User's Manual

i-PORT MB – Manual

Version 1.1 02.02.2007 Page 5/

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1

Fundamentals

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ILR

(Intelligent Long Range

) technology is the next generation of long range RFID

(Radio Frequency IDentification). The objective is wireless and automated data collection over large

distances.

HOW RFID WORKS

Data is transmitted via high frequency radio waves between a tag and an interrogator. Information stored on

the tag can be read and processed. Data can be exchanged over large distances, even in extreme

environmental conditions such as dust, dirt, paint or oil.

The core element of the system is the active ILR tag, which can communicate its’ unique ID at a rapid rate of

transmission over very large distances (up to 100 meters/300 feet). The reader (i-PORT MB) can decode data

simultaneously from hundreds of these tags within seconds. Connection of the reader to a host computer

system enables global data accessibility via a variety of software platforms (Internet).

CHARACTERISTICS OF ILR:

• UHF Frequency (868 / 915 MHz)

• Large read range of up to 100 meters (300 feet)

• Variable read range from just a few meters up to 100 meters (300 feet)

• Memory capacity 13 Bytes

• Long transponder battery lifetime (up to 6 years)

• Anti-collision process and multi-tag handling

1.2

System Overview

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ILR-System consists of 4 main components:

• Active tags (also called transponders) with internal power supply, which are used to identify goods or

assets

• Reader (i-PORT; fixed-mounted) or handheld devices (mobile) which exchange information with the tags

and host computer systems

• Various antenna types/characteristics for different applications

• A central computer system as basis for control and monitoring