Anadigm announced the availability of RangeMaster2- the RFID reader 3.3 volt chip set solution that allows system vendors to design and maintain a single "universal" reader that can be customized to read different radio frequency identification (RFID) tag types, with different modulation types and frequencies. RangeMaster family fully supports HF and UHF protocols- EPC Global Gen 1 and Gen 2 (class 0, 1, 2) and ISO18000-6 standards.
RangeMaster2 is the second in a family of RFID reader solutions that Anadigm is developing for the RFID markets. RangeMaster2 is a two-chip set comprised of a dynamically programmable analog signal processor (dpASP) in conjunction with an RFID State Machine. This enables system designers to develop a universal RFID tag reader that can support multiple protocols and frequencies for Universal Fixed Readers, Portable/Handheld Readers, Combination Bar Code and RFID Reader/Scanners. As a 3.3 volt chip set, with lower power, it is suited for portable readers as well as fixed based readers. It offers the user four different baseband analog signal processing circuits: Universal, EPC Gen 2 (Twin or Triple) or Class 0. RangeMaster2 also supports the ability for the user to select from 16 predefined values of the upper and the lower sub-carrier frequencies and choose digital or analog outputs. With its control word access via a serial peripheral interface (SPI), the user has the ability to adjust multiple parameters without disruption to the signal path. Tthe family is based on real time programmable analog technology.
RangeMaster allows EPC2 frequency pair decoding or selectable single frequency decoding. The chipset also provides anti-saturation control and can extract all data frequencies from DC to 800 kHz, and selected frequencies up to 3.3 MHz. Like RangeMaster1, more than one RangeMaster2 signal processor can be managed by the RFID state machine providing increased optimization of the I and Q channels. Prices for the RangeMaster2 two-chip solution start at US$10.25 in 10,000-piece quantities, with samples available now.
