IndyTM Reader Chip
The Impinj® product line includes the IndyTM R1000 reader chip based on award-winning technology acquired from Intel Corporation.
Indy R1000 Reader Chip Features and Benefits
The highly integrated Indy reader chip and supporting software deliver the building blocks for a full range of UHF Gen 2 RFID readers, from short-range embedded modules to long-range dock door readers.
- Incorporates complete UHF Gen 2 standard transmit, receive, demodulation, and baseband functions
- Integrates up to 90% of the components in a discrete reader design, providing for significantly smaller reader designs
- Lowers design complexity, cuts manufacturing costs, and increases reliability
- Enables longer battery life for handheld readers, power over USB for short range readers, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) for high performance, long range readers
- Supports EPCglobal Gen 2 and ISO-18000-6C specifications, regional regulatory requirements and the full 840-960 MHz band
- Supports low-level diagnostics, remote management and provisioning, and easy integration
- Includes protocol firmware, programming tools, radio drivers and schematics to enable quick time-to-market