RFID Tag Reader Enhancements
Impinj Inc. has expanded capabilities of its Gen2X RAIN RFID solution, which aim to inhibit fraudulent items and tags, reduce stray tag reads, and help readers find and focus on tags of interest in retail and industrial environments.
Gen2X is a standards-compatible enhancement to the radio and logical layers of the RAIN radio standard that speeds inventory counts, increases tag read range, declutters the environment, protects consumers, inhibits tag and item counterfeiting, and reduces solution cost.
Impinj Endpoint IC Verification, a new Gen2X capability, inhibits fraudulent tags and items by allowing RAIN readers and printers to verify—during normal inventory and with no speed penalty—whether a tag contains an authentic Impinj endpoint IC. This new verification effectively replaces EPC-TID verification.
Gen2X Fast Reinventory, when combined with read-zone-confinement techniques, reduces stray tag reads. In addition, a new Gen2X Tag Selection capability allows readers to better specify which tags should respond during inventory and which should remain quiet, helping enterprise solutions read only desired tags.
Impinj is adding Gen2X to its M770, M775, M780 and M781 endpoint ICs, designed for applications and use cases requiring larger EPC and/or user memory.