Read Points
Read Points give a reader's antenna a meaning. The same RFID read is a stock movement in a warehouse doorway and an access punch at a staff entrance — the read point is what tells the ERP which it is.
Where to find it
Go to EdgeBridge > Read Points. Create one from New > Read Point.
What a read point holds
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Point | What you call it — "Goods in", "Staff door". |
| Gateway | Which gateway, or any gateway. |
| Reader id | The reader, or any reader. |
| Antenna | Which antenna, or any antenna. One reader usually drives several. |
| Where | The location reads here are attributed to. |
| A read means | What to do with a read — the whole point of the record. |
| Min signal | Ignores reads weaker than this. |
| Last read / Reads | When it last fired and how often. |
| Status | Active or Disabled. |
What a read can mean
A read here means is the field that gives the point its purpose. Not every option is implemented yet.
| Option | What happens | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asset / tool tracking | Records where the item was seen — a sighting. | Live |
| Door / access | An employee card becomes an attendance punch. | Live |
| Billing counter | Pieces put here are being sold — see Counter. | Live |
| Ignore reads from here | Nothing. Useful for a reader that overhears a neighbouring zone. | Live |
| Receiving (dock-in) | Recognised, not yet acted on. | Not enabled |
| Dispatch (dock-out) | Recognised, not yet acted on. | Not enabled |
| Stock count | Recognised, not yet acted on. | Not enabled |
A read at a not-yet-enabled intent still records a sighting and says which intent was parked. That wording is deliberate — it distinguishes "the ERP does not do this yet" from "my reader is broken", which otherwise look identical from the shop floor.
Minimum signal
An antenna at a doorway also sees tags on a nearby shelf, faintly. Raising the minimum signal keeps stray reads out, so a passing forklift does not register as stock arriving.
Tune the minimum signal on site with real stock, not from a desk. It is the difference between a doorway that reads what passes through it and one that reads half the warehouse.
Per antenna, not per reader
Because a read point can name an antenna, one reader can serve two meanings — antenna 1 over the inbound door, antenna 2 over the outbound. Set them as separate read points rather than one covering the reader.