What Type of RFID Is Used for the Antenna in a Contactless Smart Card?
Please explain which technology is used. —Name withheld ——— Contactless smart cards typically employ high-frequency (HF) RFID transponders based on the ISO 14443 air-interface standard. The antenna is simply a coiled piece of copper that connects with two contacts on...What Technology Would Work Best to Track Finger Movements?
For a project on which I am working, I need to track the location of my finger tip when moving it on a table, so I require a precise solution consisting of small tags. What do you recommend? Is there any system better than RFID for this objective, such as Wi-Fi or...
RFID Climbs Mountains in Italian Alps
Veglia-Devero Nature Park is using active UHF tags to provide hikers with video and audio media explaining the site’s features.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble introduces ThingMagic Mercury6 RFID reader; Xerafy unveils new X II metal-mount RFID tags; National Instruments expands its wireless sensor platform; RFM announces battery-operated Wi-Fi sensor modem; Deutsche Telekom plans mobile wallet this year; European Supply Chain Institute adds NFC to RFID project for tracking carbon emissions.
Finalists Unveiled for the Fifth Annual RFID Journal Awards
RFID Journal has announced the finalists for the 2011 RFID Journal Awards, including Best RFID Implementation, Most Innovative Use of RFID, Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service, Best in Show, Special Achievement and the new RFID Green Award. The winners will be revealed next month at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011.
Is There a Single Middleware Solution Available for Use With Multiple RFID Systems From a Variety of Providers?
I work in the oil and gas sector, and it would appear that no one supplier offers a full radio frequency identification solution for our industry. —Name withheld ——— There are a variety of middleware solutions that can handle data from a variety of sources, including...Can I Read Tags From More Than 1 Kilometer Away?
What type of RFID system can interrogate tags from that distance? —Name withheld ——— There are, to my knowledge, no RFID systems that work consistently at a distance of more than 1 kilometer (0.6 mile). Most active RFID systems have a read range of about 100 meters...
Mettler Toledo Rainin Puts RFID Into Pipettes
The company is incorporating passive 125 kHz tags in its Pipet-Lite XLS product family, enabling users to record and access maintenance and calibration histories, as well as write instructions regarding a pipette’s permitted usage.
Tanzanian Logistics Company Tracks Fuel Trucks
After testing an RFID-based solution on one of its tanker trucks, Usangu Logistic is preparing to install it on 30 of its vehicles, enabling the company to know, in real time, where and when fuel is stolen.