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

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.

Learning path

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