Smartspot RFID + BLE

A RAIN RFID reader with a high gain and dual linear polarized internal UHF RFID antennas and Bluetooth LE gateway. Smartspot includes services such as Item Presences & Proximity, Sense&Control for automated GPIO and Spotset services which includes support for black and white-listing via Itemlist sets.

What's included

• 1x Intellifi Smartspot RFID + BLE
• 1x 12VDC Power Supply with Euro/US/UK style plug
• 1x GPIO Pluggable terminal block

Hardware overview

From left to right:

• GPIO ports
  For applications that require in- and outputs. In- and outputs are isolated using an optocoupler.
• 12 VDC Power supply
  Using the12 VDC power adapter. Power consumption is below 12 Watt, typically around 10 Watt.
• Ethernet port
  IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE Ethernet port. Used for connecting the Smartspot to internet and as power supply.
• Pinhole button
  The pinhole button can be used in two ways:
  • Resetting the device to it's factory defaults, see: How to reset the Smartspot to factory defaults.
  • Enabling the web-interface, see: How to enable and use the Smartspot web interface
• Status LED
  By default, the status LED will blink when there are RFID tags present. Can be changed by the user.

Top side:

• Status LED near the Intellifi Logo
  By default, the status LED shows the connectivity status with Brain server. Green: connected to Brain server, Red: no connection to Brain server. Can be changed by the user.

From left to right:

• RFID antenna ports (1-6)
  Female SMA antenna connectors for UHF RFID. The Smartspot automatically detects connected antennas at startup.
  Important: Always remove power before disconnecting any antenna(s)!

Getting started

Refer to article Smartspot Initial Setup.

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