User Manual

2 AR 400 Reader User’s Manual  2003-2004 Matrics, Inc.
Section 2. System Description
Matrics develops and markets Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions that are effective and
affordable by offering a combination of low cost, long read range, and a very high read rate unmatched by
other RFID systems. A Matrics RFID System gives you real-time, end-to-end visibility of products and
assets in your factory, distribution center, retail outlet, or other facility. A typical Matrics RFID system
consists of these main components:
 Silicon-based RFID tags that can be attached to vehicles, trailers, containers, pallets, boxes, etc., to
create a “people-free” wireless environment for tracking assets; and
 Reader network components (readers, antennas, cables, connectors, power supplies, etc.) that
power and communicate with the tags.
Product Description
The Matrics AR 400 Reader is a true multi-protocol reader providing real-time, seamless tag processing
for all EPC-compliant tags: Class 0 (Read), Class 0+ (Read/Write), and Class 1 (Read/Write). This
operational flexibility is useful in protecting customers’ RFID infrastructure investment.
The AR 400 is architected to be an intelligent reader. It provides a rich feature set for tag management
such as tag filtering, reconciliation, user defined association and selective visibility. The AR 400 also
provides timely and pertinent information to customers’ Network Management platform by real-time
reporting of events and status using SNMP. To address security concerns, it provides security and
privilege controls and full traceability of operator actions.
The AR 400 is a ready-to-connect network element that provides a variety of options for connecting to
customers’ corporate networks via Ethernet or Serial connections and wirelessly via 802.11. A
configuration Setup Wizard makes commissioning tags extremely easy.
All these new capabilities further enhance Matrics’ industry-leading performance. With improved
dynamic range, AR 400 remains Best-in-Class in RF performance with a typical read range in excess of
25 feet. Matrics’ patented contention-free protocol to communicate with tags provides unmatched read
rates of up to 1,000 tags per second for Class 0/0+ tags. Using advanced digital signal processing
techniques, the AR 400 allows superior interference management to operate in noisy environments.
Other key features include:
 Up to four (4) individually addressable antennas (read points), reducing cost per read point;
 Allows read point grouping;
 Local tag buffering;
 Tag filtering;
 Ad-hoc tag querying;
 Event notification and real-time reporting; and
 Trusted host security and Access Control.