Welcome to the “Just in Time Learning“ with Radio frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology Blog.
“Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is a name for a set of automation technologies that allow relatively large amounts of data to be associated with objects by attaching a tag to them. These tags usually contain a small integrated circuit (or silicon chip) which is electrically connected to an antenna. The tags can be ‘read’ (that is, the data extracted) automatically via fixed or mobile readers, sometimes called ‘interrogators’, or via handheld manual scanners.Just as light is used to illuminate a barcode, and reflected light is processed in a barcode scanner to read the barcode, an RFID tag is read by a reader transmitting a radio frequency (RF) field, and the tag reflecting a response back to a receiver in the reader. However, unlike a barcode, RFID operation does not need a line of sight, and tags can be read through some materials.The data read or ‘captured’ from the tags are then processed by software and can provide real time information about the tagged items. This information can be analysed or instantly shared online within an organisation or between different organisations.” (DCITA, 2006)
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) Commonwealth of Australia, 2006, Getting the most out of RFID: A starting guide to radio frequency identification for SMEs http://www.dcita.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/41249/Getting_the_most_out_of_RFID.pdf#search=%22getting%20the%20most%20out%20of%20RFID%22
