RFID for Beginners

RFID for Beginners RFID technology is used frequently today and has been around since 1920, but few know or understand. RFID means Radio Frequency Identification and is used to store and retrieve information. This information is stored and search using RFID tags or transponders. RFID tags are small and can be incorporated into many products. The tags have antennas that allow them to receive and respond to radio-frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. Two types of RFID tags There are two types of RFID tags, passive tags and labels. Passive tags do not have their own food, but get their power from a small electrical current in antenna that is induced by a new radio frequency scan. Because of the low-power system, passive RFID tags are used only in short distances (such as an identity card). Active RFID tags are a source of energy and are much stronger and can be used over longer distances and therefore more effective. Active RFID tags also have the potential to store more information than their passive counterparts. Some active RFID tags have a battery life of up to ten years. The RFID system works from an RFID system based on tags, readers, tag programming stations, sorting equipment, the movement of readers and tag inventory wands. RFID is generally used in the safety, security doors, because they are programmed to read the RFID tags and then open or close accordingly. The system helps the information is easily transmitted via an RFID device. Systems have evolved over the years with RFID chips. The hope is that RFID will one day be accessible to all (ie consumers) as it will be more efficient and effective implementation of the RFID. When RFID is used? RFID can be found almost everywhere. RFID can be found in bookstores and CD shops. The little alarm that sounds if a CD has not been scanned is made possible by an RFID chip. RFID chips can be found on the labels of the animals, on the books in libraries, car alarms and car lock systems. RFID can also be used to detect motion. This could be very useful in the years to come, in terms of prisons. In 2004, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRH) has approved a $ 415,000 contract to test RFID technology in prisons. The idea is that the prisoners ware Wristbands that shows their movement. If there is a movement, which is unusual, the security will be alerted. This technology is used in many Member States in the years to come. Conclusion RFID technology seems to have endless possibilities. Some critics of RFID technology that violates the privacy of citizens. This is based on the fact that RFID technology can be used to track people and the place to get personal information. Put all the power in a chip, it is hardly detectable. However, RFID technology can also be used in the driver? s faster for licensing police scanner, and as a means of monitoring patients in hospital. With all potentially hazardous application of this technology, there are several wonderful applications. It will be interesting to see all the applications of RFID technology in the wonderful future.