RF Code Releases On-Command Beaconing Solution for Active RFID Tags
December 17, 2008
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AUSTIN, Texas—RF Code, Inc., (http://www.rfcode.com), a leader in automating physical asset management and wireless environmental monitoring using active RFID, has released an on-command beaconing solution that enables customers to control an active RFID tag’s beaconing by simply wanding over it.
This is especially important for a variety of RF Code users, including big box retailers and just-in-time pharmaceutical suppliers that typically have rapid inventory turns and want to reuse tags. With the new solution, these customers can quickly turn off a removed inventory tracking tag from a just- purchased good, and restart the same tag on a new item when appropriate, without affecting battery life. Manufacturers too will benefit because they can control beaconing on tagged items moving through an assembly line. Once such an item or part moves through a line’s tracking checkpoint, the tag can be put into a sleep state or turned off completely, again maximizing battery life without sacrificing inventory accuracy.
The new solution is also designed for customers wanting to buy tags in bulk to secure optimal pricing. Such companies can now order large tag quantities and store them for later use by simply turning off the tag. Once a tagged item is ready to be used, users can immediately wake up the tag and put the item in active inventory.
According to Chris Gaskins, RF Code vice president, Product Development, this technology responds to a clear customer need. "Even in smoother economic times, our customers rely on us for cost-effective solutions to their problems. This technology extends our value even further by responding to the specific business factors certain customers face. So while our typical tag sports a battery life of some five to seven years, the best in the business, these customers have unique requirements that call for more control over tag beaconing. We're providing that control."
About the Solution
Based on RF Code's active RFID hardware and software technology, the new tag solution is used to control any of the RF Code M-Series or R-Series tags engineered to:
This is especially important for a variety of RF Code users, including big box retailers and just-in-time pharmaceutical suppliers that typically have rapid inventory turns and want to reuse tags. With the new solution, these customers can quickly turn off a removed inventory tracking tag from a just- purchased good, and restart the same tag on a new item when appropriate, without affecting battery life. Manufacturers too will benefit because they can control beaconing on tagged items moving through an assembly line. Once such an item or part moves through a line’s tracking checkpoint, the tag can be put into a sleep state or turned off completely, again maximizing battery life without sacrificing inventory accuracy.
The new solution is also designed for customers wanting to buy tags in bulk to secure optimal pricing. Such companies can now order large tag quantities and store them for later use by simply turning off the tag. Once a tagged item is ready to be used, users can immediately wake up the tag and put the item in active inventory.
According to Chris Gaskins, RF Code vice president, Product Development, this technology responds to a clear customer need. "Even in smoother economic times, our customers rely on us for cost-effective solutions to their problems. This technology extends our value even further by responding to the specific business factors certain customers face. So while our typical tag sports a battery life of some five to seven years, the best in the business, these customers have unique requirements that call for more control over tag beaconing. We're providing that control."
About the Solution
Based on RF Code's active RFID hardware and software technology, the new tag solution is used to control any of the RF Code M-Series or R-Series tags engineered to:
- Wake up, which causes the tag to begin regular beacon interval
- Beacon now, which triggers the tag to immediately beacon
- Sleep, which puts the tag into a sleep state to prevent the tag from beaconing
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