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Components of an RFID Tag

Inlay The tag inlay consists of the integrated circuit (IC), an antenna, and a substrate to hold it all together. The inlay, on its own, is a fully functional tag; ready to be packaged into either a smart label or another casing. Integrated Chip (IC) The IC is an electronic circuit or microchip that is manufactured at a semiconductor plant. This microchip contains a memory store and a microprocessor or decision making (logic) unit. The IC is configured either as a passively powered device (powered by inductive coupling generated from

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An Introduction to UHF RFID

The latest standardization of the Ultra-High Frequency RFID spectrum is the GS1 UHF Gen2 protocol (ISO/IEC 18000-63), which defines the technical specifications (e.g., physical/logical interactions between devices, anti-collision algorithms, security commands, etc.) for RFID devices operating in the frequency of 860–860 MHz. The ITU designated UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) as the radio frequency range of 300 MHz to 3 GHz, while the IEEE defines UHF as only frequencies between 300 MHz and 1 GHz (the rest of the ITU–defined UHF frequency range overlaps with the IEEE’s frequency allocations for the L band and

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RFID Terminology

Active Tag: A battery-powered RFID tag that powers the circuitry that transmits the signal to a reader. Active tags differ from passive tags in that they have longer read ranges, a higher price tag, and a larger size (due to the battery). Antenna: The element built into both RFID readers and tags that radiates and receives radio energy. Automatic Identification (also called automatic data capture): The ability to collect and enter data directly into computer systems without human involvement through technologies such as barcodes, biometrics, RFID, and voice recognition. Backscatter:

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The Difference Between the RFID Frequency Ranges (LF/HF/UHF)

The frequency range of an RFID system has a significant impact on multiple performance metrics like the read range and interference susceptibility, so it’s important to make sure you select the right frequency for your business application or use case.    LF/NFC HF UHF Frequency range 125 – 134.2 KHz 13.56 MHz (global) 433, 865 – 828 MHz (varies regionally) Read range < 10 cm < 1 m 1 – 100 m Tag cost Relatively expensive Varies Inexpensive (in high volumes) Reader cost Relatively inexpensive (established technology) Relatively inexpensive (established technology) More expensive

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The Difference Between Active and Passive RFID Tags

The primary difference between active and passive tags is that active tags have their own power source (typically an embedded battery) and passive tags rely on the RFID reader’s propagation signal to power the tag. From this primary distinction stems a variety of considerations to make when deciding between the two types of tags. This article aims to help aid you in deciding which type of tag — active or passive — is best for your business application by laying out some of the most pivotal factors you should consider.   Active

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How Does An RFID System Work?

In its most rudimentary form, an RFID system is made up of two parts; a transponder (a tag) and an interrogator (a reader). The transponder, which consists of an inlay which has a microchip, an antenna, and usually a substrate (the stuff that holds the tag’s components together) and optionally an encasing to protect the inlay from various environmental factors, is encoded with information specific to the object it is attached to or associated with, such as a serial number. The interrogator reads the transponder’s information by emitting a signal to the transponder

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Configure software Access Point (AP) mode on WiSnap adapters

To configure the WiSnap adapter for software access point mode follow the below steps: 1. Connect the WiSnap adapter to your PC using a USB-RS232 cable. 2. Configure your terminal application (PuTTY, TeraTerm, etc.) with the settings: 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity no flow control 3. Start the terminal application. 4. Type the following commands followed by a carriage return (enter key): $$$ – should see a CMD response and the green LED will begin blinking quickly set wlanssid – sets the SSID of the WiSnap when

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How to use Android Wi-Fi AP to tether the WiSnap to a cellular network

This app note demonstrates how to connect the WiSnap RS-232 dongle via Wi-Fi to an Android AP (access point) that is connected to the internet via a 3G/4G cellular network. To clarify, we are going to set up the Android device (with access to a cellular network) as a Wi-Fi access point, then configure the WiSnap (via RS-232 connection and terminal application) to connect to the Android’s Wi-Fi access point. This way, the WiSnap will be able to connect to the Internet through the Android’s cellular network. Set up the

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How to setup the WiSnap RS-232 adapter

Select A Terminal Application Before we begin, it’s important that you make sure that you have a compatible terminal emulator installed on your computer. Here, at Serialio, we often use our product, JavaTerm. There are also a myriad of different terminal emulators (for Mac and Windows) that will do just fine. If you don’t know where to start,  we recommend YAT (Yet Another Terminal) for Windows and zTerm for Mac. Configure The Terminal  As many of you likely know, serial devices and the respective application/hardware used to communicate with them

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How to configure the BlueSnap RS-232 to Bluetooth adapter

This Product is discontinued. This guide will walk you through the process of configuring your BlueSnap module with a serial communication terminal on Windows. There are many serial communication terminals available, including JavaTerm and YAT. For this tutorial, we will be using Tera Term  on a Windows 10 PC. Tera Term is a free and can be downloaded here. You will need the following for this tutorial: The BlueSnap RS-232 to Bluetooth 2.1 adapter A USB to RS-232 adapter cable If your BlueSnap is male, you will need a Female-to-Female NULL Modem

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Our Testimonial

Our boutique private school time and attendance uses Cloud-in-Hand® Stratus-io Time and Attendance. Our school’s students scan RFID badges for attendance logging using the idChamp® NF4x RFID badge reader. It’s so simple all of our very young students easily learned and use it without effort or confusion. Stratus-io Time and Attendance program is easy to… Read more “Time and Attendance Easy-To-Use For Young Students”

Starport Technologies encodes 10 million RFID tags per month, sometimes UHF reader must ignore unwanted nearby UHF tags. Prior to encoding some UHF tags we do printing. We use Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID readers to quickly spot check around voided tags to insure the encoding is done to the proper tags. Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID… Read more “Unwanted Nearby UHF Tags Ignored Using Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e”

Sanders Roth - VP
Starport Technologies

Innova Zones was approached by a customer looking to track RFID i-Safe Tags to ensure compliance with safety gear requirements within their facility. Unsure if it was possible, we sent a tag to Serialio, who quickly and expertly helped us setup the idChamp® Smart Credential Readers to read iSafe tags. Thanks to Serialio, we have… Read more “Read RFID i-Safe Tags”

Eastland Dunavin
Innova Zones

We use SerialMagic Keys Professional Android to connect with the HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader. SerialMagic Keys Professional is exceptionally easy to use. SerialMagic Keys Professional quickly and easily posts scan RFID tags to all apps that take keystrokes. Post many types of RFID tags: ISO 11784/11785 compliant FDX-B and HDX, FDX-B Fastag, FDX-B… Read more “HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader – Android”

USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid on iPad & iPhone is an unmatched data collection solution. Form-A-Feed uses this solution successfully for years. Serialio support has been unmatched by any supplier. The Support Team is super responsive, and the Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid solution always works. Mobile Grid is so reliable, when our Microsoft based solution fails, Serialio is… Read more “Unmatched Data Collection Solution – Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid”

Martin Tandsater
Form-A-Feed, Inc.

The Toshiba Team spent months searching for the best electronic emergency headcount software for our large facilities. Toshiba needed emergency mustering Roll Call ensuring employees, visitors, and contractors are all safe and accounted for during an Emergency. Serialio was one of many companies we reached out to, and we’re so thankful we did! The Cloud-In-Hand… Read more “Emergency Headcount Software 1-Million-Square-Foot”

Derius Goudeaux - Safety Manager
Toshiba

Our search for mobile order for sales reps and trade shows solution ended when we found Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order. Mobile Order is a terrific application replacing our last ordering solution.  We deployed to our outside sales staff and use it for our trade shows on iPads & iPhones.  We were up and running in record… Read more “Mobile Order For Sales Reps and Trade Shows”

Scott Bonora - Director of Operations
Phillips International, Inc.

In 2019, we needed a reliable and cost-effective method of enabling RFID scans on a tablet for a custom RFID time clock application on Windows Surface Pro we developed.  We were fortunate enough to find SerialMagic Professional and the idChamp® RFID Smart Card Badge Reader.  Serialio assisted us with the software and hardware needed to… Read more “Enable RFID Scans On Windows Surface Pro For Time Clock Application”

Russell Hopkinson - Senior Engineer

University of Wyoming Vending Services has used the BlueSnap M6A Dex for vending machine service for vending machine DEX service for over two years. VendSys initially recommended we purchase the BlueSnap DEX Kit and we’re very happy we did. UW Vending has full-time, employees managing students who are route drivers. I can confidently say that… Read more “Vending Machine DEX Service With iPhone-Android-BlueSnap”

Bill McCleary - Manager Vending Services
University of Wyoming

We take orders with iScanBrowser iOS with the PX20 wireless mobile 2D+1D barcode scanner. Our users quickly and reliably make orders are in our showroom with iScanBrowser on iPad Air devices. We like the speed and stability of the PX20 iScanBrowser in building orders fast and accurate. We have worked with Serialio.com for many years… Read more “iScanBrowser iOS Super-Fast & Reliable Order Taking”

David R.
Giftwares Company, Inc.