Posts under ‘EPCglobal’

According to scdigest.com, it is coming up on six years since Wal-Mart first announced its intention to roll out an RFID tagging program with suppliers.
SCDigest took a look back, and came out with an excellent historical timeline of major announcements and events associated with Walmart RFID rollout. For a graphical view of this timeline, [...]

Confidex Ironside - Best in Class
Ruggedized Metal RFID UHF Gen2 Tag
• Class 1 Gen 2 Passive
• On-metal UHF tag to tag metal surface
• Mounted, Screw-on form factor tags
• 240 bit EPC memory and 512 bit User Memory
• Withstand pressure 170kPa
• Weather tolerance : UV and rain water resistant
• IP68 classification
• Chemical resistant – salt water, [...]

RFID UHF Gen2 Mobile Handheld Terminal with Excellent Read Distance and Performance.
We have done a test and conclude that the RELIABLE read distance is approx 5~6feets (1.5~1.8meters).
Please note that you can observe in the video clip, that it can still be read at 7~8feets (2meters), but reliability drop.
Video here : http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2575814/uhf_gen2_mobile_handheld_terminal_excellent_read_distance_n_performance/ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHv9uBb6LoY  
 
For more info, please email info(at)ecosensa.com  [...]

Regulatory status for using RFID in the UHF spectrum
5 January 2009
The table attached provides an overview of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) regulations worldwide.
Suggestions for amendments, updates or additions to this report are welcome and should be
communicated to Henri Barthel at GS1 Global Office (henri.barthel@gs1.org).
Each entry includes the following data:

Country name. All GS1 member countries [...]

EPCglobal was formed in October, 2003 as the successor organization to the MIT AutoID Center, the original creator of the EPC ( Electronic Product Code ). EPCglobal is formed under the umbrella of GS1 ( formerly known as EAN UCC ). 
I could still recall the historical moment where AutoID was dissolved and EPCglobal was formed, that was in [...]