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RFID modules available for testing

Johannesburg-based Trolley Scan recently announced the development of an RFID module version of its low power UHF transponder that has put into commercial production.

Offering the power advantages of single chip versions, but built from 11 commercially available components, the new modules incorporate the EcoTag patented technology allowing reading ranges of up to 6 m from low power readers by needing just 1 mW of RF power to operate the transponder.

An evaluation system has been developed which provides sample tags and a reader, providing all the equipment such that a user can plug the reader into the serial port of a computer and apply mains power to have a fully operational EcoTag scanning system. The evaluation system allows users to fully test the suitability of EcoTag technology for their applications before committing to EcoTag UHF transponder technology.

Said Mike Marsh, Managing Director of Trolley Scan, "This is a very significant development in the progress of RFID as users have been aware in the past of what was promised from low cost UHF transponders, and now they can actualy touch, feel and start to use it for medium, size applications."

Trolley Scan is a South African company that develops, licences and promotes leading edge UHF transponder technology that can be produced so cost effectively that it can make a viable barcode replacement technology.

For further information contact Trolley Scan, tel: (011) 648 2087, [email protected]

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