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News Release from: Omron Corp | Subject: RFID reader/writer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 October 2005
RFID unit connects up to four antennas
Omron is releasing an RFID reader/writer which is compatible with UHF frequency bands.
Omron is releasing an RFID reader/writer which is compatible with UHF frequency bands The unit conforms to European RoHS Directive, but is intended for use in the US retail industry - the first of its kind in the world
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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UHF-band RFID reader/writer is EPC-compatible
Omron Corp has released the V740 series EPC reader/writer for UHF-band RFID tags in North America.
The reader/writer is a monostatic type that uses an integral transmission and reception antenna element and can be connected with up to four antennas.
Omron plans to ship 2000 reader/writer units to the North American market during fiscal 2005 with a sales goal of 500 million yen.
Following this, Omron also plans to market an RoHS-compatible UHF-band RFID reader/writer for the European market.
Until now, Omron has marketed bistatic type RFID reader/writers, which require separate antenna elements for transmission and reception and can connect with up to two antennas.
The monostatic type reader/writer, to be released for the first time among the ThingMagic licensees, allows connection of up to four antennas - twice that of the bistatic type.
It maintains the same performance level as with one antenna even when four antennas are connected, thus proving highly cost effective.
The new reader/writer also supports EPCglobal Class C1b protocol.
Moreover, by upgrading its firmware, it will accommodate Class 1 Generation 2 protocol by EPC Global (C1G2) from October 2005.
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