Tagsys Medio L400: 3 Benefits That May Surprise You

The Path to V2 program features the Tagsys Medio L400 reader, a self-diagnostic and self-correcting long-range HF reader. A free firmware upgrade makes the reader HF V2 compatible and can simultaneously support additional protocols, including ICODE 1, ISO 15693 and UID-OTP.

The top three benefits include:

1. Tagsys aims to make RFID readers running on a network as reliable as picking up a landline telephone in someone's home or office. "You get frustrated when the connection drops on your cell phone," says John Jordon, Tagsys president for worldwide field operations. "Having a reader that can predict failure and accurately feed failure back to a database is crucial to achieving that goal."
2. RFID will work similar to data networks, as the technology becomes part of the IT infrastructure, according to Maria Kaganov, Tagsys product marketing manager. To support that concept, the reader offers more than 50 parameters IT professional can use to monitor and control readers on the network. "If your infrastructure is in Asia, and IT department in the U.S., you can remotely manage, update and troubleshoot the reader from remote locations," she says. "A retail store or an automotive parts distribution center runs on an automated network rather than relies on independent machines, for example. RFID readers will integrate into that infrastructure.
3. EPCgloabl plans to publish V2 standard specifications in January 2008, and the industry can expect to see silicon based on the specs by summer, Kaganov says. The readers support a company's transition to one reader that identifies HF and UHF frequencies, so they won't need to maintain separate equipment.

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