Hi,
I am planning to make a system which shows where different items are stored. Let's assume that I have four cabinets with different items stored in them. I want the system to automatically (without user intervention) detect that the item is in the respective cabinet.
The first option that I considered was to use an RFID, where I connect tags to each item so that I can track where each item is stored. After some research I realized that RFID tags have quite a small reading distance. I want the reading distance to be about 1m to 1.5m (ideally not more and not less). There are high frequency tags but they with come at a cost. What other options can I use to implement this application? A barcode system is a good option, but it would require the used to scan the item each time it is used. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I am planning to make a system which shows where different items are stored. Let's assume that I have four cabinets with different items stored in them. I want the system to automatically (without user intervention) detect that the item is in the respective cabinet.
The first option that I considered was to use an RFID, where I connect tags to each item so that I can track where each item is stored. After some research I realized that RFID tags have quite a small reading distance. I want the reading distance to be about 1m to 1.5m (ideally not more and not less). There are high frequency tags but they with come at a cost. What other options can I use to implement this application? A barcode system is a good option, but it would require the used to scan the item each time it is used. Any suggestions?
Thanks.