The chip maker’s new software package enables users to read and write to an RFID tag from a PC, laptop or handheld device, by clicking on a tag icon displayed on their existing operating system’s desktop to view a tag’s data, and then dragging the file icon to the tag to encode it.
By setting up and operating a replica of the conveyor system used at the drugmaker’s Salt Lake City plant, the lab’s research team was able to raise read-write accuracy to more than 99 percent.
A crowded RF environment impacts the battery life of Wi-Fi devices significantly—and the first to be affected are those operating in the 2.4 GHz band.
Radio frequency identification has matured, and its benefits have been proved. Now, it’s time to put the technology in perspective.
A major automotive battery maker is using Seeonic’s SightWare-Seeniq system, installed on shelving, so that it can view whether its batteries need to be restocked at third-party locations, such as auto repair shops and parts dealers.
UPM RFID debuts a bunch of new UHF RFID tags; Voyantic announces upgrades to reader tester and measurement software; Omni-ID launches family of RFID tags for tracking tools, rental equipment; InSync Software unveils Sapphire iApp Platform 4.0 for RFID-, GPS- and sensor-driven solutions; Metalcraft offers double-sided variable printing for RFID and bar-code products; CipherLab intros UHF handheld Bluetooth RFID reader; CAEN RFID’s integrated UHF RFID USB/Bluetooth interrogator; InfoChip’s tiny HF Bluetooth reader, embeddable UHF tag; Jolly supports Zebra Technologies’ UHF RFID printers.
The system should make managing serial numbers easier for end users, while providing advanced users with the flexibility they want.