Can a 125 kHz RFID System Read and Write to a 13.56 MHz Chip?

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Ask The Experts › Can a 125 kHz RFID System Read and Write to a 13.56 MHz Chip?
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RFID Journal Staff asked 6 years ago

Or is this impossible?

—Dave

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Dave,

No, it cannot. For an RFID reader to be able to communicate with an RFID transponder, the two must use the same frequency and air-interface protocol (language). An antenna for a chip operating at 13.56 MHz is not able to receive signals at a different frequency, and the two types of systems use different protocols to communicate.

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