Auburn RFID Lab – Part 2: Introduction to the Lab & RFID
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Jun 16, 2017
Introduction
This is part two of a four-part series geared towards learning more about the Auburn RFID lab in general, what goes on there, how it can benefit RFID as an industry, and a quick overv
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Auburn RFID Lab – Part 1: The Retail Environment
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Jun 13, 2017
Introduction
This is part one of a four-part series geared towards learning more about how RFID can benefit retail as an industry through implementations on the retail floor, in the changing room,
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How To Track Vehicles with RFID
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on May 08, 2017
This blog post is designed to be a general how-to get started with vehicle tracking. If you have more detailed questions about this application, please contact us.
Mobile and made of metal and glass
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RFID in Motion: High-Speed Applications
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Apr 17, 2017
Introduction
Tracking items at high speeds using RFID can be challenging, and applications that do so can be much more complex to deploy than typical RFID applications. Below are some common questio
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RFID System Performance Problems - Liquids, Metals, and More Environmental Issues
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Mar 31, 2017
Updated April 24, 2024
Liquids, Metals, Florescent Lighting, & Other RF Waves
Deploying an RFID application without consideration of the environment can potentially lead to thousands of doll
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17 Things You Might Not Know About Gen 2 RFID Tag Memory Banks
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Mar 01, 2017
Introduction
UHF Gen 2
RFID tags have four memory banks:
EPC
TID
User
Reserved
The chipset, or integrated circuit (IC), houses these four memory banks and is where all the dat
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What Is RFID?
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Feb 21, 2017
What Is RFID?
Radio Frequency IDentification is a technology that allows almost any object to be wirelessly identified using data transmitted via radio waves.
Benefits of RFID
The abi
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RFID Tag Antennas
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Feb 14, 2017
Introduction
RFID tag antennas are designed for a unique purpose, and their design can actually reveal some information about the tag itself. Below are a few things you can usually learn from look
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The 3 Phases of Building an RFID Mass Reading Application
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Nov 23, 2016
Introduction
Because UHF RFID has progressed so much since its inception, readers are able to read, on average, about 700 tags per second and interpret the data. This faster, highly efficient RFID
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Custom Protocols & Interfaces: Understanding the Benefits
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Oct 27, 2016
Protocols
Protocols are a certain set of rules that govern the exchange of data through a communication connection. Most widely used protocols define small data exchanges that occur millions of ti
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General Purpose Input/Ouput (GPIO) Devices
Posted by Suzanne Smiley on Oct 18, 2016
Introduction
Most
fixed RFID readers have a GPIO port, or General Purpose Input / Output port, that enables additional functionality, such as visual or audio signals. Unlike other ports on RFID
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Mercury API SDK C# Documentation
Posted by Russell Hilyer on Sep 26, 2016
Introduction
This documentation is for the Mercury API SDK provided by ThingMagic for a .NET application. This specific documentation will be for a C# implementation of the SDK written in Microsof
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