RFID Geeks

What’s the Difference between RFID Tags, Inlays & Labels? RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is used to identify and track objects using radio waves. RFID systems consist of three main components: a reader/scanner, an antenna, and an RFID tag, inlay, or label. When designing an RFID system – a few components typically come to mind, including RFID hardware and software. For hardware, typically RFID Readers, RFID Antennas, & RFID Tags are selected based on the r …

UHF (RAIN) RFID Chip TypeAn Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) chip is a type of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that uses radio waves to communicate with a reader or transmitter.UHF (Ultra High Frequency) RFID tag that works at frequencies between 860-960 MHz.Four frequency bands are used in tag design: Low Frequency – 125/134 kHz High Frequency – 13.56 MHz Ultra-High Frequency – 433 MHz (sometimes called Very High VHF), 860-960 MHz Microwave Frequency – 2.45 GHz       &nb …

Explore our partner interview with Caen RFID. We discuss latest RFID products from Caen RFID including: Caen Hadron Mini, an RFID module. Caen Proton, an industrial fixed RFID readerCaen Quattro, a fixed 4 port RFID readerCaen Hex, a unique USB based RFID reader with scripting abilities and a displayCaen Quad Circular RFID Antenna Dual Frequency Temperature LoggerCaen skID, a bluetooth based RFID compact sled. …

Every business has assets that it uses to streamline it’s operations. Whether it be laptops to simplify IT operations or machinery to conduct manufacturing, it’s important the business understands where these assets are and the operational status of the items.RFID technology provides simplification of accountability of assets by making it easy to collect data regarding the asset. The technology is being used today to track and manage assets for use cases like fixed asset management, IT asset tra …

RFID tags play an important role when it comes to any RFID project. To help you out, we’ve outlined some frequently asked questions (FAQs) when it comes to RFID tags and choosing the right one for your project.=What is the difference between active and passive RFID tags? Active RFID tags have a battery and transmit out their own signal on a predefined (often times configurable interval) This signal may be received by an active RFID reader. Depending on the tag, this battery may be built int …

Selecting an appropriate RFID Tag is one of the most important steps when getting started with an RFID project. To help with that process, we’ve outlined 24 questions you can ask yourself to make you are picking the right one What is the footprint (size) available to attach the RFID Tag to the associated item? What will be the method to attach the RFID tag? (Embed, Adhesive, Rivet, Solder, Zip tie, etc.)Where on the object will the RFID tag be attached?How far away do you need to be a …

UHF RFID or RAIN RFID is an emerging IoT technology that is gaining adoption across multiple industries because its combination of low-cost tags and several-meter read range. Inventory management, asset tracking and authentication solutions are just some of the use cases being enabled by RFID in retail, logistics, supply chain, healthcare, airline baggage, automotive and manufacturing. Many of these solutions require an optimized tag to enable long read range for tagging a specific ma …

Unlike with other materials, RF waves cannot penetrate metal. Metal blocks and reflects RF waves, which poses quite a challenge when using RFID technology for tracking metal assets or in environments with a lot of metal objects. And that’s not all, metal also couples with the tag antenna and detunes the tag so the read range is drastically shortened. This means that a common passive RFID tag placed on a metal asset cannot be read from a distance even within the line of sight or performs ve …

BarTender® from Seagull Scientific is a software that helps companies large and small design and print variety of labels, RFID tags or cards in a simple and efficient way.BarTender enables label design, data entry through customizable forms, and consolidation of designs with their Intelligent Templates that allow companies to produce flexible label designs without the need to create and maintain hundreds of separate documents.BarTender also optimizes and accelerates printing of barcodes, l …

In order to select the right tag for your application, you must consider several factors that will affect the tag performance. As the market is flooded with hundreds of types of tags, there is no simple way to sort them all and pick the perfect one. However, we have gathered criteria that will help you with your selection. Tag Type – passive, active, semi-passiveTag Frequency – low, high, ultra-high, microwaveTag Orientation, Location and PlacementEnvironmental Factors – metal, liquids, har …