Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

GAO unveils gain adjustable Wi-Fi RFID reader

Monday, December 21, 2009

GAO introduced its 2.45GHz gain-adjustable active Wi-Fi RFID reader, which utilizes an advanced 0.18 μm CMOS IC for ultra-low power consumption and also uses 802.11 b wireless communication standard.

GAO RFID Inc’s gain adjustable RFID Wi-Fi reader, model 217002, offer a large-capacity buffer and saves up to 800 data sets from of the last read tags. With built-in omni-directional antennas, the RFID reader supports multi-detection and identifies tagged items at distances of up to 100 meters.


Users can adjust the identification distance from less than five meters to 100 meters to meet their needs and the needs necessary for operation in a given environment. The reader has a direct mode and a buffering mode. In direct mode, it uploads messages to a host system in real time. In buffering mode, the RFID reader receives and saves messages, which are uploaded only when requested by the host system.

The active WiFi RFID reader is suitable for such applications as personnel location, logistics and warehouse management, closed-loop asset tracking and high-value asset tracking. [end] 

GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications.

The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the external reader, thus acting independently without connection to a network or PC.

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Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC), based in Burnaby, British Columbia has integrated TagMaster’s RFID system with Coencorp’s automated fuel management system, FuelZone Transit, at all six of its service locations.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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CEITEC S.A. announced the final development of its integrated circuit for supply chain and manufacturing tracking: the CTC13000.

The CTC13000 offers a versatile, passive RFID chip the supports multiple logistic applications for asset tracking, from prototyping to final assembly, as well as inventory control and post-production. It can also be applied in end user applications such as airline baggage, grocery and medical assets.

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Zebra announced the availability of its Dart Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Vision Reader, with patented short-pulse UWB technology that provides visibility across an even larger range of environments for asset location or presence detection.

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GAO RFID announced its handheld RFID reader series for animal identification and management, for applications such as stock breeding, animal control, or foodstuff tracking systems.

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