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Getting And Using An RFID Reader

By Ruth Fisher


Human society marches forward. Such is an undeniable fact of humanity. No matter what happens, war, famine, or disease, human society is always going to march forward. Progress is an inevitability of life. It can be resisted, it can be attacked. It can even be delayed. But it cannot be stopped. As such, it is important to keep up, to not get left behind. Industries and people who do not keep up get left in the dust. Consequently, it is important to have the tools necessary to navigate the new world. One such tool is the CSL RFID reader.

RFID means radio frequency identification. It is a method by which a device, a reader, wirelessly scans information from a tag embedded with a chip. There are two types of tags, the passive and active. Passive tags rely on siphoning power from the radio waves of a reader, while an active tag will have its own power source such as a battery.

UHF stands for ultra high frequency. It is the frequency at which many systems essential to the modern world operate. The systems include mobile phone coverage, global positioning systems or GPS, and perhaps most importantly, Wi-Fi systems.

RFID tags are used widely in for security purposes. Items embedded with an RFID tag will often go off if taken out in a store. Similarly, identification cards can often contain chips in them, especially if there are systems in place to deny entry to outsiders. A chipped card simply allows entry into such places. Similarly, casinos chips are often tagged to prevent theft.

An RFID chip can also be used to track living creatures. A pet can be embedded with one, making it easier to find in case it wanders off. They have applicability to zoos, for the same reason, to keep track of animals.

But the interesting thing about the technology is that as advanced as it is, there is still room for it to grow. Retail could be streamlined with an RFID reader by simply tagging all the items in a store and then having the reader read note just the items, but also the credit card of a customer to automatically charge the card when a customer walks out, checkout lines and waiting in them would become a thing of the past. RFID chips can also be turned into dust and then ingested in some form or another by a person, thereby introducing the dust into the bloodstream to monitor health and wellness. Of course, there are some privacy concerns, as the technology that keeps track of animals can easily be applied to human beings.

Like most devices, there are many RFID readers available on the market. As such, the trick is not picking one. The trick is picking the right one.

A reader should not cost too much, but it should not be cheap. Then again, cheap is not really an option for most tech, as even a low cost reader can cost hundreds of dollars. Remember the adage of you buy cheap, you buy twice. A reader should be durable. Especially if it is placed outside. The outside includes dangers like the weather and rowdy people.

Technology has changed the world, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But, mostly for the better. There are those whose lives will be negatively impacted as technology continues to progress, but there are many more who will benefit greatly.




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