Getting And Using An RFID Reader

By Ruth Fisher


Human society marches forward. Such is an undeniable fact of humanity. No matter what happens, war, famine, or disease, human society is always going to march forward. Progress is an inevitability of life. It can be resisted, it can be attacked. It can even be delayed. But it cannot be stopped. As such, it is important to keep up, to not get left behind. Industries and people who do not keep up get left in the dust. Consequently, it is important to have the tools necessary to navigate the new world. One such tool is the CSL RFID reader.

Radio frequency identification, or RFID as it is more commonly known, is a system for the wireless reading of information. This is done via the use of tags which store information which an RFID reader then identifies. A passive tag will have no power source of its own and will instead rely on taking energy from radio waves emitted by a reader. An active tag will have more range and will have a power source such as a battery.

UHF means ultra high frequency. Most wireless communications operate on radio frequencies in some form of another, and uhf is the frequency at which many of the most necessary wireless systems operate on. Wi-Fi, mobile phone coverage, and GPS are among the systems which operate on an ultra high frequency.

RFID tags are used widely in for security purposes. Items embedded with an RFID tag will often go off if taken out in a store. Similarly, identification cards can often contain chips in them, especially if there are systems in place to deny entry to outsiders. A chipped card simply allows entry into such places. Similarly, casinos chips are often tagged to prevent theft.

Tagged chips can also be use to keep track of living things. Pet owners often implant their animals with chips in order to make keeping track of them much easier and also to find them easily should they get lost. Animals can also be tagged while in zoos or other amusement parks, to keep track of them and to make sure that they remain in their respective enclosures.

Like a lot of technology, the speculations regarding the future are endless. It is hypothesized that using an RFID reader and a tag can make shopping much easier. It works by having readers at the door. Each item in the store is tagged. When a person exits with their items, the reader then takes note of all the tags as well the credit card and then the credit card is automatically charged for the cost of all the items, eliminating the need for checkout lines and cashiers. A lower scale version of this is already present in some countries, with people using their phones to pay for items instead of cards of cash. There are also some medical application, as it is speculated that the chips can be turned into dust and then injected into the human bloodstream in order to monitor the health of a person. Then there are those who fear that the same technology used to keep track of animals can be applied to human beings.

Like most devices, there are many RFID readers available on the market. As such, the trick is not picking one. The trick is picking the right one.

Like anything else, price should be considered. RFID readers can cost hundreds of dollars for even the cheapest variant. The investment is good, but it is still a considerable one. Some RFID readers will have to stay outdoors. As such finding a durable one is key. A weak one will break easily and necessitate another purchase.

Time flies. Human kind must fly with it. The future and the technology therein are inevitable.




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