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RFID Solutions Building course is intended for pre-sales and sales engineers
responsible for providing solutions based on RFID technology. This course discusses
all types of RFID technology, teaches how to build a solution and presents common
solutions for each type of RFID technology. This information is supplemented by
standards related to each technology, as well as list of current suppliers.
This course covers:
- Overview of each type of RFID technology
- Passive - LF, HF, UHF, Microwave
- Active (including RTLS)
- Semi-passive
- How to build a solution
- Questions to ask
- Hardware and software you will need
- Common solutions for each type of technology (passive LF, HF, UHF, microwave, active,
semi-passive)
- Common Use Cases
- Standards
- Suppliers
- Comparison to other technologies
- Case Studies
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Pharmaceutical industry has been using RFID for a while but now with the
increasing threat of counterfeiting as well as new FDA mandates and
recommendation, Pharma companies and supply chain partners have to get
serious about tracking drugs through their chains of custody. This course
provides insight into the challenges for Pharma industry as well as various
types of RFID technology that can help overcome these challenges. The
course also includes videos to illustrate uses of near-field RFID technology as
well as tag encryption.
RFID in Pharma course discusses:
- Value proposition
- Challenges ahead
- Solutions
- Privacy and security issues
- Integration challenges
- Costs of various solutions
- Vendors
- Mandates
- Implementation
- Case studies
Languages: English
Duration: 2hrs. +
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Companies need to know the location of their assets at every stage of the assetrsquo;s lifecycle. This knowledge is essential to achieve efficient operation, prevent shrinkage
and asset misplacement, fight counterfeiting, help with recalls, lower inventory carrying
cost and prevent stock-outs. RFID can help with automated tracking of location and
movement of assets, which can be accomplished in real-time or near real-time. This
course takes you through examples of asset tracking using RFID and teaches how to
implement such systems.
This course covers:
- Reasons for asset tracking
- Asset tracking in supply chain
- Hardware
- Privacy concerns
- Asset tracking in manufacturing, in pharmaceutical industry, in hospitals, and libraries
- Air cargo tracking
- Asset tracking in offices
- And the summary of asset tracking benefits
Languages: English
Duration: 2hrs. +
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RFID in Apparel course will take you through everything you need to know about using RFID technology for apparel identification and tracking in retail, manufacturing, laundry and other applications.
This course covers:
- Current Technologies Used
- Benefits of RFID in Apparel
- RFID Integration
- Integration Challenges
- Consumer Privacy
- RFID Adoption by Retail Stores
- Mandates : Wal-Mart, DoD
- Available Vendors
- Case Studies
$999  RFID500 $1249 RFID600 -
Package including:
- 9 Modules course mapping to 9 certification objectives.
- vRFID™ Labs
- RFID+ Passport Book
- RFIDQ® Practice Test CD/Software
- Sample Tags
- Testing Voucher (RFID600 only)
CompTIA Radio Frequency Identification RFID+ certification validates the knowledge and skills of professionals who work with RFID technology. It is an international, vendor-neutral credential that recognizes a professional’s ability to install, maintain, repair, and troubleshoot the hardware and software functionality of RFID products. Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that CompTIA RFID+ candidates have a minimum of six to twenty-four months of RFID technology experience.
CompTIA Radio Frequency Identification RFID+ certification validates the knowledge and skills of professionals who work with RFID technology. It is an international, vendor-neutral credential that recognizes a professional's ability to install, maintain, repair, and troubleshoot the hardware and software functionality of RFID products. Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that CompTIA RFID+ candidates have a minimum of six to twenty-four months of RFID technology experience.
- RFID501/RFID601: Interrogation Zone Basics
This course describes the various types of RFID interrogators (readers), their
components and the functionality of RFID interrogators. You will also learn about
interrogator antennas: their types, polarization and function. A section of this course is
dedicated to interrogator operation, including air interface and data protocols, dense
reader mode, anti-collision and other tag management practices. The last section of
the course discusses interrogation zone configuration, as well as interference
problems that can arise while optimizing the system.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Interrogation Zone
Basics:
- Describe interrogator functionality
- I/O capability
- Handheld interrogators
- Vehicle-mount interrogator
- LAN/Serial communications
- Firmware upgrades
- Software operation (GUIs)
- Describe configuration of interrogation zones
- Explain interrogator-to-interrogator interference
- Optimization
- System performance and tuning
- Travel speed and direction
- Bi-static / monostatic antennas
- Define anti-collision protocols (e.g., number of tags in the field/response time)
- Given a scenario, solve dense interrogator environment issues (domestic/international)
- Understand how a dense interrogator installation will affect network traffic
- Installation of multiple interrogators, (e.g., dock doors, synchronization of multiple
interrogators and antenna footprints)
- RFID502/RFID602: Testing and Troubleshooting
This course discusses obstacles to RFID system implementations, RF field issues and
variables affecting the ability to read tags consistently (such as interference), the
tagged materialrsquo;s impact on tag performance and tag placement. Troubleshooting
methods and solutions for slow reads, no reads and missed reads are further
discussed.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Testing and
Troubleshooting:
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot RF interrogation zones (e.g., root-cause analysis)
- Analyze less-than-required read rate
- Identify improperly tagged items
- Diagnose hardware
- Recognize need for firmware upgrades
- Equipment replacement procedures (e.g., antenna, cable and interrogator)
- Identify reasons for tag failure
- Failed tag management
- ESD issues
Given a scenario, contrast actual tag data to expected tag data.
- RFID503/RFID603: Standards and Regulations
This course discusses various standards and regulations that influence the design and
use of RFID systems. The course includes a brief summary of a few RFID mandates
issued by some commercial and government organizations, which drive a large
number of RFID implementations today.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Standards and Regulations:
- Given a scenario, map user requirements to standards
- Regulations/standards that impact the design of a particular RFID solution
- Identify the differences between air interface protocols and tag data formats
- Recognize regulatory requirements globally, as well as by region
- Recognize safety regulations/issues regarding human exposure
- RFID504/RFID604: Tag Knowledge
This course explains the RFID tagrsquo;s components and subassemblies, types of tags
and the reason for having various tag types, different tag performance parameters and
tag selection criteria. A tagrsquo;s behavior changes according to the material to which it is
attached, as well as the condition of the surrounding environment. Therefore, selecting
an appropriate tag for the object material, and properly applying it to the object, is the
most important factor in the successful deployment of an RFID system.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Tag Knowledge:
- Classify tag types
- Select the RFID tag best suited for a specific use case
- Pros and cons of tag types
- Tag performance
- Tag antenna to region/frequency
- Identify inductively coupled tags vs. back-scatter Tag performance
- Identify the differences between active and passive
- Given a scenario, select an item's optimal placement locations for an RFID tag
- Evaluate media and adhesive selection for tagsIdentify the differences between
active and passive
- Tag orientation and location
- Tag stacking (shadowing)
- Package Contents
- Packaging
- Items
- Tags
- Levels
- Inserts
- Liquids
- Metal
- Polariztion
- RFID505/RFID605: Design Selection
System design is a very critical part of any RFID implementation, because without the
right design and the proper hardware and software, the implemented RFID system
might not function properly. With the exception of adhering to a budget, the steps of
design selection and design considerations discussed in this course adhere to
standards and regulations, as well as compliance with trading partner mandates,
selection of operating frequency, tags, interrogators, antennas, peripherals and
software.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Design Selection:
- Given a scenario, predict the performance of a given frequency and power
(active/passive) related to read distance, write distance, tag response time and storage
capacity
- Summarize how hardware selection affects performance
- Antenna type
- Equipment mounting and protection
- Cable length/loss
- Interference considerations
- Tag type (e.g., active/passive and frequency)
- RFID506/RFID606: Installation
This course discusses installation techniques for successful RFID implementations,
including antenna installation, portal performance and design, conveyor portal design,
electrostatic discharge (ESD), grounding and cable issues, pre-installation decisions,
routine installation procedures and post-installation checks. This course also includes
examples of various installation types.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Installation:
- Given a scenario, describe hardware installation using industry-standard practices
- Identify grounding considerations
- Test installed equipment and connections
- Given a scenario, interpret a site diagram created by an RFID architect describing
interrogation zone locations, cable drops and device mounting locations
- RFID507/RFID607: Site Analysis
This course focuses on a site survey, discusses the planning that goes into the site
survey, highlights various aspects that should be examined when performing the site
analysis (such as site anomalies) and provides pointers regarding how to generate the
site survey report.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Site Analysis:
- Given a scenario, demonstrate how to read blueprints
- Determine sources of interference
- Use analysis equipment such as a spectrum analyzer to determine if there is any
ambient noise in the frequency range that may conflict with the RFID system to be
installed
- Given a scenario, analyze environmental conditions end to end
- RFID508/RFID608: RF Physics
To understand the factors affecting the performance of an RFID system, implementers
need to comprehend the nature and behavior of radio waves. This course describes
how radio waves travel through space, or "propagate," and how their effectiveness
changes as they travel. It also discusses various communication methods between
interrogators and tags, as well as characteristics of antennas, such as gain, directivity,
polarization and impedance. A section of the course is dedicated to numerous types of
antennas, their usage and the different kinds of antenna cable and connectors used to
attach antennas to RFID interrogators. What's more, this course explains Effective
Radiated Power (ERP) and Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) calculations.
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for RF Physics:
- Identify RF propagation/communication techniques
- Describe antenna field performance /characteristics related to reflective and
absorptive materials
- Given a scenario, calculate radiated power output from antenna based on
antenna gains, cable type, cable length and interrogator transmit power
- RFID509/RFID609: RFID Peripherals
Every RFID implementation needs peripheral devices, such as RFID-enabled printers;
RFID-based automated label applicators (also known as "print–and–apply" devices);
feedback systems, such as light stacks, horns, LED lights or LCD displays; and
triggering devices, such as light break sensors. These devices enhance the
capabilities of an RFID system, control I/O devices and system timing functions, and
provide on/off capabilities for various business applications. Peripherals also improve
human interactions with RFID hardware by assisting with automatic data collection and
increasing the safety of the system. Additionally, this course discusses RFID printers,
including their installation and setup, automated label applicators, feedback systems,
triggering devices and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS).
This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for RFID Peripherals:
- Describe installation and configuration of RFID printer
- Describe ancillary devices/concepts
- RFID printer encoder
- Automated label applicator
- Feedback systems (e.g., lights, horns)
- RTLS
- RFID510/RFID610: RFIDQ - Practice Tests
The package also includes the RFIDQ® – Practice Test CD/Software, which should be
used throughout the learning process to review the topics of each objective in form of
quiz questions. Another learning tool included in this bundle is the RFID+ Passport
Book authored by RFID4U, which includes all information needed for the CompTIA
RFID+ certification exam. Each chapter is followed by quiz questions. The book also
contains a CD with additional 81 practice questions. We suggest that you use the book
in conjunction with the e-learning courses and work through each chapter after you
successfully completed each e-learning module in order to supplement the information
and reinforce the subject. Once you are prepared for the certification exam, you can
schedule your test at Pearson VUE testing center with the VUE Testing Voucher,
which is also a part of this package (RFID600 only).
- RFID514/RFID614: CompTIA RFID+: vRFID™ Labs
The Web-Based vRFID (Virtual RFID) Labs provide an actual real-life like lab environment over the Internet. With step-by-step labs based on the hands-on projects, students can log on anywhere, anytime via a Web browser to gain essential hands-on simulated experience with latest equipments and software from leading RFID manufacturers.
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