Introduction

AdvanFitting-200 is an intelligent RFID-based system specially designed for fitting rooms at retail stores.

AdvanFitting-200 detects the garments with RFID tags taken by customers into each fitting room. This information can be used to interact with the customer through a touch screen, for instance, by allowing the customer to ask for another size or color without leaving the fitting room, or by recommending complementary products for cross-selling purposes.

The narrow beamwidth of AdvanFitting-200 antennas minimizes reading items at neighboring fitting rooms.

AdvanFitting-200 comprises a Primary unit and several Secondary units:

• • The Primary unit has an integrated reader, a controller and one directive antenna.

  • Each Secondary unit comprises one directive antenna. Up to 3 Secondary units can be connected to one Primary unit.

Business benefits of AdvanFitting-200:

• • Sales increase

  • One Primary can be connected to 1, 2 or 3 Secondary, which reduces costs

  • Narrow beam and high gain antennas

  • Easy connection and installation

  • Can be installed hanging from the ceiling or above the ceiling

  • Easy adjustment of the distance from the ceiling

  • The color of the bottom surface can be customized

Getting Started

Helpful downloads:

• Download Datasheet (see download files section)

• Download RFID sub-system User Manual (see download files section)

AdvanFitting-200 is composed by:

• AdvanFitting-200 RFID subsystem

• Screen: sizes start at 16'

1.Mount RFID Primary and Secondary units and screen

In case one or more Secondary units are to be used. Please connect RF cables from Primary to Secondary units.

See Installation Guides in the Download files chapter.

2.Connect RF cables from Primary unit to Secondary units

In case one or more Secondary units are to be used. Please connect RF cables from Primary to Secondary units

3.Power AdvanFitting-200

1. The AdvanFitting-200 RFID subsystem and screen need to be in the same network as they communicate with each other.

2. The AdvanFitting-200 RFID-subsystem Primary to a power supply (Switch PoE, PoE injector) and wait until it beeps. It will take between 40 and 50 seconds to boot.

3. The screen needs a power plug (with the supplied power supply) and an Internet connection that allows it to connect to AdvanCloud. To be able to work, AdvanFitting needs Internet as all the data displayed is downloaded from AdvanCloud in real-time.

The following diagrams show two different options to power AdvanFitting systems.

4. ADFT-200 RFID subsystem Configuration

4.1 Device discovery

This chapter applies to ADFT-200 RFID subsystem only, as it is required to change its IP to a static one.

The IP of the ADFT-200 screen can remain in DHCP, and that is the preferred approach.

Select the preferred discovery method 3.1 or 3.2

4.1.1 DHCP enabled network

ADFT-200 RFID subsystem is configured by default using DHCP.

When connected to a DHCP enabled network it is possible to connect the the unit by using its name.

1. Check the last four MAC digits in the reader label

2. Open a browser (Chrome or Firefox are required)

3. Type the device id + the last four characters of the MAC to browse: http://device_model-four_chars.local

Depending on the reader FW version the following names may work:

• http://AdvanFitting-200-eu-d173.local or http://AdvanFitting-200-us-d173.local

• http://ADFT-200-EU-d173.local or http://ADFT-200-US-d173.local

In case it is not possible to connect to the ADFT-200 using the above URLs please go to the Device Scan IP.

4.1.2 Non-DHCP enabled network

In case the network does not support DHCP there are several options to connect to the reader. The most common being:

• Connect to the reader using the USB comm connector

• Configure a static IP.

  • In order to configure the device IP connectivity to the device is needed: either by connecting it to a DHCP enabled network, or by connecting to the device using the USB comm connector

For other options, please visit the Discover devices page.

The previous step will result in the IP that is assigned to the device. Let's name it <AdvanFitting-IP-address>

• Open a Web Browser (Chrome or Firefox are required).

• Go to the page: http://<AdvanFitting-IP-address>

4.2. Enter AdvanNet Manager

The ADFT-200 RFID subsystem web administration page is password protected

Default credentials are:

• User: admin

• Password: admin

4.3. IP change

As mentioned previously it is required to define a static IP for ADFT-200 RFID subsystem. This is so, as the screen will need to access it by IP.

In order to define a static IP:

1. Request to your network administrator an available IP address in the same range as the ADFT-200 screen network

2. Go to the AdvanNet network tab and define the IP

4.4. Configure automatic reading

Make sure RFID operation starts automatically

4.5. Secondary units configuration

Secondary units need to be configured manually.

By default this is the RFID configuration

Configuring Secondary units is just a matter of adding antennas.

For example to a Secondary unit connect at RF#2 port, we would add an antenna as follows

• Note the Power is defined to a higher value than the default power level. (25 dB). This is so to compensate for the RF cable losses (0.42 dB/m)

(The power levels 25 dB and 27 dB are just examples, they need to be adjusted to fit the use case: tag in use, etc)

Adding other Secondary units would be equivalent:

• Secondary unit connected at port RF#3 would require an antenna at port 3

• Secondary unit connected at port RF#4 would require an antenna at port 4

4.6. Disable authentication

Go to Services tab and select AdvanRestService, and make sure it is configured as follows

In case changes are required, a reboot of the ADFT-200 RFID subsystem is needed

5. ADFT-200 screen Configuration

5.1 IP Configuration

ADFT-200 screen IP configuration can be changed to suit the network requirements.

It is by default configured using DHCP, and that is the preferred method. In case the IP needs to be adjusted to an static IP, please follow this chapter.

ADFT-200 is an Android device, in order to gain access to the Android Home, please draw an uppercase M into the screen.

This will allow to change to the Android Home .

Open the Settings and click on the Network & internet

In the menu select Ethernet.

Select Ethernet configuration

By default DHCP is selected.

In case an static IP is required, please make sure the DNS and gateway are configured to values that provide external connectivity.

What follows is an example of an static IP configuration

5.2 ADFT-200 screen set up

ADFT-200 screen uses SCloud application, which is the agent application of Keonn's AdvanCloud platform.

SCloud is by default already configured on arrival. In case it's not and you see a similar screen, please follow this documentation.

5.2.1 AdvanCloud configuration

In case the device is not activated, and before configuring it you need to have:

• A working AdvanCloud environement

• A valid AdvanCloud License for the device

In case of doubts or problems contact your Service Manager.

What follows is an example of AdvanFitting-200 configuration.

General device configuration

Profile configuration

Fill the License Code provided by Keonn.

In case the installation has one or more Secondary units, the configuration would require as many profiles as units (including primary) of installation.

For example for an installation for a Primary plus one Secondary (port #2) the configuration would be as

(Note the different antenna configuration)

Each unit will require it own separate license.

5.2.2 SCloud configuration

Once the device ID has been set up in AdvanCloud, we need to configure SCloud to use that particular cloud environment.

The first step is to gain access to the configuration menu, please draw an uppercase M as displayed in the diagram below.

The menu will appear, click on Configuration.

Depending on the AdvanCloud configuration a PIN may be required to gain access to the Menu. In such cases please contact your Service manager.

In the menu you need to enter the hostname. The hostname will be provided by Keonn, usually by your Service Manager.

In case you were using flokes as the domain name.

Save the changes.

At this point the device is not yet configured, but it is pointing to the right AdvanCloud environment.

5.3 Catalogue data

ADFT-200 operation requires a valid catalogue to be available in AdvanCloud. The catalogue contains:

• Product information: name, description, sizes, colors, etc

• Pictures

• Recommendations

A valid catalogue allows AdvanFitting-200 to show pages

Operation

ADFT-200 serves two basic goals:

• Through the use of the screen allows customers to experience an enhance shopping experience

• Processes data gathered in the fitting rooms and generates Session data, structured data of what happens on each fitting room session.

Session structured data can then be fetched by using AdvanCloud API, or accessed directly through AdvanCloud management console.

Troubleshooting

The first thing to make sure is the ADFT-200 RFID subsystem is reading valid data.

RFID monitor

The RFID monitor is a helpful tool to understand whether the ADFT-200 RFID subsystem is reading data.

Connect to ADFT-200 RFID subsystem web UI and go to monitor Tab

Whenever tags are around the ADFT-200 RFID units you should see tags being read.

In case you are not able to see any tags, please check the following typical problems:

• Make sure you use RFID UHF EPCGen2 tags

• In case you are using Secondary units, make sure the RF cables are tighten properly.

• Approach tags to the units

If problems persist contact your Service Manager or support@keonn,com

Tag validity

ADFT-200 uses a product catalogue that must be synchronised with the RFID tags in use. That means, the product codes encoded in the RFID tags must be in the catalogue.

In order to do that follow the procedure.

SGTIN-96 encoding

SGTIN-96 is the GS1 codification for GTIN14 codes inside 96 bits RFID tags. It is one of the most widely used encoding scheme in RFID.

Tags starting with 30h are likely to use SGTIN-96

1) Decode RFID EPC

Open the web page

https://www.gs1.org/services/epc-encoderdecoder

Type the EPC under test in the last filed

For example for the RFID tag: 303480eb00052bea82181b5a

• GTIN13 is: 2112192052953

• Serial: 182571244378

2) Check code exist into catalogue

Log-in into your AdvanCloud account

Go to Catalogue Tab and use the field SKUID to look for the GTIN code

For that code, there is no entry in the catalogue. That means that RFID tag will be just ignored.

What follows is an example of a valid code

BC encoding

BC is Keonn's proprietary encoding scheme for RFID tags. Tags starting with BCh are likely to use BC encoding.

In case your installation is using BC encoding and are having problems, please contact your Service Manager.

Download files

Find The User Guide and other downloadable content below.