Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.8
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Viewing the State of the Speedway Revolution Device .......................................... 23
Chapter 4: Upgrading the Speedway Revolution Firmware .................................... 24
A Brief Overview of the Speedway Revolution Firmware ....................................... 24
Upgrading the Firmware ......................................................................................... 24
Upgrading the Firmware with a USB Drive ............................................................. 25
Preparing the USB Drive for upgrade ..................................................................... 26
Using the USB Drive .............................................................................................. 26
Upgrading the Firmware through the Impinj Management Web UI ........................ 26
Speedway Revolution running Octane 4.4 and later supports upgrading the
firmware using the Impinj Management Web UI. .................................................... 26
To fall back to the previous image .......................................................................... 28
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 29
Returning to the Factory Default Configuration ...................................................... 29
To use RShell to return the reader to its factory default configuration and leaving
CAP intact .............................................................................................................. 29
To use the FDR button on the reader to restore to its factory default configuration 29
Submitting Diagnostic Data for Analysis by Impinj Technical Support .............. 31
To capture data to a Reader Diagnostic Data file: .................................................. 31
Appendix A: Information Specific to Regions of Operation .................................... 33
Operation in North America .................................................................................... 33
Frequency Plan ...................................................................................................... 33
Antenna Requirements .......................................................................................... 33
Operation in European Union ................................................................................. 35
Frequency Plan ...................................................................................................... 35
Antenna Requirements .......................................................................................... 35
Operation in Other Global Regions ........................................................................ 36
Approved Antennas ................................................................................................ 37
Appendix B: GPIO Details ....................................................................................... 47
Appendix C: Speedway xPortal Installation .......................................................... 49
RF Beam Pattern ................................................................................................... 49
Mounting the xPortal .............................................................................................. 49
Conduit Attachment ................................................................................................ 51