Module
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Approx. Time (Minutes) |
Price |
What You Will Learn |
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Overview of RFID Essentials Course 1, with Dr. Dan Dobkin
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20 |
Free |
- Objectives, features, and expected outcomes of this course.
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Combination:
Module 1: Introduction to RFID
Module 2: History of RFID
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60+ |
$75
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- The differences between RFID and other forms of automated identification, such as bar codes
- The benefits of using RFID technology in various applications
- How RFID technology has changed since its early uses in the 1940’s
- What might be in store for RFID technology in the future
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Module 3: Technology Basics, Part 1:
Physical Components of RFID System
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60+ |
$125
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- The elements of an RFID system
- The differences between low, high, and ultra-high frequency, and the applications they are suited to
- Two different ways in which tags are powered by readers, inductive and radiative coupling, and the applications they are suited to
- The differences between active and passive tags, and the applications they are suited to
- How real-time location systems (RTLS) work and they can be used to track objects over a wide area
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Module 4: Technology Basics, Part 2:
Reader-Tag Communication
 
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60+ |
$125
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- How to put together a complete RFID system
- How to find the tag read range, and the importance of tag orientation and polarization in reading tags, through "mouse-on" experience in our exclusive YouTag Virtual Workshop.
- Practical considerations in assembling tagged cartons into a readable pallet
- The data protocols most commonly used in tag-reader communications and why
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Module 5: Technology Basics, Part 3:
Sharing Data Inside and Outside the Enterprise
 
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60+ |
$125
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- How to turn tag data into information leading to a useful action
- The role of middleware in filtering RFID data
- The purpose of databases in RFID systems
- The ways that data is being standardized to allow for use by enterprise systems and sharing with trading partners
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Combination:
Module 6: Materials and RF
Module 7: Application Examples
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60+ |
$125
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- How materials being tagged affect the tag’s ability to be read
- What it means to be RF lucent and RF opaque
- Which substances fall into which category
- How different, tagged materials affect the performance of LF, HF, and UHF tags
- How to select the right technology (UHF, HF, LF, passive, semi-passive, and active) for a given application
- How to position cartons on pallets to enable tag readability, in our YouTag Virtual Workshop.
- RFID standards associated with RFID technology types, applications, and industries
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Module 8: Securing RFID Data and Safeguarding Personal Privacy
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60+ |
$125
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- Some of the ways RFID data security and the privacy of individuals can potentially be compromised
- Technical measures to protect data and privacy
- Measures being taken by industry and government to secure data and protect personal privacy
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Module 9: Implementing RFID for Positive ROI
 
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85+ |
$125
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- How to determine whether and where RFID can contribute value in your organization
- Common methods used to calculate return on investment (ROI)
- The steps in planning an RFID implementation
- How the evolution of the RFID market is likely to impact your expected ROI
- How 23 companies in various industries and geographic regions have applied RFID for positive ROI
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