1. RFID Technology & It’s UsesRFID Technology & It’s Uses
Presented by: Ron AbdyPresented by: Ron Abdy
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July 2013July 2013

2. Who is BCDS?
 Founded in 1982 in New South Wales
 Headquarters in Sydney Australia
 Experienced in products through Asia
 Data capture solutions leader

3. What Has BCDS Implemented?What Has BCDS Implemented?
 Asset Tracking – Astrack
Enterprise
 Visitor Tracking
 Animal Tracking (kangaroos)
 Healthcare Solutions
 Retail Solutions
 Mining Solutions
 Defence Warehouse Solutions
 Mobile Solutions in Transport

4. Radio Frequency Identification:
RFID is an Automatic Data Capture technology that uses
radio-frequency waves to read a movable item to identify,
categorize & track...
RFID is fast, reliable, and does not require physical line of
sight or contact between reader/scanner and the RFID
tagged item.
What is RFID?What is RFID?

5. What is RFID?
 RFID comes in several technologies. Each technology
has its own application however in some applications
there can be a crossover of these technologies.
 Examples of Uses of the Technologies
1. Companion Animals, Livestock and Access
Control (low frequency)
2. Used in Security, Access & Payment Systems
(High Frequency)
3. Used in Supply Chain, Asset Management,
Mining, Retail and Livestock (Ultra High Frequency)
4. Used in Manufacturing & Long Range
Asset Management (100-200M) (Active - Battery
Operated)

6. What is RFID? -- The Tags
Tags can be attached to
almost anything:
 pallets or cases of product
 vehicles
 company assets or personnel
 items such as apparel,
luggage, laundry
 people, livestock, or pets
 high value electronics such
as computers, TVs, camcorders

7. What is RFID? -- The Tags
Tags can be read-only or read-write
Tag memory can be factory or field programmed
and optionally permanently locked (security)
Data written to the tag
left unlocked, can be
modified over more than
100,000 times, allowing the
the tag to be reused or
updated

8. RFID System Selection Basics
How do we select a Technology
 How far do we want to read?
 How fast do we need the data?
How much Data do we need to store on
the RFID tag?
Do we need to have specific data on the
tag (write to the tag)
 How many?
Attached to and surrounded by what?

9. What does BCDS Excel in?
 Business & System Analysis
 RFID Consultation & Design
 System design
 Development of Specifications
 Software Development
 Implementation including ongoing
Service, Support & Maintenance
 ISO9001 Certified

10. Advantages of RFID Systems
 Ability to read data without visual access
 Ability to read data from moving objects
 Ability to read data at distance, from 3cm to
100 metres
 Ability to secure the tag data
 Ability to update data in the tag (write)
 Ability to have automated read of tags.
 Ability to have the tag form to suit the
application

11. RFID in Animal Traceability

12. RFID in Animal TraceabilityRFID in Animal Traceability
 RFID Allocation for Animal Track and Trace
in Australia is limited read range RFID (1 metre)
 The Meat and Livestock Aust. (MLA) and the
National Live Stock Identification System (NLIS)
have adopted the short read range for Cattle.
 The Frequency for sheep identification going forward
is still under discussion.
 Currently BCDS is trialling long range (6metre) technology
on Sheep Stations in NSW and at the moment the
technology is proving successful

13. RFID in Animal Traceability
Traceability from Station to Retail
Station & Animal ID is read & recorded
in a National EPC IS Database it includes the animal
characteristics
Integrate Bar Code & RFID Tag into a smart label,
& create smart labels as required
read & store all transport loading and unloading
transactions & locations.
Change to bar code ID as the carcass is broken
down.
All ID numbers, bar code & RFID, for each animal
are consolidated in the EPC IS database. As shown
in the diagram.

14. RFID in Animal Traceability
EPC is a Database
Web Based
Complete animal history
Accessible to all subscribers world wide
Secure individual access
Available to Government Agencies
Upload/Download facilities for all producers,
abattoirs & retailers
Complete traceability of each carcass
Is this ready to implement? No
only implementation so far is a minor application
in Hong Kong.

15. RFID in Animal Traceability
What can BCDS do to Help?
BCDS have extensive experience in WEB
development
Develop the WEB application
Design the EPC IS in conjunction with
all stakeholders
Make it available to world wide subscribers
Provide the infrastructure for complete traceability
EPC IS Database Cont…

16. Manufacturing and Warehouse Applications
Bill of Loading
Material Tracking

17. Limited number items at forklift speeds
8’ X 10’ doorways
Electronic receipt & dispatch
Wrong destination alert
Electronic marking
Pallet/container item tracking
Manufacturing and Warehouse Applications

18. Hand Held Application Categories
WirelessBatch
Fixed Station

19. Conveyor / Assembly Line
Read speed up to 2.3 M/sec
60+ items per container
Inexpensive tunnels
Longer tunnel more reads more items
Electronic receipt
Sorting
Electronic marking

20. RFID in Defence Applications
 Inventory and Asset management using long
range RFID tags (6 metres)
 Securing and sealing slow moving inventory
 High accuracy in location and quantity of
Inventory
 Automatic confirmation for picking and
deployment of inventory, using fixed and mobile
readers
 Inventory user identification
 Allocate inventory to individual users
automatically

21. RFID in Defence ApplicationsRFID in Defence Applications
 Inventory tracking system is designed and
implemented by BCDS into the Australian
Defence Logistics Branch
 The difference to other systems? Utilises a
unique method of layered and nested locations
 The database is available across the Australian
defence network
 Interfaces to the Australian Defence ERP

22. Document TrackingDocument Tracking
Traceability of Highly Sensitive Documents
Each document is tagged with a high visibility
RFID tag, and the document ID stored in a
database. Personnel are also issued with RFID
identification cards for issue and tracking
The readers for the application are supplied in
different forms
o Desk readers for the document repository
(labelling & issuing documents)
oPortal readers for the document repository &
specified entries and exits.

23. Document TrackingDocument Tracking
o Document tray readers for individual desks

24. Document Tracking
Advantages
Accurate knowledge of who has and where the
document is in real time
Alarms if the document is copied or is not visible
to the system for a set period of time
Alarms if the document is in a wrong location
Alarm if the document is removed from an office
or building
Ability to read stacked documents by any reader
Automatic secure document return

25. So Where is RFID in Smart Technology?
Although RFID has been slow to take off due to
manufacturing problems and the subsequent
costs, those problems have been overcome to a
degree and have given the technology the chance
to be implemented.
RFID in the Smart World is providing automatic
identification across the board, from a cashless
society, tracking of people, animals to assets and
inventory.
Applications are now available for IOS, Android
and Windows smart phones, Tablets and
Industrial Computers making it a mobile world

26. Smart Applications
Retail Automation - in apparel, electrical goods
and white goods, with auto inventory control for
quantity and location, and auto Point of Sale.
Retail applications today do not need dedicated
mobile computers, smart phones and tablets are
being implemented reducing cost and increasing
user comfort.
Asset management internal and external with
tracking and security. For high security areas the
integration of CCTV provides asset ID, user ID,
location ID with immediate access to video for
assurance.

27. Smart Applications
Defence, Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting –
asset management for arms ammunition,
ordinance and accessories communications,
batons, breathing equipment etc . Real time
automatic asset management for user issue and
deployment.

28. Thank You!Thank You!