User's Manual

Figure 2-1: RS500 System Integration

DC Power

Three simple connections:



DC Power



UART Communication



RF Antenna

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API with IRI

Tool Kit

2.1 Key features of the Indy RS500

 Fully tested turnkey solution

 Maximum output power is 23 dBm

 -65 dBm Rx sensitivity, assuming 15 dB antenna return loss

 Inventory (FastID, Tag Population Estimate, Select, Session, Target)

 Access (Read, Write, Lock, Kill, BlockPermalock, and QT)

 Shielded to prevent unwanted radiation and provide noise immunity in embedded

environments

 29 mm by 32 mm by 3.8 mm surface mount package with SMT compatibility

 Single mono-static RF port

 Field upgradability via firmware updates. Gen 2 v2 will be firmware upgradable.

 Part of Impinj’s GrandPrix® platform, ensuring better performance when using

Impinj’s Monza® UHF RFID tag chips (enabling FastID, Tag Focus and QT)

 UART serial interface using IRI (Impinj Radio Interface)

 Test features (CW, PRBS, custom regions, channel lists, and fixed frequency)

3 System Block Diagram

An example Indy RS500 system-level block diagram for an embedded application is

shown in Figure 3-1. This figure shows the electrical connections that may and must be

made to control the RS500. In the figure, the required connections are illustrated with

Antenna

UART

Host

IRI

Library