Reader is the ideal choice for providing accurate read rates in environments where multiple RFID readers have the potential to create interference with one another.
Additional benefits:
·Automates high-performance RFID tag reading and writing
·Gen 2-tag certified by EPCglobal™
·Certified EPCGlobal Gen 2 dense-reader mode provides accurate readings with less interference in environments with multiple RFID readers
·Simultaneous support for all classes of EPC tags
·Open architecture and support for Windows CE operating system
·Software Application Hosting allows user to write/edit new third-party applications specific to business needs.
·Designed to adapt in scale to growing business requirements and for deployment in enterprise-class environments
·Seamless integration with current back-end systems
| Business challenge |
Solution |
| You’d like to invest in RFID now, but want to make sure the platform you invest in is extensible and provides flexibility by offering expanded functionality such as filtering and management capabilities. |
Because the XR400 supports open-standards development platforms, your investment in software specific to your industry or business will pay off in extended life for your technology assets and lower system administration costs. |
| You want the benefits of RFID systems, but are reluctant to invest in rapidly evolving technology because next-generation tag standards may render current RFID products, including readers, obsolete. |
You ensure high-performance reading of all EPC-compliant tags — now and in the future — with the XR400’s multi-protocol capability and standards-based platform. You’ll be able to upgrade XR400 through firmware to accommodate new tag protocols when they are released. |
| You need to be able to extend RFID functionality to application-specific peripherals such as conveyors and other asset-automation components. |
The XR400 provides enterprise connectivity options such as general-purpose digital input/output and USB, making it easier for you to use RFID to direct business processes through your asset-automation infrastructure. |
| Your operations consist of a high rate of asset movement and you need to ensure that a complex reader network won’t impact read throughput, accuracy and operational reliability. |
The XR400 is optimized for multi-reader enterprise environments with a superior and proven dense reader mode and interference-reducing listen before talk functionality. |
Optimize inventory and asset management with a flexible, industrial-class RFID reader
Symbol's XR400 is a multi-protocol RFID fixed reader designed to function as part of a complete RFID system for accurately tracking the location and status of inventory and assets across your enterprise. Whether in a distribution center, on the manufacturing floor or in a store front, the XR400 gives you the ability to read, update and transfer RFID tag information in real time to your enterprise systems.
Experience the Gen 2 advantage
The XR400 reader has been certified for Generation (Gen) 2 compliance by EPCglobal™, an international, not-for-profit standards organization. This high-performing reader provides full support for the increased capabilities offered by Gen 2 such as key performance, capacity, security and RF efficiency advantages. In addition, the XR400’s flexible design insures you have the best performance whether you are deploying Gen 2 tags or migrating from Gen 1 to Gen 2.
Ensure high performance in multi-reader environments
One of the most accurate RFID data capture devices available on the market, the XR400 decreases the chance of reader errors, providing you with reliable real-time data throughout your operations. The XR400 is dense-reader mode certified by EPCglobal. The most demanding operational mode in Gen 2, dense-reader mode enables reliable and long read rates in dense RF environments where interference can occur when multiple RFID readers are deployed in close proximity to one another.
Increase your system's capabilities with hosted application processing
Built on an extensible, open architecture and industry-standard Microsoft® operating system, the XR400 reader gives you a platform for hosting-and quickly customizing-productivity-enhancing third-party software tools to support your business operations. For example, you might host an application to direct the flow of goods through your warehouse or quickly adapt a custom application to report the status of automated components, such as forklifts or conveyors.
The XR400 increases productivity through the ability to embed a wide array of software applications. For example, IBM's WebSphere® RFID Device Infrastructure can be embedded in the XR400 to provide a secure, reliable Java platform to streamline logistics, improve inventory management, and provide better visibility of products throughout the supply chain, creating an "intelligent" RFID reader to automate and manage the incoming RFID data. WRDI applications process and filter the incoming RFID data for integration with upstream IT systems, ensuring delivery of critical RFID events to enterprise IT systems. These events can provide sales trend analysis, providing management with the decision-making tools to optimize inventory management - and reduce inventory levels and associated costs.
Build a powerful enterprise system
Our RFID products span the entire spectrum of components required for a successful enterprise RFID solution, from fixed and mobile readers to packaged systems and services. All are designed for rapid deployment, simplified management, long life and seamless interoperability, so you get measurable return on investment and long-term value.
The XR400 integrates control I/O ports to manage devices such as light sensors and alarms. With these peripherals, you are able to use RFID to activate various business processes, including build-to-order assembly lines that are reconfigured based on the specific products being received on the conveyer belt; real-time alerts that stop forklift drivers from delivering products to the wrong location; and "handle with care" rules that signal an item's fragility at the moment it passes by a dock door reader.
Get support from start to finish
At Symbol, we help you get the most from RFID by offering the services you need to successfully incorporate RFID technology into your environment. Our Professional Services form the foundation of a successful RFID solution with a complete suite of services from planning and assessment through implementation, while our Customer Services help ensure ongoing continuity of operations by delivering management and maintenance support once your solution is implemented.
For more information about the XR400, contact us at +1.800.722.6234 or +1.631.738.2400.
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| Features |
Benefits |
Cost-effective foundation for industrial-class RFID implementations Hosts applications directly on the reader |
Delivers high-performance RFID data capture and communication as a stand-alone reader or as a system component |
| Hosts applications directly on the reader |
Enables the real-time enterprise by allowing you to host applications best suited to your business and customize them to your data and network management requirements |
| Enterprise connectivity |
Integrates control I/O ports to allow sensor and actuator peripherals (i.e. lights, PLCs) on forklifts, conveyors and portals to be intelligently initialized, directed and controlled |
| Tag protocol functionality |
Supports EPC Gen 2 and Gen 1 tag constructs |
| Open standards-based architecture |
Allows rapid development of custom software specifically tailored to meet data filtering and management requirements and lets you embed third-party applications for higher performance |
| Durable construction |
Maximizes uptime and reduces maintenance and repair costs |
Specification Highlights
XR400
| Physical Characteristics |
| Dimensions: |
8.75 in. L x 11.75 in. W x 2.0 in. H (approx. 22 cm x 30 cm x 5 cm) |
| Weight: |
4.85 lbs. (2.2 kilograms) |
| Base: |
Die-cast aluminum |
| Visual status indicators: |
LEDs for power (green), activity (yellow) and error (red) |
| Connectivity |
| Network: |
10/100 BaseT Ethernet - RJ45 |
| External interfaces: |
Control I/O Port (12) - DB15 USB Host Hardware - USB RS232 Serial Console - DB9
|
| RF connectors: |
Reverse TNC |
| Read points: |
4 Read Points (4 Transmit Points, 4 Receive Points) |
| Power supply |
+24v DC @ 1.2 amps |
| Environmental |
| Temperature: |
IEC 60068-2-1/2/14
|
| Operational: |
-4° to +122° F /-20° to +50° C @95% RH |
| Storage |
-40° to +158° F /-40° to +70° C @85% RH |
| Humidity: |
IEC 60068-30/56 5-95% non-condensing |
| Vibration: |
IEC 60068-2-6 |
| Compliance |
| Safety: |
EMI/RF emissions |
| Regulatory: |
FCC Part 15C IC RSS210 |
| Hardware/OS & F/W Mgmt |
| Memory: |
Flash 64 MB; DRAM 64 MB |
| Operating system: |
Win® CE (Version 4.2.0) |
| Firmware upgrade: |
Web-based and remote firmware upgrade capabilities |
| Management protocols: |
SNMP support and future support for MSP |
| Optional features |
| Frequency: |
UHF band, 902-928 MHz US |
| Method: |
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) |
| Power output: |
4W EIRP |
| Tag protocols: |
EPC Gen 1 (Class 0 Read-only, Class 0 Read/Write, Class 1) and EPC Gen 2 |
| Synchronization: |
Network Time Protocol |
| IP addressing: |
Static and dynamic |
| Host interface protocols: |
XML and Byte Stream |
| Warranty |
| The XR400 is warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year (12 months) from date of shipment, provided the product remains unmodified and is operated under normal and proper conditions. |