RFID Handbook: Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards and Identification, 2/e

Developments in RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) are yielding larger memory capacities, wider reading ranges and quicker processing, making it one of fastest growing sectors of the radio technology industry.

RFID has become indispensable in a wide range of automated data capture and identification applications, from ticketing and access control to industrial automation. The second edition of Finkenzeller's comprehensive handbook brings together the disparate information on this versatile technology. Features include:

• Essential new information on the industry standards and regulations, including ISO 14443 (contactless ticketing), ISO 15693 (smartlabel) and ISO 14223 (animal identification).
• Complete coverage of the physical principles behind RFID technologies such as inductive coupling, surface acoustic waves and the emerging UHF and microwave backscatter systems.
• A detailed description of common algorithms for anticollision.
• An exhaustive appendix providing listings of RFID associations, journals and standards.
• A sample test card layout in accordance with ISO 14443.
• Numerous sample applications including e-ticketing in public transport systems and animal identification.

End users of RFID products, electrical engineering students and newcomers to the field will value this introduction to the functionality of RFID technology and the physical principles involved. Experienced ADC professionals will benefit from the breadth of applications examples combined within this single resource.

Table of Contents

Preface.

List of Abbreviations.

1.  Introduction.

Automatic Identification Systems.

A Comparison of Different ID Systems.

Components of an RFID Systems.

2.  Differentiation Features of RFID Systems.

Fundamental Differentiation Features.

Transponder Construction Formats.

Frequency, Range and Coupling.

Information Processing in the Transponder.

Selection Criteria for RFID Systems.

3.  Fundamental Operating Principles.

1-Bit Transponder.

Full and Half Duplex Procedure.

Sequential Procedures.

4. Physical Principles of RFID Systems.

Magnetic Field.

Electromagnetic Waves.

Surface Waves.

5.  Frequency Ranges and Radio Licensing Regulations.

Frequency Ranges Used.

European Licensing Regulations.

National Licensing Regulations in Europe.

National Licensing Regulations.

6.  Coding and Modulation.

Coding in the Baseband.

Digital Modulation Procedures.

7.  Data Integrity.

The Checksum Procedure.

Multi-Access Procedures – Anticollision.

8.  Data Security.

Mutual Symmetrical Authentication.

Authentication Using Derived Keys.

Encrypted Data Transfer.

9.  Standardisation.

Animal Identification.

Contactless Smart Cards.

ISO 69873 - Data Carriers for Tools and Clamping Devices.

IS0 10374 - Container Identification.

VDI 4470 - Anti-theft Systems for Goods.

Item Management.

10. The Architecture of Electronic Data Carriers.

Transponder with Memory Function.

Microprocessors.

Memory Technology.

Measuring Physical Variables.

11. Readers.

Data Flow in an Application.

Components of  a Reader.

Low Cost Configuration – Reader IC U2270B.

Connection of Antennas for Inductive Systems.

Reader Designs.

12. The Manufacture of Transponders and Contactless Smart Cards.

Glass and Plastic Transponders.

Contactless Smart Cards.

13. Example Applications.

Contactless Smart Cards.

Public Transport.

Ticketing.

Access Control.

Transport Systems.

Animal Identification.

Electronic Immobilisation.

Container Identification.

Sporting Events.

Industrial Automation.

Medical Applications.

14.  Appendix.

Contact Addresses, Associations and Technical Periodicals.

Relevant Standards and Regulations.

References.

Printed Circuit Board Layouts.

Index.