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Impinj Indy R1000Chips will change the status quo of UHF RFID applications
In recent years, due to the adoption of multiple technologies in different industries and applications, the performance and standard formulation of UHF passive tags have made great progress. However, the reform of tag readers is progressing slowly. But this situation will soon be changed by a high-tech technology.
1. The significance of technological innovation
Currently UHF readers are relatively large in size, mostly equivalent to the size of a tablet computer, and cost as much as US$2,000. This is due in part to the fact that there are transceiver modules of up to $200 in the bill of materials, and these modules are designed with more than 100 discrete components. With the new Impinj Indy R1000 chip, the reader may be as low as $500 and has an interface like a large PCMCIA card. This product is suitable for UHF frequency band and integrates 90% of the discrete components in existing readers. Moreover, its volume is only 8x8mm, and the maximum power consumption is only about 1.5W. The lower power consumption level means that the R1000 enables handheld peripherals to be connected to a notebook computer via a 2.5W USB to obtain power. In this way, RFID reader and printer manufacturers can reduce the size of the reader and improve the energy efficiency of their products.
Existing UHF band reader products are generally expensive, with complex structures, and high technical access requirements for product research and development work, which inhibits the overall market development of UHF band RFID products to a certain extent. The launch of Impinj Indy R1000 chip products will profoundly change the UHF band RFID product market:
1. Due to the functional integration characteristics of the R1000 chip, the technical threshold of UHF band readers, product replacement cycles and the first-mover advantage of traditional manufacturers will be greatly reduced. Many domestic electronic product manufacturers can use their own cost advantages and experience in researching and developing products in specific industry markets to join the queue of UHF band reader manufacturers and enrich the application fields of UHF band RFID products.
2. Due to the small size and low power consumption of the R1000 chip, the UHF band RFID read-write function can be integrated in PDAs and computer peripherals, and the reader-writer equipment will develop towards portability and miniaturization.
3. Due to the low cost of the R1000 chip, the investment amount for users to introduce the RFID system has been reduced, and the cost problem that plagued the development of UHF band RFID applications will be alleviated to a certain extent.
However, although the emergence of R1000 chips and similar products provides hardware conditions for large-scale UHF band RFID applications, the domestic UHF band RFID applications will not accelerate significantly in recent years:
1. UHF band RFID products mainly provide rapid identification of multiple items and real-time information acquisition capabilities for applications in logistics and other fields. However, the management foundation and IT construction foundation of domestic enterprise users are generally weak. It is difficult to achieve the overall update cycle of management data at the daily level. There are also many obstacles to achieving the overall management and control of the supply chain level. Therefore, for most domestic enterprise users, The urgency of applying UHF band RFID products is not very obvious.
2. The UHF band RFID national standard has not yet been determined, and many manufacturers are still at the stage of cautious investment or wait-and-see. The domestic UHF band RFID industry chain still needs to be strengthened in multiple links such as middleware and system integration.
3. The application of R1000 chip can only reduce the production cost of reader products. For enterprise users, the overall cost of ownership reduction effect of the RFID system is not obvious.
But internationally, recent RFID reader developersDeisterIntroduced two based onIntel UHF RFIDTransceiver chipR1000ofRFIDReader ModuleUDK2andUDK20.These two modules can be used for RFID printers, fixed RFID interrogators and portable RFID interrogators. UDK20 has a large transmitting power, and the corresponding reading distance is larger than UDK2, while UDK2 is suitable for portable devices. As for the actual working distance of the two read-write modules, it depends on the antenna used at work. Both modules support the ISO18000-6C (EPC Gen2) standard. Deister said that the products will be put on the market in the third quarter. They hope to pass ETSI (Note: European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and FCC (Note: FCC, Federal Communications Commission) certification so that the products can enter the European and American markets.
andAlien,Thing MagicAnd SamsungTechwinWait12FamilyRFIDReader manufacturers also plan to manufacture and sell adoptingR1000Chip UHFRFIDReader products.likeThingMagicPlanned on5Reader module completed at the beginning of the month——Mercury5eJust usedR1000And is designed to be embedded in a handheld computer (PDA) Or print—The form of the encoder, andMercury4ecompared to,Mercury5eThe volume is significantly reduced, and the energy consumption is further reduced.In addition, some manufacturers also plan to useR1000Production of micro-modules, using this module, notebook computers or personal digital assistants can be used asRFIDReader.
1. Due to the functional integration characteristics of the R1000 chip, the technical threshold of UHF band readers, product replacement cycles and the first-mover advantage of traditional manufacturers will be greatly reduced. Many domestic electronic product manufacturers can use their own cost advantages and experience in researching and developing products in specific industry markets to join the queue of UHF band reader manufacturers and enrich the application fields of UHF band RFID products.
2. Due to the small size and low power consumption of the R1000 chip, the UHF band RFID read-write function can be integrated in PDAs and computer peripherals, and the reader-writer equipment will develop towards portability and miniaturization.
3. Due to the low cost of the R1000 chip, the investment amount for users to introduce the RFID system has been reduced, and the cost problem that plagued the development of UHF band RFID applications will be alleviated to a certain extent.
However, although the emergence of R1000 chips and similar products provides hardware conditions for large-scale UHF band RFID applications, the domestic UHF band RFID applications will not accelerate significantly in recent years:
1. UHF band RFID products mainly provide rapid identification of multiple items and real-time information acquisition capabilities for applications in logistics and other fields. However, the management foundation and IT construction foundation of domestic enterprise users are generally weak. It is difficult to achieve the overall update cycle of management data at the daily level. There are also many obstacles to achieving the overall management and control of the supply chain level. Therefore, for most domestic enterprise users, The urgency of applying UHF band RFID products is not very obvious.
2. The UHF band RFID national standard has not yet been determined, and many manufacturers are still at the stage of cautious investment or wait-and-see. The domestic UHF band RFID industry chain still needs to be strengthened in multiple links such as middleware and system integration.
3. The application of R1000 chip can only reduce the production cost of reader products. For enterprise users, the overall cost of ownership reduction effect of the RFID system is not obvious.
But internationally, recent RFID reader developersDeisterIntroduced two based onIntel UHF RFIDTransceiver chipR1000ofRFIDReader ModuleUDK2andUDK20.These two modules can be used for RFID printers, fixed RFID interrogators and portable RFID interrogators. UDK20 has a large transmitting power, and the corresponding reading distance is larger than UDK2, while UDK2 is suitable for portable devices. As for the actual working distance of the two read-write modules, it depends on the antenna used at work. Both modules support the ISO18000-6C (EPC Gen2) standard. Deister said that the products will be put on the market in the third quarter. They hope to pass ETSI (Note: European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and FCC (Note: FCC, Federal Communications Commission) certification so that the products can enter the European and American markets.
andAlien,Thing MagicAnd SamsungTechwinWait12FamilyRFIDReader manufacturers also plan to manufacture and sell adoptingR1000Chip UHFRFIDReader products.likeThingMagicPlanned on5Reader module completed at the beginning of the month——Mercury5eJust usedR1000And is designed to be embedded in a handheld computer (PDA) Or print—The form of the encoder, andMercury4ecompared to,Mercury5eThe volume is significantly reduced, and the energy consumption is further reduced.In addition, some manufacturers also plan to useR1000Production of micro-modules, using this module, notebook computers or personal digital assistants can be used asRFIDReader.
At the same time, R1000’s competitive products have also made great moves, including integrated chips developed by companies such as Starport Systems and WJ Communications in the United States have also come to the UHF “field” to compete. Among them, the SP7001 chip launched by Starport Systems is suitable for UHF Gen 2 readers. The advantage is that it is small in size and can be embedded in mobile phones for consumer applications; the disadvantage is that it does not support dense reader modules and cannot be used for supply chain management.
Two, R1000Introduction of Chips and Development Boards
Impinj’s acquisition of Intel’s RF transceiver R1000 business is actually a determination to enter the emerging lucrative market of RFID.
Figure 1: Intel RFID transceiver R1000 reader
Impinj Indy R1000Integrated approximately100Components, they transmit, modulate, receive, and process these fromEPC Gen2The radio communication information of the electronic tag.R1000Contains an energy amplifier, so that it can be at close range or2riceThe tag is coded and read inside, and the specific distance is determined by the antenna used by the reader.With an additional external energy amplifier, useR1000The reading and writing range of the reader can reach10riceAnd makeRFIDManufacturers can lower the price of the readers and other equipment they produce. The main performance block diagram is as follows:
picture2:R1000Block diagram
Figure 3: RF development platform
R1000 integrates about 100 components, which transmit, modulate, receive, and process these radio communication information from EPC Gen2 electronic tags. According to Impinj, an energy amplifier is included in the R1000, which enables it to encode and read tags at close range or within 2 meters, and the specific distance is determined by the antenna used by the reader. With an additional external energy amplifier, the reading and writing range of the reader using R1000 can reach 10 meters. R1000 must be connected with a separate microprocessor, which can convert the original data generated by the R1000 digital information processor into EPC or 18000-6c format code.
The R1000 is a 0.18 μm SiGe BiCMOS, completed in IBM’s fab. At the same time, the upgrade IC called R2000 is in full swing. According to reports, this is an RFID chip that reduces power consumption. A typical RF transceiver architecture includes a DSP for filtering, sending and receiving.
The R1000 is a 0.18 μm SiGe BiCMOS, completed in IBM’s fab. At the same time, the upgrade IC called R2000 is in full swing. According to reports, this is an RFID chip that reduces power consumption. A typical RF transceiver architecture includes a DSP for filtering, sending and receiving.
The R1000 development kit is very friendly, and the source code is suitable for Windows and WinCE environments.
Three, R1000With AS3990, IDS-R900G
Three, R1000With AS3990, IDS-R900G
Austrian Microelectronics (SWX stock code: AMS), the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of analog integrated circuits in the communications, industrial, medical, and automotive fields, is pleased to announce that through the cooperation with Advanced ID Asia, Advanced ID Asia has The new AS3990 UHF RFID “Second Generation Simple” reader chip is integrated into its latest product PR110, which expands Advanced ID’s successful UHF RFID reader product line. Both partners can provide this new IC: Austrian Microelectronics’ device model is AS3990, and IDS Microchip’s device model is IDS-R900G. The two parties have been working with design partners to develop new end products based on this device. The new device will be manufactured at austriamicrosystems’ wafer plant in Unterpremstaetten, Austria, and is expected to be put into production in the first quarter of 2008, and samples are now available.
Figure 4: AS3990 PCB (BOM) Figure 5: AS3990 reader electrical schematic diagram
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