How to print RFID enabled badges?
February 22, 2006 11:08 AM Subscribe
I've been given an assignment that involves encoding RFID smart tags into attendee badges for an event. What software should I be using to encode/print at the same time?
I've purchased an initial test unit: A Zebra R2844-Z RFID printer. Problem is, it came with no software nor any inkling as to how I can design, print, and encode the tags at the same time.
We need to print to 3"x4" badgestock, using either direct or thermal, and we need a 256 character tag. It seems there's a Texas Instruments tag that fits this description, but besides that I'm really stuck as to where to go from here.
Any help much appreciated!
I've purchased an initial test unit: A Zebra R2844-Z RFID printer. Problem is, it came with no software nor any inkling as to how I can design, print, and encode the tags at the same time.
We need to print to 3"x4" badgestock, using either direct or thermal, and we need a 256 character tag. It seems there's a Texas Instruments tag that fits this description, but besides that I'm really stuck as to where to go from here.
Any help much appreciated!
Response by poster: The tags have to be embedded into the badge. So I suppose any 3x4" RFID-embedded stock will work, as long as the "eye" is compatible with the Zebra printer (so it knows where each badge begins).
posted by Ekim Neems at 11:37 AM on February 22, 2006
posted by Ekim Neems at 11:37 AM on February 22, 2006
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Something similar was done by these guys at the Ubicomp 2003 conference. There's a scholarly paper about it here (PDF link).
posted by sanitycheck at 11:23 AM on February 22, 2006