History of Rfid: © Irunway 2011
History of Rfid: © Irunway 2011
History of Rfid: © Irunway 2011
In 1935, Sir Robert Alexander developed an “Identify Friend or Foe (IFF)” system
using radar. The IFF system was used in WorldWar II to detect and differentiate
between friendly and enemy aircraft.
In the 1960s, electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems were developed for
merchandise anti-theft purposes . EAS tags are 1-bit tags that can be in either an
“on” or “off” state. When attached to merchandise, they can indicate whether an
item of merchandise has been legitimately sold.
In the 1980s, full implementation of RFID systems for various applications took
place. Due to the advancement of CMOS integrated circuit technology, smaller
RFID tags with more functionalities were able to be produced.
In 1999, Auto-ID Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was established
for utilizing RFID to track and identify every object in supply chains down to an item
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level.
RFID System
Ethernet
RFID
Reader
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RFID Types and Frequencies
LF HF UHF Microwave
Freq. Range 125 - 134KHz 13.56 MHz 866 - 915MHz 2.45 - 5.8 GHz
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A Passive Tag
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Type of RFID tags
Active tags
• contain an on-board power source.
• can communicate with less powerful interrogators and can transmit information over much
longer ranges.
• Are larger, complex and expensive than active tags.
Passive Tags
• derive power to transmit data from the signal sent by the interrogator.
• effective range of passive tags is much shorter than that of active tags.
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Advatages over Barcodes
Barcode readers require a direct line of sight to the printed barcode; RFID readers
do not require a direct line of sight to either active RFID tags or passive RFID tags.
Greater Reading Range
Read/write capability
Completely Automated. No Labor required once system is up.
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Tag Block Diagram
Antenna
Power Supply
Memory
Control Logic Cells
Tx Modulator (Finite State
machine)
Rx
Demodulator
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RFID Communication
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Operating Principles
In 1935, Sir Robert Alexander developed an “Identify Friend or Foe (IFF)” system
using radar.
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Standard RFID Tag Limitations
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Collision Issues in RFID
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Existing Solutions not Applicable
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PULSE Protocol
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Platform Independent Tag Antennas
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AMC Shapes
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