This document discusses radio frequency identification (RFID) and summarizes a presentation about an RFID system. It describes typical RFID applications, components, and specifications. The key components of an RFID system are RFID tags, tag readers, and a data processing subsystem. Tags can be either active (with a battery) or passive (powered by the reader). Readers interrogate tags to read their stored data using radio frequency communication.
2. RFID- Introduction
Radio Frequency Identification has found multiple applications right
from Automatic Traffic Toll collection to Automated billing in
Supermarkets.
Typical applications can be categorized as-
Access control and security
Tracking of products in Supply Chain
IDs of products at Point of Sale
Typical components of an RFID system include-
Active or Passive Tag
Tag reader
Communication unit
The frequency of operation usually falls in ISM band at 125 KHz, 13.56
MHz, 915 MHz or 2.4 GHz
3. RFID System Components
RFID Tag
Transponder
Located on the object
RFID Reader
Transceiver
Can read and write data to Tag
Data Processing Subsystem
4. Transponder
Consist of microchip that stores data and antenna
Active transponders have on-tag battery
Passive transponders obtain all power from the interrogation signal of
reader
Active and passive only communicate when interrogate by transceiver
5. Transceiver
Consist of a RF module, a control unit, and a coupling element to
interrogate tags via RF communication
Also have secondary interface to communicate with backend systems
Reads tags located in hostile environment and are obscured from
view
6. Modulation
RF communications typically modulate high frequency carrier signal
to transmit baseband code
Three classes of digital modulation are ASK, FSK, and PSK.
ASK most common in 13.56 MHz load modulation
PSK most common in 915 MHz backscatter modulation