Impinj, Inc., a provider of RAIN RFID solutions, recently introduced the Impinj R700 reader. Designed for RAIN deployments, the Impinj R700 reader delivers industry-leading performance with high receive sensitivity, fast network connectivity and powerful edge processing for next-generation IoT solutions.

“Leading enterprises are connecting every thing to the IoT,” said Chris Diorio, Impinj CEO. “We designed the Impinj R700 to meet the needs of those IoT deployments today and tomorrow. With industry-leading receive sensitivity, the Impinj R700 can read ever-smaller, global RAIN tags at the highest speeds. It also builds on Impinj’s long history delivering readers with enterprise-grade reliability, maximizing solution up-time and protecting enterprise investments.”

Impinj R700 features include the following:

• –92 dBm receive sensitivity enables reading smaller, global RAIN RFID tags at high speed for demanding use cases.
• 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet allow developers to deploy on-reader tag-processing algorithms that leverage low-latency connectivity to enterprise IoT applications.
• Support for up to 32 antennas with one-wire antenna connectivity.
• Integrated, standardized connectors provide rich support for external peripherals.
• Linux operating system, encrypted software image and a secure software boot with chain-of-trust prevents unauthorized software execution and addresses security needs.

Impinj R700 FCC readers are currently available in limited quantity, with additional regional support and general availability expected in third-quarter 2020.

About Impinj

Impinj helps businesses and people analyze, optimize, and innovate by wirelessly connecting billions of everyday things—such as apparel, automobile parts, luggage and shipments—to the Internet. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely data about these everyday things to business and consumer applications, enabling a boundless Internet of Things.