WO2006052867A1 - System and method for detecting eas/rfid tags using step listen - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to identification tags and, more particularly, to a system and method for the simultaneous detection of 8.2 MHz EAS tags and 13.56 MHz ISO15693 RFID Tags.
- EAS electronic article surveillance
- RFID radio frequency identification
- pulse-listen methodologies e.g., transmitting a sequence of RF burst signals at different frequencies so that at least one of the frequencies bursts falls near a resonant frequency of the identification tag
- U.S. Patent No. 6,249,229 (Eckstein, et al.), which is incorporated by reference herein
- one of the disadvantages of these is that when RFID tags are used, there must be a continuous signal emission from the reader to power the RFID chip.
- Communication with RFID tags can include two modes of operation: “tag talk first” (TTF) or “reader talk first” (RTF).
- TTF mode the tag transmits its information upon receipt of the reader's signal.
- RTF mode the reader emits commands to the tag (to avoid collisions) and the tag emits responses to those commands.
- RTF is the more complex of the two modes and it is RTF operation to which the present invention pertains.
- the RFID "reader talk-first" (RTF) concept of the present invention requires amplitude modulation of the 13.56 MHz carrier for communicating commands to the RFID tag.
- This modulation takes the form of a 10% modulation index gap in the carrier for such leading RFID technologies as ISO 15693 or EPC (Electronic Product Code).
- the modulation index, m is defined as:
- the carrier envelope edge formed during this modulation causes a transient response in any LC resonant circuits in the magnetic field of the system due to the excess stored energy in those tags being dissipated as the carrier forcing function amplitude is reduced.
- Detection of this stored energy transient is the essence of RF/EAS detection as deployed in the Assignee's (namely, Checkpoint Systems, Inc.) pulse-listen system, as an example.
- EAS functionality may be included as a natural inherent aspect of the system.
- the present invention allows common usage of the majority of the transceiver sections avoiding cost and space inefficiencies in duplication of circuitry as well as a shared antenna structure.
- the system and method of step-listen of the present invention provides advantages in tag throughput, detection performance of both technologies and in manufacturing costs.
- the system and method concurrently detect EAS and 13.56 MHz HF (high frequency) RFID tags.
- the RFID technology suggested, by way of example, is ISO 15693 compliant, as well as the usage of custom codes that are specific to the SLI chip.
- RFID command synchronization has been correctly identified as a major performance constriction at the security gate.
- RF carrier synchronization at the security gate and AM (amplitude modulation) command synchronization between all security gates.
- AM amplitude modulation
- the RFID tags undergo processing at the POS (point-of-sale) whose interface can be handled by lower power levels, antenna directionality to minimize coupling and shielding around the POS antenna so they can operate autonomously.
- the security gates however see activity at other security gates throughout the store. This requires that reader command modulation be synchronized amongst the security gates.
- a complicating factor of command synchronization is the fact that ISO 15693 places the responsibility for collision detection and resolution on the part of the reader.
- a wireless synchronization system transmits the command modulation on a 13.56 MHz carrier as usual. All other security gates in the system seek the command modulation edge and establish phase lock to it and retransmit the signal at their respective location. A similar synchronization method is employed for the 13.56 MHz RF carrier within each security gate.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention
- Fig. 2 is an isometric view of exemplary pedestals used with the present invention
- Fig. 3 is one of the bases of one of the pedestals, shown in portion depicting where the electronics of the present invention is preferably installed therein;
- Fig. 4 depicts a typical RFID reader RTF stimulus signal (e.g., 13.56 MHz carrier);
- Fig. 5 depicts an RFID tag signal (e.g., 13.56 MHz carrier) in response to the RTF stimulus signal;
- an RFID tag signal e.g., 13.56 MHz carrier
- Fig. 6 depicts an EAS natural response "ring-down" signal (e.g., 8.2 MHz) in response to the RTF stimulus signal;
- ring-down e.g. 8.2 MHz
- Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a generic EAS pulse-listen transceiver
- Fig. 8 is a block diagram of the modified transmitter portion of a generic EAS pulse-listen transceiver for 13.56 MHz operation during the conceptual part testing;
- Fig. 9 is a block diagram of the step-listen test setup of the present invention.
- Fig. 10 is a block diagram of the EAS pulse-listen system modified to form the step-listen receiver of the present invention.
- Fig. 11 depicts oscilloscope traces of an EAS receiver baseband where no EAS tag is present
- Fig. 12 depicts oscilloscope traces of the EAS receiver baseband where an EAS tag is present
- Fig. 13 depicts a lower Q antenna waveform showing sharp modulation edges
- Fig. 14 is a lower Q antenna and impedance match network schematic of the RFID reader
- Fig. 15 is amplitude vs. time diagram of the preferred carrier frequency and a less preferred carrier frequency for achieving a sharp transition during modulation
- Fig. 16 is a power vs. time plot of carrier signal as modulation occurs comparing the power reduction in the present invention which forms the sharp falling transition against the power reduction in other RFID readers using modulation;
- Fig. 17 is a schematic depicting an alternative antenna circuit, a switched Q antenna circuit, for the RFID reader.
- the present invention 20 basically comprises an RFID reader 22 and an EAS step-listen receiver 24 that may be positioned in a single housing 26, and each having respective antennae 28 and 30.
- the RFID reader 22 emits the stimulus 32 (Fig. 4) which includes an RFID carrier frequency (e.g., 13.56 MHz), modulated with RTF commands. If an RFID tag 10 is present and is tuned to that RFID frequency, the RFID tag 10 emits a response 34 (Fig. 5) that is detected by the RFID reader 22. If an EAS tag 12 is also present in the vicinity and which is tuned to an EAS frequency (e.g., 8.2 MHz), the EAS tag 12 emits (Fig.
- Fig. 2 depicts an exemplary pair of security pedestals 71 A/7 IB (e.g., Checkpoint StrataTM PX pedestals, etc.) at the entrance/exit of a business 73.
- the single housing 26 of the present invention 20 may be disposed in one of the two pedestals 71 A/7 IB, typically at the base 75, as shown in Fig. 3.
- An internal power supply 77 provides power to the RFID reader 22 and EAS step- listen receiver 24 and other related electronics. It should be understood that it is within the broadest scope of the present invention to also include the RFID reader 22 and the EAS step-listen receiver 24 in respective pedestals 71 A and 7 IB.
- the system of the present invention 20 described provides an exemplary working embodiment of a system and method for the simultaneous real-time concurrent detection of 13.56 MHz RFID and 8.2 MHz EAS identification tags using the step-listen methodology.
- the ISO15693 RFED protocol (as will be explained later) was used in this working embodiment.
- the working embodiment involved testing in two parts:
- EAS pulse-listen system also referred to as an EAS transceiver 23 having an EAS transmitter 23A, an EAS receiver 23B and a pulse-listen antenna 23C, as shown in Fig. 7
- EAS transmitter 23A' is modified to transmit at 13.56 MHz
- Fig. 8 where an RF amplifier connected to a direct digital 8.2 MHz synthesizer (DDS) is disabled (indicated by the "X" indicia in Fig. 8) and an external 13.56 MHz signal generator feeds a bandpass filter (BPF) in the modified EAS transmitter 23 A').
- DDS direct digital 8.2 MHz synthesizer
- BPF bandpass filter
- a "step-listen" part (Fig. 9) using an ISO15693-compliant RFID reader 22 (e.g., Philips long-range reader) combined with an EAS step-listen receiver 24, e.g., another receiver portion of the TR4024 which is modified to form the EAS step-listen receiver 24, along with a step-listen antenna 30, as shown in Fig. 10; the transmitter portion 23A of the EAS pulse- listen system (or transceiver) 23 was disabled (indicated by the "X" indicia in Fig. 5A) since the RFID reader 22 (e.g., Philips long-range reader) provided the stimulus signal 32.
- a Checkpoint EAS #410 test tag 12 and Checkpoint RFID #551246 tag 10 were used as the targets.
- the exemplary EAS pulse-listen system or transceiver 23 is a TR4024 which is the standard electronics module used in the Checkpoint LibertyTM product line.
- the TR4024 basically comprises an EAS transmitter 23 A and an EAS receiver 23B that uses digital signal processing (DSP) technology, along with direct digital synthesizing (DDS) technology, to accomplish both the transmit/receive functions.
- DSP digital signal processing
- DDS direct digital synthesizing
- the TR4024 supports both hardware and software that can be easily modified in order to achieve the testing as will be described in detail later.
- the TR4024 has the capability to communicate with other Checkpoint products via the Internet.
- the first ("conceptual") part of testing consisted of standard EAS pulse-listen electronics (Fig. 7) except that the EAS transmitter 23A was modified (Fig. 8-see EAS transmitter 23A') to transmit at exactly 13.56 MHz., for all transmit bursts.
- the transmission pattern was otherwise unchanged, i.e., duty cycle, pulse width and pulse times were kept the same.
- the electronics was then placed in, and connected to a Checkpoint StrataTM PX antenna rig.
- the system was able to detect a Checkpoint EAS #410 test tag 12. Specifically, the electronics alarmed when the tag 12 was placed at a distance of 12".
- the test tag 12 was carried parallel to the antenna, along the center axis of the top portion of the 2-loop antenna.
- the tag-antenna orientation should be considered favorable for detection.
- the pulse-listen transmission pattern can be considered a form of amplitude shift keying (ASK). Consequently, this type of testing is similar to an ISO 15693 interrogator operating at a 100% modulation rate.
- ASK amplitude shift keying
- this initial experiment was carried out to verify EAS ring-down, with a 13.56 MHz transmitter.
- This approach can be considered a reasonable equivalent to step-listen operation at a 100% modulation index (on/off keying).
- the system can be classified as a "pulse-listen" system, rather than a "step-listen” system.
- Shutting off the 13.56 MHz transmitter, using switch 14 (which is normally used in the EAS transmitter 23 A for creating the pulse-listen characteristic), as shown in Fig. 8, during the listening period obviates the need for a 13.56 MHz band-stop filter with harsh requirements.
- This test is a simple first step toward step- listen realization at a more typical modulation index of 10%.
- a Checkpoint EAS #410 test tag was placed within the interrogation zone, in a preferred orientation.
- the EAS system consistently alarmed when the tag was within 12" of the Checkpoint StrataTM PX antenna.
- the second ("step-listen") part of testing was completed using the EAS step-listen receiver 24 (Fig. 10) and the RPID reader 22.
- the EAS transmitter 23 A was not needed, and therefore disabled.
- the EAS step-listen receiver 24 was joined to a small, 3-turn, circular loop antenna 30. This separate, receive-only antenna 30 reduced the amount of 13. 56MHz energy coupled into the step-listen receiver 24, and hence the level of receiver filtering required.
- the RFID reader 22 was used in the setup to transmit the "step” in step-listen. In addition, this reader 22 continued to provide its intended functionality, namely energize and read ISOl 5693 RFID tags 10.
- the typical antenna provided by the reader manufacturer was replaced with a lower Q prototype antenna 28.
- the lower Q antenna 28 was necessary to provide fast rise and fall times at the modulation edges, as will be discussed in detail later. These sharp edges are required to provide an adequate "step” prior to the "listen”.
- the test results showed that an 8 MHz EAS tag 12 placed within six inches of the antennas 28/30 caused an energy ring-down similar to that seen in a traditional pulse/listen EAS system. Once again, the tag 12 was placed in a favorable position, with respect to both antennas 28/30.
- the actual oscilloscope traces are shown in Figs. 11 and 12. Before the system/method are discussed, a discussion the step-listen methodology, as well as ISO 15693, are provided.
- a standardized RFID protocol known as ISO15693, specifies a method of RFID reader-to- tag communications.
- the air-interface specifies reader-to-tag communications using a 13.56MHz carrier.
- the commands from the reader to the tag are established by periodically spaced changes (also referred to "modulation edges") in this 13.56 MHz carrier.
- These changes, or drops, in carrier amplitude form the basis of the "step” in Step-Listen Technology.
- step-listen can be considered a byproduct of the RFID ISO 15693 standard.
- these changes or drops need to be “sharp” not rounded and are hereinafter referred to as “falling transition” 32B (see Figs. 4 and 13).
- the RFID reader 22 transmitter is modified to provide for such sharp falling transitions 32B in the stimulus signal 32.
- This ISO 15693 carrier with the amplitude changes, can be broken up into two distinct pieces.
- the first piece is simply a constant-amplitude RF carrier. While the second piece is ON-OFF keying, also at 13.56 MHz, and in-phase with the first piece.
- This conceptual separation of the ISO signal is possible by the law of superposition. Since an EAS tag will ring-down at its natural frequency, regardless of the stimulus frequency, an 8 MHz exponential decay occurs at the command modulation edges (drops in amplitude), once an EAS tag is brought into the interrogation zone.
- the stimulus signal 32 of the present invention 20 can be described as comprising a continuous signal having the following components: a first unmodulated component 32A, the sharp falling transition 32B, the modulated component 32C and a sharp rising transition 32D which is followed by the next unmodulated component 32 A.
- the RFID tag 10 responds to the stimulus signal 32 with the RFID response signal 34 based on the series of the periodically-spaced changes in the 13.56 MHz carrier that the tag 10 receives.
- the EAS tag 12 emits its "ring down" signal 36 each time a falling transition 32A excites the tag 12. Testing has shown that the RFID reader 22 and the EAS step-listen receiver 24 can detect their respective tags within approximately 0.1 seconds of each other.
- the ISO 15693 standard specifies maximum rise and fall times at the command modulation edges. This maximum limit is easy to implement, yet gives rounded modulation edges. The more rounded these edges are, the more difficult it is to see an EAS ring-down. Consequently, Step-Listen will not work with any ISO 15693 compliant reader/antenna.
- Q is defined as the "quality factor” and is a measure of frequency selectivity or sharpness of the peak of an antenna circuit and is mathematically defined as:
- BW is the band of frequencies around the center frequency at which the response is no greater than 3dB down from the center frequency of the RFID reader antenna circuit.
- Q is also considered a measure of energy stored vs. energy dissipated at the resonant frequency, or in other words:
- Step-Listen dictates yet another Q requirement.
- an antenna system needs to adequately transfer energy over a wide frequency spectrum. Specifically, the traditional EAS band is spread from 7.4 MHz. to 8.7 MHz. Thus, the antenna system needs to operate from 7.4 MHz. to above 13.56 MHz.
- a separate antenna for EAS reception is preferred. This also lessens the burden of the 13.56 MHz notch filters needed in the EAS step-listen receiver 24.
- an EAS receiver needs to filter out the energy coupled from the ISOl 5693 reader transmitter. This large 13.56 MHz signal will easily blind any receiver, given its large amplitude, relative to the small EAS ring-down signal. Essentially, the stimulus is not desired, but the response is.
- the filter required to remove the 13.56 MHz carrier is difficult to implement.
- the EAS and RFID bands are less than one octave apart. Circuit theory states the closer the filter pass band is to its stop band, the more poles (circuit elements) are necessary to achieve a given amount of attenuation. Due to the inverse relationship between bandwidth and time response, the significant number of poles required will negatively affect the transient response. Specifically, the energy decay of the filter components, during the modulation steps, may mask the EAS tag ring-down. The problem is prevalent throughout pulse-listen systems.
- the solution is to use active filters placed at key locations throughout the EAS step-listen receiver 24 path.
- Multi-feedback bandpass filters MFBP
- MFBP Multi-feedback bandpass filters
- Op-amps are priced significantly higher than inductors, cost is added to the electronics. Op-amps also contribute broadband noise to any system. By virtue of this filter/feedback implementation, this added noise is in the passband. Thus, the lowest noise op-amps should be used ( ⁇ pA/vHz ). A very fast slew-rate is also required (> 500 V/us).
- a compromise is to use several series resonant circuits attached to the inputs of the MFBP filters and circuit ground. This reduces the burden of the active portion of the filtering, but lengthens the transient response.
- inductors have wide tolerances, necessitating the need for tunable inductors and/or capacitors.
- the best way to reduce the filter requirements is to use a separate antenna for receiving EAS signals. Coupling between the RFID antenna and the EAS receive-only antenna can be minimized without affecting the system's detection range.
- the tag can be resonant at any frequency we desire.
- the existing EAS frequency band (7.4 MHz. to 8.7 MHz.) is the best choice for step-listen operation.
- the tag can store a satisfactory amount of energy from the 13.56 MHz. stimulus. Yet, the ring-down frequency is far enough away from 13.56 MHz. to be detected.
- the EAS filter requirements are strict, yet realizable.
- a Philips SLRM9001 code reader for the RFED reader 22
- a modified TR4024 for the EAS step-listen receiver 24
- an antenna pair 28, for the RFID reader 22 and 30 for the EAS step-listen receiver 24.
- Additional lab equipment used included a dual power supply, laptop computer, function generator and oscilloscope. A block diagram is shown in Fig. 9.
- the Philips SL RM900 I*code Long Range Reader module is provided to users as part of the overall SL EV900 Evaluation Kit. Also included in the kit is a rectangular loop antenna & matching network, demo software and a selection of I code RFID tags.
- the supplied antenna has a Q of about 27. As mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, this high quality factor causes the modulation edges to be more rounded than required for step-listen detection.
- the replacement antenna and matching network are discussed later in the text.
- the demo software issued with the kit is the I code Demo v3.03.
- a laptop computer was necessary for initial configuration and operation.
- the reader 22 itself was configured for a modulation index of 10% and an output power of 3.75 watts; the Philips SL RM900 I*code Long Range Reader has an adjustable output power range of 0-4 watts but for purposes of the testing, the output power was held at 3.75 watts and thus the settings were not changed throughout the experiments.
- the system was operated in the "Read Serial Numbers" mode. Also, the reader hardware was unmodified, all though several digital signals were used to synchronize the TR4024 pulse-listen receiver, in a non-intrusive manner.
- the TR4024 transmitter 23 A was not needed and therefore was disabled shown in Fig. 10. It should be noted that simply setting the TR4024 transmitter levels to zero was not enough to disable the transmitter 23A. This simply sets the power FET DC rails to 0 VDC. There was still some bleed thru, from the FET gates, passed out to the antenna 30. This caused some misleading results early on in the experiments. In addition, a parallel capacitor/inductor combination (C 112/L 10, not shown) were removed to prevent any EAS ring-down from traveling back through the disabled transmitter 23 A.
- TR4024 Most of the modifications to the TR4024 were to its receiver circuit. The primary reason for this was to filter out the 13.56 MHz stimulus signal 32 from the RFID reader 22. In addition, receiver on/off gating, normally controlled by a FPGA (field programmable gate array) in the TR4024, was done using the command modulation pulse, from the RFID reader 22.
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- Filters were placed at several locations through the receiver path. Starting from the antenna port, a 13.56 MHz parallel resonant circuit was created at L3 (not shown) by adding shunt capacitors. Since only one of the multiple receiver inputs is needed, a jumper was placed at K6-A (not shown), input-to-output. A filter board was added in place of C 192 (not shown). This small daughter board is a Scientific Generics design, taken from section 4 of "RFID/RF-EAS Combined Systems". To accomplish the receiver gating function, R79 (not shown) was removed and replaced with a jumper from the RFID reader. This gating signal is the command modulation. Essentially, the falling edge from the modulation signal, the "step”, enables the mixer/demodulator Ul 7. A rising edge disables this chip.
- a phased array simulation software (PASS) configuration was set to maximum receiver gain and zero transmitter output. Since only the receiver's analog section was needed, all other palm settings are irrelevant.
- the local oscillator was set to a fixed frequency. This set frequency was very close to the resonant frequency of the EAS tag 12. This allows the baseband ring-down to be more easily seen on an oscilloscope 13 (Fig. 9). This is a favorable condition for the receiver, and is not possible when using a wide variety of EAS tags.
- the signal was supplied from an external signal generator (e.g., function generator) connected to TP7 (not shown) in the TR4024. R41 (not shown) was removed to prevent coupling from the on-board local oscillator (U8, not shown).
- the EAS step-listen receiver 24 needs to know when to "listen” for the tag ring-down.
- the command modulation signal from the RFID reader 22 is used.
- the signal is connected to an AGC (automatic gain control) pin of the TR4024 mixer/demodulator Ul 7 (not shown). This connection method is non-intrusive, so no buffer is needed.
- An inverted version of this signal is used to gate the external signal generator (e.g., function generator), also referred to as "external LO". This keeps the phase relationship between the command modulation and the local oscillator consistent, at each "step". Either of these signals was used to trigger the oscilloscope 13.
- the required Q of the antenna is directly related to the necessary signals being passed though it. It is necessary that the RFID reader transmitter provide a stimulus signal 32 that has sharp modulation edges. Step-Listen relies on a sufficient "step” at these edges. As mentioned earlier, the Q of the supplied antenna with the RFID reader 22 is about 27. This gives a BW of only 502 KHz, which results in a minimum rise time, t r (the time it takes the signal to transition from 10% to 90% of its final value) of any signal to be:
- Step-Listen cannot be proven with this antenna.
- Fig. 14 depicts one preferred embodiment of this new antenna/antenna circuit.
- the inductance (L) and resistance (R) were measured at the center frequency (f Cf ) of 13.56 MHz and then Q was calculated using equation (2).
- the frequency response of the resultant circuit was measured. From the peak resonance at/near 13.56 MHz, the response decreased as the frequency of the stimulus signal 32 was varied away from 13.56 MHz, in either direction. The frequencies at which the response is 3dB less than peak is the bandwidth (BW) of the circuit.
- Equation (1) the Q was calculated and compared to that obtained using equation (2) and the results of these two calculations were close.
- the rise time of the TR4024 transmitter is on the order of 100ns. Plugging this into equation (2) results in an antenna Q of 4.26. The concern was that with such a low Q antenna, the detection range of the RFID system would suffer.
- a compromise Q of 6.4 was actually used in the experiments.- The Q value was arrived at by adding available de-Q-ing resistors (1%) in series, which lower the Q value of the antenna circuit, to as close to 4.26 as possible. The result was the presence of the sharp falling edges in the stimulus signal 32.
- the new antenna 28 has a measured Q of about 6.4. This calculates out to a rise time of 150ns, close to the target of 100ns.
- the waveform measured at the lower Q antenna is shown in Fig. 13.
- the lower Q was accomplished simply by adding de-Q-ing resistors in series to each side of the inductive loop.
- the same topology was used in the new match.
- a differential L-type network 38 (Fig. 14), transforming the antenna impedance to 200 ohms (real only, i.e., resistive) was incorporated.
- a balun 42 preferably, Ruthroff balun
- a schematic of the new antenna/match network is shown in Fig. 14.
- the balun 42 is standard use in RF transmission because it provides the interface from an unbalanced transmission network (incoming wireless signal) to a balanced system (the RF demodulator), and hence the name "BALanced-Unbalanced.
- the antenna structure is a wire loop antenna (balanced) whereas the RFID reader 22 output requires a single-ended termination, referenced to ground (unbalanced).
- the Ruthroff balun utilizes 10 turns unbalanced to 20 turns balanced.
- an L-type network transforms some impedance (real and reactive) to some other impedance (e.g., real only).
- the output of the RFID reader 22 wants to see a 50-ohm impedance (real only).
- the balun transforms the impedance from 50 ohm unbalanced to 200 ohm balanced the L-type network 38.
- a separate receive antenna was used, for "listening" to the EAS tag ring-down.
- the purpose of the separate antenna was to reduce the 13.56MHz energy coupled into the EAS receiver.
- the EAS tag ring-down is at the natural resonant frequency of the tag, or nominally 8.2 MHz.
- the ability to see this small signal, in the presence of the much larger 13.56MHz RFID signal is key to Step-Listen operation. Reducing the RFID energy coupled into the EAS receiver, by using separate antennas, lessens the burden of the receiver filters.
- the new antenna 30 was a 5-turn loop, with a 5" diameter. The number of turns was chosen so the resultant antenna impedance was similar to what the TR4024 would normally see with the Checkpoint LibertyTM PX 2-loop.
- modulation of the carrier frequency of 13.56 MHz works better than use of higher carrier frequencies.
- the carrier amplitude is attenuated within a single cycle of the 13.56 MHz signal, thereby allowing for a sharp slope between the unmodulated component 32A and the modulated component 32C.
- a higher carrier frequency e.g., 20 MHz
- Fig. 16 depicts the quicker power fall-off (when modulation occurs) using the modified RFID reader 22 of the present invention 20 as compared to conventional RFID readers.
- the EAS label stores less energy when stimulated at 13.56 MHz. This is compared to a typical EAS stimulus of 7.4-8.7MHz. However, some of this can be overcome by using a larger stimulus, the maximum which is limited by the regulatory agencies. The following paragraphs attempt to quantify the increase in antenna current allowed when using a 13.56 MHz energy source.
- the detector used is a quasi-peak type.
- the limit is 84 dBuV/m, at 30m. This detector is also a quasi-peak type.
- a quasi-peak detector is a measure of the "nuisance factor" of a particular signal. This detector takes into account the signal's duty cycle and pulse repetition frequency (PRF). The lower the PRF, the lower the quasi-peak measurement will be, as compared to a peak measurement. For a CW signal, there is no difference between a quasi-peak measurement and a peak measurement.
- the typical Checkpoint StrataTM transmission pattern shows a 5.4-db difference between peak and quasi- peak measurements.
- H 0 is the magnetic field intensity and ⁇ is the wavelength (e.g., 22.1 m).
- ⁇ is the wavelength (e.g., 22.1 m).
- Table 1 calculates the increase in current allowed.
- transmitter current can be increased by 18.9 dB, or 8.8x.
- the lower Q antenna will also waste energy.
- the drop in antenna current can be calculated using the following:
- a Generics filter was used in the modified TR4024. Attenuation at 13.56 MHz. was measured at approximately 2OdB. No insertion loss was observed. It should be noted that, as part of this filter, Generics recommends modifying the output transformer turns ratio. This was not included in the Step-Listen changes. Consequently, filter performance can be improved.
- Performance improvements can be realized with better filters.
- An immediate change is to fully implement the Generics changes. Beyond this, active filters need to be placed at several stages throughout the receiver. Multi-feedback bandpass filters (MFBP), with low-noise high-speed operational amplifiers, should be incorporated. It can be shown that 10OdB of attenuation is needed when the EAS and RFID systems are using the same antenna. With separate antennas, the amount of filtering needed is less. Exactly what is needed depends on the coupling coefficient between the two antennas. As with all pulse-listen systems, the transient response of any filter is crucial for a time- domain based receiver architecture.
- MFBP Multi-feedback bandpass filters
- the overall success of the step-listen depends on the EAS receiver filters. Its ability to remove the 13.56 MHz carrier directly affects EAS detection distance. Once an antenna configuration is determined, and the coupling coefficient determined, the exact filter requirements can be calculated. As an initial step, the Generics filter should be fully implemented. With this information, the correlation between filter performance and EAS detection distance can be established. Active filter implementation is strongly recommended.
- antenna Q is very important.
- the RFID reader-tag system requires a relatively high Q transmitter/antenna to energize the tag.
- EAS reception depends on a low Q system, by virtue of the frequency separation of the EAS and RFID bands.
- An active Q- switching antenna helps with both issues.
- the preferred embodiment has the EAS receiver listening when the modulation transition is a "falling transition” 32B (where there is less of a "13.56 MHz signal than compared to a “rising transition”), it is within the broadest scope of the present invention 20 to include a detection of the EAS tag's natural response due to the rising transition 32D.
- this rising transition 32D is also sharp for the same reasons discussed previously with respect to the falling transition 32B.
- the EAS step-listen receiver 24 and the RFID reader 22 can detect their respective tags within approximately 0.1 seconds of each other. Because the step-listen operation is the simultaneous operation of both RFID and EAS, there is no loss of performance in RFID operation. To the system user, this appears as real time functionality. Moreover, because only a single transmitter (e.g., RFID reader 22) is used for both RFID and EAS functionality, this results in cost savings and reduced packaging size. In contrast, where others attempt to couple RFID with EAS systems, respective transmitters are used with a shared or separate antennae. To avoid RF interference, these systems must be operated sequentially, in a time division multiplex format. Essentially, such a configuration has only one system, RFID or EAS, operating at anyone time, while the other system waits. The result is performance degradation to both systems, and less than real time functionality.
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