SML Group Announces New Tags, Production Center
The Hong Kong-based company has opened a new facility in North Carolina, and has released three new EPC RFID inlays designed for fast encoding and read sensitivity.
Could We Use a 2.4 GHz Active RFID Reader to Interrogate 2.4 GHz Passive Tags?
Would it be possible for our company to do this, given the same frequency? —Name withheld ——— No, I’m sorry, but that would not be possible. Frequency is not the only factor involved in tag-to-reader communication—the tags and readers must also employ the same...RFID News Roundup
German senior citizens home implements Ekahau Wi-Fi RTLS; Smartrac builds out PVC UHF prelaminate product range; Canada’s Translink adopts NXP’s Mifare for Vancouver’s public transport system; Tagitron expands family of RFID readers, antennas, tags and inlays; NXP, Exceet Card Group deliver ITSO-compliant smart-card solution for Scotland’s National Entitlement Card.
RFID Helps NOCSAE Study Youth Football Helmets
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment employed EPC Gen 2 passive tags and readers to track the headgear retrieved from youth football groups, in order to carry out tests.
Could a Passive Tag Power a Sensor or Other Device?
I read, in a previously posted answer to the question How Much Electricity Is Generated by Passive RFID Tags?, that “a modern passive tag is designed to operate (at maximum range) on only 1 microwatt of power—typically, at a power supply voltage of 1V with a...What Is the Difference Between Components and Serialized Components in Aircraft?
Please explain. Thanks. —Name withheld ——— All airplane parts must be traceable. The term “serialized component” generally refers to “rotable” parts—that is, parts that can be removed from the plane and be serviced or rebuilt. Rotable parts...Avoiding the RFID Death Spiral
Many solution providers are making decisions that will hasten their own demise. Here’s how to avoid that grim fate.
Avoiding the RFID Death Spiral
Many solution providers are making decisions that will hasten their own demise. Here’s how to avoid that grim fate.
J.C. Penney Defers Its RFID Dreams
Six months after its CEO announced plans to use RFID tags for 100 percent of its goods by February 2013, the retailer now says that it will restrict tagging to only a few merchandise categories, in order to reduce costs.