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iPhone Built-in RFID Posts MQTT

iPhone Built-in RFID Posts MQTT To Any Broker You use the iPhone Built-in RFID Posts MQTT messages using the NFC Read Write app. Place RFID tag near iPhone built-in RFID-NFC reader and the tag CSN value is published to the specified MQTT Broker. When you use tag with NDEF data present, this is also included …

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ScanChamp® ScanReader Flow App

ScanChamp® ScanReader Flow App was a Java app built by Serialio, LLC in 2008. The app integrated Barcode scanners, RFID readers and databases.

Moving To RFID From Barcodes

Moving to RFID from Barcodes was one of the smartest decisions we ever made. Serialio worked with our IT department for a smooth transition. We added RFID-NFC tags to our currently barcoded assets for a seamless transition. Our mobile inventory solution using RFID works nicely with our in-house business processes.  We save significant time and money. …

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About Anti-Metal RFID-NFC Tags

Anti-metal RFID tags (aka on-metal RFID tags) are specialized RFID tags that can be read from conductive surfaces, such as metal (something that regular RFID tags can’t do). The Problem Before you understand the problem, you need to understand how RFID tags work — When an RFID reader scans a tag, it sends a radio-frequency electromagnetic …

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What is Near Field Communication (NFC)?

NFC is an acronym for Near Field Communication. NFC is a somewhat recent ‘labeling’ for a subset of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for short-range, wireless protocols. While NFC type RFID can apply to low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), and ultra-high frequency (UHF) types, it’s most commonly associated with HF and used for close-range applications (hence the …

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Common types of NFC tags

Although NFC is a subgroup of RFID technology, there are many varieties of NFC tags/inlays to choose from for different solution needs. This page is a summary guide showing common NFC inlay and tag type options available for many common RFID solutions and application needs. This article is a part of the series of articles intended …

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Applications of NFC

There are many, many applications for NFC technology — from the chip embedded in your credit card to streamlining other technologies, such as Bluetooth pairing. The combination of close-range data transfer, ease of use, and versatility make NFC perfect for environments where data transactions have a requirement for location-specific access (for example, you don’t want …

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Components of an RFID Tag

Inlay The tag inlay consists of the integrated circuit (IC), an antenna, and a substrate to hold it all together. The inlay, on its own, is a fully functional tag; ready to be packaged into either a smart label or another casing. Integrated Chip (IC) The IC is an electronic circuit or microchip that is …

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An Introduction to UHF RFID

The latest standardization of the Ultra-High Frequency RFID spectrum is the GS1 UHF Gen2 protocol (ISO/IEC 18000-63), which defines the technical specifications (e.g., physical/logical interactions between devices, anti-collision algorithms, security commands, etc.) for RFID devices operating in the frequency of 860–860 MHz. The ITU designated UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) as the radio frequency range of 300 MHz to …

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