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RFID Essentials Course 1, Introduction to RFID

What you will learn:

     Understanding the Field

  • Technical terminology that was incomprehensible gibberish will now be associated with meaningful pictures and concepts.
  • Knowledge of the history of the technology and the likely evolution of today's markets will provide perspective for planning your future activities.
  • Plus . . . you'll learn to spot a fake RFID application a mile away (that's 1.6 kilometers for the other 5.5 billion folks).
  • And . . . you'll witness an awe-inspiring confrontation between RFID tags 011 and 001 for the right to talk first.

 Preparation and Planning

  • You'll acquire a sharper eye for RFID opportunities in your company—either operational efficiencies or new products—and for their requirements and strategic impacts.
  • You'll  have a complete guide for how to evaluate alternative projects and organize people in your organization to implement RFID or conduct a pilot.
  • You'll know standard ROI calculation methods and how to apply them to an RFID implementation.
  • You'll see examples of more than 20 companies that have experienced results from RFID implementation.
  • You'll understand the distinctions between RFID architectures (RF frequency, tag power source) and learn how to choose the right one for your application.
  • Plus . . . you'll learn to never let Vikings into a party even when they carry an RFID-enabled badge.
 

     Implementation

  • You'll acquire an appreciation for where and how RFID tags should be placed on objects in order to be read, through "mouse-on" experience with realistic tags and readers in our exclusive YouTag Virtual Workshop.
  • You'll be able to position tagged cartons properly on pallets so that they can be read, and quickly recognize and antenna polarization problems in passive UHF tagging.
  • You'll recognize RF-lucent and RF-opaque materials.
  • You'll understand the role of middleware in supplying tag data to your enterprise systems, and how the EPCglobal data architecture enables trading partners to share RFID data, for real bottom-line impact.
  • You'll be aware of techniques you can use to secure RFID data transmissions.
  • You'll have guidelines for protecting the privacy of customers and partners.
  • Plus . . . you'll learn not to take too long a coffee break when cartons are waiting to be tagged.