Odin Technologies Releases Benchmark for European RFID Readers
July 17, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Odin technologies released a benchmark of European radio frequency identification (RFID) readers.
The European RFID Reader Benchmark compares the performance of seven European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)-compliant ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID readers in both a controlled laboratory setting and in real world settings.
The handbook guides European end-users in the optimal technology choice for their RFID programme, said Odin.
Odin technologies does not manufacture RFID readers, tags or printers and the company said it maintains independence in testing all RFID gear, therefore the report is designed to provide insight unavailable to end-users anywhere else.
The benchmark was developed to provide end-users with objective insight into the RFID reader performance from a European perspective, said Odin.
The benchmark used six scientific tests and three common use case tests to characterize and compare RFID reader performance. The six scientific tests included:
- Power output.
- Occupied channel power.
- Receive sensitivity.
- Interference rejection.
- Tag acquisition speed.
- Read distance.
The three common RFID use cases tested included:
- Conveyor.
- Stretch wrapper.
- Adjacent Dock Door portals with Listen Before Talk (LBT) protocol.
- Adjacent Dock Door portals with proposed ETSI EN 302-208.
Two different adjacent dock door tests were conducted because of a proposal to replace the current LBT ETSI standard. This evaluation represents the first published independent analysis of LBT compared to the proposed ETSI EN 302-208 specification, said Odin.
Seven readers were tested in the European RFID Reader Benchmark. Odin technologies investigated production readers configured with production release firmware. All of the readers tested are available for purchase today.
The readers tested included:
- Alien ALR8800.
- Caen A968EU.
- Feig ID ISC.LRU2000.
- Impinj URP1000-ETSI.
- Intermec IF61.
- Motorola XR480EU.
- Sirit IN510.
Siemens, maker of the Simatic RS600R, did not want to have their equipment benchmarked, said Odin.
Following Odin's announcement of a five year contract with Airbus, this publication is also designed to reflect Odin's European capabilities and focus, said Odin.
"The goal of the European RFID Reader Benchmark is to provide end-users with an accurate and comprehensive tool to make the best decision regarding RFID readers," said Patrick J. Sweeney II, president and CEO of Odin technologies. "We created the benchmark because reader selection and implementation is a critical and costly aspect of each project. Making the wrong reader decision drives the difference between a smashing success and complete failure."
"The benchmark helps distill the grand marketing claims of reader vendors by providing a fact-based performance comparison for common use cases," said Sweeney.
"In reality there is no 'silver bullet' - some readers are more capable than others; they work extremely well under certain circumstances, but not as well in others. End-users can leverage the European RFID Reader Benchmark to select their vendor short lists; more critically assess vendor capabilities and reduce their reader selection risk. The results of the tests are all laid out clearly for end-users to make informed decisions."
The European RFID Reader Benchmark is Odin technologies' ninth published benchmark and it represents a milestone for RFID reader development for Europe, said Odin.
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The benchmark results show where North American manufacturers benefited from their experience in U.S. based deployments and where European manufactures are working to catch up, said Odin.
Source: Odin Technologies.