Fastenal FAST Bin 9705080 User Manual page 6

Reader
The Reader reads Bins with RFID tags and sends the information to the Controller via a LoRa
connection. See the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Bins section for more information on
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 other FAST Bin
devices. The only concurrent transmissions possible are LoRa with either Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or
Cellular communications as the firmware does not allow other interactions.
The Controller uses the following technologies to communicate with the other FAST Bin
devices:
• Wi-Fi
• Cellular Modem
• Ethernet
• LoRa
• BLE
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Figure 5. RFID Bins in Standard Rivet Rack
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