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Instruction
RF300 is a UHF RFID sled for PM30. This manual provides information about basic features and using the
RF300. Please read this manual carefully before using your UHF RFID reader to ensure safe and proper
use.
Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
V01
08 Apr 2021
Initial release
Related Document
Following documents are related to RF300. Download the documents on Service Portal > Download >
RF300 Firmware & Materials.
RFID Control User Guide –describes how to use the RFID Control and RFID Demo applications.
RFID Control Configuration Tool User Guide –describes how to use the RFID Control
Configuration Tool.
RF300 SKUs
The contents of this manual can cover the following SKUs.
SKU
Part Number
RFID Engine
Location
SKU1
RF300-00RY-2
Impinj® Indy® R2000
EU
SKU2
RF300-00RY-5
US, KR

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Table of Contents
INSTRUCTION ..........................................................................................................1
Revision History.......................................................................................................................1
Related Document...................................................................................................................1
RF300 SKUs............................................................................................................................1
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................2
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................4
Device Parts ............................................................................................................................4
Product Standard Accessories.................................................................................................5
Charge the Device...................................................................................................................6
Charge with AC/DC adaptor.................................................................................................6
Charging with Cradle............................................................................................................7
Turn on/off the Device..............................................................................................................8
Replace the Battery .................................................................................................................9
LED Indicator.........................................................................................................................10
Install PM30...........................................................................................................................11
CONNECTING PM30...............................................................................................12
Install the RFID Control App..................................................................................................12
Connect mode .......................................................................................................................13
Change connect mode........................................................................................................13
Wired Communication............................................................................................................14
Disconnect..........................................................................................................................15
Auto reconnect ...................................................................................................................15
Bluetooth Communication......................................................................................................16
Connect methods ...............................................................................................................16
Disconnect..........................................................................................................................21
Reconnect ..........................................................................................................................21

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CONFIGURATION SETTINGS................................................................................22
Configuration Detail ...............................................................................................................22
Apply Configuration................................................................................................................24
Apply via RFID Control.......................................................................................................24
Apply via JSON file.............................................................................................................25
WEDGE SETTINGS.................................................................................................27
Wedge Detail.........................................................................................................................27
Apply Wedge .........................................................................................................................28
Apply via RFID Control.......................................................................................................28
Apply via JSON file.............................................................................................................28
FIRMWARE UPDATE..............................................................................................29
Auto Update...........................................................................................................................29
Manual Update ......................................................................................................................30
READ RFID TAG.....................................................................................................31
RFID Demo............................................................................................................................31
Read the RFID Tag................................................................................................................32
SCAN A BARCODE ................................................................................................34
SAFETY INFORMATION.........................................................................................35
Battery Safety Information .....................................................................................................35

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Getting Started
Device Parts
No
Name
Description
1
PM30 Connector
Connector for communication with PM30
2
Connector for cradle charging
Connector for cradle charging
3
USB Type C connector
USB 2.0 Type C. Plug USB cable to charge the RF300
4
Battery release button
Press to open battery cover and replace the battery
5
Power button
Press and hold to turn on/off the RF300
6
LED indicator
Indicate the status of power, battery charging, connect
mode, trigger mode. Find more details in LED Indicator
7
PM30 retention fixture
Install PM30 onto this part
8
UHF RFID antenna
Read RFID tags
9
Trigger button
Read RFID tags or barcode by pressing
10
Battery slot
Open the slot cap by pressing battery release button
11
Trigger mode change button
Press and hold to change trigger mode, barcode scanning
or RFID tag reading
12
Connect mode change button
Press and hold to change the connect mode
Figure 1 RF300 Views

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Getting Started
Product Standard Accessories
The following items are in the product box.
Accessory
Name
Battery pack
(Battery may be assembled in the RF300)
5V / 2A power adapter
AC plug (EU / KR plug)
USB type C cable
Hand Strap

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Getting Started
Charge the Device
Caution: Always use an original charger and cable from Point Mobile. Other chargers and
cables may damage RF300. Also, make sure the connector, charger, cable is not wet.
Follow the Battery Safety Information for safety of using the battery.
Charge with AC/DC adaptor
1. Assemble the AC plug and power adapter.
2. Plug USB type C cable to the power adapter.
3. Connect the cable to USB connector of RF300.
4. Provide power by plugging the power adapter to the power outlet.
Note: If the adapter is connected to RF300 with PM30 mounted, RF300 is charged first
and PM30 starts charging after RF300 is fully charged. When PM30 starts charging, the
charging LED of RF300 will light on yellow.
Figure 2 Charge RF300

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Charging with Cradle
Charge the RF300 with PM30 mounted through the cradle (Optional accessory: PM30-SSC0,
PM30-SSC0-5). Place the device onto the cradle as shown in Figure 3.
Note: If you use the cradle to charge, PM30 and RF300 will charge at the same time.
Figure 3 Charging with RF300 and PM30

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Turn on/off the Device
To turn on or off the RF300, press and hold the power button for 2 seconds
(Until the RF300’s LED indicator lights on/off).
Figure 4 RF300 Power button

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Replace the Battery
When the battery level is low, replace the battery with a charged one.
1. Press Battery release button on the back of the handle to open the battery cover.
2. Remove the battery and replace it.
3. Close the battery cover firmly until it clicks.
Figure 5 Battery release button
Figure 6 Replace battery

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Getting Started
LED Indicator
No
Indicator
Status
Indication
1
Trigger-Mode LED
Turned off
UHF RFID mode
Solid red
Barcode scan mode
2
Connect-Mode LED
Turned off
Wired communication mode
Solid red
Bluetooth communication mode
3
State LED
Solid red
Power on
Solid green
Bluetooth or Wired connected
4
Charging LED
Solid red
Charging RF300
Solid green
RF300 is fully charged
Solid yellow
Charging PM30
Alternately blinking
green & red
Battery fault
Blinking red
Low battery
/ Charging temperature is too high or low
Note: When RF300 enters sleep mode, all LED indicators will turn off.
Figure 7 RF300 LED Indicator

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Install PM30
1. Insert the PM30 into the retention fixture of RF300 from the top side first.
2. Push the bottom of PM30 down.
3. To remove, hold the RF300 and pull up the bottom side of PM30.
Figure 8 Installing PM30_1
Figure 9 Installing PM30_2

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Connecting PM30
Install the RFID Control App
Connect your PM30 and RF300, set up the configuration, and update the firmware of the RF300 using
RFID Control application. The app can be downloaded from Point Mobile Service Portal website.
This guide only describes a few basic features of RFID Control, so please find more detail information
in RFID Control User Guide.
To install RFID Control,
1. Access to Service Portal and log in.
2. Go to the Download board and find a post titled as RF300 Firmware & Materials.
3. Download the RFID Control application.
4. Connect PM30 with PC and copy the apk file to internal storage of PM30.
5. Go to FileExplorer from PM30 App drawer, and install the app.
6. To run the app, tap RFID Control from App drawer or EmKit
Figure 10 FileExplorer

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Connecting PM30
Connect mode
RF300 supports two following connect modes.
Mode
Description
Wired communication (Default)
Communicate through the pogo pin connectors on the PM30
and RF300.
Need to install PM30 on RF300.
Bluetooth communication
Communicate through Bluetooth.
Change connect mode
To change connect mode from one to another,
Press connect mode change button of RF300 until Connect-Mode LED changes.
Change Open option in RFID Control.
Connect-Mode LED
Turned off
Wired communication mode
Solid red
Bluetooth communication mode
Note: Disconnect current connection before changing connect mode.
Connect mode change button does not work when RF300 is already connected to any PM30.
Figure 12 Connect-Mode LED
Figure 11 Connect mode change button
Figure 13 RFID Control - Open options

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Connecting PM30
Wired Communication
Wired communication is a default connect mode for RF300 and PM30.
Because the devices communicate through pogo pin connectors, you must install PM30 on RF300
first for wired communication.
1. Install PM30 on RF300 referring to Install PM30.
2. Make sure the Connect-Mode LED is turned off. (= Wired mode)
3. Launch RFID Control and check if the Open option set as Wired.
4. Turn on Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch.
5. When the devices are connected properly,
- State LED of RF300 lights green
- An icon indicating the RF300’s battery level is shown on the status bar
Figure 14 RFID Control - Wired mode
Figure 16 State LED (Wired or Bluetooth Connected)
Figure 15 Wired connected screen

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Connecting PM30
Disconnect
In one of the following cases, the wired communication will be disconnected.
Detach PM30 from RF300
Turn off the Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch (In RFID Control)
Change Open option to Bluetooth (In RFID Control)
PM30 enters suspend mode
Turn off the RF300 or PM30
Auto reconnect
Auto-reconnect is performed when RF300 and PM30, connected through wired communication once,
are re-installed, or PM30 wakes up from suspend mode while installed on RF300.
For auto-reconnect, all of the following states must be satisfied.
RF300 and PM30 are turned on
RF300 and PM30 connected through wired communication at least one time
Open option of RFID Control and connect mode of RF300 is set as Wired
Previous connection is disconnected by removing PM30 from RF300
(If you disconnected it by toggle switch in RFID Control, Auto-reconnect does not perform.)

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Connecting PM30
Bluetooth Communication
To connect RF300 and PM30 with Bluetooth, change the connect mode on the RF300 and RFID
Control, first (Refer to Connect mode - Change connect mode).
When the Open option changes to Bluetooth while Bluetooth is turned off on PM30, the app tries to
turn on the Bluetooth automatically. Tap ALLOW. If you denied, the app will be closed.
Connect methods
There are two ways to establish the Bluetooth communication, Tap-to-Pair and Searching RFID
reader. Choose more comfortable way.
Note: NFC Tap-to-Pair or Search RFID reader
NFC Tap-to-Pair: Easy automatic pairing and connection process with a single tap
Search RFID reader: Normal pairing and connection process with manual steps
Figure 17 Bluetooth turn on dialog

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Connecting PM30
Tap-to-Pair
Tap-to-Pair method uses NFC feature, and connect RF300 and PM30 just by getting them close. An
NFC tag is on RF300 UHF RFID antenna to support Tap-to-Pair.
1. Change connect mode to Bluetooth on RF300
and Open option of RFID Control to Bluetooth.
2. Tap NFC Tap-to-Pair on RFID Control.
Note: NFC is enabled by default. But if NFC is turned off, app will ask to turn on NFC. Tap
OK and tap NFC toggle switch to enable NFC.
Or before access the Tap-to-Pair screen, enable NFC by one of below ways.
Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > enable NFC switch
Open Quick setting panel > enable NFC
Figure 20 NFC_Settings
Figure 19 NFC_Quick setting panel
Figure 18 NFC turn on dialog

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Connecting PM30
3. Referring to NFC antenna area of PM30, bring the PM30 close to the NFC logo of RF300 as the
picture on the screen. And then, allow the connection in the dialogs.
4. Check the device and reader are connected properly
Enabled Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch and connected RF300’s name is
displayed
An icon indicating the RF300’s battery level is shown on the status bar
RF300’s state LED lights green
Figure 23 Bluetooth connected screen
Figure 22 Tap-to-Pair
Figure 24 State LED (Wired or Bluetooth Connected)
Figure 21 PM30 NFC antenna area
NFC Antenna

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Connecting PM30
Search RFID Reader
Search nearby RF300 and choose one of the RF300.
1. Change connect mode to Bluetooth on RF300
and Open option of RFID Control to Bluetooth.
2. Tap Search RFID Reader on RFID Control
3. When desired RF300 name appears, stop searching by tapping STOP and select the name
Figure 25 Search RFID Reader
Figure 26 Searching RFID reader