Build Your Own RFID Portal

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1 1 Key Steps in Building an Inventory- Management RFID Solution Build Your Own RFID Portal Eddie Ng (Academia RFID) Ygal Bendavid, Harold Boeck (UQAM) 1

2 Preconference seminar Agenda Warehouse & Inventory Mgt in the RFID Supply Chain 11:30 Linking RFID to Inventory Management Best Practices 12:15 Targeting the Correct RFID Technology for the Right Project 13:45 Key Steps in Building an Inventory-Management RFID Solution: Build Your Own RFID Portal 14:30 Designing Your RFID Solution 15:30 Building Your RFID Business Case 16:15 Preconference Seminar Ends Objective of the Presentation Describe the portal components & options Show you how to build and configure a RFID enabled portal by yourself Understand how to move from basic RFID data capture to real-time transactions Demonstrate several warehouse & supply chain management scenarios 2

3 Portal Components Typically consists of: RFID interrogator (reader) Antennas Input devices Output devices Mounting & protective enclosure Reader Options Frequency Number of antenna ports Type of antenna ports (mono / bi-static) Sensitivity (dbm) Number of input and output pins Power over Ethernet (POE) 3

4 Frequency Gain (dbi) Sealing Polarization (linear, circular) Antenna Options Types: Motion sensors Infrared beam Contact switch Reason for usage: Conserve power Input Devices Minimize interference 4

5 Types: Lightstack Horn Diverter gate Output Devices Reason for usage: Alert operators of exception cases Trigger events based on reads Mounting & Protective Enclosure Allows for positioning and adjustment Protects the RFID equipment from: Environmental / warehouse elements Accidental bumps and collisions from personnel and equipment 5

6 Portal Equipment Our demo equipment Pebble II I/O Device Controller RFID UHF Reader Impinj Speedway Revolution RFID host system (& middleware) Portal Light Stack Antenna supports RFID UHF Antennas Demo Portal Equipment vs. Warehouse Equipment MOTION SENSOR CAMERA DISPLAY LED LIGHTS READER ANTENNA Academia RFID Lab 6

7 Portal Building Steps 1. Connect the hardware together 2. Test and configure the portal 3. Connect to the portal via the middleware 4. Apply the business rules RFID reader Ports Source: Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.8 7

8 Input / Output Connectors Portal Building Steps 1. Connect the hardware together 2. Test and configure the portal 3. Connect to the portal via the middleware 4. Apply the business rules 8

9 Portal Building Steps 1. Connect the hardware together 2. Test and configure the portal 3. Connect to the portal via the middleware 4. Apply the business rules We are now capturing data! Portal Building Steps Test / Configure the RFID portal As we can see the antennas get reception from several tags in the area Read rates 9

10 Portal Building Steps 1. Connect the hardware together 2. Test and configure the portal 3. Connect to the portal via the middleware 4. Apply the business rules Connect to the portal via the middleware Build a business rule to indicate what if the box is not part of an order (i.e. the tag ID is not expected) 10

11 Portal Building Steps 1. Connect the hardware together 2. Test and configure the portal 3. Connect to the portal via the middleware 4. Apply the business rules Apply the business rules Conducting transactions (e.g. automated receiving) Pallet & boxes are automatically scanned at dock door 1 (receiving dock) and associated to a receiving transaction: i.e. verification against ASN & PO (order CR01501) Receiving Order in progress: The first pallet (& boxes) is automatically received. Receiving Order in progress: The second pallet (& boxes) is still pending. Receiving Order in progress: The PO stays open until the transaction is completed 11

12 Building Your Own RFID Portal Academia RFID Lab Academia RFID Lab Building Your Own RFID Portal Academia RFID Lab 12

13 Thank you! Eddie Ng Ygal Bendavid Harold Boeck Boeck. UQAM, School of Business 315 Ste-Catherine East Local R-3570 Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 3X2 Tel: (x 2429) Web site: Academia RFID 9916 Côte de liesse, Montréal QC Canada H8T 1A1 Tel: Fax: Web site: