RFID Solution

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) technology have been existing for long time but only in recent time it's been deployed rapidly in many industries. The technology could be seen as the future of retail point of sales (POS) system due to its capability of multiple items reading (hundreds items in a second). In future supermarket could all have the self checkout kiosk, the reader at the checkout kiosk can present the Tax Invoice ticket within the seconds when customer aproaches the kiosk. The reader can read the item tag without the need that the item have to be exposed to the reader. All items can be read eventhough they all in the basket or trolley.

RFID, How it works

A Radio-Frequency IDentification system has three parts:

• A scanning antenna
• A transceiver with a decoder to interpret the data
• A transponder - the RFID tag - that has been programmed with information.

• It provides a means of communicating with the transponder (the RFID tag) AND
• It provides the RFID tag with the energy to communicate (in the case of passive RFID tags).

RFID vs Barcode

• RFID readers do not require a direct line of sight to either active RFID tags or passive RFID tags.
• RFID tags can be read at much greater distances; an RFID reader can pull information from a tag at distances up to 90 meters. The range to read a barcode is much less, typically no more than 4 meters.
• RFID readers can interrogate, or read, RFID tags much faster; read rates of forty or more tags per second are possible. Reading barcodes is much more time-consuming; due to the fact that a direct line of sight is required, if the items are not properly oriented to the reader it may take seconds to read an individual tag. Barcode readers usually take a half-second or more to successfully complete a read.
• RFID tags are typically more rugged, since the electronic components are better protected in a plastic cover. RFID tags can also be implanted within the product itself, guaranteeing greater ruggedness and reusability.
• Barcodes have no read/write capability; that is, you cannot add to the information written on a printed barcode. RFID tags, however, can be read/write devices; the RFID reader can communicate with the tag, and alter as much of the information as the tag design will allow.
• RFID tags are typically more expensive than barcodes, in some cases, much more so.

RFID Applications

Becas provides complete RFID solution for following applications:

• Library management system
• Warehouse Management system
• Vehicle Rental, Car Lot and Car Park Management
• Retail business management (Jewelry, Mobile Phone, Pharmarcy, Books, Toys)
• Hospital or LAB specimen tracking system
• Mining Collision Avoidance System
• Many more

Library Management System (LMS)

In mordern libraries, all the library management tasks such as books loan, books checkout, books return, books inventory control, books tagging, can be done more effectively, more automated, less manpower with RFID technology.

Becas's RFID Library solution includes:

• Interface to existing library database software server such as Libero LMS
• RFID Printers to print out label tags (passive tags)
• Wide range of RFID readers with different interface (USB/RS-232/RS-485/LAN/Wifi)
• Touch screen POS terminal/Kiosk for Self Checkout Station
• Automated Books Return and Sorting Machine

Vehicle Rental Management System

In Car/Vehicle Rental Business, knowing the number of cars available in the car lot in realtime is a critical part of the business. Becas RFID system includes the RFID tag attached on each car, the readers installed at any checkin and checkout points, wireless handheld PC for car return inspection, web host server software to mangage all daily operation tasks.

Soon when car enters the parking lot for return, RFID reader receives car rental details from the tag, Becas RFID system will automatically assign the inspection job to the on-site staff pager. If there are many shift workers, the system will alternate inspection job evenly for all staffs, there are no staff receive more works than others.

Becas RFID system can also interface to existing car rental software (online reservation, invoice payment, return late penalty fee, etc) and Fleet Management Software.

Benefits of Becas RFID System

• Enable Total visialbility of all cars and their status in the car lot
• Facilitate Just In Time delivery of cars when they are rented
• Give automatic notification when car enters or leaves the lot
• Eliminates manual record keeping, therefore increasing accuracy and staff productivity
• GPS Fleet management to keeps track of whereabout the cars and also partly physical status of that car (fuel status, door open, etc)

RFID Collision Avoidance System in Mining Vehicle

Collisions between haulage equipment and pedestrians or other vehicles in mines is among the highest fatality accidents in mining. Becas has designed and developped the RFID Collition Avoidance System to be used for mining vehicles such as Earth Moving Vehicles.

On the vehicle, there is Embedded PC Controller with touch screen to display and alert driver other vehicles or pedestrians come within range. Additionally, there are also ID tag, tag detector or reader that listens for the unique transmitted frequency and ID of a tag of other vehicle or pedestrian and also the paging transmitter to send alert message to pedestrian pagers. Every mining personnel is outfitted with a tag that has a unique identification code and a pager to receive security or alarm message. Becas is among the few companies can provide both paging and RFID in one solution.

Followings are the pictures of wireless RFID reader and tag

This RFID system can also be used to track location of mining personnels and vehicles. Becas provides web based software to display in realtime the whereabout of personnel and vehicles in the whole mine wide.