RFID and Sensors Protect Fine Art in Hong Kong
Restoration and storage facility Beautiful Mind is using a combination of HF and UHF passive tags and ZigBee sensors to monitor the location and storage conditions of artwork, and to control access.
RFID News Roundup
Ams provides integrated, low-power UHF reader for Intermec’s 70 series of handheld computers; NXP strengthens SmartMX2 security chips with PUF anti-cloning technology; TagMaster awarded contract by Alstom to develop and supply RFID for train-signaling system; Port Logistics Group deploying Tagsys’ RFID solutions for its retail and apparel clients.
How Can I Connect a 3-Volt Battery to Alien Technology’s 9654 Passive Tag?
Please explain how this can be done. Thanks. —Name withheld ——— To answer your question, I reached out directly to Alien Technology. Here is the company’s response: “You cannot connect an external DC power supply of any type to a Higgs 3 tag. The internal...Where Can I Find a UHF RFID Tag With a Read Range of More Than 15 Feet?
I am conducting research for a new project, and recently saw the AD-110m5 ultrahigh-frequency RFID inlay listed on Avery Dennison’s Web site. The site does not mention the read range for this type of tag, however. Is there a tag available, similar in size, that...Could I Employ Low-Frequency RFID Tags Within a Watery Environment?
LF tags are commonly used in fisheries research, but would it be feasible to utilize higher-frequency tags, such as battery-assisted tags with greater read ranges, in an environment filled with liquid? —Name withheld ——— Low-frequency (LF) tags employ inductive...Where Can I Find an RFID Interrogator With a Geiger Counter Function?
Do you know if there is currently any reader available that would provide audio feedback about the items that it reads? —Name withheld ——— Motorola’s handheld RFID readers have a Geiger counter function. As you get closer to a tag, the unit beeps louder and more...What Types of Readers Employ an Anti-Collision Protocol?
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. ——— Dear Balaji, If...
Turck USA’s Customers Install UHF RFID Solutions in Factories
The factory-automation company developed passive UHF tags and hardware as a longer read-range alternative to its HF RFID solution, so that its customers can track assets and products.
Choose Your Partners Wisely
Whatever your RFID application, there’s nothing worse than having to change partners in the middle of a deployment.
Watch What You Eat
The horsemeat scandal engulfing Europe is evidence that the global food supply chain is just too complex to monitor without RFID and other technologies.