5 Costs for RFID Asset Tracking System
5 Costs for RFID Asset Tracking System Many companies are keen to get on board with the RFID system management but are worried about the costs. Are these concerns justified, and how should you go about performing a cost-analysis for implementing the RFID system running? However, most customers consider RFID tags the most, in fact, the most expensive is software, followed by hardware equipment. 1.RFID Tag Costs RFID tags and labels come in numerous varieties depending on their shape, size, and construction material. While the internal microchip may be the same, the different costs relate primarily to how the tag will be affixed to the items that need to be tracked. Generally speaking, active tags are $25 and up. Active tags with special protective housing, extra-long battery life or sensors can run $100 or more. A passive 96-bit EPC inlay (chip and antenna mounted on a substrate) costs from 7 to 15 U.S. cents. If the tag is embedded in a thermal transfer label on which companies can
5 Questions for RFID Based Digital Asset Management
5 Questions for RFID Based Digital Asset Management 5 Questions for RFID Based Digital Asset Management 1. What is RFID Asset Tagging? Any physical asset is exactly that, an asset. Asset tagging will help you to track your assets, for a number of reasons: * To ensure loss is minimised* To ensure maximum use is made of your assets* To manage repair / maintenance of assets* To manage PAT testing schedules* Saving money, by understanding your assets better your make better use of them and save money against waste and loss RFID is part of many asset management systems and forms the link between the asset itself and the database that stores the required information for that asset. But the system itself allows you to maximise the usage of your assets. 2. How Does RFID Work? There are a number of types of RFID tags using slightly different technology within them to communicate with a reader. An RFID tag will usually contain an aerial and a microchip. Some will contain a battery but most will
5 types of RFID read range you should know
5 types of RFID read range you should know RFID, short for radio-frequency identification, uses electromagnetic frequencies to communicate between RFID readers and RFID tags. RFID readers, transmit signals to read and write data on RFID tags. There are both active and passive tags. Active tags utilize batteries to boost their power output. There are five major frequency ranges that RFID systems operate at. RFID comes in many different forms. It works at different frequencies, in different applications, and with different characteristics. The physical tag read range is determined by the individual RFID reader and antenna power, the material and thickness of material the tag is coated or covered with, the type of antenna the tag uses, the material the tag is attached to and more! While a specification may show a theoretical RFID tag read range of 5 meters (ideal conditions) it may be as little as 1 meter if the tag is attached to an object that is sitting on a metal surface surrounded b
How to implement RFID technology in your cases
How to implement RFID technology in your cases You want to implement an RFID technology into your process or business? Do you know which technology you want to use? There are a few different options that are available. Do you know what they are? Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information, is a generic term for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify people or objects. Signaling between the reader and the tag is done in several different incompatible ways, depending on the frequency band used by the tag. There are two ways to transmit RF signal between the RFID reader and tag, one is inductance coupling, the other is electromagnetic backscattering. Different frequency, the working principle is also different. RF frequency Low Frequency(LF) High Frequency(HF) Ultra high frequency (UHF) Microwave 125kHz – 135kHz 13.56MHz 840-960MHz 2.