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    RFID radiating power is an essential figure describing the performance, although it must be noted that it is not the only one. To put it simply – more power out from antenna mean that tags further away hear the reader – it is a good thing if long reading distance is the goal. But power output does not describe all aspects of the reader performance. It does not describe receiver sensitivity – from how far can a reader hear the tag, it does not describe readers speed or ability to read tags without orientation sensitivity.

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    RFID radiating power is an essential figure describing the performance, although it must be noted that it is not the only one. To put it simply – more power out from antenna mean that tags further away hear the reader – it is a good thing if long reading distance is the goal. But power output does not describe all aspects of the reader performance. It does not describe receiver sensitivity – from how far can a reader hear the tag, it does not describe readers speed or ability to read tags without orientation sensitivity.

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    Art of Comparing Rfid Reader Power Outputs

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    RFID radiating power is an essential figure describing the performance, although it must be noted that it is not the only one. To put it simply – more power out from antenna mean that tags further away hear the reader – it is a good thing if long reading distance is the goal. But power output does not describe all aspects of the reader performance. It does not describe receiver sensitivity – from how far can a reader hear the tag, it does not describe readers speed or ability to read tags without orientation sensitivity.

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    ART OF COMPARING RFID READER POWER OUTPUTS

    Eco Tracksys Ltd


    BC-08, Skyloft Business suites, 1st floor, Advant-Navis Business Park, No-7, Sec-142, Noida - 201 301.
    Private and Confidential












    ART OF COMPARING RFID READER POWER OUTPUTS


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    Date: 1 July 2013






    ART OF COMPARING RFID READER POWER OUTPUTS

    Eco Tracksys Ltd
    BC-08, Skyloft Business suites, 1st floor, Advant-Navis Business Park, No-7, Sec-142, Noida - 201 301.
    Private and Confidential



    RFID radiating power is an essential figure describing the performance, although it must be noted
    that it is not the only one.
    To put it simply more power out from antenna mean that tags further away hear the reader it is
    a good thing if long reading distance is the goal.

    But power output does not describe all aspects of the reader performance.

    It does not describe receiver sensitivity from how far can a reader hear the tag, it does not
    describe readers speed or ability to read tags without orientation sensitivity etc.

    There are two common ways to show radiating power: milliwatt (mW) and some form of decibels
    (dB). Complexity arises when different types of decibel figures are compared.

    An example: Other things equal - which reader has longer reading distance, a reader with 30dBm
    (1.0W) ERP or a reader with 32dBm (1.6W) EIRP?


    RFID readers power output depends on 2 components. Power output going into the antenna and
    antenna gain. Power going into the antenna (RF power) is usually given as milliwatt (mW) or in dBm.

    ART OF COMPARING RFID READER POWER OUTPUTS

    Eco Tracksys Ltd
    BC-08, Skyloft Business suites, 1st floor, Advant-Navis Business Park, No-7, Sec-142, Noida - 201 301.
    Private and Confidential



    Other component - antenna gain - is given as compared to some reference antenna.

    dBi describes gain compared to isotropic reference antenna dBd
    describes gain compared to reference dipole antenna
    dBic describes gain compared to reference isotropic circular polarized antenna

    There is a clear relation between the established reference antennas.
    dipole antenna radiates more to directions in 90 degree angle to the antenna dipole than ideal
    isotrphic antenna, 0dBd = 2.14 dBi

















    Isotropic circular polarized antenna looses some of the radiation power in the circulating
    polarization due to polarization mismatch when tag antenna is linear. As a result 0dBic = -3 dBi


    ART OF COMPARING RFID READER POWER OUTPUTS

    Eco Tracksys Ltd
    BC-08, Skyloft Business suites, 1st floor, Advant-Navis Business Park, No-7, Sec-142, Noida - 201 301.
    Private and Confidential



    In European legislation radiating power limits are described in relation to dipole antenna and ERP
    (Efficient Radiating Power) is used as a measure. An example: RF power is 27dBm (500mW) and
    antenna has gain of 5dBi.

    ERP = 27dBm + 5dBi -2.15 = ca. 30dBm (1.0W)

    In US legislation EIRP (Equivalent Isotropical Radiated Power) is used. Power is compared to
    isotropic reference antenna. With same reader and antenna as above (RF

    power is 27dBm (500mW) and antenna has gain of 5dBi) EIRP = 27dBm + 5dBi = 32 dBm (1.6W)

    So the reader with radiating power of 1W ERP same as reader with radiating power of 1.6W EIRP.


    Formulas:

    ERP in dBm = (RF power in dBm) + (antenna gain in dBi) -2.15dB,

    EIRP in dBm = (RF power in dBm) + (antenna gain in dBi),

    dBi = dBic 3dB

    dBi = dBd +2.15dB

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