Not sure if this is on topic here, but I can't seem to find any groups with RFID in the name!
Does anyone know the requirements for reading the RFID chips installed in animals?
We have two cats with said "PetLog" chips installed
Any suggestions!?
Ta :-)
Sparks...
================================= Try 'googling' for 'pet chip scanner' where you'll find several references.
Cic.
There are a number of different formats, and 2 different frequencies used for these. There are standards for pet tags, and ISTR they are different from the more commonly used tags for probably historical rather than technical reasons. There is a second issue that the small size of the pet tag's antenna means that the reader needs to produce a fairly powerful field to read them, and a door-lock type reader may not put out enough power to activate the tag at the required distance.
item
There are multiple protocols and frequencies. Try asking Mannings
Also, I thought Tesco said they were going over to RFID on their products? Maybe I misunderstood, but I haven't seen any. If there were, could I read my e-passport (which I don't have yet) with the same reader as a tin of baked beans?
Apparently, cats are particularly difficult to read anyway. The chips can migrate around under their skin, so the first task is finding where the chip actually is.
Colin Bignell
Your door reader operates at 125kHz but the pet chip may be a 132.5kHz device according to:- "Europe uses International Standards Organisation (ISO) regulation chips, which operate at a frequency of 132.5 kHz (also known as FDX-B chips), while the US uses an older style, 125 kHz chip (known as FDX-A). "
quote comes from this article:-
Geo
You think thats sad ?, you should look at barcodes!
Dave
Indeed so.
Wrong, the first task is to find where the cat actually is. Schrödinger had a small Tabby cat and understood cat location difficulties as few have since. Where the cat appears to be, and where it actually is, are often some distance apart. Add to that the difficulty of locating the cat in the temporal plane and you have a conundrum an RFID reader is far to primitive to solve.
Where the cat is is the intersection of:
- where it's not supposed to be
- where you don't think it is
- where it wants to be
- as far away from the cat-basket as possible when you need to take it to the vet
Technology schmecknology.
Open tin of tuna. Cat appears.
Owain
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