The term Smart Packaging describes the use of technology, indicators, or even chemicals to enable a specific functionality on or within a product’s packaging. Smart Packaging is used on a variety
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Most RFID tags are made up of three parts - the chip, antenna, and tag face or substrate. Each of these individual parts performs a specific duty in order to make the RFID tag work properly in
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Passive RFID is a term used to describe RFID tags that do not have a battery or other internal power source. Instead of a battery, Passive RFID tags rely on the energy received from the RFID read
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SGTIN-96 is an encoding scheme that stands for Serialized Global Trade Identification Number and is sometimes called a serialized GTIN. The 96 in the name refers to the number of bits in the final EPC
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Welcome to this video which will walk through Encoding an RFID Tag with the Vulcan RFID, UHF Tag Read and Write Software. To watch this video on YouTube, click here. VIDEO SCRIPT Here’s wh
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In Class 1 Gen2 UHF RFID tags, a CRC-16 and a 16-bit Protocol Control (PC) precede the tag’s EPC number in the EPC memory bank, a requirement that was first outlined in Gen2 v1.1. If you have eve
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RF interference is typically caused by  environmental problems like  metal and water. However, Tag Shadowing can be another culprit that is often overlooked. Tag Shadowing is an RFID ap
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Introduction Welcome to RFID Insider! In this video we will show you how fast and easy it is to start reading RFID tags. The goal of this video is to show that reading RFID tags is not as compl
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RFID Read Zones An RFID Read Zone is a term that describes the free space surrounding an RFID system in which an RFID tag can be read. A read zone varies in size and shape depending on a few factors
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Interested in learning more about RFID Reader Transmit Power? Checkout these 10 facts and comment below if you have a fact or tip to add to our list! 1. Reader transmit power/output power is s
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One of the strengths of RFID technology is that it can take the place of inefficient and time-consuming manual processes in order to save time, automate identification, capture data, interact wit
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Introduction Recently, while exhibiting at a trade show, I was approached by a few attendees at the show during the week that asked me the same question – “Why Should We Try RFID Again?” The first
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