User guide

Speedway Reader IPJ-R1000 for Gen 2 UHF RFID
16
5. Using the Speedway Reader
Once the Speedway reader settings have been established, you can proceed directly to the Operation screen by clicking its
menu navigation button. From the Operation page, simply click the Start button to begin reading tags that might be in the
field. For more sophisticated inventory operations, the Inventory Filter and Tag Access pages allow the selection of tags
according to user-specified criteria and rules. To access the Inventory Filter, Tag Access or protocol setup menus any currently
executing Operation must be stopped.
5.1. Operation
If the Halt Filter has been activated in Tag Access, this status will be indicated in the Operation screen view (see Figure 5-1)
with the text **Halt Filter** appearing at the top of the screen. Likewise, if the Inventory Filter has been activated, the text
**Inventory Filter** will also appear. The inventory operation is enabled via the Start/Stop toggle button.
Auto Continue
Referring to the set of three buttons in the lower-left portion of the screen, Auto Continue directs the reader to continue
singulation after a halt condition has been met. Otherwise, if the Halt Filter has been set, the reader will stop reading and
return control to the user, resuming operation only when the Continue button has been clicked by the user. Note also that Halt
does not require any subsequent action.
Act Once
The Act Once button, if enabled, directs the reader to execute the action indicated in the Tag Access Action setting (read,
write, lock, kill, etc.) only one time. If the operation is successful (see Last Status column in the primary read window), the
reader will continue inventorying or halt operation, depending on the status of the Auto Continue setting. Note that if the Act
Once setting is not enabled, and the action indicated is a write, the reader will continuously write the tag over and over in a
continuous loop. If, on the other hand, both Act Once and Auto Continue are enabled, the reader will write the tag once, and
then continue the inventory operation, responding in accordance with the Inventory Filter settings that have been established.
Read TID
As tags are read, their EPC numbers appear in the primary window of the Operation screen. If the Read TID button has also
been enabled, the logo of the tag silicon manufacturer corresponding to the TID will also be displayed.
Monitoring Inventory Results
The Start/Stop button controls singulation of tags within range of the reader. In addition to the EPC and TID (if enabled), the
results displayed include Read Rate (expressed as tags/sec) and Running Time (in hh:mm:ss from last Start). Total Tags and
Total Active Tags report statistics on the total number of tags read as well as the number of tags currently in the reader's field
of view. Active tags being read are displayed in white fields, and fade to blue after not being seen by the reader within the last
~10 seconds. To see all tags and their status, simply scroll the screen. Finally, the Clear button clears the results of the
inventory operation that commenced with Start.
To change settings from Operation mode:
a. Stop continuous singulation using the
Start/Stop button
b. Return to Home screen and configure reader to desired new mode
c. Return to Operation mode and re-start continuous singulation