Just Released: Five RFID Courses

RedVector has released five updated RFID courses for instructional, informational, and continuing education as well as onboarding/new employee training, or simply new skill advancement. The courses have been upgraded with crisp new 3D animation for the ultimate learning experience.

Intended Audience: Staff or Manager.

Below is detailed information on each course:

RFID Applications

Course ID: RVCT-833 | 39 minutes | Fundamental

RFID technology offers a relatively inexpensive method of tagging virtually any object and then being able to search for and identify that object. This radio-based technology, combined with computers and databases which are able to access large amounts of data, creates a tool that can increase the speed and efficiency of just about any manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, or retailing operation. Adding read/write functionality and/or sensors expands upon the number of potential applications for this technology.

Learning Objectives include:

• State what RFID stands for
• Describe the components of an RFID system
• Describe a brief history of RFID
• Describe how RFID technology is applied to manufacturing, warehousing, real time locating systems (RTLS), retail, libraries, tolling, pharmaceuticals, baggage handling, access control, theft prevention, hospitals, pet tracking, document tracking, and environmental sensors

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RFID Basics

Course ID: RVCT-788 | 29 minutes | Fundamental

RFID stand for "Radio Frequency Identification." In RFID systems, "readers" use radio signals to communicate with data "tags." A "tag" consists of an antenna connected to a data-containing integrated circuit that can be attached to almost any object, thereby giving the object a unique identification number which can be read remotely. RFID technology is used to control building access, inventory, mass transit ticketing, and highway tolls, and it is being used to increase the security of new U.S. passports.

Learning Objectives include:

• State what RFID stands for
• Describe the components of an RFID system
• Describe some of the advantages of RFID over barcoding
• Describe some of the disadvantages of RFID versus barcoding
• Describe at what frequencies RFID can operate
• Describe the need for standards and regulations
• Explain what organizations are in charge of standards and regulations
• Describe the health risks of RFID systems

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RFID Implementation

Course ID: RVCT-818 | 20 minutes | Fundamental

Many decisions must be made when setting up an RFID system. Even after major factors like frequency of operation, reader type, and tag type have been determined, there are still a number of issues that can seriously impact a project's success. These issues deserve consideration both during installation and operation, and include reader antenna location, orientation, and connections, multipath reflection, electromagnetic interference, reader collision, and packaging considerations.

Learning Objectives include:

• Describe some operational factors that affect the read range of RFID systems
• Describe the effect of antenna orientation on read range
• List guidelines for reader-to-antenna connections
• Explain what multipath reflection is
• List sources of EMI
• Describe what reader synchronization is
• Describe how packaging can affect read range

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RFID Readers

Course ID: RVCT-828 | 29 minutes | Fundamental

An RFID reader sends commands and information to an RFID tag and receives information from the tag. A reader consists of a transceiver, antenna, controller, and computer interface. Readers communicate with tags using either inductive coupling or backscatter coupling. Both techniques rely on the tag modifying the electromagnetic field to send encoded information back to the reader. Besides handling radio communications, the reader is responsible for performing data verification and passing tag data to a database.

Learning Objectives include:

• List the primary components of an RFID system
• List the primary components of an RFID reader
• Describe a typical reader-to-tag interaction
• Describe inductive coupling
• Describe backscatter coupling
• Describe the effect of antenna polarization
• Describe how readers deal with tag collision
• Explain how data is encoded between a reader and a tag

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RFID Tags

Course ID: RVCT-826 | 32 minutes | Fundamental

An RFID tag consists of an antenna that is connected to a data-containing integrated circuit. These small tags can be attached to almost any object, thereby giving it a unique identification number which can be read without contacting the object. Tags can be passive, operating on the energy of the radio waves of the reader, or active, which means they are powered by a built-in battery. RFID tags come in just about every shape and size imaginable. The packaging is determined by their intended use and the frequency at which they operate.

Learning Objectives include:

• List the primary components of an RFID system
• List the primary components of an RFID tag
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the different frequencies at which RFID systems operate
• Describe the differences between passive tags and active tags
• Describe what information is typically stored in memory on an RFID tag
• Describe the role of an antenna in a tag

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