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1 WITH RFID SENSORS INTO THE CLOUD Frank Deicke I I Slide 1

2 What is RFID? Radio Frequency Idenficiation ID scanning Read/Write Track&Trace Sources: howtogeek.com Frank Deicke I I Slide 2

3 Sensors Measuring physical parameter Frank Deicke I I Slide 3

4 Sensor Modules Control of sensing element Analogue to digital conversion Signal correction Filtering Power management Standardized digital interface (I²C, SPI ) Separate Sensor & ADC ADC Sensor ADC Sensor Sensormodul with I²C/SPI IF Frank Deicke I I Slide 4

pressure, light, acceleration ADC Sensor Freq.

5 What are Passive RFID Sensor Transponders? Concept Add a sensor to a standard RFID Tag Energy harvested from readers field RFID Interface Measures temperature, moisture, air pressure, light, acceleration ADC Sensor Freq. ISO Standard Type Distance Data rate Influence on metal Influence of water Power budget for Sensor 125kHz (LF) 13.56MHZ (HF/NFC) MHz (UHF) Inductive <0.5m <4kbps Middle No <10mW EPC Inductive <0.8m <848kbps High Middle <2mW EM <3m <640kbps High High <300uW Frank Deicke I I Slide 5

6 Why Connect Sensors to RFID? Wireless sensor data transmission Rotating or moving objects Battery-free Harsh environments Maintenance-free Closed or hard to reach areas ID and sensor combined Sensor + ownership marking Frank Deicke I I Slide 6

7 What are RFID-Sensor-Systems? RFID- Sensor Reader Middleware Analytics Cloud Frank Deicke I I Slide 7

8 RFID Sensor Systems Building Blocks Battery-Free IPMS Tag 3rd Party Apps & Services IPMS /3rd Party Tag Wireless RFID RFID Reader RFID Reader RFID Reader Reader? IPMS Apps & Services 3rd Party Tag Support for various UHF & HF/NFC reader devices Sensors Frank Deicke I I Slide 8

9 What is OPC-UA? M2M Communication, industrial networking Platform independent (µc to cloud) Service oriented, semantic architecture Extensible: add new features without side effects on existing applications Secure Frank Deicke I I Slide 9

html Unified, semantic interface Unified access standards and methods Single, shared

10 RFID meets OPC-UA AutoID Companion Specification Sensor Information Model Source: Unified, semantic interface Unified access standards and methods Single, shared representation of ID-Tags Generic, manufacturer independent reader interface Frank Deicke I I Slide 10

11 RFID Sensor Systems Building Blocks Battery-Free IPMS Tag 3rd Party Apps & Services IPMS /3rd Party Tag Wireless RFID RFID Reader RFID Reader RFID Reader Reader OPC-UA AutoID (ROAD) Server IPMS Apps & Services 3rd Party Tag Support for various UHF & HF reader devices Sensors Frank Deicke I I Slide 11

12 Vendor Independent OPC-UA Clients IPMS Client Data Access Programs Events Historical Data Frank Deicke I I Slide 12

13 RFID and Cloud Integration [ RFID-Middleware for cloud integration OPC-UA enabled RFID readers IoT Hub integration Stream Analytics for business logic Web frontend Frank Deicke I I Slide 13

level control Pick by Light triggered via cloud Order

14 RFID-Sensor/Actuator System Inventory Control RetroFit: Pick by light system + scale system Cloud based inventory level control Pick by Light triggered via cloud Order picking Frank Deicke I I Slide 14 Pick-by-Light Demonstrator

RFID-Sensors Applications - Condition Monitoring

Switch Gear Copper power rails Battery free and

alarms & trends Optimized service intervals 24/7

15 RFID-Sensors Applications - Condition Monitoring Thermal monitoring on screw connections Switch Gear Switch Gear Copper power rails Battery free and wireless measurement system Early hazard detection, alarms & trends Optimized service intervals 24/7 permanent monitoring Software integration Frank Deicke I I Slide 15

16 RFID Sensor Monitoring in Metallic Environments - Results 1 reading error in ~1Mio measurements over several weeks Frank Deicke I I Slide 16

Fraunhofer IPMS RFID SENSOR WORKSHOP - DEMONSTRATION & TESTING Introduction of RFID & Sensing technology Demonstration & testing RFID applications in discussion

17 Fraunhofer IPMS RFID SENSOR WORKSHOP - DEMONSTRATION & TESTING Introduction of RFID & Sensing technology Demonstration & testing RFID applications in discussion Friday, 29/11/17, 10 am to 6:30 pm at HTW Industrial IoT Testbed in Dresden RFID Workshop at Fraunhofer IPMS Frank Deicke I I Slide 17

18 Contact Dr. Frank Deicke Head of Business Unit Wireless Microsystems Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems Maria-Reiche-Str. 2, Dresden, Germany Phone For internal use only

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