• Describe the RFID architecture.
• Design RFID systems.
• Evaluate tag types.
• Recognise common RFID problems.

Duration: 2 days

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RFID course contents

What is RFID?
Review of RF basics, what is RFID, RFID history, RFID base system architecture, frequency bands used by RFID, comparison with barcodes.

RFID applications
Supply chain, asset tracking, theft reduction, retail, access control, tolls.

Tags
Tag features, types of tag, passive and active, chips, read only, read write, affixing tags, selecting location to affix a tag, tag orientation and location, tag stacking, impact of rate of movement, tag data formats.

Interrogators/readers
Interrogation zones, interrogator types, antennas, read distance tests, multiple interrogators, synchronisation, dense interrogator environment issues. RFID peripherals.

Standards and regulations
Global regulatory requirements, regional regulatory requirements, ISO, ETSI, FCC, EPC, safety regulations/issues.

Testing and troubleshooting
Read rate problems, improperly tagged items, tag failure.

RFID system design
Antenna types, interference, antenna location and spacing, how many antennas? How many interrogators? tag types, grounding considerations, cabling, site diagrams.