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Speedway®ReaderR E l I A B l E D ATA C O M E S S T A N D A R D

UHF GEN 2 RFID



Impinj Speedway® Reader At A Glance

The Impinj Speedway reader is certied for

conformance and interoperability according

to worldwide UHF Gen 2 RFID standards

established by EPCglobal.

Air Interface Protocols EPCglobal UHF Class 1 Gen 2 / ISO 18000-6C

Certication Certied for conformance and interoperability in Dense Reader Mode environments

Operating Frequencies 865 MHz - 956 MHz

Antennas 4 high performance mono-static antenna ports with reverse gender TNC connectorsenable near-eld (item level) and far-eld (case and pallet) applications

RF Power +30 dBm / +32.5 dBm with extended length cables

Sensitivity -80 dBm

Supported Regions US, Canada and other regions following U.S. FCC Part 15 regulationsEurope and other regions following ETSI EN 302 208 with & without LBT regulationsChinaJapanKoreaMalaysiaTaiwan

Protocols EPCglobal Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) 1.0.1Impinj Mach1

Discovery Zero Conguration Networking (Multicast DNS and DNS Service Discovery)

Management EPCglobal Reader Management 1.0.1, SNMP v2 with MIB IIImpinj RShell consoleImpinj Web interfaceSyslog

Firmware Upgrade Reliable rmware upgrades through the use of dual image partitions enable smoothtransition to new rmware while the reader is still operating. Firmware can manuallybe upgraded through the Impinj web interface or scheduled to automatically downloadthe rmware from a HTTP, FTP, or TFTP server.

Processor Intel IXP420 (266 MHz)

Operating System Linux

Memory 64 MB SDRAM / 64 MB Flash

Connectivity Ethernet: 10/100 Base-T Ethernet (RJ45)

Serial: RS-232 Console (DB9)Network Services DHCP, LLA, NTP, HTTP, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, mDNS, DNS-SD

GPIO 4 input and 8 output (DB25)

Dimensions 22.7 x 32.4 x 5.7 cm (8.95 in x 12.75 in x 2.25 in)

Weight 2.7 kg (6 lbs)

Operating Temperature -20°C to 55°C

Storage Temperature -20°C to 85°C

Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing

Sealing IP54



You’ve got a lot riding on the success of your UHF Gen 2 RFID deployment. In order

to meet demanding ROI objectives, the system you choose must integrate seamessy andawessy with your enterprise-eve processes. It must deiver data you can trust—every time,

even under chaenging conditions. And there wi be no time for downtime. In short, it’s just

got to work. But if you think any RFID reader wi do, you might be in for a few unanticipated

bumps in the road. Why? Because a UHF Gen 2 readers are not created equa. A reader that

simpy meets a standard is no guarantee that your standards wi be met.

The good news is you can buet-proof your RFID investment by anchoring your system with

Impinj’s high-performance Speedway reader. And when you do, you’ earn why thousands of

them have aready been depoyed in mission-criticaappications ranging from high-speed pharmaceutica

ines to arge-scae retai operations to appare

distribution and inventory management systems. The

kinds of appications that require Six Sigma resuts.

From the dock door to the front door. From individua

items to cases and paets. Wordwide.

Enabling Performance, Enabling ROI

For starters, the UHF Gen 2 standard incudes optiona functions and not a readers support a the

options. In particuar, readers can be certied as UHF Gen 2-compiant even if they are not abe to

operate at high data rates or support the UHF Gen 2 dense-reader mode. Speedway was designed

from the ground up to support UHF Gen 2 in its entirety. Furthermore, because tag signas have very

ow power eves, a reader’s sensitivity is paramount, and the Speedway reader’s is unmatched. lesser

readers, on the other hand, are subject to the effects of noise, impacting their abiity to respond

within tight windows of opportunity, which in turn owers overa system reiabiity.

A coser ook at the Speedway reader’s key

attributes wi change the way you ook at this

most critica of RFID components.

Speedway Reader — Reiabe Data Comes Standard



Impinj’s GrandPrix™RFID system: Speedwreader, tag chips andreader antennas.

A high degree of receive ink margin is aso essentia to toerate the interference coming from other readers operating

in the area, as we as the poarization and phase effects of antenna orientation, and osses caused by muti-path, or the

presence of RF-absorbing materia that can make some tags invisibe to esser readers. But not Speedway. Take a ook at

the many features that have made Speedway the best-performing reader avaiabe:

> The industry’s highest sensitivity

> Enterprise-cass management and monitoring

> Directiona sensing capabiity to determine if the

tagged object (paet, case, or item) entered or exited

the read porta

> Innovative features to enabe read zone containment

and eiminate stray reads

> Higher power avaiabiity to overcome cabe osses

> Easy access to settings required to optimize

performance (ow-eve data access and high-eve

contro) and to faciitate maintenance

> Highest reiabiity, proven by the industry’s owest ed

return rate

> EPCgoba-certied for conformance and interoperabiity

But we don’t stop there:

> Speedway’s software-dened radio architecture provides best-in-cass performance andmaximum exibiity to support future EPCgoba standards deveopment.

> RFID depoyments and system costs are sashed by using a singe (monostatic) transmit/receive

antenna for each of Speedway’s four ports, eiminating the need for separate transmit and

receive antennas.

> Speedway’s monostatic antenna arrangement provides industry-eading performance

whie reducing the number of depoyed antennas per reader from eight to four, enabing

high-performance item-eve operations.

> Tag data rates of up to 640 kbps enabe inventory rates that exceed

1,000 tags/second.

> Speedway’s rugged, industria design is buit to withstand abuse

in busy warehouses.

Additionay, the Speedway reader deivers robust performance in dense-

reader environments, the exibiity to read at the case, paet, or item

eve, and more. Combined with an extensibe architecture that supports

seamess integration of ed-upgradeabe, third party appication

software, the Speedway reader is the most adaptabe reader soution

avaiabe.

The Big PictureThe Speedway reader benets from a systems perspective that is unique in the industry. Ony Impinj has brought together

reader, tag chip, and antenna expertise to sove the industry’s toughest RFID chaenges. These chaenges incude soving

the iquids and metas tagging probem, the extension of UHF Gen 2 to the item eve, and our pioneering of UHF near-ed

operations to make possibe a singe RFID infrastructure. Perhaps we understand UHF Gen 2 better than any other company

because we wrote the standard, proving its technoogica eements aong the way. And it shows.

Speedway’s unparaeed exibiity is essentia to fuy expoit the power of the UHF Gen 2 protoco, which aows an

unimited number of reader transmit and receive modes, each of which might generate a different combination of

commands, data rates, moduation formats, and backscatter types. That’s asking quite a ot of a reader—and it must

be up to the task.



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UHF Near-Field SolutionsImpinj’s breakthrough approach to the Speedway reader’s antenna ports makes UHF

near-ed operations possibe. Enabed by our patented INR™ technoogy, no other reader

has it. In short, it means the Speedway reader is the only reader that performs equay

we in conventiona far-ed (ong-range operations in warehouses, distribution centers,

etc.) and in near-ed appications (short-range operations on sma, individua items). Awhoe host of optimized reader antennas designed specicay for the Speedway reader

competes the picture. The Speedway reader has in fact changed the game in RFID,

extending the power of the UHF Gen 2 standard to the item eve.

Redening the Meaning of “Smart Reader”One of the keys to a reiabe, high-performance RFID depoyment is effective management of RF noise in the operating area.

Where esser readers are part of the probem, the Speedway reader is actuay part of the soution. For exampe, its ow

duty cyce operation means the Speedway reader transmits ony when there are tags in the ed, heping to cear the air of

unnecessary RF noise, whie aso staying out of the way of other RF devices operating in the area.

The Speedway reader is aso operationay aware; it senses the eves of RF noise, interference, and the size of the tag

popuation within its read zone, and automaticay seects the most appropriate data rate, moduation scheme, and other

settings for the best, most reiabe performance under its particuar operating conditions. The Speedway reader aso uses

the operating environment information it gathers to dynamicay optimize its inventory operations.

On the Forefront of LLRP DevelopmentOn the appications side of the equation, the depoyment of Speedway readers becomes even easier with the avaiabiity

of llRP (ow-eve reader protoco)—the standardized reader network interface created by EPCgoba. llRP denes astandard interface to common reader functionaity, incuding reader conguration, tag inventory, and tag access operations

incuding the fu functionaity of the EPCgoba Gen 2 Air Protoco. llRP simpies basic operation whie aso aowing

contro over advanced settings on the reader. A we-dened vendor extension mechanism means you’ have access to a

of Speedway reader’s advanced, high-performance features via simpe extension. And it shoud come as no surprise that

Impinj is a eading participant in the deveopment of the llRP standard. In fact, Impinj is the rst to market with a rst cass

impementation of the llRP standard.



A Healthy RFIDSupport System

Finay, Impinj’s Speedway reader is at the heart of a powerfu partner network, providing asoid patform for seamess integration with third-party appication software, and supporting a

wide range of end-user requirements. It’s aso why every major middeware and system soution

provider has made Speedway support an essentia part of their product strategy. The Speedway

reader simpy enabes enterprise-cass capabiity, performance, and manageabiity ike no other.

Impinj’s Speedway reader is avaiabe through our many distributors, vaue-added reseers

(VARs), and origina equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who icense the Speedway reader under

the “Powered by Impinj” abe.

Whether you’re initiating a piot program, transitioning your piot to fu depoyment, or

expanding your RFID capabiity, your specication of Impinj’s Speedway reader wi ensure a

rewarding depoyment experience. We know that you want greater visibiity into your suppy

chain operations; the Speedway reader wi give your RFID system far greater visibiity where youneed it most—at the edge.

About Impinj, Inc.

Impinj, Inc. is the word’s eading technica innovator in deveoping UHF Gen 2 RFID soutions for both item-eve and suppy-

chain tagging. Impinj draws on its technica expertise and industry partnerships to deiver a wide range of products and

soutions comprising high-performance tag chips, readers, reader chips, software, antennas, and systems integration. Impinj

products provide unprecedented performance, integration and cost effectiveness to a goba customer base, in appications

across numerous vertica markets, incuding inventory management, asset tracking, authentication and seriaization. For more

information, visit www.impinj.com.

The “Powered By Impinj”ogo ensures your RFIDsystem is the best inthe industry.

Impinj, Inc. 701 N. 34th Street, Suite 300 Seatte, WA 98103 [email protected] Te: 206.517.5300 Fax: 206.517.5262

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