Before trying out the RFID readers in our envyroment, do you consider that it is necessary to perform an Ambient Electromagnetic Noise Test?
Is there any other test to ensure the correct operation of the system? It is always worthwhile to measure AEN when deploying RFID. It enables you to understand whether there is interference present, how significant it is and how to mitigate the impact when present. We recommend conducting a Full Faraday Cycle Analysis (FFCA) where AEN is measured over a 24 hour period and a Mobile Spectral Analysis which can identify the interference locations and sources. If you do not have access to a spectrum analyzer you can set up your readers and hope for the best, but if you experience read issues you won’t know if it is caused by your design, configuration or interference. This makes optimizing the system difficult at best. Read accuracy is essential for RFID systems. It is a key variable that can eliminate exception processing and lead to 3-5x productivity improvements. Identifying and eliminating sources of AEN is one of the tolls available to ensure an accurate RFID configuration. Furthermor
