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Radio Frequency Identification

– Technology for Food Grain

A presentation by Rajat Ratra

• About BCIL

• About RFID Technology

• RFID use cases with Food Grain

• Leader in the Auto ID industry

• 15+ years of Industry Leadership

• Team of 200+ industry professionals

• Premium Business Partner for Zebra

Technologies, Omnia Technologies & Cognex

• Presence in all metros and major cities of India

Expert

ise • 20 years of

experience

• 15+ years of Industry Leadership

• Vertical specialization

• Domain Knowledge

• Technology Consulting

• System Integration

Resourc

es • Nationwide

presence

• 200+ team of professionals

• Dedicated software facility

• RFID Excellence Center

• ERP & CRM

• Service Manager

Pro

cesses • Project Life

cycle

• RFID Practice

• Project Documentation

• Project Management

• Reporting

Pla

nnin

g • Management Board

• ERP & CRM used to analyse market indicators

• Market Research

• R & D

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Data Capture

• Bar Code Scanner, Printers

• Integration

• ID Card Printing

• Consumables

Wireless

• Site Survey

• Network Design

• EWLAN Security

RFID

• RFID Hardware

• Pilot & PoC

• RFID Site Survey

• Solution Building & Deployment

Mobile Computing

• Mobile Computers

• Mobile Printers

• Applications software

• Remote DeviceManagement

Software Applications

• Middleware

• Mobile Applications

• Custom Applications

• System integration

• Project Management

Support & Service

• After sales support

• Hardware repair

• On-Site Resident Engineer

Bharti

WALMART

• Single Window for all mobility requirements

• Nationwide support and service network

• Experience in managing large scale projects

• Experienced team

Mobility Infrastructure

• Enterprise Wireless LAN

• Advanced Security & WLAN assurance

• Centralized Management

Enterprise Mobility

Computers

• Industrial Mobility

• Field Mobility

• Task Specific

• Customer Facing

Barcode & RFID

• Scanners

• Printers

• RFID Readers

• Antennas & Tags

• RFID Infrastructure

Applications

• Industrial Browser

• MDM

• MobiVUE Solutions

• RFID Middleware

• Customized Applications & Integration

GurgaonDelhi

Mumbai

ChennaiBangalore

Kolkata

Hyderabad

Pune

Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka

Head Office

Regional Offices

Development Center

Sales & Support Locations

Overseas Office

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Radio Frequency Identification

• RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification

• A technology that works on the principles of physics, “NOT A MAGIC”

• Is used for identification of o Items/Assets

o People

• Objectiveo Eliminate Data Entry Errors

o Reduce Human Intervention – Automation

o Seamless Integration, Transparency

o Improve Overall Efficiency

Barcode• NEED A LINE OF SIGHT TO SCAN

• QUALITY OF PRINT AND CONDITION OF

BARCODE NEED TO BE GOOD

• WORKING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• READ OPTION ONLY

• SINGLE READ @ A TIME

• MANUAL SCANNING

RFID• ONLY NEED TO BE IN THE ELECTRIC-

MAGNETIC FIELD

• QUALITY NOT MUCH A CONCERN, ONCE

APPLIED AFTER VERIFICATION

• CAN WORK UNDER HARSH ENVIRONMENTS –

DIRTY, DUSTY, GREASY, HIGH TEMPERATURE,

HUMIDITY ETC.

• BOTH READ & WRITE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

• MULTIPLE READS @ A TIME

• NO HUMAN INTERVENTION - AUTOMATIC

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• Activeo With battery, long read range, special features

o Finite life, expensive, memory (RO/RW)

• Semi Passiveo With battery, long read range

o Finite Life, expensive

• Passiveo No battery, short to long read range, form factors

o Inexpensive

Frequency Type Frequency ISO Standard Read Range

Low Frequency (LF) 125, 134 kHz ISO 11784/85 <0.5 Meter

High Frequency (HF) 13.56 MHz ISO 14443, 15693 < 1 Meter

Ultra-high Frequency

(UHF)

865-915 MHz

(865 – 867 MHz)

UHF Spectrum

allocated to India

ISO 18000 / EPC G2 2-12 Meter

ISO & GS1 supported standards driven

Frequency Common Applications Relevant RFID Tags

LF Animal tracking, Inventory/Asset

management, Laundry Management,

Waste management

Animal Ear Tags, Universal

Tag, Laundry Button Tag,

Waste bin tag

HF Access Control, AFC , NFC Applications,

Laundry Management, Waste Management

Smart Cards, AFC Token

tag, NFC Tags, Laundry

button tags, Waste bin tags

UHF ETC and Vehicle Identification, Asset

Tracking, Wagon Tracking, Container

Tracking, People tracking

Windshield tags, Mount on

Metal Tags, Wristband tags

• TRANSPONDER (OR A TAG)

o Thin substrate with a IC/silicon chip &

a built in antenna

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• TRANSCIEVER (WITH A

DECODER)

o To provide power to the antenna and

decode the intercepted data from the

tag IC

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• ANTENNA

o To emit radio signals to energize a tag

for reading &/or writing

Food Grain Storage

• Vehicle Management

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RFID Tagging on each Bag

Bags Received from Farmers

RFID In-Gate Infrastructure

Loading & Dispatch

Warehouse

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Warehouse

RFID Gate Infrastructure

Material Receipt

Bags Unloading

Loading & Dispatch

Material IN - Stacking

• Automated weighing

• Environment monitoring

o Temperature

o Humidity

Thank You