09.28.18
The RAIN RFID Alliance announced the publication of a RAIN Communication Interface guideline. This guideline was developed by members of the Developers Workgroup in the RAIN RFID Alliance, at the request of several end-users looking for an easier way to control their RAIN RFID readers.
This guideline brings a new method for controlling readers using simple commands (JavaScript Object Notation - JSON) which can combine reader commands using profiles. This means that instead of sending a series of commands to identify a tag or tags and then process the information, this can all be done from one profile command.
It also removes the need to have reader specific interface APIs/libraries. The RCI specifies what comes out of the reader in a human and machine-readable manner with data ready to be used by the application.
This first version (V.1.0) of the guideline has all of the basic commands to allow full interrogation of the reader. The Developers Workgroup is currently working to add additional features to the RCI from the GS1 and ISO/IEC protocol standards, such as support for the cryptographic techniques and sensors connected to RAIN RFID tags.
“The members of the Developers Workgroup created the RAIN Communication Interface guideline to be a flexible communications interface for RAIN RFID readers”, said Lars Thuring, strategic development manager for Logopak, and chair of Developers Workgroup for RAIN RFID Alliance.
“The next steps for the Developers Workgroup will be to add more control elements required for additional use-cases and situations,” said Bertus Pretorius, solution architect for LicenSys, and vice-chair of Developers Workgroup for RAIN RFID Alliance.
“The hard work from the workgroup has allowed the RAIN Alliance to publish a guideline for easier implementation of RAIN RFID technology solutions for reader manufacturers, system integrators, and end-users,” added Steve Halliday, president of RAIN RFID Alliance.
The RAIN Alliance has released the RCI guideline under the Apache License, version 2.0, and encourages all reader manufacturers to download the guideline and use it for their RAIN RFID reader development.
All companies and organizations can join the RAIN RFID Alliance, and there is more information about membership on the website. All members of the RAIN Alliance can participate in the Developers Workgroup and other workgroups.
This guideline brings a new method for controlling readers using simple commands (JavaScript Object Notation - JSON) which can combine reader commands using profiles. This means that instead of sending a series of commands to identify a tag or tags and then process the information, this can all be done from one profile command.
It also removes the need to have reader specific interface APIs/libraries. The RCI specifies what comes out of the reader in a human and machine-readable manner with data ready to be used by the application.
This first version (V.1.0) of the guideline has all of the basic commands to allow full interrogation of the reader. The Developers Workgroup is currently working to add additional features to the RCI from the GS1 and ISO/IEC protocol standards, such as support for the cryptographic techniques and sensors connected to RAIN RFID tags.
“The members of the Developers Workgroup created the RAIN Communication Interface guideline to be a flexible communications interface for RAIN RFID readers”, said Lars Thuring, strategic development manager for Logopak, and chair of Developers Workgroup for RAIN RFID Alliance.
“The next steps for the Developers Workgroup will be to add more control elements required for additional use-cases and situations,” said Bertus Pretorius, solution architect for LicenSys, and vice-chair of Developers Workgroup for RAIN RFID Alliance.
“The hard work from the workgroup has allowed the RAIN Alliance to publish a guideline for easier implementation of RAIN RFID technology solutions for reader manufacturers, system integrators, and end-users,” added Steve Halliday, president of RAIN RFID Alliance.
The RAIN Alliance has released the RCI guideline under the Apache License, version 2.0, and encourages all reader manufacturers to download the guideline and use it for their RAIN RFID reader development.
All companies and organizations can join the RAIN RFID Alliance, and there is more information about membership on the website. All members of the RAIN Alliance can participate in the Developers Workgroup and other workgroups.