Good morning,
We are currently working on a warehouse management project that includes RFID tags and readers.
we're still at the beginning of it and are trying to design the different solutions.
Here's my situation : We're going to have RFID tags (most likely UHF) on each of our devices we track.
Picture our current warehouse as a small room with shelves rows, and each shelve will have its own RFID reader, aimed to track the location of the devices.
We want our warehouse workers to scan their device on the reader before they store a device in.
My question is :
If I used metal shelves, would it limit the discovery range of the reader to a particular shelve?
If I used metal shelves, would it limit the discovery range of the reader to a particular shelve?
No.
It will probably restrict your range but not as nice and neatly as you wish.
Can you suggest a solution ?
Sorry no, I do not think it is possible to do what you want.
Do you want to re-invent the wheel, or use something that works?
Barcodes have been around for years.
Allan
I thought most RFID works for only very short distance - which is much less than a regular shelf height (and place your box with the RFID tag on it backwards and you won't even read the tag as it's too far).
We're going to have RFID tags (most likely UHF) on each of our devices we track.
The use of UHF RFID means the range is much greater than a LF or HF system. Also they can read multiple tags in the field at the same time.