Kandarp Vyas

RFID or Radio Frequency Identification is a technology that enables the tracking and/or identification of objects and living things. Unlike bar-code technology, RFID technology does not contact or line-of-sight for communication. require

These are the Major Components of an RFID System Tags Antennas

Interface

RFID System
Readers

Software

RFID Tags can go on all kinds of objects and even on living beings.

Tags come in many shapes and sizes.

Some Tags are battery powered, some are powered by radio waves and do not require batteries.

RFID Tags are superior to bar codes:

* RFID Tags do not require line-of-sight. * RFID Tags can store far more information than bar codes. * Some RFID Tags are writable, so information can be updated as time goes on or as the tag travels to different locations. * Some RFID Tags have sensors that can record information. For example, a tag on a shipment of frozen foods could record the temperatures that the foods were exposed to.

Very limited memory for numbers Very limited ability for arithmetic computation

The Antenna receives the information from the Tag. Communication between the Tag and the Antenna is wireless, via radio waves and generally does not require line-of-sight.

In some cases, we can use existing Wi-Fi Network antennas for the RFID System, eliminating the need to install RFID antennas.

The Tag sends its info to the Antenna

Antenna

Tag

In some applications, the Antenna also writes data onto the Tag

The main functions of the Reader are :

o To receive information from the Antennas and convert it to a usable format o To energize and control the Antennas
Reader

Antenna Tag

o The Reader sends information to a computer or network which houses interface software known as Middleware. o Information is now available to users. Depending on the RFID system, the information could include: items current location, where it has traveled, how much it has been used, environmental conditions it was exposed to and more.

Antenna

Reader

Reader

Tag

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Antenna

Reader

Interface

RFID Tags send pertinent info to the Antennas

The Antennas pick-up the info from the Tags via radio waves, then send that info to the Readers

The Readers interpret the info, organize it, then send it to the Interface Software The Readers also control the Antennas

The Interface Software (Middleware) formats the info so that it can talk to the users computer/networ k

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