Educational/Business Assets with semi-active tags

A very low cost active RFID tag with a 5 year battery can be the cornerstone for an asset tracking system in the educational and business fields. RFID tags are an ideal solution for tracking laptop computers, desks, projectors, etc. These tags can cost as little as $5 in a quantity of 10,000. A portable battery operated reader, antenna, and tablet computer can be worn in a backpack or mounted on a mobile cart. A brief visit to a room scans all the items in the room resulting in a very simple, affordable, semi-automated inventory management system.

Octopus+ Cartridge Identification (Guaranteed Loyalty)

Low frequency (125 KHz ) cartridge identification system, with a broad range of applications in the following areas:

• Liquids
• Pharmaceutical
• Filtration
• Cartridge replacement

The Octopus+ Cartridge Identification system, a short distance reader capable of reading through liquids, is used to verify that an authentic replacement cartridge is used and is placed in the correct spot on the machine.

It has an RS232 port and operates on 10-28VDC, and can be purchased with 1-10 channels.

WYZE-TEMP Wireless Sensor

A wireless, wash-down temperature sensor that monitors temperatures within various commercial applications where standard wired temperature sensors and/or probes cannot. The features include:

• Able to use in products on the move.
• Data-logging capabilities.
• Real-time internal temperature information.
• For use in harsh environments with extreme temperatures, caustic chemicals, vibrations, high pressure, etc.
• Need connection to other sensors? Matrix can help.

An active RFID technology with a radio frequency of 433MHz or 915MHz, that has an operating temperature of -20°C to 100°C.

Keywords: international frequency, data acquisition system

Keywords: 433MHz RFID, Wireless, wash down temperature sensor, international frequency, data acquisition system

Cath Lab Asset Management

You can purchase a very affordable RFID asset management system from Matrix Product Development, Inc. It can manage items in non-metallic medical cabinets located in Cath Labs. Inexpensive passive Gen II label tags are adhered to the product and associated to a bar code during check in. Inventory is completed in minutes instead of hours because the simple check out method associates the product to the patient session and doctor. Expiration dates can be monitored with ease, allowing out of date items to be purged from stock.

A large screen monitor makes the patient session data visible to staff from anywhere in the room. Inventory exception lists are generated making it simple to rectify discrepancies. The data base is web based and can monitor multiple rooms simultaneously. Technical support and upgrades are provided by our guaranteed satisfaction service agreement.

Personnel/Asset tracking

Safeguard sensitive material; protect laptop data, auto attendance, insurance data, consignment inventory, automobile gate operation, and parking garages. Many options are available that include fingerprint verification, temperature, humidity, motion, contact closures, and EPC compatible versions.

Yard Inventory Management

Active RFID tags with a 5 year battery life with receivers spaced about 70 ft apart offers real-time automated asset tracking in a yard. This provides true “Pushbutton Inventory Control”. The real time location software (RTLS) will be available sometime in 2008.

Consignment Inventory

RFID is a good solution for businesses with consignment inventory. An RFID system will easily track what exists at each site location at any given time. Personnel tags combined with an asset tag will also track who is checking the item in or out. An internet gateway is used to gather the information at each remote inventory site, making supplier inventory reconciliation a simple process. This provides “Pushbutton Inventory Control”.

Keyless Entry

If accounting for people and high value assets is your mission, then we have a system with an affordable active tag and reasonably priced readers for you. License-free non-directional tags that read through liquids can be worn by personnel to indicate when they have entered vehicles and buildings for automatic attendance. These ISM band tags use a low cost coin cell battery with a typical life of 5 years. Data encryption ensures privacy and accuracy. Readers can be fitted with an Ethernet gateway connection if needed. Middleware solutions can be provided to move data into databases of your choice. Motion sensors can be added to readers allowing them to be powered by solar panels. Tamperproof switches can be added to the tags on high value assets.

Applications include:

• Government buildings
• High security businesses
• Educational buildings
• Schools
• Buses
• Vehicles