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FAST Bin

 User Manual

 

© Copyright 2018 Fastenal Company.  All rights reserved.

 

Summary of Contents for FAST Bin 9705080

Page 1: ...FAST Bin User Manual Copyright 2018 Fastenal Company All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...factured owned installed maintained and operated by Fastenal Company 2001 Theurer Blvd Winona Minnesota 55987 USA Support toll free 1 866 829 1564 CAUTION Qualified Fastenal support staff are required...

Page 3: ...tification RFID Bins The devices include IR Bins RFID Bins Controllers Readers and Repeaters The IR system uses IR Bins Controller s and Repeater s to communicate information while the RFID system use...

Page 4: ...technology which provides short range wireless interconnection of digital devices System Operation The FAST Bin system automates the current manual method of checking inventory that is stored in Fast...

Page 5: ...ance or obstructions are an issue a Repeater can be used In this case the IR Bins communicate via BLE with the Repeater which in turn communicates via Long Range Radio LoRa with the Controller Radio F...

Page 6: ...the location of the Reader Controller The Controller which is shown in Figure 6 is a communication hub for the overall FAST Bin system and uses several different data streams to communicate with the...

Page 7: ...n Controller Repeater The Repeater which is shown Figure 7 is used when it is necessary to increase the range of the BLE transmitters BLE messages are received by the BLE Module The Repeater then rela...

Page 8: ...ood Off No LoRa connections Internet Red Solid Unable to connect to Wi Fi Ethernet or Cellular Yellow Solid weak Wi Fi Cellular strength Blink 1 No connection to host server Blink 2 Authentication fai...

Page 9: ...eat Powered on and running Off No power New Tag Green Solid New tag read X times in Y seconds Off No new tags Device Labels The following images define the labels for the Controller Repeater and Reade...

Page 10: ...er Manual Page 9 Revision 4 0 Repeater Label The label for the Repeater is shown in Figure 9 this label is located on the bottom of the device Figure 9 Repeater Label Reader Label The label for the Re...

Page 11: ...l Fastenal Company FAST Bin User Manual Page 10 Revision 4 0 The label is located on the RFID enclosure as shown with the red circle in Figure 11 Figure 11 Reader Label Location Post installed back pa...

Page 12: ...of IR Bins be installed before choosing the Controller location This will allow optimal placement of the Controller based on the range requirements of the other devices See Physical Placement Guidelin...

Page 13: ...thernet then no special network setup is required b If the site requires use of Wi Fi or a static IP address contact Fastenal support to configure the network settings c If the site requires a cellula...

Page 14: ...nput Operating Temperature 60 8 to 89 6 F 16 to 32 C Operating Humidity 20 to 80 External Ports Connections Ethernet Power Supported Protocols Regulatory Identification Numbers LoRa 903 914 2 MHz 1250...

Page 15: ...2903 IC ID 6514A RN2903 BLE FCC ID WAP2011 IC ID 7922A 2011 Supported Antennas LoRa Flat Patch RF Antenna Yageo ANTX100P001BWPEN3 BLE Integrated trace antenna in BLE module Reader Model Number 9705082...

Page 16: ...Supported Antennas LoRa Flat Patch RF Antenna Yageo ANTX100P001BWPEN3 RFID Two 2 Patch Antennas Abracon ARRUN5 915 000MHz Power Supply Manufacturer CUI Incorporated Model Number SDI18 5 UDC P254 C1 I...

Page 17: ...n of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian IC Statement of Compli...

Page 18: ...sed on the distance A central position can allow even distribution to all the devices 2 Controller Placement Try to place the Controller as high as possible in the room so the signal gets dispersed th...

Page 19: ...f the Reader s device label 1 IR Bin Placement First make sure that the IR Bin rack setup is no more than 160 feet 48 7 meters across in its longest direction A good way to determine this distance is...

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