Title
Barcodes, RFID or Smart Items?
Evaluating track and trace technology today and tommorow
Till Riedel
TecO
Universitt Karlsruhe (TH)
Telecooperation Office (TecO)
Founded 15 years ago as cooperation
between CEC(SAP) and Uni Karlsruhe
Application oriented research
5 RAs, 15-20 Students
100% third-party funded
Industry, e.g. SAP, Microsoft, Daimler,
Nokia, Phillips, Infineon, KDDI
EU-Projects, national funding
Focus Ubiquitous Computing
Integration of ID und Computer Technology
in objects
e.g. RFID, sensing, sensor networks,
lokations systems
Motivation
RelevanceControl of complex information flows between processes
in the real world and computer-based information systems
Information systemsReal world
Manual
Accumulation FilesInformationObjects, items, activities, eventsData
basesObject-IDBarcodescanningRFID
Tags
StateSensor
networks
ProcessesSmart
ItemsSource(adapted): Fleisch, et al.: Die betriebswirtschaftliche
Vision des Internets der Dinge.
Die Schlsselposition der Perv.Comp.Systeme fhrt zu einer noch
strkeren Informatisierung der realen Welt
Overview
RFIDTechnology (today)
Challenges
Smart ItemsTechnology (tomorrow)
Bridging the Gap: Integration into Business Processes
Barcodes vs RFID vs Smart ItemsCost Benefit Analysis
Item Level tagging with RFIDPossibilities and Limitations
RFID: Item Level Tagging
LoCostix: Low Cost/Mass Printed Tags EPC Gen2 compliant
Unique ID for every item
Re-Writeable memory
Possibility to integrate extra dataitem history
best before date
memory costs!!
Printed antennas/ Strep application in print process
RFID Communication Principles
passive RF technology
bi-directional RF communication via reader
synchronous messaging
no tag to tag interaction
powered by reader
slotted aloah protocol
