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.