This document discusses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and its applications. It begins by defining RFID and its basic components, including RFID tags, readers, and antennas. It then describes the three main types of RFID tags - passive, semi-passive, and active - and provides examples of frequency ranges and read ranges for each. The document proceeds to discuss current and potential applications of RFID in various industries like logistics, retail, transportation, and more. It also shares the results of an online survey on potential RFID applications and areas for further development.

1. RFID & ITS
APPLICATION
Members:
1. Alice Lee(15232032)
2. Bob Chan(15332343)
3. Cathy Mak(15322323)

2. FLOW OF PRESENTATION
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3. RFID
• RFID = Radio Frequency Identification
• Electronic labeling and wireless identification of objects using radio frequency
• Tag carries with its information
• a serial number
• Model number
• Color or any other imaginable data
• When these tags pass through a field generated by a compatible reader, they
transmit this information back to the reader, thereby identifying the object
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4. RFID COMPONENTS
• A basic RFID system consists of these components:
• A programmable RFID tag/inlay for storing item data;
• Consisting of an RFID chip for data storage
• an antenna to facilitate communication with the RFID chip
• A reader/antenna system to interrogate the RFID inlay
• Application software and a host computer system
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5. RFID TAG
• The RFID tag consists of an integrated circuit (IC) embedded in a thin film medium.
• Information stored in the memory of the RFID chip is transmitted by the antenna
circuit embedded in the RFID inlay via radio frequencies, to an RFID reader
• 3 types
• Passive
• Semi-passive
• Active
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6. TYPES OF RFID TAGS
Active Tags
• Use a battery
• communicate over
distances of several meters
Semi-passive Tags
• Contain built-in batteries
to power the chip’s
circuitry, resist interference
and circumvent a lack of
power from the reader
signal due to long distance.
• They are different from
active tags in that they
only transmit data at the
time a response is received
Passive Tags
• Derive their power from
the field generated by the
reader
• without having an active
transmitter to transfer the
information stored
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7. APPLICATIONS
Frequency Appx. Read Range Data Speed Cost of
Tags
Application
Low Frequency (125kHz) <5cm
(passive)
Low High • Animal Identification
• Access Control
High Frequency (13.56
Mhz)
10 cm – 1m
(passive)
Low to Moderate Medium to
Low
• Smart Cards
• Payment (paywave)
Ultra High Frequency
(433, 868-928 Mhz)
3m -7m
(passive)
Moderate to High Low • Logistics and Supply Chain
• Baggage Tracking
Microwave (2.45 & 5.8
Ghz)
10m -15m
(passive)
20m – 40m
(active)
High High • Electronic toll collection (Autotoll)
• Container Tracking
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8. CURRENT APPLICATIONS
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9. APPLICATIONS
Credit Cards with RFID
(Paywave function)
Octopus (Smart Card)
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10. APPLICATIONS
Autotoll (Electronic toll collection)
Access Control
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11. ONLINE SURVEY
• Target: SME
• Information: Opinion on RFID and its applications
• Site:
• http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9N5UPRZuyuWtsk4
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12. SURVEY RESULT
Logistics and Supply
Chain Management
20%
Pharmaceutic
manufacturing
industries
15%
Library Management
21%
Inventory Control
10%
Document Management
8%
Security
8%
Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management
5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other
18%
TYPES OF INDUSTRIES THAT RESPONDENTS
THINK
IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPLY RFID TECHNOLOGY
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13. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
• In medical uses and library management
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14. VIDEO
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15. CONCLUSION
• Positive
• RFID is a contactless reading technology and can read through other
materials
• Hold more data than barcode does
• RFID tags data can be changed or added
• More effective, bring lots of convenience to us
• Negative
• Cost is relatively remain high (compare to barcode)
• RFID signals may have problems with some materials
• RFID standards are still being developed
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