RFID Sensors: Measurement software launched

From Confectionery News, France ... Another temperature measurement concept to have been recently launched is Syscan International’s new RFID-based Tempasure solution for monitoring shipments ...

TempaSure® includes a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) with CF expansion pack, Syscan’s CF reader and software in combination with KSW Microtec's TempSens RFID label which can be adhered to any packaged product. The label can be programmed to record temperature data at regular intervals or to record data only when the product temperature is outside certain pre-programmed parameters. At any time during transportation or indeed after the period of shipment, the data on the RFID label can be collected via the CF reader, which is attached to a handheld device and transmitted wirelessly or otherwise, to a laptop or PC.

The Syscan RFID Reader with Compact Flash Interface (CF Reader) is a contactless read-write device for a broad range of 13,56 MHz tags. The reader plugs into standard CF slots or PCMCIA (via adapter) slots of handhelds, organizers, tablets, laptops or PCs without additional hardware.

Business is looking more and more at RFID as the preferred Automatic Identification and Data Capture technology because of its accuracy, longevity and cost effectiveness over other systems; in particular barcode. While barcodes do provide a form of electronic recognition, they do not deliver on tasks that require consistency, integrity and longevity. The problems with barcodes are largely eliminated by the correct choice of RFID tags and reader systems.

Syscan currently carries two different types of RFID based temperature monitoring devices in its product line. Both can be used to monitor products in the supply chain. The tags have a memory capacity that stores the time and temperature of the product as it travels to its destination. Temperature ranges and recording intervals are easily programmable using Syscan's software..

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