RFID training course description
This training course focuses on the technologies used in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
What will you learn
Describe the RFID architecture.
Design RFID systems.
Evaluate tag types.
Recognise common RFID problems.
RFID training course details
Who will benefit:
RFID technologists and system engineers.
Prerequisites:
RF fundamentals.
Duration
2 days
RFID training 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.