User's Manual

Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction to Speedway

Revolution

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 offers a

variety of new features that

increase its application flexibility:

• Low Power Usage

With a low power design, Speedway Revolution is capable of using Power over

Ethernet (PoE). Using PoE simplifies deployment and dramatically reduces

costs and greenhouse gas emissions of your RFID infrastructure. Using PoE

does not compromise Speedway Revolution performance. It delivers the full

30 dBm transmit power (Note – using a AC/DC power module, maximum

transmit power is +32.5dBm). Speedway Revolution supports the IEEE

standard 802.3af (for PoE).

• Compact Form Factor

The compact size of Speedway Revolution (7.4 x 6.9 x 1.2 in) eases

installation in tight spaces and embedded applications.

• Availability of Two Models

Impinj offers two Speedway Revolution models, with different high

performance monostatic (transmitter and receiver utilize the same port)

antenna port configurations. The model R220 is a two-port configuration and

the R420 (shown above) is a four-port configuration.

• High Performance Features

Speedway Revolution utilizes a variety of high performance features making it

possible to read more than 1100 tags per second. Features include Autoset,

Low Duty Cycle, dynamic antenna switching, inventory search modes that

improve tag population management, and receive sensitivity filtering for read-

zone confinement.

• Ease of Use Features

Figure 1.0 Speedway Revolution Reader