Components of an RFID System | Which R³ System Fits Your Needs | Read Station Configuration
R³ Transponders | R³ Read Heads/ Antennas | R³ Readers | R³ Interfaces | Programmer Hand/ Held Reader | Transponder Data and Programming

Putting Together a Read Station

Some of our products offer a combination of the four components summarized above in a single housing or PCB. For example the Read Head/Antenna and Reader can be combined (Models 1880 and 1885) needing only then to be linked to an Interface. Or the Reader and Interface can be combined (Model 400x series) needing only then to have a Read Head/Antenna attached.

The R cubed systems are also described as being configured either simplex or multiplex. Simplex being a single Read Head/Antenna and Reader per a single Interface, and multiplex being up to 16 addressable Read Heads/Antennas and Readers per a single Interface.

Determining which Interface and Reader best fits your needs?

Which System Best Fits Your Needs?

1. What protocol do you desire (Parallel or Serial)

2. Do you want each individual Read Station cabled to a single port/computer or decision making device (Simplex)

Determining which Tag and Read Head you would like:

1. Mounting Considerations, metallic or non-metallic.

Reader There is a Read Head that can be mounted directly to metal, Model 5110. Flat Read Heads (5150, 5160, 5170) can be mounted directly to a metal post and still achieve maximum performance however avoid mounting a flat Read Head on a complete surface of metal, that is, covering its entire area. If necessary, space a flat Read Head half its diameter from the flat metal surface to re-achieve the full performance. Models 5100 and 5120 can also be mounted on metal but not screwed into a metal bracket.

Tag Any Tag Model number followed by an "M" denotes Tags that can be mounted directly to metal. However, any Tag can be mounted to metal using the spacing rule of thumb, one half the Tag's diameter.

2. Read Range, the distance between the Tag and the Read Head.

Your needs dictate your choice, but if your read range is needs are flexible and attachment is more important, go directly to Tag Specifications and view the photos. There are read range differences between Readers powered by 24 VDC and 12 VDC. These matrixes assist in defining that choice.