User's Manual

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Transponder Identification System
Introduction 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter describes Transponders and their functions, the purpose of the Postal
RFID System and its uses. It also gives information on the 95 Series RFID System
configuration principles.
Transponder Identification System
The purpose of a data capture or identification system that uses a Transponder as an
identification token is:
To automatically identify animate or inanimate objects having attached a
Transponder with an unique identifier
To ensure that information is available in a format that can be readily accepted by
acomputer
To minimize the possibility of errors in the identification process.
The concept of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is presented in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1: RFID Concept
Reading Point
Transponder
Rx
Tx
µC
Tx
µC
Rx
Downlink
Uplink
Interface
Interface
Main
PC