply. MultiReader connects to the reader and begins “listening” for any RF activity. The reader captures data surrounding any RF activity it detects. 8. Perform the RF activity to submit for analysis. 9. Select File in the upper left corner of the application. This completes the capture activity. 10. Select Save Debug Data.... A browse window opens. 11.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Appendix A: Information Specific to Regions of Operation Speedway Revolution is designed to work in various regulatory regions. This appendix contains frequency ranges and antenna requirements specific to each supported region. ! Important: Each reader is locked to operate at region-specific frequencies only allowed by your local country regulations.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Power Speedway Revolution may only be operated with Impinj-approved antennas and can radiate no more than 36 dBm EIRP per FCC Part 15.247 regulations. The Speedway Revolution output power may be increased to provide the maximum allowable EIRP subject to a maximum conducted power allowance of 30 dBm at the antenna connector.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information • MTI MT-262013/TLH (left-hand CP) or MT-262013/TRH (right-hand CP) with RPTNC female connector (antennas available in IP54 or IP67 ratings); 4.5 dBi gain • Sensormatic Electronics Corp. model number IDANT20TNA25 with 25 foot Belden 7806A RG-58 coaxial cable (0.1 dB per foot loss) to RP-TNC male connector; 5.5 dBi composite gain • Sensormatic Electronics Corp.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Note: It is important to apply the antenna gain expressed in dBd (dB with respect to a dipole), which is equivalent to the isotropic antenna gain (in dBi) minus 2.15 dB. Additionally, the antenna gain used to set the output power must be the maximum linear gain of the applicable antenna. Approved antenna vendors, model numbers, and associated gain are listed in the next section.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Operation in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Uruguay Regulations in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Uruguay allow maximum radiated power of 36 dBm EIRP. The Speedway Revolution output power may be increased to provide the maximum allowable EIRP subject to a maximum conducted power allowance as well.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information • • Sensormatic Electronics Corp. model number IDANT10CNA25 with 25 foot Belden 7806A coaxial cable (0.1 dB per foot loss) to RP-TNC male connector; 3.5 dBi composite gain Sensormatic Electronics Corp. model number IDANT10CNA25 with 6 foot Belden 7806A coaxial cable (0.1 dB per foot loss) to RP-TNC male connector; 5.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 3 3 903.750 4 4 904.250 5 5 904.750 6 6 905.250 7 7 905.750 8 8 906.250 9 9 906.750 10 10 907.250 11 26 915.250 12 27 915.750 13 28 916.250 14 29 916.750 15 30 917.250 16 31 917.750 17 32 918.250 18 33 918.750 19 34 919.250 20 35 919.750 21 36 920.250 22 37 920.750 23 38 921.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 35 50 927.250 Table A.5 Hong Kong operating frequency band is 920 to 925MHz with 500kHz channel spacing. LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 1 36 920.25 MHz 2 37 920.75 MHz 3 38 921.25 MHz 4 39 921.75 MHz 5 40 922.25 MHz 6 41 922.75 MHz 7 42 923.25 MHz 8 43 923.75 MHz 9 44 924.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Table A.8 Singapore operating frequency band is 920 to 925MHz with 500kHz channel spacing. LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 1 36 920.25 MHz 2 37 920.75 MHz 3 38 921.25 MHz 4 39 921.75 MHz 5 40 922.25 MHz 6 41 922.75 MHz 7 42 923.25 MHz 8 43 923.75 MHz 9 44 924.25 MHz 10 45 924.75 MHz Table A.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information Table A.10 Thailand operating frequency band is 920 to 925MHz with 500kHz channel spacing. LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 1 36 920.25 MHz 2 37 920.75 MHz 3 38 921.25 MHz 4 39 921.75 MHz 5 40 922.25 MHz 6 41 922.75 MHz 7 42 923.25 MHz 8 43 923.75 MHz 9 44 924.25 MHz 10 45 924.75 MHz Table A.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix A: Region Specific Information LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 16 43 923.75 MHz 17 44 924.25 MHz 18 45 924.75 MHz 19 46 925.25 MHz 20 47 925.75 MHz 21 48 926.25 MHz 22 49 926.75 MHz 23 50 927.25 MHz A.12 Vietnam operating frequency band is 920 to 925MHz with 500kHz channel spacing. LLRP Channel Number FCC Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 1 36 920.25 MHz 2 37 920.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix B: GPIO Details Appendix B: GPIO Details Speedway Revolution includes a multipurpose I/O port that contains an RS-232 serial port, four opto-isolated inputs, four opto-isolated outputs, and a +5V supply. You access these features through a DE15 connector mounted on the side of the reader. The four opto-isolated inputs have a range of 0–30V. The reader treats an input of 0–0.8V as a logic 0, and an input of 3–30V as a logic 1.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Tables B.1 and B.2 further explain the function of each pin. Table B1: DB-15 Connector Pin-Out Pin I/O Name I/O Function 1 +5V Supply Reader supplied (not isolated) power source 2 RS-232 RX For auxiliary serial port functions 3 RS-232 4 Processor Reset TX For auxiliary serial port functions Reserved for future use. .
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix B: GPIO Details 44 Copyright © 2010, Impinj, Inc.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation This section covers three unique aspects of using the xPortal product • RF Beam Pattern • Mounting the xPortal assembly • Attaching cables via Conduit RF Beam Pattern The Speedway xPortal has antenna beams that point upwards and downwards. This increases the total area covered by the portal. The unit is intended to be mounted at waist height on the wall.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation • 8 total holes with M4 threads • Outer square pattern is 100mm on each side • Inner square pattern is 75 mm on each side • ¼-20 internally threaded studs 2. Common hardware using 1/4-20 hardware. This hardware is typically employed in most T-slot extrusion designs (see http://www.8020.net/). Show in the Green circles on the figure. 3. Keyhole slots and through-holes.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Conduit Attachment The round openings in the top and bottom of xPortal are designed so you can run metallic conduit directly to the unit. This allows Ethernet or power cables to be protected by standard EMT (electrical metallic tubing). The holes are sized for ½” trade size conduit connectors, or where metric conduit is used, 16mm trade size.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Figure C.4 Threaded ½” conduit connector Figure C.5 ½” conduit with a snap in flange connector 48 Copyright © 2010, Impinj, Inc.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Figure C.6 Snap in ½” conduit connector Figure C.7 A squeeze connector for the larger ¾” conduit tubing size. The connector has a nut and threads sized for the ½” conduit hole. Copyright © 2010, Impinj, Inc.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Figure C.8 ¾” conduit squeeze connector, with a threaded interface to ½” conduit hole 50 Copyright © 2010, Impinj, Inc.
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4 Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation Notices The information contained in this user guide is confidential and proprietary to Impinj, Inc.
