RFID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

ACADEMIA RFID TESTeam®

The Academia RFID Centre of Excellence's TESTeam® (Technical Expertise & Software Team), with its strong requirement analysis skills, mature estimation methodology and proven project management processes has developed an industry-recognized expertise for delivering software applications, on time and within budget.

Working closely with organizations to understand their needs and meet their RFID software development objectives, the Academia RFID TESTeam® oversees groups of software developers working from the technical specifications detailed by our in-house RFID software architects.

2007 Microsoft Impact award-winners, the Academia RFID TESTeam® works to find qualified suppliers with proven applications that best meets the customer's needs.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

The Academia RFID TESTeam® employs agile development methodologies and has a proven expertise in:

The Academia RFID TESTeam®’s Software Development Best Practices include:

BIZTALK RFID SERVICES

Just like Microsoft Windows works with hardware devices via drivers, BizTalk RFID interfaces with sensor & RFID devices via providers. The Academia RFID TESTeam®, with over 10 years of experience building RFID UHF-based solutions, is able to help device manufactures implement high quality DSPI (Device Service Provider Interface). Typically the device provider is the first component that is installed by a customer after BizTalk RFID. Having a trouble-free provider from the first time installation to usability in the entire solution will result in more satisfied customers.

Building applications for customers with a variety of needs allows the Academia RFID TESTeam® to leverage its industry know-how to effectively build end-to-end systems using BizTalk RFID. The Academia RFID TESTeam® is quickly able to customize its already implemented process workflows to client's specific needs and allows its clients to scale applications successfully. The Academia RFID TESTeam® also uses robust tools such as Microsoft SQL Server, .NET and Dynamics to offer its customers complete and cost-efficient opportunities.

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MICROSOFT BIZTALK RFID MOTOROLA RD5000 PROVIDER

The Academia RFID (Technical Expertise and Software Team) TESTeam® in Montreal have developed, tested and implemented a Microsoft BizTalk RFID Provider that allows for easy integration of the Motorola RD5000 Mobile Reader. Working with a group of software developers, system engineers and end-users in the Academia RFID Applications Development Lab, the TESTeam® set out to develop a provider component and mobile server component to interface between the forklift/pallet-jack mobile reader and BizTalk RFID, enabling RFID tag data transmissions. A second version supports inputs from the built in accelerometer and proximity sensor. Here are the implementation details in regards to the properties:

EXPOSED PROPERTIES

GENERAL GROUP:
Name, Location, Description, Vendor, Firmware Version

RF GROUP:
Air Protocols Supported, Air Protocols In Use, Frequency, Effective Range, Mode Continuous, Antenna Sequence, Power Level, Operation Environment

SOURCE GROUP:
Enabled, System Enabled, Source Type, Port Out put Value

TAG READ GROUP:
Duplicate Elimination Time

COMMAND GROUP:
Request Timeout 5000ms

NOTIFICATION GROUP:
Event Mode, Tag Data Selector

DEFAULT VALUES

AIR PROTOCOLS SUPPORTED:
EPC Class0_PLUS, ECP Class1, EPC Class1_GEN2

FREQUENCY (MHz):
915

EFFECTIVE RANGE (METERS):
6

OPERATION ENVIRONMENT:
Wireless

DEFAULT DEVICE PROFILE VALUES

General: Name = "RD5000"
General: Location = "Default"
General: Description = "RD5000 Provider"
General: Vendor = "Academia RFID"
General: Firmware Version = "1.0"
Tag Read: Duplicate Elimination Time (ms) = 2000
Command: Request Timeout (ms) = 5000
Notification: Event Mode = true
Notification: Tag Data Selected: Is Id = true, Is Data = false, Is Time = true, Is Type = true, Is Numbering System Identifier = true
RF: Air Protocols Supported = Same as Default Values
RF: Air Protocols In Use = Same as Default Value

DEFAULT DEVICE PROFILE VALUES

General: Name = "Antenna1" or "Antenna2" (as per RD5000 standard names)
General: Description = {
      Antenna1 = "This is the build in antenna"
      Antenna2 = "This is the external antenna"
                                                                                  }
RF: Air Protocols Supported: Same as Default Values
RF: Air Protocols In Use: Same as Default Values
RF: Frequency: Same as Default Values
RF: Effective Range = Same as Default Values
RF: Power Level = 100%

Source: Source Type = Antenna
Source: System Enabled = true
Source: Enabled = true

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE DEVICE

Device:
Device ID, Device Name, Firmware Version (Server Component) Can Get Tags (Read Tags), Can Notify Tags (Notifications)

Antenna:
Air Protocols (in use), Antenna Name, Is Enabled, Is Present (System Enabled), Power

THE SERVER COMPONENT

BizTalk Commands Supported:
Get Device Data, Get Tags

Notifications:
Tag Event, Tag Added, Tag Removed

CONTACT US

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Palermo
Director, Business Development
apalermo@RFIDacademia.com

Academia RFID Centre of Excellence
T. 514.631.8282 x3221
www.RFIDacademia.com