RFID4UPreparation for RFID Certification Exam
Mod 2 – RFID Architecture Components – What is Tested
SCOPE
RFID systems are composed of a set of key system components:
- Reader (also known as an Interrogator)
- One or more reader antennas
- Cable to connect reader antennas to the reader (unless the antenna is integrated into the reader)
- Tags that are placed on or in an object
- A software application to transfer data from the reader to the system that will process the data, usually referred to as the “middleware”
WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW
- How each of these components is connected to one or more of the other components.
- What role each component plays in the overall RFID system
- What physical forms the components may take (for example handheld versus fixed readers)
WHAT YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO KNOW
- How Peer to Peer or Mesh RFID systems work
- How data is transferred between components
- Signal or data exchange protocols