RFID Sourcebook

9.1. System Architecture

As a part of the design activity, you must determine the logical architecture of the system. You can use the logical architecture of an RFID system shown in Figure 9-1 (derived from Figure 1-4 in Chapter 1, “Technology Overview”) as a starting point.

Figure 9-1. A logical architecture of an RFID system.

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You can customize this generalized architecture based on application requirements. For example, Figure 9-2 provides one possible customization for a slap-and-ship type application.

Figure 9-2. A logical architecture of a slap-and-ship type application.

Note a few things in Figure 9-2: The Edge Controller ...