"Industrial grade handheld scanner. Read range reaches up to 15 meters in open warehouse aisles."
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Bench Tested & Frequency Calibrated
Every hardware reader and handheld is tested for RF sensitivity, power output, and GPIO triggering at our Noida facility. Fully calibrated for India WPC 865.0–867.0 MHz with test certificate.
Enterprise Hardware Standards & Deliverables
WPC India ApprovedHandheld RFID Scanners
Chainway C72 UHF RFID Reader: Price in India & Specs
Industrial-Grade UHF RFID Handheld Scanner with Impinj E710 Chip for Warehouses, Retail & Asset Tracking
Wholesale & custom volume pricing available. Get an instant quote below.
Direct .NET/Android SDK wrapper & TallyPrime stock sync middleware.
Chainway C72 / C71 SDK & MiddlewareEnterprise Assurances
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Don't let handhelds arrive blank. We build custom Android APKs for stocktaking, asset audits, and real-time offline sync with Tally Prime, SAP S/4HANA, and custom WMS.
Description
The Chainway C72 UHF RFID Handheld Reader India | AUTOID (Model: PRD_1773852620259) is an ultra-rugged, long-range Android mobile computer engineered for heavy-duty industrial inventory, warehouse pallet tracking, railway rolling stock inspection, and asset management across India. Equipped with an integrated 4 dBi circular polarized UHF antenna and the high-performance Impinj E710 / R2000 silicon chipset, the C72 achieves an astonishing read distance of up to 30.0 meters in open outdoor environments and reads up to 700 tags per second.
1. Industrial-Grade Ruggedness & Octa-Core Android Power
Powered by a fast Octa-Core 2.0 GHz processor running Android 11 / 13 with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB Flash storage, the C72 features a bright 5.2-inch Full HD (1920x1080) outdoor-readable IPS display. Encapsulated in an IP65 dust/water-sealed housing with a 1.8-meter drop rating, it operates in extreme warehouse temperatures from -20°C to +50°C.
2. Massive 8000 mAh Dual-Battery System & Zebra Barcode Imager
The reader is equipped with an ergonomic pistol grip housing a massive 8,000 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, supporting continuous 14+ hour multi-shift operations. It includes a built-in Zebra SE4710 / SE4750 2D barcode imager, 4G LTE dual-SIM cellular, Dual-Band Wi-Fi (802.11ac), GPS/GLONASS, and Bluetooth 5.0, compliant with Indian WPC 865–867 MHz regulations.
Specifications
- Model Number
- Chainway C72 UHF (AUTOID C72-UHF-E710)
- Operating System
- Android 11.0 / Android 13.0 (GMS Certified)
- Processor
- Cortex-A53 Octa-Core 2.0 GHz / 2.3 GHz
- Memory & Storage
- 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM (Optional: 4GB + 64GB), MicroSD up to 128GB
- RFID Engine
- Impinj E710 / R2000 RAIN RFID Module
- RFID Frequency
- 865–867 MHz (Indian WPC Certified) / 865–868 MHz ETSI / 902–928 MHz FCC
- Antenna
- Integrated 4 dBi Circular Polarized Antenna
- Reading Distance
- Up to 30.0 meters (Outdoor / Open Air) | 10–20m (Indoor Pallets)
- Scan Throughput
- 700+ Tags / Second
- Display
- 5.2-Inch IPS Full HD (1920 × 1080) Corning Gorilla Glass Glove-Touch Screen
- Battery
- 8,000 mAh Main Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (Pistol Grip Encapsulated)
- Barcode Engine
- Zebra SE4710 / SE4750 2D Imager (Optional)
- Drop Specification
- IP65 Sealing, 1.8m (6.0 ft) Drop Spec to Concrete across Operating Temp
- Connectivity
- 4G LTE (Dual Nano-SIM), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS
- Weight
- 1.10 kg (Shipping Weight: Chainway C72 Handheld Reader + 8000mAh Battery + Pistol Grip + Cradle / Net: 0.654 kg)
Hardware SDK & Edge API Quickstart
Connect, configure RF power (10–33 dBm), and stream tag inventory to your ERP / backend in under 5 minutes.
using OpenRFID.Core.Drivers;
using OpenRFID.Core.Models;
// 1. Initialize TCP/LLRP Connection
using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
var reader = new OpenRfidClient(ip: "192.168.1.120", port: 5084);
await reader.ConnectAsync(cts.Token);
await reader.SetPowerAsync(antennaId: 1, txPowerDbm: 30.0); // India WPC 865-867 MHz
// 2. Stream Real-time RFID Inventory Events with Lock-Free Channel
await foreach (var tag in reader.StreamTagsAsync(cts.Token))
{
Console.WriteLine("[LIVE READ] EPC: " + tag.EpcHex + " | RSSI: " + tag.RssiDbm + " dBm");
// Dispatches directly to SAP / Tally / SQL Database queue
await erpBridge.PushBatchAsync(tag);
} 📦 Verified SDK Download Packs & Technical Guides
Production TestedComplete step-by-step Android Studio, JNI C++ bindings & TallyPrime XML HTTP tutorial.
Pre-built zero-code Android bridge app with background tag de-duplication and direct SAP/Tally sync.
Includes DeviceAPI_ver2024.aar, sample Android Studio Kotlin workspace, and RS-232 UART driver.
Need to scan RFID tags directly into Google Sheets, browser forms, or ERP mobile apps without coding? Set the built-in KeyboardEmulator utility to:
UHF RFID Read Range & Link Budget Estimator
Safe operational limit with multipath mitigation & antenna detuning buffer.
Maximum line-of-sight range in ideal non-metallic open air.
Watch Chainway C72 UHF RFID Reader: Price in India & Specs in Action
Chainway C72 UHF RFID Reader: Price in India & Specs - Live Demonstration
Real field testing and operational validation demonstration conducted at our lab & partner facilities.
What's in the Box & Hardware Blueprint
Every unit is factory-inspected, serialized, and paired with essential deployment accessories.
Chainway C72 / Sled Reader Unit
1 UnitAndroid OS with Impinj E710 / R2000 UHF module
Heavy-Duty Ergonomic Pistol Grip
1 PcQuick-fire trigger for continuous 750+ tag/s scanning
8000 mAh Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
1 UnitFull 12-hour continuous operational shift runtime
Type-C Fast Charger & Data Cable
1 SetQuick charging adapter with reinforced USB-C cord
Pre-Loaded OpenRFID Demo APK
Pre-InstalledNative JNI driver for instant inventory scanning
SDK Documentation & Serial Pinout
Digital / PDFKotlin, Java, and C# .NET MAUI wrapper guides
Need a 14-Day Physical On-Site Pilot Evaluation?
We offer paid 14-day on-site pilot trials with demo setup in Delhi-NCR (minimum ~₹50,000+ demo POC fee + refundable hardware deposit). Remote-assisted starter packs available across India.
Verified Field Deployments & Technical Standards
Real customer results, companion bench video demonstrations, and official engineering setup documentation for Chainway C72 UHF RFID Reader: Price in India & Specs.
Real-World Customer Deployments (4)
Arora Mobile World Retail Stocktaking Automation
Chainway C72 mobile guns deployed for high-density smartphone inventory cycle counts and TallyPrime sync.
Finished-Goods Appliance Warehouse Aisle Inventory Audits
Rapid high-bay warehouse rack scanning of packaged finished water heaters using C72 handheld terminals.
Fashion Showroom 45,000 Garment Stocktake Verification
Mobile stock auditing across 3-floor apparel store cutting full physical inventory counts to 18 minutes.
Police & Defense Armory Secure Weapons Vault Stocktaking
Dual NFC and UHF handheld weapon serial identification under air-gapped security protocols.
Engineering Documentation & Setup Guides
Integrate Chainway C72 RFID Reader with Android & TallyPrime
Complete tutorial with Kotlin SDK trigger event handlers and XML HTTP POST integration into Tally ERP.
Handheld RFID Writer & Encoder Guide: Mobile Programming
Practical guide to writing serialized EPC headers and locking User Memory using handheld terminals in the field.
Verified Reviews
Based on 5 verified client reviews.
"Long battery life easily lasts an entire 8-hour shift of intensive inventory cycle counting."
"Rugged drop-resistant casing. We have dropped it multiple times on concrete floors without any issues."
"The built-in Impinj R2000 module provides exceptional sensitivity for reading dense tag stacks."
"Comes pre-loaded with OpenRFID mobile software, making deployment plug-and-play."
Interactive RFID Engineering Tools & Calculators
Use our free interactive calculators and simulators to model RF physics, calculate link budgets, estimate ROI, and configure EPC tags.
RFID Read Range Calculator
Simulate maximum open-air vs indoor racking read distances (6m to 25m) based on tag sensitivity and reader power.
Cycle Count & Inventory Calculator
Quantify daily stocktaking labor hours saved by replacing 1D/2D manual scanning with 1,300+ tags/sec UHF sweeps.
RFID Reader Comparison Matrix
Side-by-side spec shootout comparing fixed multi-port readers, Android mobile guns, and modular RFID sleds.
Questions
Why does RFIDWithUHFUART.getInstance().init() return false on Chainway C72?
How do you fix java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError on 64-bit Android devices?
Which KeyCode is triggered by the Chainway C72 pistol grip button?
How do you prevent Android UI stutter during 750 tags/second sweeps?
How do you configure the Chainway C72 for Indian WPC 865–867 MHz frequencies?
Can Chainway C72 connect directly to Tally Prime and SAP S/4HANA over Wi-Fi?
Unit Price
₹60,000
Scientific Physics & RF Link Budget Grounding
How the Chainway C72 delivers up to 15 meters of operational read range based on the Friis transmission equation and two-way radar backscatter.
01 Forward Downlink (Tag Activation)
Friis LawAt the Indian WPC center frequency of 866.0 MHz, carrier wavelength λ is 0.3464 meters. With 30 dBm (1.0W) conducted transmitter power and a 4.0 dBi circularly polarized antenna, an NXP UCODE 9 tag (sensitivity threshold -24.0 dBm) receives adequate electromagnetic flux to power its microchip at up to 14.8 meters in free space.
- • Ptx: +30 dBm (WPC India Maximum Legal EIRP)
- • Greader: 4.0 dBi (Internal Circular Patch Antenna)
- • Polarization Mismatch (χpol): 3.0 dB (Circular to Linear)
02 Reverse Uplink (Backscatter Detection)
Impinj E710The tag chip modulates its input reflection coefficient (ASK or PSK) to backscatter data. The Impinj E710 / R2000 engine features an exceptional receiver sensitivity of -88.0 dBm. Because the reverse backscatter margin exceeds the forward power requirement, the C72 guarantees 100% singulation reliability across all activated tags.
- • Receiver Sensitivity: -88.0 dBm (Dense Reader Mode)
- • Tag Read Velocity: 750+ tags/second peak singulation
- • Axial Ratio: < 3.0 dB (Multi-angle tag capture)
03 Battery Energy & Power Dissipation Engineering
8,000 mAh Li-IonDual-cell 8,000 mAh pack at 3.7V nominal voltage.
1,365 mA continuous draw during non-stop RF transmit.
At 30% active sweep / 70% standby, lasts entire multi-shift audits.
Chainway C72 Internal Architecture & Serial Pinout
The internal serial UART interconnect isolates the Android host operating system from high-power RF transmission stages.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CHAINWAY C72 HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Host Application Processor │ │ Impinj E710 / R2000 RAIN RFID │ │ │ │ Cortex-A53 Octa-Core 2.0GHz │ │ High-Sensitivity UHF Module │ │ │ │ Android 11.0 / 13.0 OS │ │ Receiver Sensitivity: -88 dBm │ │ │ └──────────────┬────────────────┘ └────────────────┬─────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Internal UART Bus (/dev/ttyMT2 @ 115200 Baud) │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ TXD (Pin 2) ────────► RXD (Pin 3) │ │ │ │ RXD (Pin 3) ◄──────── TXD (Pin 2) │ │ │ │ GND (Pin 5) ───────── GND (Pin 5) │ │ │ │ GPIO PWR_EN (Pin 7) ─► VCC_ENABLE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────┴────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┴─────────────────┐ │ │ │ Physical Ergonomics │ │ RF Transmission Stage │ │ │ │ • Pistol Grip Trigger │ │ • 4.0 dBi Circular Patch Antenna │ │ │ │ (KeyCode 139 / KEYCODE_F4) │ │ • Frequency: 865-867 MHz (India) │ │ │ │ • 5.2" IPS FHD (1920x1080) │ │ • Output: +5 to +30 dBm (1.0 W) │ │ │ │ • Zebra SE4710 2D Imager Opt. │ │ • Singulation: 750+ tags/second │ │ │ │ • 8,000 mAh Li-Ion Battery │ │ • Read Range: Up to 15 meters │ │ │ │ • IP65 Ruggedized Ingress │ │ • Polarization: Circular RHCP │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Chainway C72 Android SDK & Production Kotlin Driver
Step-by-step Android Studio setup to prevent 64-bit ABI crashes, handle KeyCode 139 pistol triggers, and process high-speed tag inventory streams.
android {
defaultConfig {
// CRITICAL: The Chainway cw-deviceapi JAR bundles 32-bit librscja_deviceapi.so (armeabi-v7a).
// 64-bit Android crashes with java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError without this filter.
ndk {
abiFilters.addAll(listOf("armeabi-v7a"))
}
}
}
dependencies {
implementation(files("libs/cw-deviceapi20191022.jar"))
implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3")
implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.7.0")
} package com.rfidsoftwares.chainway.scanner
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.KeyEvent
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
import com.rscja.deviceapi.RFIDWithUHFUART
import com.rscja.deviceapi.entity.UHFTAGInfo
import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
class ChainwayInventoryActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private var mReader: RFIDWithUHFUART? = null
private var isScanning = false
private var inventoryJob: Job? = null
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
initRfidHardware()
}
private fun initRfidHardware() {
lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
try {
mReader = RFIDWithUHFUART.getInstance()
// Initialize internal UART serial port (/dev/ttyMT2 @ 115200 baud)
val success = mReader?.init() ?: false
if (success) {
// Mode 3: Set Indian WPC Frequency Mask (865.0 - 867.0 MHz)
mReader?.setFrequencyMode(3)
// Set Transmit Power to 30 dBm (1.0 Watt)
mReader?.setPower(30)
}
} catch (e: Exception) {
e.printStackTrace()
}
}
}
// Intercept Physical Pistol Grip Trigger (KeyCode 139 or KEYCODE_F4)
override fun onKeyDown(keyCode: Int, event: KeyEvent?): Boolean {
if (keyCode == 139 || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_F4) {
if (event?.repeatCount == 0 && !isScanning) {
startScanning()
return true
}
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event)
}
override fun onKeyUp(keyCode: Int, event: KeyEvent?): Boolean {
if (keyCode == 139 || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_F4) {
stopScanning()
return true
}
return super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event)
}
private fun startScanning() {
if (isScanning || mReader == null) return
isScanning = true
inventoryJob = lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
mReader?.startInventoryTag()
while (isActive && isScanning) {
val tag: UHFTAGInfo? = mReader?.readTagFromBuffer()
if (tag != null) {
val epc = tag.epc
val rssi = tag.rssi
withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
// Process decoded tag without freezing UI thread
onTagDecoded(epc, rssi)
}
}
}
}
}
private fun stopScanning() {
isScanning = false
inventoryJob?.cancel()
lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
mReader?.stopInventory()
}
}
private fun onTagDecoded(epc: String, rssi: String) {
// Feed into de-duplication cache or SQLite offline database
}
override fun onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy()
stopScanning()
// CRITICAL: Always free serial lock to allow other services to access COM port
mReader?.free()
}
} Chainway C72 vs Zebra MC3330R vs Chainway C66
Comparing raw battery capacity, antenna sensitivity, operating systems, and price points.
| Feature / Specification | Chainway C72 (Winner) | Zebra MC3330R | Chainway C66 |
|---|---|---|---|
| List Price (India) | ₹60,000 + GST | ₹1,15,000 + GST | ₹55,000 + GST |
| Battery Capacity | 8,000 mAh (29.6 Wh) | 5,200 mAh (19.2 Wh) | 4,420 mAh |
| Internal Antenna Gain | 4.0 dBi Circular | 3.0 dBi Circular | 1.0 dBi Ceramic |
| Max Read Range | Up to 15.0 m | Up to 9.0 m | Up to 6.0 m |
| RFID Silicon Engine | Impinj E710 / R2000 | Impinj Indy R2000 | Impinj E710 / CM2000 |
| Ingress Protection | IP65 Sealed | IP54 Sealed | IP65 Sealed |
| India WPC 865–867 MHz | Factory Pre-Tuned | Configuration Required | Factory Pre-Tuned |
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