Spec Sheet

Speedway xArray is a game-changing reader system—the first product designed to meet the
requirements for wide-area monitoring applications while maintaining backwards compatibility with
portal applications. It brings proven tag direction capability to the market in a package that is both low
cost and easy to deploy.
The Speedway xArray system provides wide area monitoring through its beam-forming antenna array,
which delivers full power throughout a 40 foot diameter when ceiling-mounted at 15 feet high. The
Speedway xArray can distinguish 52 different antenna beams providing for location assignment within
the read zone, and the antennas radiate a linear pattern in both the horizontal and
vertical paths in order to read tags in any orientation. The reader itself is optimized to
read many thousands of tags very quickly, and to distinguish tags of interest from the
rest of the field. The xArray can be configured to handle both wide area monitoring
scenarios and portal applications. Moreover, Impinj has added robust tag direction
capability that has been proven accurate even in difficult, real world environments.
Both cost-effective and easy to deploy, the Speedway xArray system’s slim profile was designed to mount
easily into a single tile of a standard drop ceiling, where it is unobtrusive and able to blend into any décor. The
Speedway xArray includes a tilt sensor, hysteresis feedback, and programmable beacon to alert users when
the system or environment may need attention. The xArray draws minimal power (which keeps costs low) and
runs from standard PoE (IEEE 802.3af), so there is no need to hire an expensive electrician for installation.
Furthermore, the Speedway xArray is programmed using industry-standard LLRP and Impinj extensions, for
maximum re-use of code and minimum delays due to learning curve with new APIs.
Features:
> Beam-forming 2-D array radiates a linear beam
pattern in vertical and horizontal paths to read
tags in any orientation
> 40 ft diameter read field coverage with full
FCC power at 15 ft height
> 52 antenna beams enable assignment of
locations or zones
> Robust tag direction capability which supports
real world movement patterns
> Low profile design measuring just 18 x 18 x 2.5 in., fits
into standard ceiling tile grid and blends into any décor
> Easy to use and maintain with IEEE 803.2af PoE, tilt
sensor to detect when out of alignment, hysteresis
feedback to alert when antenna may be blocked, and
customizable beacon
> Easy programming using LLRP and Impinj extensions
Introducing
Speedway
®
xArray
™
Reader System
Delivering wide-area monitoring, locationing and tag direction capabilities
The Speedway xArray reader system can
distinguish 52 different antenna beams providing
location assignment and wide–area monitoring.
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