Dave Savastano04.25.13
Alien Technology announced the Alien ALR-9680 commercial-grade UHF RFID reader that provides enterprise grade 4-port flexibility with Alien’s industry leading ease-of-use, reader “intelligence” and robustness.
“The ALR-9680 further bolsters Alien’s growing reader product family at a compelling new price point,” said Mike Frieswyk, Alien Technology, senior vice president of sales and marketing. “This new reader brings the flexibility of 4-antenna ports and Alien Reader Protocol, which adds local intelligence and processing inside the reader and reduces the processing overhead required elsewhere in the system.”
Housed in a slim-height metal chassis, the rugged reader is built to survive in rough environments that may also require low height clearance. Many ALR-9680 features are geared to lowering the cost of set-up and system implementation, including:
• 4 monostatic-antenna ports that lend themselves to low-cost antenna systems;
• Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) that takes power from any existing Ethernet infrastructure, eliminating the need for external power supplies; and
• Autonomous mode of operation that reduces network traffic and minimizes central processing, helping make large roll-outs more scalable.
The ALR-9680 shares common software architecture with the Alien ALR-9650 integrated antenna “smart reader.” This allows customers and partners to easily port their solutions across the product range with minimal effort.
The ALR-9680 is suitable for small cost-sensitive roll-outs or, due to the on-reader processing, the reader can be used in large-scale implementations that want to minimize the amount of central processing consumed by each reader. This local-processing allows for increased scalability and reduced central compute infrastructure and cost. The inclusion of PoE with this form-factor also allows the reader to be used in tight areas that have no power supply.
The ALR-9680 is available today in North America and China, with other regions to follow. It will also be demonstrated at RFID Journal LIVE April 30 – May 2, 2013 in Orlando, FL, at the Alien Booth (326).
“The ALR-9680 further bolsters Alien’s growing reader product family at a compelling new price point,” said Mike Frieswyk, Alien Technology, senior vice president of sales and marketing. “This new reader brings the flexibility of 4-antenna ports and Alien Reader Protocol, which adds local intelligence and processing inside the reader and reduces the processing overhead required elsewhere in the system.”
Housed in a slim-height metal chassis, the rugged reader is built to survive in rough environments that may also require low height clearance. Many ALR-9680 features are geared to lowering the cost of set-up and system implementation, including:
• 4 monostatic-antenna ports that lend themselves to low-cost antenna systems;
• Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) that takes power from any existing Ethernet infrastructure, eliminating the need for external power supplies; and
• Autonomous mode of operation that reduces network traffic and minimizes central processing, helping make large roll-outs more scalable.
The ALR-9680 shares common software architecture with the Alien ALR-9650 integrated antenna “smart reader.” This allows customers and partners to easily port their solutions across the product range with minimal effort.
The ALR-9680 is suitable for small cost-sensitive roll-outs or, due to the on-reader processing, the reader can be used in large-scale implementations that want to minimize the amount of central processing consumed by each reader. This local-processing allows for increased scalability and reduced central compute infrastructure and cost. The inclusion of PoE with this form-factor also allows the reader to be used in tight areas that have no power supply.
The ALR-9680 is available today in North America and China, with other regions to follow. It will also be demonstrated at RFID Journal LIVE April 30 – May 2, 2013 in Orlando, FL, at the Alien Booth (326).