What Types of Readers Employ an Anti-Collision Protocol?

Published: February 20, 2013

I am a student at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, in India, and am working on a project involving an RFID collision-prevention algorithm, based on an IEEE transaction paper. What sort of RFID reader would be suitable for our project?

—Balaji G.

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Dear Balaji,

If you purchase an RFID interrogator based on one of the international standards—ISO 18000-6, ISO 18000-3 or ISO 15693—these already utilize an anti-collision protocol. You would need to find a reader that would allow you to design your own proprietary air-interface protocol. I suggest you visit Sparkfun Electronics, which sells many electronic components that can be used to build prototypes.

—Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal