RFID Geeks

The Zebra RFD8500 is a great RFID handheld / sled for data collection of UHF (RAIN RFID) tags. The device is typically connected via Bluetooth to a device running iOS, Android or Windows where the smart device serves as the display for the user and the Zebra RFD8500 assists with collecting RFID tags.The Zebra RFD8500 is available with two primary configurations – with ( RFD8500-5000100-US ) and without a 2D barcode imager ( RFD8500-1000100-US ). At the time of publi …

There are many choices on the market and the more choices the harder it is to pick out the right device for your application and budget.If you can't bring the asset to the reader like with a conveyor or a door portal processing, you have to bring the reader to the asset. Handheld readers are typically used for exception processing, asset tracking when asset is fixed, remote data collection, and in small scale installations. There are four main types of handheld readers:Handheld Compute …

The selection of an RFID reader is guided by the selection of the RFID tags. Once you select a tag that will be the most suitable for your solution, half of your work is done as far as criteria for selecting an RFID reader. Besides the factors common to tags and readers (the reader must be able to read the tag) such as type (active, passive), frequency (LF, HF, UHF and Microwave) and protocol (Gen 2, HF, NFC, Mifare, etc.), most distinguishing factors that apply to readers only are: …