User's Manual

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¾ Use the Start Menu. For example, if installed to the default directory:
Click Start, Select All Programs, IMPINJ, Impinj Tracer v2.4.2, Click Tracer.
¾ Open the Tracer installation folder and double click Tracer.exe.
Removal Procedure
To uninstall the Tracer tool:
1. Click Start, Select All Programs, IMPINJ, Impinj Tracer v2.4.2, Click Uninstall Tracer.
2. When prompted to uninstall this product, click Yes.
Alternatively:
1. Open the Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs.
2. Select the entry for the Tracer version to uninstall and click Change/Remove.
3. When prompted to remove this product, click Yes.
Configuring for UART Operation
In the installation directory there is a file called RFIDcomm.cfg. This file contains the COM Port
number if UART operation is desired. The Tracer program will need to be restarted if this files is
changed. With UART operation, only a single reader can be controlled.
Tracer Usage
This section describes the features of the Tracer Application.
Tracer has been adapted with reader platform differences in mind. Consequently,
Tracer version
2.2.0 supports both the Indy R1000-based and R2000-based reader, hereafter referred to as the
reader.
Tracer Appearance
The Tracer consists of a main display window and a floating control panel window. See figure
below.
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The main window contains a menu and a main display area used to show different views of
the data received from the reader.
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The floating control panel is used to start, stop, and pause inventory rounds, and to perform
other reader actions.
Tracer User Interface Main
Window (left) and Control Panel (right)