What's On Our Bookshelf
A look at some recent RFID books on the market that will help increase your RFID knowledge.
RFID Essentials
By Bill Glover and Himanshu Bhatt
O'Reilly Publishing; 2006.
279 pages; $39.99.
www.rfidessentials.com.
RFID Essentials is for developers, system and software architects, and project managers, as well as students and professionals in all the industries impacted by RFID who want to understand how this technology works. As the title suggest, this book is about RFID in general and not just the most recent developments, but it will provide reader with the information and understanding they need to start designing, building, or integrating with RFID systems.
RFID Essentials aims to demystify the workings of an RFID system. Topics include tags and tag protocols including EPC, readers and reader protocols, RFID middleware, security and privacy, managing RFID devices, and architecture.
The authors wanted to provide a conceptual view of RFID and explain the important components without getting too deep. They believe that whenever something that sounds new is encountered, such as RFID, it is important to see how that relates to what you already know so that you can use all your past experience to improve the odds of success. Focusing on architectural views of RFID system enables important qualities such as security, scalability, manageability, and performance to be covered from the start.
RFID for Dummies
By Patrick J. Sweeney II
Wiley Publishing, Inc.; 2005.
388 pages, $24.99.
www.odintechnologies.com/page.php?t=26
This comprehensive and easy to understand book is Amazon's best-selling RFID publication. It is logically sectioned into six parts of various detail and difficulty which appeals to all levels of reader. The parts bring the reader up the learning curve from basic overview on tags and readers all the way to detailed calculations on machine learning and Maxwell's equations.
RFID for Dummies is written by Patrick J. Sweeney II, the CEO of ODIN Technologies, who incorporates experience from dozens of real-world deployments and thousands of tests and evaluations of RFID systems. His expertise is invaluable for readers looking for authentic experience and methodologies.
The procedures detailed in the book are taken from ODIN's proprietary processes and include details on everything from choosing the right middleware to creating deliverable trackers. For anyone wanting to get up to speed on RFID and then have a practical guide for setting up an RFID network based on real-world experience, RFID for Dummies delivers.
Illustrated RFID Smart Labels
Edited by Michael Fairley
Tarsus Exhibitions & Publishing Ltd.; 2005.
Sponsored by UPM Raflatac
80 pages; $40.00
www.tarsus-group.com
The Tarsus company, organizers of Labelexpo and the Smart Label Summits, have launched a brand new how-to book, edited by Michael Fairley, that brings together the combined knowledge of some of the world's leading RFID smart label experts. The book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the basics of RFID and reviews the structure of RFID chips, straps, and antennas; how inlays are assembled; the printing of antenna with conductive inks; techniques and methods of integrating inlays into pressure-sensitive label constructions; the attaching of straps to printed antenna; and issues of quality control and performance.
Compiled and edited from the speaker presentations at the original Smart Label Masterclasses held in Baltimore in June 2005, the book is illustrated with over 60 diagrams, tables, and pictures. This book aims to provide a convenient reference source for label converters looking to enter the world of RFID enabled labels. Readers of the book will gain a key understanding of the terminology and procedures involved in smart label production, learn what level of knowledge and investment may be required, and have a common language to use when talking with suppliers or potential customers.
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