Fastenal FAST Bin 9705080 Manuel utilisateur
FAST Bin℠User Manual
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Trademark Information
Fastenal is a registered trademark of Fastenal Company. FAST Bin is a service mark of Fastenal
Company.
All other trade names mentioned in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Support Information
These units are manufactured, owned, installed, maintained, and operated by:
Fastenal Company
2001 Theurer Blvd
Winona, Minnesota 55987
USA
Support (toll free): +1 866-829-1564
CAUTION: Qualified Fastenal support staff are required to install and maintain the FAST Bin℠
system. Unauthorized installation, changes, or maintenance by non-Fastenal personnel can
result in the system not working as intended and could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment. Please contact Fastenal at the toll-free number listed above if you need assistance
or have questions regarding the FAST Bin system.
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System Description
This document describes the Fastenal® FAST Bin℠system, which enables remote monitoring of
inventory by means of sensing and communication technologies to report the state of the
inventory to a central Fastenal server.
The FAST Bin system consists of the five devices that are used to create two different types of
installations: Infrared (IR) Bins and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Bins. The devices
include IR Bins, RFID Bins, Controllers, Readers, and Repeaters.
The IR system uses IR Bins, Controller(s) and Repeater(s) to communicate information, while
the RFID system uses RFID Bins, Controller(s), and a Reader which is enclosed in the RFID
enclosure.
Each device uses one or more communication technologies to transfer the information, as
shown in Figure 1:
Figure 1. FAST Bin Communication Technologies
The communication technologies are as follows:
•Wi-Fi: Standard technology used to connect digital devices to each other and to the
Internet
•Cellular: A network technology that enables mobile device communication via cells and
transceivers
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•Ethernet: A standard technology used to connect digital devices on a network using a
wired connection
•Long Range Radio (LoRa): A protocol that provides low power, wide area communication
between remote sensors and gateways connected to a network
•Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): A power-conserving variant of Bluetooth technology, which
provides short-range wireless interconnection of digital devices
System Operation
The FAST Bin system automates the current manual method of checking inventory that is stored
in Fastenal standard Bin systems as shown in Figure 2:
Figure 2. Standard Fastenal Bin Systems
The following subsections describe how each of the FAST Bin devices work.
Infrared (IR) Bins
The IR Bins consist of a standard Bin plus two printed circuit boards (PCBs) that sit opposite
each other inside the Bin; the PCBs are protected by a plastic insert as shown in Figure 3:
Figure 3. Infrared (IR) Bin
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There is an array of LED IR emitters on one PCB and corresponding IR sensors on the opposite
PCB. Obstruction of an IR beam equates to the presence of inventory at that point inside the
Bin. The obstructed or unobstructed state, as detected by the sensors, is transmitted to the
Controller by means of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and the data for each Bin is then
transmitted to the Fastenal Server via the Internet.
Multiple IR Bins communicate via BLE directly with a single Controller. If distance or
obstructions are an issue, a Repeater can be used. In this case, the IR Bins communicate via BLE
with the Repeater, which in turn communicates via Long Range Radio (LoRa) with the
Controller.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Bins
RFID Bins are standard Bins with RFID tags applied (as shown in Figure 4). When a Bin has been
emptied of its contents, it is manually placed in the replenishment area of the RFID enclosure.
The Reader, which is located in the enclosure’s subfloor, registers the presence of the RFID tag
on the Bin. The Reader then transmits the tag ID to the Controller via LoRa, and the data is then
transmitted to the Fastenal Server via the Internet. A typical RFID enclosure is shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 4. Bin with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag
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Figure 5. RFID Bins in Standard Rivet Rack
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 6. FAST Bin Controller
Repeater
The Repeater, which is shown Figure 7, is used when it is necessary to increase the range of the
BLE transmitters. BLE messages are received by the BLE Module. The Repeater then relays the
message delivered to the Controller using LoRa communications.
Figure 7. FAST Bin Repeater
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Indicator Lights
The following sections define the indicator lights located on each device.
For all the devices, a blink of all green LEDs in a pattern indicates that the device is being
updated.
Controller
LED
Color
State
BLE
Green
•Solid: BLE connections are good
•Off: No BLE connections
LoRa
Green
•Solid: LoRa connections are good
•Off: No LoRa connections
Internet
Red
•Solid: Unable to connect to Wi-Fi,
Ethernet, or Cellular
Yellow
•Solid: weak Wi-Fi/Cellular strength
•Blink 1: No connection to host server
•Blink 2: Authentication failure
Green
•OK/Good
•Light should not be off if device is
powered on
Repeater
LED
Color
State
BLE
Green
•Solid: BLE connections are good
•Off: No BLE connections
LoRa
Green
•Solid: LoRa connections are good
•Off: No LoRa connections
Power
Green
•Solid: Powered on but locked up
•Heartbeat: Powered on and running
•Off: No power
Reader
LED
Color
State
LoRa
Green
•Solid: LoRa connections are good
•Off: No LoRa connections
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LED
Color
State
Power
Green
•Solid: Powered on but locked up
•Heartbeat: Powered on and running
•Off: No power
New Tag
Green
•Solid: New tag read X times in Y seconds
•Off: No new tags
Device Labels
The following images define the labels for the Controller, Repeater, and Reader.
Controller Label
The label for the Controller is shown in Figure 8; this label is located on the bottom of the
device:
Figure 8. Controller Label
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Repeater Label
The label for the Repeater is shown in Figure 9; this label is located on the bottom of the
device:
Figure 9. Repeater Label
Reader Label
The label for the Reader is shown in Figure 10:
Figure 10. Reader Label
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