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Impinj RAIN RFID Software
Seattle, Washington, USA
What it is
Impinj RAIN RFID Software manages edge devices and processes information from smart items for applications in retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries. The hybrid platform includes Speedway Connect, which lets users configure an Impinj reader or gateway remotely through a web graphical interface and view inventory, location, and direction data. ItemEncode uses pipelined Speedway readers for serialized tag encoding at up to 9,500 RAIN RFID tags per minute. It works with Impinj and other RAIN RFID chips, supports several serialization and encoding schemes, and can verify encoding and respond to issues. Machine licenses currently support Impinj Speedway readers. The Impinj Authentication Service uses cloud-based cryptographic methods to authenticate supported chips, including Impinj M700 series, and offers an API for authentication requests. Impinj says its Authenticity solution can verify hundreds of items in seconds across ranges from a few centimeters to 10 meters. Partner software supports inventory, asset, shipment, and work-in-process tracking. Pricing is on request.
For and against
For
- Remote reader configuration through a web interface
- Encoding speeds up to 9,500 tags per minute
- Supports Impinj and other RAIN RFID chips
- Authentication API for supported tag chips
- Hybrid deployment with API and web access
Against
- Machine licenses currently require Impinj Speedway readers
- Pricing is available only on request
- Authentication applies to cryptographically capable chips
- ItemSense support ended through a two-year sunset process
The verdict
Impinj combines reader management, high-volume tag encoding, and chip authentication in one software family. Its capabilities are suited to RFID operations that need configurable edge devices and item-level data processing, with sales contact required for pricing.
Who it suits
It suits organizations managing RAIN RFID readers, tags, and item data across operational industries. It is also aimed at teams needing tag authentication or partner integrations.
On the record
- Authentication
- Impinj Authentication Service uses cloud-based, standards-based cryptographic methods to authenticate connected items.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication API
- The Authentication Service provides an API for tag authentication requests and secure access for product authentication service providers.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication limits
- The Authentication Service page describes authentication for tag chips with cryptographic capabilities, including Impinj M700 series chips.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication scale
- Impinj says its Authenticity solution can verify hundreds of items in seconds, with read ranges from a few centimeters up to 10 meters.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Company
- Impinj describes its platform as connecting everyday physical items to the internet through cloud services and edge devices.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Impinj says it has been connecting items since 2000.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Encoding compatibility
- ItemEncode can encode tags built with Impinj or other RAIN RFID chips, and its machine licenses are currently supported by Impinj Speedway readers.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Encoding speed
- ItemEncode uses pipelined Impinj Speedway readers to encode up to 9,500 RAIN RFID tags per minute.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Hardware limit
- ItemEncode machine licenses are currently supported by Impinj Speedway readers.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Industries
- Impinj presents its platform for use in retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Impinj says its partner ecosystem builds solutions using its platform, and Speedway Connect provides reader data for applications.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Impinj describes its software for applications across retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- ItemSense lifecycle
- Impinj announced a two-year end-of-support process for ItemSense in December 2020 while shifting focus to reader-based edge intelligence, partner software, and cloud services.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Partner software
- Impinj lists partner software for use cases including inventory, asset tracking, shipment tracking, and work-in-process tracking.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The software page directs visitors to contact sales; it does not state prices.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- Impinj RAIN RFID software manages and configures devices and processes data for edge devices and smart items.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reader configuration
- Speedway Connect lets users remotely configure Impinj readers or gateways and access RAIN RFID data through a web graphical interface.impinj.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Reader interface
- Speedway Connect provides a web graphical interface for basic reader configuration and supports inventory, location, and direction data.impinj.com · read 11 Oct 2026
