Originally published 07/01/2013, Updated with new content, tips, & videos 03/12/2024 Your RFID reader is connected to your antennas, you've adjusted your power settings, and you've applied yo
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As technology advances each year, new trends emerge like the  Metaverse and Generative AI that allow companies to grow in ways we never could have imagined. While some trends such as
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What is RFID Used For? 12 RFID Applications Ever since  Walmart's RFID mandate back in 2003, RFID has been successfully implemented in hundreds of applications across a large variety of indus
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Dual Frequency RFID tags are RFID tags that can communicate on two different frequencies; for instance, on the High Frequency (HF) band, and on the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band. There are two wa
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QR codes QR codes, or Quick Response Codes, have been around since 1994, but were not widely used until around 2010 - 2011 when smartphones with cameras were increasing in availability and popular
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Low Frequency RFID and High Frequency RFID are two types of Passive RFID that have a shorter read range compared to UHF RFID, but are both still very popular for specific applications. Because
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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 r
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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
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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
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GS1 is a non-profit, global organization that creates and maintains global standards for business-to-business and supply chain communication. In essence, a standard is created so that when a barcod
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Introduction Barcodes are usually divided into two types - 1D and 2D. As previously discussed in our Barcode Symbology article, the most common 1D barcodes are UPC-E and UPC-A, along with ISS
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Bluetooth & Bluetooth Low Energy: The Communication Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range, wireless technology standard used for exchanging data between two or more devices. Bluetooth uses the 2.4
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