FIRMWARE

WJ Communications’ New Gen 2 Firmware

WJ Communications Inc. announces the availability of a firmware upgrade to support the Gen 2 standard for its MPR series PCMCIA type II reader cards (UHF Gen 2 functionality, FCC certified). The firmware upgrade (version 3) is available as a free download from WJ’s Web site, www.wj.com. Features include complete Gen 2 tag support, faster and enhanced Class 1 inventory performance, improved Class 0 inventory, added support for non-EPC compliant tag IDs for Class 1, and improved Class 0+ write performance.

“In an effort to support the second generation global RFID standard, WJ has committed to providing its customers with an easy-to-install firmware upgrade,” says Chuck Lau, Senior Vice President and General Manger for WJ. “The Gen 2 firmware upgrade allows customers to immediately begin using any of WJ’s multi-protocol MPR series reader cards to effectively read Gen 2 tags without hardware changes. The firmware provides support for multiple inventory sessions, flexible tag filtering, and inventory selection, writing to tag memory, control of lock and permalock functions, and other Gen 2 capabilities.”

Select Reader Service 241