The RFID tag is an electronic chip with an antenna on it. This tag can be mounted anywhere (on paper, plastic, ceramic, etc.). There are three broad categories of RFID tags: passive, semi-active and active. A passive tag has no internal battery. It uses the energy emitted by the antenna communicating with it to perform the assigned tasks. It therefore only “reacts” when an RFID infrastructure asks to perform any action. A semi-active tag contains an additional battery for power supply. This provides power to the electronic chip at regular and adjustable intervals. This type of tag is very useful for measuring room temperature every 15 minutes, for example, without nearby RFID infrastructure. An active tag also has a battery keeping it “active” permanently.
Tags can be linked with environmental data sensors (for temperature, humidity, pressure, etc.), for specific purposes.

The antenna is for communicating with the chip. There are a wide variety of antennas with different characteristics. It is important to choose the one best adapted to the situation.

The scanner manages the antennas to communicate with the chip, and incorporates functions to read/write data to the RFID tag. The scanner can also incorporate embedded applications.

The information system processes, stores and distributes data from RFID tags throughout the company.

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