We need to recruit those with expertise for a full-time project in Myanmar. Can you assist, please? —Name withheld ——— I would strongly suggest that you place a classified ad on our RFID Career Center page. When you set up your ad, I would recommend that you state...
Does such a category exist? —Name withheld ——— The short answer: No. The main concept of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) was to develop low-cost tags that would have a serial number, with data stored on the Internet related to each unique ID. This would make RFID...
I would like to learn which technologies are required to implement such a system in my country. —Rezwan (Dhaka, Bangladesh) ——— Dear Rezwan, The best book on this subject would be The Complete RFID Handbook: A Manual and DVD for Assessing, Implementing and Managing...
We have a problem in a foreign country with our trucks being seized by gangs. Cargo is transferred from one vehicle to another, and all contents are gone within hours. We would like to know if we can place RFID tags on cargo containers, so that the cargo would emit an...
And is there a commercial market for those that have already been used? —Name withheld ——— I believe that it would be possible to remove RFID transponders from product labels and hangtags, and to them use them again, but I am unaware of any company actually doing so....
What frequency range would be best suited for an RFID system that needs to detect tags located between 6 inches and 5 feet away, while operating within a Faraday cage—an enclosure formed by conducting material, or by a mesh of such material, to block out external...
How would I go about encoding a mix of public data (part numbers and expiration dates) and private information (a digital signature to ensure that a tag was encoded by an approved supplier) on one tag, while adhering to EPCglobal's Gen 2 UHF standard, or ISO 1569x?...
And can I use it outside the state? —Name withheld ——— Yes, EZ Tags issued in Texas—an electronic toll-collection system enabling motorists to pay tolls without stopping at toll booths—will work anywhere within the state. But no, they will not function on toll roads...
We have old proprietary RFID tags on library materials, and plan to re-tag using a standard model. Will the presence of the prior tags interfere with the performance of the new ones? —Name withheld ——— There should be no interference, provided that the new tag's...
In addition, what research trends have there been in this area? —Name withheld ——— I'm unaware of any particular challenges involved in patient tracking, or of any specific research trends in that sector. I would say that hospitals are always searching for less...
Please contrast the two. Thanks. —Name withheld ——— I assume your question relates to RFID readers and the operating systems that run them. These devices are essentially personal computers with a radio enabling them to communicate with RFID tags. These computers can...
How much would it cost if we were to purchase, say, 1 million inlays, or perhaps 2 to 3 million? —Albert ——— Albert, If you were to buy 1 million RFID inlays (just the transponders, no labels), they would cost you approximately 7 cents apiece. You could put them in...