4. Communication and information coding
Once the RFID tag circuits have been powered (by remote interrogator supply or battery-assisted technology), the next step is to adapt the information to the transmission channel, so that it can be transmitted from the interrogator to the tag(s) (uplink), or from a tag to the interrogator (downlink).
It's useful to distinguish between modulation and coding of information. Coding refers to the way in which the information to be transmitted is represented. This information is a sequence of logical "0s" and "1s". Due to the limited processing resources in RFID tag chips, the codes used remain simple and do not, until now, employ complex mappings. The codes used must therefore represent each logical bit in isolation. Groupings in the form of symbols of 2 or even 3 bits (as in complex I/Q modulations) are not current practice. Modulation is the way in which the information...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Information Technology – Radio frequency identification (RFID) for object management – Part 7: Active communications parameters for a 433 MHz radio interface. - ISO/IEC 18000-7 - 2014
- Information technology – Radio frequency identification for item management – Part 4 : Parameters for air interface communications at 2,45 GHz. - ISO/IEC 18000-4 - 2015
- IEEE Standard For Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks...
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3M : http://www.3m.com
Alien technology: http://www.alientechnology.com
ASK : http://www.ask-rfid.com
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