4. RFID
RFID = Radio Frequency Identification
Electronic labeling and wireless identification of
objects using radio frequency
Tag carries with its information
a serial number
Model number
Color or any other imaginable data
When these tags pass through a field generated by a
compatible reader, they transmit this information
back to the reader, thereby identifying the object
5. RFID components
A basic RFID system consists of these components:
A programmable RFID tag/inlay for storing item data;
Consisting of an RFID chip for data storage
an antenna to facilitate communication with the RFID chip
A reader/antenna system to interrogate the RFID
inlay
Application software and a host computer system
6. RFID Tag
The RFID tag consists of an integrated circuit (IC)
embedded in a thin film medium.
Information stored in the memory of the RFID chip
is transmitted by the antenna circuit embedded in
the RFID inlay via radio frequencies, to an RFID
reader
3 types
Passive
Semi-passive
Active
7. Types of RFID Tags
Active Tags
• Use a battery
• communicate over
distances of several
meters
Semi-passive Tags
• Contain built-in
batteries to power
the chip’s circuitry,
resist interference
and circumvent a
lack of power from
the reader signal due
to long distance.
• They are different
from active tags in
that they only
transmit data at the
time a response is
received
Passive Tags
• Derive their power
from the field
generated by the
reader
• without having an
active transmitter to
transfer the
information stored
8. Applications
Frequency Appx.
Read
Range
Data
Speed
Cost
of
Tags
Application
Low
Frequency
(125kHz)
<5cm
(passive)
Low High • Animal
Identification
• Access Control
High
Frequency
(13.56 Mhz)
10 cm – 1m
(passive)
Low to
Moderate
Medi
um to
Low
• Smart Cards
• Payment
(paywave)
Ultra High
Frequency
(433, 868-
928 Mhz)
3m -7m
(passive)
Moderate to
High
Low • Logistics and
Supply Chain
• Baggage Tracking
Microwave
(2.45 & 5.8
Ghz)
10m -15m
(passive)
20m – 40m
(active)
High High • Electronic toll
collection
(Autotoll)
• Container Tracking
13. Survey Result
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
20%
Pharmaceutic
manufacturing
industries
15%
Library Management
21%
Inventory Control
10%
Document Management
8%
Security
8%
Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management
5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other
18%
Types of industries that respondentsthink
it is possible to apply RFID technology
18. Conclusion
Positive
RFID is a contactless reading technology and can read
through other materials
Hold more data than barcode does
RFID tags data can be changed or added
More effective, bring lots of convenience to us
Negative
Cost is relatively remain high (compare to barcode)
RFID signals may have problems with some materials
RFID standards are still being developed
