HID, the pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announces its first RAIN RFID reader modules featuring the company’s TSL technology and the innovative STORM command protocol that simplifies embedded software integration.
The modules enable developers to create customised reader hardware designs that take full advantage of the superior performance of Impinj E710 and E910 reader chips and their ability to support next-generation RAIN tags.
The HID TSL RAIN RFID reader module family includes three options for designing compact fixed readers, as well as readers used in mobile and battery-operated handheld and wearable devices.
Applications include asset tracking/inventory management, automation, safety and compliance, personnel tracking, and authentication, in industries ranging from retail, healthcare, and hospitality to transport and logistics and warehouse and distribution. The family includes:
• TSL 3117 with a single antenna port, based on the Impinj E710 reader chip.
• TSL 3417 with four antenna ports, based on the Impinj E710 reader chip.
• TSL 3419 with four antenna ports, based on the Impinj E910 chip for Enterprise-grade fixed readers.
HID’s TSL reader modules exceed the read range, reader sensitivity, and tag throughput of alternative modules in a compact, easy-to-integrate form factor. The key features of these modules are a result of a combination of TSL RFID design experience and Impinj’s reader chip and include:
• High sensitivity (>-90dbm).
• Fast tag acquisition rate (>1300 tags/sec).
• Up to 50% lower power consumption than previous generation chipsets.
• Broad compatibility with latest generation UHF sensor chips which include the measurement of temperature, humidity, strain, acceleration, and more.
These new HID TSL reader modules reduce reader design complexity, time-to-market, and development costs through its STORM protocol that enables complex tag operations to be executed using simple, but powerful pre-configured command sets.
