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The University of Qatar adopts passive EPC Gen2 UHF tags andReaderTrack 3000 assets in the Doha campus. This fall, Qatar University plans to expand the application of RFID to personnel tracking and mail delivery.
As shown in the picture above, Impinj xPortal readers are installed on the stairs and entrances and exits
In 2011, the RFID system purchased by the school was mainly used to track assets such as computer equipment and furniture. The system provider was Verasset. The RFID technology-based asset tracking solution can not only accurately locate the location of the asset, but also reduces the time for asset inventory from a few months to about a week. Based on the above successful experience of RFID asset system tracking, the school plans to apply the RFID solution to equipment maintenance in the long term.
Currently, the school hopes to apply this solution to mail delivery and employee access control monitoring as soon as possible. After adopting the RFID asset tracking solution, the school can track which person took which piece of equipment out of a particular office building. If an employee enters an unauthorized quarantine area, the system will give a reminder.
The RFID asset tracking solution includes 920 Impinj xPortals (embedded Speedway R420 RFID reader) and Impinj integrated binary linear phased array antenna, and 50 Jamison RFID channel reader with embedded Impinj R220 reader and Laird antenna . Passage readers are installed in the office building and each staircase or the entrance and exit to the residence. The solution also includes 10 Convergence Systems Ltd. (CSL) CS101 handheld readers, which are mainly used in the process of employee asset inventory.
The solution chooses different tags from four companies, Confidex, Omni-ID, Emerson and Cuming, according to the characteristics of the material and location of the asset to be tracked. For example, the metal tags provided by Emerson and Cuming can withstand temperatures of 130 degrees Celsius.
The school has its own Oracle database to manage inventory data, and uses Microsoft BizTalk to associate the data read by RFID readers with inventory management software.
xPortal has built-in RFID reader and antenna, the reader and antenna are integrated and integrated, and the volume is about 77cm*22cm*5cm.
Verasset also provides assessment tag wristbands for schools. Each wristband is embedded with UHF RFID inlay (for location tracking) and HF RFID inlay (for access control), and is combined with the HID Global DESFire EV1 card. The HID Global card contains an UHF inlay and Impinj Monza 4QT RFID chip, with a unique ID code used to identify specific employees.
When employees go through UHFRFIDWhen accessing the portal, the reader reads the employee’s ID code and associates it with the back-end database to record the employee’s actions. The data stored in the solution can provide a powerful reference, especially in some emergency situations, such as an earthquake or fire, employees can use this data to determine whether there are people in the office building. In addition, when an employee enters an unauthorized area, the system will issue an alarm. For example, the library sets up separate research areas for boys and girls. If a boy enters the female research area, the system will issue an alarm.
In addition, the school is testing the use of passive UHF RFID tags for mail sorting. For example, the label is affixed to the plastic mail sorting tray, and the unique ID code of the label is associated with the 2A office building. When the postman sends the mail to the office building, the RFID read-write channel will read the ID code on the sorting tray, confirm whether it matches the destination to be reached, and update the information that the mailed item has arrived.
Passive UHF tags are affixed to chemicals, laboratory equipment or biochemical test products. If employees carry wristbands, the school can associate specific employees with their assets.
The school plans to apply an asset tracking system based on RFID technology to equipment maintenance and monitoring. Employees can use handheld readers to locate equipment and check which maintenance services are needed.
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