RFID Reader Writer Options ...

Omron has marketed bistatic type RFID reader/writers, which require separate antenna elements for transmission and reception and can connect with up to two antennas. The monostatic type reader/writer, to be released for the first time among the ThingMagic licensees, allows connection of up to four antennas – twice that of the bistatic type. It maintains the same performance level as with one antenna even when four antennas are connected, thus proving highly cost effective.

RFID Reader Writer Options: Via OMRON RFID: Omron To Release World's First RoHS-Compatible UHF-Band ...

... "Omron has conventionally released bistatic type RFID reader/writers. With separate transmitter and receiver sections, this type requires two antenna elements for transmission of signals to and reception of signals from RFID tags. The bistatic type can communicate with RFID tags conforming to all class specifications of EPCglobal, but can be connected only with a maximum of two antennas. " ...