RFID Technologies Overview (TE60-11-0)

SynopsisRFID has become one of the most talked about technologies in the market today. Leading retailers and their consumer goods supplier trading partners are beginning limited use of RFID systems in their operations and are announcing plans for expansion. Despite the promise that the technology holds, limitations with the initial RFID implementations have made the experiences to-date mixed.

This one-day course provides a basic overview of RFID technology for those who want to understand the language, concepts and mandates involved with RFID technology, and the necessary background to the implementation of an RFID system including knowledge of RF communication; RFID hardware functions; installation and configuration including interrogators, antennas, printers/encoders, and other ancillary devices; RFID tags; connectivity, networking; and automatic data collection technologies.

Course Highlight
This course will help corporate managers, supply chain managers, IT specialists, equipment engineers, and anyone who needs to know what RFID is all about and some implementation details.

What previous participants say about this course
Answers to the question 'what did you like most about the course'

• "RFID design & implementation" - 10 May 06
• "The circuit simulations and study cases" - 10 May 06
• "The architecture of RFID systems" - 10 May 06
• "Dr Law is very knowledgeable in the field and explained clearly" - 10 May 06
• "The detail overview of the logic & RF components in the system" - 18 Jul 05
• "The receiver & transceiver site" - 18 Jul 05
• "The blocks of RFID systems" - 18 Jul 05
• "Thorough and detail explanation of subject matter. I like it how he explain the whole concept before venturing into each component" - 18 Jul 05

What You Will Learn

• understand the language, concepts and mandates involved with RFID technology
• the necessary background to the implementation of an RFID system including knowledge of RF communication; RFID hardware functions; installation and configuration including interrogators, antennas, printers/encoders, and other ancillary devices; RFID tags; connectivity, networking; and automatic data collection technologies.

Who Should Attend

• corporate managers
• supply chain managers
• IT specialists
• equipment engineers
• and anyone who needs to know what RFID is all about and some implementation details.

PrerequisiteSome basic background in electronic, RF or networking.

Course MethodologyThis course is presented classroom style, with case studies to illustrate the concepts taught.

Course Duration1 day, 9am - 5pm

Course Structure1) Overview of RFID
Objective: to provide participants with an overview of RFID technology and application

• brief history of RFID development
• applications of RFID - market segments, projected market revenue and business case for using RFID
• example for deployment of RFID in asset tracking
• different types of RFID tags and their relative strengths and weaknesses
• architecture overview : backscatter modulated RFID tag and reader
• next generation RFID systems
• Q&A

2) Circuit Implementation of RFID System
Objective: to provide participants with introductory knowledge of RFID circuit realization

• system architecture and protocols for various RFID standards (with details on ISO18000-6 and comparison with EPC-UHF class 0 and 1 tags)
• end-to-end system architecture : module/subsystem details
• circuit implementation of subsystem
• technology consideration - circuit board level design using COTS devices in packaged form and brief process of transform into IC on wafer)
• Q&A