Components of a RFID System

RFID can be very overwhelming for those who do not know a lot about it. This post will discuss the fundamental components that required in order for things to work properly. According to Patrick J. Sweeney in his article entitled, "Examining the Elements of a Basic RFID System" he lists that following as the four foundational components in a basic RFID system:

"- A transponder (more commonly just called a tag) that is programmed with information that uniquely identifies itself, thus the concept of 'automatic identification.'
- A transceiver (more commonly called a reader) to handle radio communication through the antennas and pass tag information to the outside world.
- An antenna attached to the reader to communicate with transponders.
- A reader interface layer, or middleware, which compresses thousands of tag signals into a single identification and also acts as a conduit between the RFID hardware elements to the client's application software systems, such as inventory, accounts receivable, shipping, logistics, and so on."

Each component play an important role in the success of the workings of this system. We explore them with the following blogs to better understand how the system works and to under stand the librarians role in all of this.

Citation
Sweeney, P. J. (2015). Examining the elements of a basic RFID system. RFID for dummies. Retrieved from http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/examining-the-elements-of-a-basic-rfid-system.html