UWB
Two-Way UWB Communication Allows Picking By Light
SICK is among the first companies to offer a solution leveraging the UWB backchannel feature in Sewio's Studio 2.6 platform, allowing users to communicate with a tag and prompt it to light up so that it can be easily spotted.
Three Types of Active RFID for Real-Time Location Systems
Common technologies used in RTLS solutions include sub-gigahertz, ultra-wideband and Bluetooth Low Energy. Which would best meet your operational needs?
The Future of Navigation in Office Buildings
Which technologies will take the lead in wayfinding for employees and guests?
FiRa Consortium Adds Hundredth Member, Authorizes UWB Certification Test Labs
The standards organization is enabling companies with ultra-wideband technologies to have their products certified for meeting the FiRa specification for the IEEE 802.15.4z standard, so that UWB systems can coexist as the technology becomes more ubiquitous.
RFID News Roundup
Sasktel, Eleven-X extend smart-city initiative partnership; Seritag launches NFC tag label line; Pozyx RTLS triggers contextual location-based events; ResearchAndMarkets releases RTLS report.
Mine-based Ultra-wideband to Cut Contacts, Collisions and Track Assets
Redpoint Positioning's system is being tested at large-scale mines in North America and Asia to track the locations of people and vehicles for safety purposes, as well as to trace contacts for disease prevention and find tools and equipment.
UWB Radar Pulse Detects Presence for LCD Screens, Vending Machines
Novelda has built a general-use system-on-a-chip based on the UWB sensors used in laptops, to detect the presence of individuals at preset distances, as well as identify motions as small as breath and heartbeats.
Low-Cost UWB Tag Brings Real-Time Location to Low-Value Objects
Kinexon's X-Tag is designed to cost about one-fifth the price of existing UWB tags for Industrial IoT applications tracking items moving around a facility to gain a real-time view into operations and analyze business processes.
RFID News Roundup
Humatics, Siemens receive MTA UWB train-positioning contract; SimplyRFID offers inventory-management guide for wine sellers; InnovationLab, Trelleborg integrate printed sensors in logistics app; New Boundary offers IIoT monitoring solution; Laird Connectivity, Memfault partner on IoT/Bluetooth debugging platform; RFID use boosts plastic pharmaceutical bottle sales.