How to use your SPU500 with the Invengo UHF Security Portal Tool?

The SPU500 UHF Station can be driven by the Invengo Security Portal Tool. 

Then:

  • Install Invengo Security Portal Tool: Run the setup Invengo Security Portal Toolr.msi and follow the installation instructions. A shortcut can be created on your desktop.

  • Use Invengo Security Portal Tool: Be sure that your SPU500 has the right network configuration. You can find information in the user guide

Start Invengo Security Portal Tool.

Enter the right IP address or the host name of your Invengo SPU500 Station in the top tool bar and click on connect.

CAUTION : Each time you change settings, do not forget to click on Set Configuration at the bottom right of the window.

Reader section:

Antenna ID: For Invengo Internal Use only. Must be set to 1.

Tx Power: RF Output power value. Typically 30dBm is recommended.

Rx Sensitivity: Set the sensibility of your Invengo SPU500 Station. Typically -80dBm is recommended.

Filtering section:

RSSI Threshold: Any tag reads with a signal level lower than this value will be ignored.Typically -80dBm is recommended.

Data Mask / Memory bank: If no filtering is selected, the SPU500 will trigger an alarm any time a tag is detected, whatever its ePC or user memory contents. If an alarm should be triggered, if a particular bit pattern is detected in ePC or user memory, select here the memory bank to which the filtering should be applied.

Data mask /Bit pointer: If a memory bank is selected, indicate here the offset of the bit in memory from which the pattern comparison should be applied.

Data Mask / Data mask: If a memory bank is selected, indicate here the data gainst which tag memory contents should be compared. Value has to be entered in hexadecimal format.

Please refer to ePC global Class 1 Gen 2 standard for details.

Blacklist section:

Enable blacklist: Select here if the learning phases are active. We recommend to use the learning phase.

Schedule: If blacklist is enabled, fill the list with the hour of the day learning phases shall be triggered.

Scan duration: Indicate the duration of the learning phase.

IR Section: 

Scan tags when IR sensor is triggered: If selected, the SPU500 will check for alarm conditions only when a motion is detected by the associated sensor.

GPI port#: For Invengo internal use. Must be set to 1.

Scan duration: The SPU500 can keep checking for alarm conditions for a given duration after the end of motion detection. Select the required duration here. We recommend 5 seconds.

Alarm Section:

Enable light: If you want a visual alarm, please enable this option.

Enable buzzer: If you want a buzzy alarm, please enable this option.

Alarm duration: Indicate how long the alarm (light or buzzer) will be triggered if alarm condition is detected.

Ignore duration: If an item is repeatedly detected by your SPU500, it will be store in the alarm database only once. You can set a duration after which the item will be elligible again for being stored in the data base. This duration can be selected here.

Clock Section: You can, in this section, synchronize clocks between the SPU500 and your computer. 

 

You can now have an access to the SPU500 alarm datablase and blacklist. Please select "Control" tab.

 

Blacklist section: 

Get: Click on this button to have a look at the current list of blacklisted items.

Update now: Click on this button to start learning phase immediately.

Alarm database section:

Get:  Click on this button to have a look at the alarm database.

Clear: Click on this button to clear the alarm database.

Overflow: When turning red, the maximum alarm database capacity was reached and alarm recording is stopped. You have to clear to restart the recording activity.

Auto Get: When selected, database display is updated in real time.

Status section: 

Reading: When turning green, the SPU500 is currently checking for alarm conditions.

System section: You can reboot the SPU500 from this section.