Transcript RFID Presentation

RFID Technology & It’s Uses
Presented by: Ron Abdy
3rd July 2013
Who is BCDS?
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Founded in 1982 in New South Wales
Headquarters in Sydney Australia
Experienced in products through Asia
Data capture solutions leader
What Has BCDS Implemented?
 Asset Tracking – Astrack
Enterprise
 Visitor Tracking
 Animal Tracking (kangaroos)
 Healthcare Solutions
 Retail Solutions
 Mining Solutions
 Defence Warehouse Solutions
 Mobile Solutions in Transport
What is RFID?
Radio Frequency Identification:
RFID is an Automatic Data Capture technology that uses
radio-frequency waves to read a movable item to identify,
categorize & track...
RFID is fast, reliable, and does not require physical line of
sight or contact between reader/scanner and the RFID
tagged item.
What is RFID?
 RFID comes in several technologies. Each technology
has its own application however in some applications
there can be a crossover of these technologies.
 Examples of Uses of the Technologies
1. Companion Animals, Livestock and Access
Control (low frequency)
2. Used in Security, Access & Payment Systems
(High Frequency)
3. Used in Supply Chain, Asset Management,
Mining, Retail and Livestock (Ultra High Frequency)
4. Used in Manufacturing & Long Range
Asset Management (100-200M) (Active - Battery
Operated)
What is RFID? -- The Tags
Tags can be attached to
almost anything:
 pallets or cases of product
 vehicles
 company assets or personnel
 items such as apparel,
luggage, laundry
 people, livestock, or pets
 high value electronics such
as computers, TVs, camcorders
What is RFID? -- The Tags
Tags can be read-only or read-write
 Tag memory can be factory or field programmed
and optionally permanently locked (security)
 Data written to the tag
left unlocked, can be
modified over more than
100,000 times, allowing the
the tag to be reused or
updated
RFID System Selection Basics
How do we select a Technology
 How far do we want to read?
 How fast do we need the data?
 How much Data do we need to store on
the RFID tag?
 Do we need to have specific data on the
tag (write to the tag)
 How many?
 Attached to and surrounded by what?
What does BCDS Excel in?
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Business & System Analysis
RFID Consultation & Design
System design
Development of Specifications
Software Development
Implementation including ongoing
Service, Support & Maintenance
 ISO9001 Certified
Advantages
of RFID Systems
 Ability to read data without visual access
 Ability to read data from moving objects
 Ability to read data at distance, from 3cm to
100 metres
 Ability to secure the tag data
 Ability to update data in the tag (write)
 Ability to have automated read of tags.
 Ability to have the tag form to suit the
application
RFID in Animal Traceability
RFID in Animal Traceability
 RFID Allocation for Animal Track and Trace
in Australia is limited read range RFID (1 metre)
 The Meat and Livestock Aust. (MLA) and the
National Live Stock Identification System (NLIS)
have adopted the short read range for Cattle.
 The Frequency for sheep identification going forward
is still under discussion.
 Currently BCDS is trialling long range (6metre) technology
on Sheep Stations in NSW and at the moment the
technology is proving successful
RFID in Animal Traceability
Traceability from Station to Retail
 Station & Animal ID is read & recorded
in a National EPC IS Database it includes the animal
characteristics
 Integrate Bar Code & RFID Tag into a smart label,
& create smart labels as required
 read & store all transport loading and unloading
transactions & locations.
 Change to bar code ID as the carcass is broken
down.
 All ID numbers, bar code & RFID, for each animal
are consolidated in the EPC IS database. As shown
in the diagram.
RFID in Animal Traceability
EPC is a Database
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Web Based
Complete animal history
Accessible to all subscribers world wide
Secure individual access
Available to Government Agencies
Upload/Download facilities for all producers,
abattoirs & retailers
 Complete traceability of each carcass
Is this ready to implement? No
only implementation so far is a minor application
in Hong Kong.
RFID in Animal Traceability
EPC IS Database Cont…
What can BCDS do to Help?
 BCDS have extensive experience in WEB
development
 Develop the WEB application
 Design the EPC IS in conjunction with
all stakeholders
 Make it available to world wide subscribers
 Provide the infrastructure for complete traceability
Manufacturing and Warehouse Applications
Bill of Loading
Material Tracking
Manufacturing and Warehouse Applications
Limited number items at forklift speeds
8’ X 10’ doorways
Electronic receipt & dispatch
Wrong destination alert
Electronic marking
Pallet/container item tracking
Hand Held Application Categories
Batch
Wireless
Fixed Station
Conveyor / Assembly Line
Read speed up to 2.3 M/sec
60+ items per container
Inexpensive tunnels
Longer tunnel more reads more items
Electronic receipt
Sorting
Electronic marking
RFID in Defence Applications
 Inventory and Asset management using long
range RFID tags (6 metres)
 Securing and sealing slow moving inventory
 High accuracy in location and quantity of
Inventory
 Automatic confirmation for picking and
deployment of inventory, using fixed and mobile
readers
 Inventory user identification
 Allocate inventory to individual users
automatically
RFID in Defence Applications
 Inventory tracking system is designed and
implemented by BCDS into the Australian
Defence Logistics Branch
 The difference to other systems? Utilises a
unique method of layered and nested locations
 The database is available across the Australian
defence network
 Interfaces to the Australian Defence ERP
Document Tracking
Traceability of Highly Sensitive Documents
 Each document is tagged with a high visibility
RFID tag, and the document ID stored in a
database. Personnel are also issued with RFID
identification cards for issue and tracking
 The readers for the application are supplied in
different forms
o Desk readers for the document repository
(labelling & issuing documents)
o Portal readers for the document repository &
specified entries and exits.
Document Tracking
o Document tray readers for individual desks
Document Tracking
Advantages
 Accurate knowledge of who has and where the
document is in real time
 Alarms if the document is copied or is not visible
to the system for a set period of time
 Alarms if the document is in a wrong location
 Alarm if the document is removed from an office
or building
 Ability to read stacked documents by any reader
 Automatic secure document return
So Where is RFID in Smart Technology?
 Although RFID has been slow to take off due to
manufacturing problems and the subsequent
costs, those problems have been overcome to a
degree and have given the technology the
chance to be implemented.
 RFID in the Smart World is providing automatic
identification across the board, from a cashless
society, tracking of people, animals to assets
and inventory.
 Applications are now available for IOS, Android
and Windows smart phones, Tablets and
Industrial Computers making it a mobile world
Smart Applications
 Retail Automation - in apparel, electrical goods
and white goods, with auto inventory control for
quantity and location, and auto Point of Sale.
Retail applications today do not need dedicated
mobile computers, smart phones and tablets are
being implemented reducing cost and
increasing user comfort.
 Asset management internal and external with
tracking and security. For high security areas
the integration of CCTV provides asset ID, user
ID, location ID with immediate access to video
for assurance.
Smart Applications
 Defence, Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting –
asset management for arms ammunition,
ordinance and accessories communications,
batons, breathing equipment etc . Real time
automatic asset management for user issue and
deployment.
Thank You!