Stronger UHF Performance, Higher Security and Reliability
Chainway C5 is an all-in-one high-performance UHF RFID Reader. It integrates with Impinj E710 and supports Impinj Gen2X, offering industry-leading UHF performance. C5 adopts an integrated design, provides more stable UHF performance, and delivers higher durability. It features Android 11/13, octa-core processor, optional mass internal memory and a large capacity removable battery. C5 also supports 2D scanning, NFC, fingerprint recognition and other functions, which enables it to be widely used in banking, public security, warehousing, retail, logistics and other industries.
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Optical system | |
Light Source | |
Image Sensor | |
Image (Pixels) | |
Field of View | |
Decoding Rate | |
Decoding Capabilities | |
Roll / Pitch / Yaw | |
Scanning speed | |
Print Contrast | |
Angle | |
Resolution | |
Depth of Field | |
Printing Contrast | |
Prompting Mode | |
Interface | |
Trigger Mode | |
Setting Mode | |
Frequency | |
Communication Distance | |
Transmission Rate | |
Current | |
Capability of Battery |
Working Current | |
Start Current | |
Standby Current | |
Working Current | |
Resolution Ratio | |
FoV | |
Identification Range | |
Registration Range | |
Registration Time | |
Identification Time | |
Infared Wavelength | |
FAR | |
FRR | |
Frame Rate | |
Operating Temp. | |
Storage Temp. | |
Power Supply & Data Interface | |
Operating System Requirements | |
SDK Fitting System |
Printing Method | |
Resolution | |
Max. Printing Speed | |
Max. Printing Width | |
Max. Printing Length |
RFID Tag | |
Types | |
Width | |
Thickness | |
Label Roll Diameter | |
Core Diameter | |
Label Length | |
Label Roll Capacity |
Types | |
Width | |
Length | |
Core Diameter | |
Capacity |
1-D | |
2-D | |
Decoding rate | |
Interfaces |
Module |
Dimensions | 177.0 x 80.2 x 14.8mm / 6.97 x 3.15 x 0.58in |
Weight | 626g / 22.08oz. (device with battery) |
Display | 5-inch (Fingerprint); 1280 x 720 / 6-inch; 2160 x 1080 |
Battery | |
Touch Panel | Multi-touch panel, gloves and wet hands supported; Corning Gorilla Glass |
Power | 6700mAh / 13400mAh removable pistol battery Built in 100mAh backup battery, supporting battery hot swap |
Material | |
Speaker | |
Vibrator | |
Notification | Sound, LED indicator, vibrator |
Microphone | |
Buzzer | |
Expansion Slot | |
Interfaces | USB 2.0 Type-C, OTG, Type-C headphones supported |
Card slot | 2 slots for PSAM card (optional); 1 slot for Nano SIM card, 1 slot for Nano SIM or TF card |
Cable | |
Audio | 1 microphone; 1 speaker; 1 receiver |
Input Mode | |
Keypad | 1 power key, 2 scan keys, 1 user-defined key, 2 volume keys (+/-) |
Sensors | Gravity sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, geomagnetic sensor (optional), gyroscope (optional) |
Button | |
Pupil Lamp | |
Indicator LED | |
Size of adapted phone | |
Product Material | |
Colour | |
Voltage and Current | |
Input Voltage | |
Standby Current | |
AC Adapter | |
Sleep Current | |
Comm Interface | |
GPIO | |
Baud Rate | |
Cooling Mode | |
Work Current | |
Display Interface | |
Port | |
Charging Current | |
Charging Duration | |
Ethernet interface | |
Power Supply | |
Identification Lamp | |
Ethernet Interface |
RF Chip | |
Impinj Gen2X | |
Air Interface Protocol | |
Working Frequency | |
Output Power | |
Output Power Flatness | |
Antenna Interface | |
Regions Supported | |
Receive Sensitivity | |
Tag RSSI | |
Antenna Detector | |
Ambient Temp Monitor | |
Working Mode |
Connector | |
Host Communication |
Input Voltage | |
Power Consumption in RF Output Mode | |
Power Consumption in Standby Mode(EN high TTL level) | |
Power Consumption in Power Down Mode(EN low TTL level) |
Ethernet interface | |
WLAN | 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, 2.4G / 5G dual-band |
WWAN | 2G: GSM (B2 / B3 / B5 / B8) 3G: WCDMA (B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8)  CDMA2000 ECDO: BC0 4G: B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B12 / B17 / B20 / B28A / B28B / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 |
WWAN (Europe, Asia) | |
WWAN (Europe) | |
WWAN (America) | |
WWAN (Quad-core) | |
WWAN (Octa-core) | |
WWAN (China) | |
WWAN (Others) | |
Bluetooth | 5.0 |
WWAN(Overseas) | |
Vo-LTE | Support |
GPS | |
GNSS | GPS / AGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
GPS (Optional) | |
USB Type C | |
Note |
Input Voltage | |
UHF | |
HF | |
Standby |
Operating System | Android 11/13 |
SDK | Chainway Software Development Kit |
Language | Java |
Tool | Eclipse / Android Studio |
Security |
CPU(1) | |
CPU | Octa-core, 2.3GHz |
RAM+ROM(1) | |
Option 1 | |
Option 2 | |
CPU(2) | |
RAM+ROM | 3GB + 32GB 4GB + 64GB (Optional) |
High-level Configuration | |
MCU | |
Low-level Configuration | |
RAM+ROM(2) | |
RAM+ROM | |
Storage | |
RAM | |
Flash | |
Expansion | Supports up to 256GB Micro SD (TF) card |
Input Voltage | |
Operating Temp. | -20 °C to 50 °C / 4 °F to 122 °F |
Storage Temp. | -40 °C to 70 °C / -40 °F to 158 °F |
Humidity | 5% RH - 95% RH (non condensing) |
Luminance of environment | |
Drop Specification | Multiple 1.5m / 4.9ft. drops to the concrete across the operating temperature range |
Tumble Specification | 1000 x 0.5m / 1.64 ft. falls at room temperature |
Ambient Light Immunity | |
Sealing | IP65 per IEC sealing specifications |
ESD | ±15KV air discharge, ±8KV conductive discharge |
Note |
WLAN | |
WWAN | |
WWAN (China) | |
WWAN (Europe) | |
WWAN (America) | |
WWAN (Others) | |
Bluetooth | |
GNSS | |
Note |
WLAN | |
WWAN (China) | |
WWAN (Europe) | |
WWAN(America) | |
WWAN (Others) | |
Bluetooth | |
GNSS |
WLAN | |
WWAN | |
Bluetooth | |
GNSS |
WLAN | |
WWAN (China) | |
WWAN | |
WWAN(Europe) | |
WWAN(Overseas) | |
WWAN (America) | |
WWAN (Others) | |
Bluetooth | |
GNSS |
2D Scanner | |
Scan engine(Quad-core) | |
Scan engine(Octa-core) | |
1D Linear Scanner | |
Scan engine | |
1D Linear Scanner(Quad-core) | |
2D Imager Scanner(Quad-core) | |
2D Imager Scanner(Octa-core) | |
2D Imager Scanner | CM60; Zebra: SE4710 |
1D Symbologies | UPC / EAN, Code128, Code39, Code93, Code11, Interleaved 2 of 5, Discrete 2 of 5, Chinese 2 of 5, Codabar, MSI, RSS etc. |
2D Symbologies | PDF417, MicroPDF417, Composite, RSS, TLC-39, Datamatrix, QR code, Micro QR code, Aztec, MaxiCode; Postal Codes: US PostNet, US Planet, UK Postal, Australian Postal, Japan Postal, Dutch Postal (KIX) etc. |
Min.Resolution | |
Note | *This function is optional |
Note2 |
Engine | CM710-1 module based on Impinj E710 |
Frequency | 865-868MHz / 920-925MHz / 902-928MHz |
Impinj Gen2X | Supported |
Protocol | EPCglobal Gen 2 (ISO18000-6C) |
Antenna | Circular polarization; 5dBic |
Power | |
Fastest Read Rate (circular polarization) | |
Output Power | 1W (30dBm, +5dBm to +30dBm adjustable) 2W Optional (33dBm, for Latin America, etc.) |
Output Power Precision | |
Output Power Flatness | |
Receive Sensitivity | |
RSSI | |
Ambient Temp Monitor | |
Fastest Read Rate | 1300+ tags / sec (Circular Polarized) |
Antenna Detector | |
Antenna Port | |
Communication Mode | |
Read Range | |
Max Read Range | 5dBi 30m (Impinj MR6 tag, size 70 x 15mm) 32m (Impinj M750 tag, size 70 x 15mm) 33m (Alien H3 Anti-Metal tag, size 130 x 42mm) 4dBi 22m (Impinj MR6 tag, size 70 x 15mm) 26m (Impinj M750 tag, size 70 x 15mm) 27m (Alien H3 Anti-Metal tag, size 130 x 42mm) |
Note | * Ranges and rates depend on tags and environment |
Note2 |
Engine | |
Frequency | |
Impinj Gen2X | |
Protocol | |
Antenna | |
Power | |
Max Read Range | |
Fastest Read Rate | |
Communication Mode | |
Note |
Engine | |
Frequency | |
Impinj Gen2X | |
Protocol | |
Antenna | |
Power | |
Max Read Range | |
Fastest Read Rate | |
Communication Mode | |
Note |
Engine | |
Frequency | |
Protocol | |
Antenna | |
Impinj Gen2X | |
Power | |
Max Read Range | |
Note |
Wavelength | |
Frequency | |
Range | |
Protocol | |
Note |
Sensor | |
Range | |
Measurement Error | |
Module | |
Field of View Angle | |
Measurement Speed | |
Measured Distance | |
Note |
Sensor | |
Fingerprint | TLK1NC02 |
Sensing Area (mm) | |
Resolution (dpi) | |
Certifications | |
Format Extraction | |
Fake Finger Detection | |
Security | |
Note | * This function is optional |
Sensor | |
Sensing Area (mm) | |
Resolution (dpi) | |
Certifications | |
Format Extraction | |
Fake Finger Detection | |
Security | |
Note |
Sensor | |
Sensing Area (mm) | |
Resolution (dpi) | |
Certifications | |
Format Extraction | |
Fake Finger Detection | |
Security | |
Note |
Sensor | |
Sensing Area (mm) | |
Resolution (dpi) | |
Certifications | |
Format Extraction | |
Fake Finger Detection | |
Security | |
Note |
Frequency | |
Polarization Mode | |
Gain | |
Horizontal Angle | |
Vertical Angle | |
VSWR | |
FBR | |
Characteristic Impedance | |
Maximum Input Power | |
Lightning Protection | |
Antenna Port |
Frequency | |
Protocol | |
Chips | |
Range | |
Note |
Polarization Mode | |
Frequency | |
Gain | |
Horizontal Angle | |
Vertical Angle | |
VSWR | |
FBR | |
Characteristic Impedance | |
Maximum Input Power | |
Lightning Protection | |
Antenna Port |
Camera | |
Front Camera | 5MP |
Top Camera | |
External Camera (optional) | |
Rear Camera | Rear 13MP Autofocus with flash |
Internal Camera (Optional) | |
Note | |
Note2 |
Rate | |
Image Size (pixel) | |
Paper Width | |
Paper Diameter | |
Paper Length |
Frequency | 13.56MHz |
Protocol | ISO14443A / B, ISO15693, NFC-IP1, NFC-IP2, Impinj Prtoected Mode Supported etc. |
Chips | M1 card (S50, S70), CPU card, NFC tags etc. |
Range | 2-4cm |
Remark | |
Note | * This function is optional |
Note2 |
Frequency | |
Protocol | |
Chips | |
Range | |
Note |
Protocol | |
Slots | |
Note |
HF | |
Frequency | |
Protocol | |
Chips | |
Range | |
Note | |
Note2 |
Rate | |
Range | |
FAR | |
Note | |
Note2 |
Measure Position | |
Measure Method | |
Measure Distance | |
Measure Range | |
Measure Accuracy | |
Measure Duration | |
Spectral Range | |
Resolution | |
Note |
Frequency | |
Chips | |
Protocol |
Protocol |
Reading Rate | |
Reading Range |
Accessories | |
Note |
Certifications |
Emulation | |
Software | |
Resident Fonts | |
Download Fonts | |
Barcodes | |
Code Page | |
Graphics | |
Options & Accessory | |
Agency Approval |
Processor | |
Driver | |
Print Head Life | |
Internal Fonts | |
Barcodes | |
Rotation | |
Emulation | |
Factory Options | |
Dealer Options | |
Agency Approval |
Data Collection Suite | |
Printing/Encoding Suite | |
Data Management | |
Note |
C5 Data Sheet2024-12-03 |
C5 Accessories Guide2023-06-19 |
C5 UHF RFID Reader Introduction2023-11-08 |
C5 UHF RFID Reader Introduction-John2023-03-09 |
C5 Label Positioning (Special Sensor Required)2024-01-17 |
Company Introduction2024-09-06 |
Factory Introduction2022-08-05 |