RFID checkout (PDV) simulator with DR desk readers
Put a customer's tagged items on a DR-pad, DR-max or DR-mini at the checkout. See whether each sale reads all of them, and whether it also reads the next customer's items, the impulse shelf or the next lane.
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What this simulator calculates
It estimates, for a DR desk reader at a checkout, the share of sales that read every tagged item of the customer, and the stray reads of the items around it that must not be read. It also points to the power that reads only the wanted items.
What you can set
- Reader: DR-max, DR-pad or DR-mini, with its power and Impinj Gen2X on or off.
- The customer's items: box size, the product, how many items and the tag model.
- The items that must not be read: the next customer's items along the counter, the impulse shelf on the customer side and the next checkout lane.
What you see
- The tags a typical pass reads, and the read failures as a count of tags over the simulated passes.
- The same setup with Impinj Gen2X on and off, side by side.
- A 3D view of the pass: the lobe of each antenna, the zone where a tag is read in at least 90% of the tries, and the chance of a read per tag.
- Notes on the setup, such as the EIRP of each antenna against the local limit you type in.
Questions about the simulator
Is the simulator free? Do I need to install anything?
It is free and runs in the browser, with no sign-up and nothing to install. It needs JavaScript and a browser with WebGL for the 3D view.
Does the result replace a test on site?
No. It is an estimate from a propagation model, the antenna patterns and premises from the literature. Use it to compare setups and prepare the project, then confirm with a pilot on site, with the real tags and products. Identix can help you plan that test.
Who is it for?
For system integrators, meaning any company that builds its own solution, in full or in part: software companies that use Identix readers, makers of their own portals or reading cabinets who buy only antennas or readers, and also installers and end users who are planning a project.
What is a stray read?
A read of a tag that is not part of the sale: the next customer's items, the impulse shelf or the next lane. The simulator counts them apart from the sale so you can choose a power that reads the whole sale and nothing around it.