RFID specialist metraTec presents two compact RFID

RFID specialist metraTec presents two compact RFID UHF readers

RF electronics manufacturer metraTec reacts to the increasing amount of RFID projects at 868 MHz and adds two UHF readers/writers operating at this frequency to its product range. Just in time for Rugged PDA this year’s ?Electronica“ the new products have been presented today: The DeskID UHF – a compact UHF reader with USB interface – as well as the DwarfG2 – a RFID OEM module for integration into other electronics.

Both products aim at applications aside the typical UHF RFID use cases in logistics and supply chain management. The DeskID UHF is meant for use on a desktop where the compact device is a useful tool in any RFID deployment. Today, often unnecessarily expensive long range readers are used, even if only a few transponders have to be scanned and when a read range of Rugged PDA a few centimeters is more than enough. The DwarfG2 UHF module on the other hand is meant for integration into RFID label printers, handhelds and other devices that need to process UHF tags. Special attention was given to a low heat build-up and a high write rate of approx. 100 ms for a single 96bit EPC.

Again and again we needed a cost effective and small RFID reader during our UHF projects to write an EPC or read some data from a tag. The DeskID UHF is here to close this gap and belongs on the desktop of every RFID manager.“ says Klaas Dannen, Sales Director at metraTec. ?With the DwarfG2 on the other hand, we want to stir up the market for UHF modules. Especially in label printers you often find very slow modules which are somewhat outdated in times of increasing tag memory.“

Both products are available from now on directly from metraTec as well as selected distribution partners. Included with the readers are an evaluation software as well as a complete protocol documentation.

metraTec develops, manufactures and sells RF hardware for the product segments ?Identification“, ?Localization“, “Communication” and ?Wireless Power“. It serves a variety of Rugged PDA industries, both with standard products as well as custom solutions. The customers are system integrators,Jordan Shoes, OEM customers as well as research institutes world wide. The company was founded in 2005 and has its headquarter in Magdeburg, Germany.
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