RFID-radar on track to start delivering systems this month
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RFID-radar(TM) is a new technology that was developed by Trolley Scan (Pty Ltd
in South Africa at the beginning of August 2005. It allows a computer network
to identify and locate continuously many cheap transponders in a zone with high
accuracy.
In our past newsletter we announced that we had tested the principles of accurate
range measurement and were targeting the delivery of the first systems in January 2006.
Having worked flat out through the past months and the festive season, we have now
developed a package of an RFID-radar system with supporting transponders and
software that we will be able to start supplying in late January 2006. This is
our "prototype" version. This version has the performance of the future versions but uses
more expensive parts than we expect to use in the commercial versions, and has
computing capabilities only for a limited number of transponders being processed
simultaneously.
Trolley Scan have created a web page which describes the system and performance that will
be delivered starting this month at
http://www.rfid-radar.com/eval/index.html
There is also a monthly newsletter available detailing progress and
new developments in RFID-radar for companies wanting to track its progress.
RFID-radar newsletter can be requested via the website
http://www.rfid-radar.com/
RFID-radar, with its accurate location and tracking ability, brings about a new
class of applications. We strongly recommend that before new users try
the RFID-radar, they first become familiar with long range UHF RFID
such as the standard small system below.
Trolley Scan doubles performance range of portable to 10 meters
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Major technical advancements seem to happen in pairs, just when you
are at your busiest!
A significant technical improvement in receiver performance has
resulted in a four fold improvement in reader sensitivity of the
portable reader, now giving read ranges up to 10 meters for a
small portable reader.
This improvement has been achieved with no increase in energising
field power and has no impact on battery life (up to 11 hours)
for the portable. This 10 meter performance for a portable needs
to be judged against competitive handheld systems which seldom
have read ranges of 1 meter, let alone a few centimeters - often
being direct competitors in performance with portable barcode scanners.
As per Trolley Scan policy, existing owners of portable readers
are offered an upgrade to 10 meter performance for a nominal charge.
The portable reader now has performance more in line with that
of the fixed reader where 13 meters is the norm.
The new long range reader is already a product listed in the
pricelist and has been supplied to users over the past couple
of months.
Interesting projects
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Over the past month, Trolley Scan have supplied systems to
integrators for interesting projects where low power passive
technology, multiple transponder, good read ranges, and low interference
with multiple readers operating in a close zone were requirements.
In one case, 15 readers are operating continuously in one structure
in close proximity to each other, each controlling the zone in their
immediate vicinity.
Projects that used our technology in the past month were
industrial laundries, factory automation and logisitics control,
tagging trees in a nursery/forest, vehicle access and control, and sports
timing applications.
Getting your own complete RFID system
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Like Amazon.com, you can order RFID systems from Trolleyscan.com!!
Trolley Scan provide small systems which give new users
the ability to evaluate UHF RFID and their applications
without needing specialised skills. The systems comprise a
reader, antennas and 100 transponders based on the EcoTag
technology. The user plugs the system into their computer
and plugs in the mains power to have a fully operational system.
Systems based on the fixed reader cost
EURO 1800(US$2340) plus freight; and those based on the
portable reader cost EURO 2000(US$2600) plus freight.
These systems are already operating in 44 countries.
To find out details of the systems and to order see
http://trolleyscan.com/isosys.html
Further readers and transponders can be ordered via
trolleyscan.com.
Trolley Scan also licence their leading edge technologies
to companies wanting to manufacture their products.
More information about Trolleyponder technology can be found
at the Trolley Scan website
http://trolleyscan.com
Trolleyponder(R)/EcoTag(R) has been designed to be
"A barcode replacement technology"
