How Does Anti-Collision Work?

How Does Anti-Collision Work?

And how can an RFID reader communicate simultaneously with more than one passive tag using such a technique? —Name withheld ——— I will explain the basic concept of anti-collision here, and then point you to some information that goes into more depth. Readers can not...
How Does Anti-Collision Work?

What Is EPC Gen2 v2?

Is this a standard? What does it mean? —Name withheld ——— EPC Gen 2v2 is an update to GS1’s Electronic Product Code (EPC) air-interface protocol standard for passive, ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags. It provides a series of features intended to improve...
How Does Anti-Collision Work?

Is a GPS Tracking Chip the Same as an RFID Chip?

Do these terms describe the same technology? —Name withheld ——— No. A Global Positioning System (GPS) chip is a microchip that is used in a GPS receiver, which receives signals from four or more of the 27 GPS satellites currently orbiting Earth. A GPS device can...
How Does Anti-Collision Work?

Can I Store Multiple RFID Tags on a Single RFID Microchip?

For instance, can I store both my car keys (a Lincoln MKZ) and my apartment door key on a single RFID microchip? I also want to use that same microchip to open my front door. —Name withheld ——— You are confusing some radio frequency identification terminology. An RFID...
How Does Anti-Collision Work?

Can RFID Tags Be Linked to an iPhone App?

Or is this not possible? —Name withheld ——— Currently, there is no passive Near Field Communication (NFC) reader—or any other type of RFID reader, for that matter—built into an Apple iPhone (see Apple Eschews NFC). But there are a number of companies, such as U Grok...