Rugged 2.4-GHz Active RFID Reader For Industrial Applications

This 2.4-GHz active RFID reader combines an impressive long range with a rugged design suitable for harsh industrial applications and survival in application temperatures up to 70 Celsius degree.

For industrial applications, this rugged 2.4-GHz active RFID reader is optional with various layer communications interfaces. To download tag data to a host computer, this 2.4-GHz RFID reader uses RS232,...

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Product Overview: Alien Higgs-3 RFID IC - VARinsights

Higgs-3 is a highly integrated single chip UHF RFID Tag IC. The chip conforms to the EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 specifications and provides state-of-the-art performance for a broad range of UHF RFID tagging applications.

Higgs-3 operates at extremely low power levels yet still provides sufficient backscatter signal to read tags at extended range. It can also be programmed at low RF power and, in conjunction with a custom command - LoadImage - be programmed at high speed. Higgs-3 is implemented in a low cost CMOS process and uses proven and cost effective EEPROM technology.

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Related topics : uhf rfid tag chip / uhf rfid tag ic / uhf gen 2 rfid tag / uhf rfid tag range / uhf gen2 rfid tags

RFID For The Department Of Defense: The DoD Mandate

Like many major retailers, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a mandate to its suppliers that eventually anything sold to them must be marked with an RFID tag. This paper explores the issues surrounding the mandate with attention paid to those things that are unique to the DoD.

Suppliers familiar with the military will be aware that there are standards for everything. The RFID mandate is no different. There are three standards that are particularly relevant, though. They are:

Military Marking for Shipment and Storage

Military Standard 129P; October 29,...

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Related topics : epc rfid tag standard / epc rfid tag / rfid tag data format / rfid tag identification / rfid paper tags