Impinj RS500 - Manual

Revision 2.0, Copyright © 2014, Impinj, Inc.
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Indy® RS500 Development Kit
Quick Start Guide
Introduction
This document describes how to start reading UHF RFID tags with the Indy®
RS500 Development Kit.
Kit Contents

RS500 Development Board

Kit Quick Start Guide
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USB drive containing software tools and
documentation (in dev board ESD bag)
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Impinj Mini-Guardrail Antenna
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Laird Far Field Antenna
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SMA RF Cable
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Mini-USB Cable
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DE-9 M-F Cable
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UHF RFID Tag Samples

RS500 SiP Samples (3)
Getting Started with the RS500 Development Kit
1. Install the RS500 Development Tool software on your PC.
a. Copy the RS500 Development Tool.exe file from the USB drive or support.impinj.com .
2. Configure the RS500 development kit hardware as shown in Figure 1.
a. If you have reconfigured the jumpers since opening the kit, restore the default configuration as described in
the “Kit Default Configuration” section of the RS500 Hard ware User’s Guide .
b. Connect the kit PCB to your PC using the Mini-USB cable.
i. At this point, t he “Health” LED, D1 at the top of the PCB, should start blinking.
c. Connect the kit PCB to the Mini-Guardrail antenna using the SMA RF Cable.
d. Place one of the UHF RFID tags on top of the antenna.
Figure 1 – RS500 Development Kit Hardware Configuration