ODIN technologies' Releases the First Benchmark of European RFID Readers
Seven ETSI compliant RFID readers pitted head-to-head in the lab and the real world
Dulles, VA (PRWEB) June 27, 2007 -- ODIN technologies' the leader in RFID research, design and deployment services, today released the industry's first benchmark of European RFID Readers. The European RFID Reader Benchmark™ compares performance of the seven leading ETSI-compliant ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID readers in both a controlled laboratory setting, and then in real world settings. The report is the first handbook to guide European end users in the optimal technology choice for their RFID programme. ODIN technologies does not manufacture RFID readers, tags or printers, and the company maintains strict independence in testing all RFID gear, therefore the report provides critical insight unavailable to end users any place else.
The benchmark was developed to provide end users with objective insight into the RFID reader performance from a European perspective. It is complementary to previous ODIN reader benchmarks relating to readers designed for operations in the United States and provides the first scientific evaluation of European readers. Following ODIN's recent announcement of a five year contract with Airbus, this publication also reflects ODIN's growing European capabilities and focus.
Reducing end user risk and cost in RFID reader selection:
"The goal of the European RFID Reader Benchmark™ is to provide end users with an accurate and comprehensive tool to make the best decision regarding RFID readers," said Patrick J. Sweeney II, President and CEO of ODIN technologies. "We created the benchmark because reader selection and implementation is a critical and costly aspect of each project. Making the wrong reader decision drives the difference between a smashing success and complete failure."
Moving Beyond Marketing Claims to Fact-based Performance Data:
Mr. Sweeney added, "The benchmark helps distill the grand marketing claims of reader vendors by providing a fact-based performance comparison for common use cases. In reality there is no Silver Bullet - some readers are more capable than others; they work extremely well under certain circumstances, but not as well in others. End users can leverage the European RFID Reader Benchmark™ to select their vendor short lists, more critically assess vendor capabilities and reduce their reader selection risk. The results of the tests are all laid out clearly for end users to make informed decisions."
The European RFID Reader Benchmark™ is ODIN technologies' ninth published benchmark and it represents a milestone for RFID reader development for Europe. It is only recently that there were sufficient, production quality European reader choices available to assemble a comprehensive scientific comparison. The benchmark results show clearly where North American manufacturers have benefited from their extensive experience in U.S. based deployments and where European manufactures are working to catch up.
Tests Included:
Using six scientific tests and three common use case tests to characterize and compare RFID reader performance, the benchmark provides end users with information to make the best reader selection decision for their respective businesses.
The six scientific tests include:
| | - Power output
- Occupied channel power
- Receive sensitivity
- Interference rejection
- Tag acquisition speed
- Read distance
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The three common RFID use cases tested include:
| | - Conveyor
- Stretch wrapper
- Adjacent Dock Door portals with Listen Before Talk protocol
- Adjacent Dock Door portals with proposed ETSI EN 302-208
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Two different adjacent dock door tests were conducted because there is a proposal to replace the current Listen Before Talk (LBT) ETSI standard. This evaluation represents the first published independent analysis of LBT compared to the proposed ETSI EN 302-208 specification.
Seven Readers Tested:
Seven readers were tested in the European RFID Reader Benchmark™. ODIN technologies only investigated production readers configured with production release firmware. All of the readers tested are available for purchase today. The readers tested include:
| | - Alien ALR8800
- Caen A968EU
- Feig ID ISC.LRU2000
- Impinj URP1000-ETSI
- Intermec IF61
- Motorola XR480EU
- Sirit IN510
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Siemens, makers of the Simatic RS600R, was the only major manufacturer that refused to have their equipment benchmarked against the industry leaders, therefore ODIN recommends end users considering deployment of their technology do so at their own risk.
Accessing the Benchmark:
The European RFID Reader Benchmark™ is available for download now at the ODIN technologies Store ( www.ODINtechnologies.com/store ). The cost is $1,500 for an enterprise use business license and $750 for single user academic license.
About ODIN technologies
ODIN technologies is the leader in the physics of RFID for solution design, deployment services and optimization software. RFID is all we do. Global corporations on five continents leverage ODIN technologies' expert engineers and patented RFID deployment automation tools to achieve accuracy, speed and visibility for their RFID deployments. In addition to consulting services, ODIN technologies is also the publisher of the RFID Benchmark Series™, the industry's first and most referenced head to head performance analysis of RFID equipment. ODIN's RFID optimization software suite EasyRFID™ has been successfully used at dozens of companies across more than 150 sites worldwide to ensure accurate RFID implementations. ODIN's President and CEO, Patrick J. Sweeney II, is the author of RFID for Dummies and CompTIA RFID+ study guide, both published by John Wiley & Sons. ODIN serves clients from offices in Dulles, Virginia, USA, Tokyo, Japan and Budapest, Hungary. www.ODINtechnologies.com
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