Theory of Operation
Intel® RFID Sensor Platform (Intel® RSP)
2019Q2
Installation & User Guide
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Theory of Operation
The power of Intel® RSP is in the networked communication and coordination that exists
between the Sensor Platforms themselves and between the Gateway. Whether a particular
RFID system deployment has 5 or 500 Intel® RSP devices, this communication and
coordination greatly simplifies initial configuration as well as the operational management.
This section defines the messages used between the RFID Sensor and the rest of the system
that facilitates this orchestration.
Some of these messages affect the RF power output and modulation scheme being
transmitted. The Impinj* R2000 RF subsystem buffers all commands received from the
Gateway via the Host Processor. NOTE: Any command that attempts to set a parameter to
a value that is outside its valid range or would otherwise cause the Intel® RSP Sensor to no
longer be compliant with its certification will return an error code and the previous
command settings will persist.
Several Use Cases have been defined that illustrate initial discovery, configuration and tag
population management. Detailed message definitions can be found in the Intel® RFID
Sensor Platform API.
