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![RFID Glossary : Transponder for RFID]()
RFID Glossary : Transponder for RFID
An RFID transponder is a special kind of radio transmitter and reciever. It is activated when it receives a signal of a specific kind. RFID transponders are present in smart cards and Radio Frequency
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RFID Glossary : Smart cards
Smart card is another way to refer to a contactless smart card. This term refers to identification cards (for example, some credit cards) that do not need to make contact with the reader to be read, o
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RFID Glossary : Smart label (RFID Smart Label)
A barcode label that contains an RFID transponder is called an RFID smart label. Since the label is able to store information (like a serial number) and communicate with an RFID reader, it is consider
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RFID Glossary : RFID tag
An RFID tag is a microchip combined with an antenna in a compact package; the packaging is structured to allow the RFID tag to be attached to an object to be tracked. "RFID" stands for Radio
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RFID Glossary : Pulse Duration
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in duration of pulses of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to RFID art
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RFID Glossary : Phase Modulation (PM)
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in changes in the phase of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to RFID a
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RFID Glossary : Passive RFID Tag (or Passive Tag)
A passive tag is an RFID tag that does not contain a battery; the power is supplied by the reader. When radio waves from the reader are encountered by a passive rfid tag, the coiled antenna within the
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RFID Glossary : Modulation
Modulation refers to the process by which the RFID tag changes the carrier signal of the reader antenna to convey information. A variety of schemes to accomplish this are available: amplitude modulati
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RFID Glossary : Inductive Coupling
Inductive coupling is the transfer of energy from one circuit (such as a conductive antenna and associted circuitry) to another by means of mutual inductance between the two circuits. Some RFID tags a
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RFID Glossary : Harvest
A passive RFID tag is said to harvest energy from an RFID reader antenna; passive tags have no energy source of their own, and they take what little they need from the reader. (go to RFID articles)Ind
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RFID Glossary : Frequency Hopping
Frequency hopping is a technique used to keep two or more RFID readers from interfering with each other while reading RFID tags in the same area. For example, UHF RFID readers in the United States are
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RFID Glossary : Frequency Shift Keyed Modulation (FSKM)
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in changes between the two frequencies of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information
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RFID Glossary : Frequency Modulation (FM)
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in changes in the frequency of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to RF
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RFID Glossary : Field Programming
Field programming refers to the process of placing data on an RFID tag after the manufacturing process has been completed. Field programming is usually performed before the tag is installed on the pro
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RFID Glossary : Anti-collision
In the context of RFID, anti-collision refers to different ways to keep radio waves from one device from interfering with radio waves from another device. RFID readers may make use of anti-collision a
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RFID Glossary : Antenna (RFID Tag Antenna)
The antenna in an RFID tag is a conductive element that permits the tag to exchange data with the reader. Passive RFID tags make use of a coiled antenna that can create a magnetic field using the ener
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RFID Glossary : Amplitude Modulation (AM)
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in changes in the amplitude of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to R
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RFID Glossary : Active Tag (Active RFID Tag)
An RFID tag is an active tag when it is equipped with a battery that can be used as a partial or complete source of power for the tag's circuitry and antenna.Some active tags contain replaceable b
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