RTLS For Dummies Review

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(More customer reviews)As an Electronic Engineer moving into the RTLS market, RTLS for Dummies gave me an excellent overview and multiple case studies for RTLS deployments that I will be working on. Now I know the important pros and cons in each RTLS technology in choosing and deploying future RTLS system. Now I am comfortable moving forward with deploying such systems.

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Select, invest in, and deploy a Real Time Location System

Is your business ready for an RTLS? This friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to understand and implement this cutting-edge technology, explaining RTLS methodologies in plain English. From the initial deployment to monitoring to determining Return on Investment, you'll see how to successfully meet your needs, ensure data accuracy, and sustain your system.

Get your bearings - understand what RTLS does and its various methodologies, determine your needs, and select the right system

Prepare for installation - outline your goals, plan your applications, assess your site, select the right tag technology, and conduct a pilot test

Implement RTLS in your world - know how to train your staff, set expectations, set up monitoring, and assess whether the RTLS is working as desired

Deal with design issues - learn the most common pitfalls of RTLS implementation and how to handle them

Take the technology tour - use RTLS to locate at choke points, room level, presence, by association, and precisely

Monitor and secure your RTLS - verify and fine-tune your system, establish performance metrics, and manage security issues and vulnerabilities such as network attacks

Open the book and find:

An overview of RTLS and its uses

Explanations of underlying technologies

How to integrate RTLS into your other business applications

Comparative detail on technologies that enable different types of locating

Tips for evaluating RTLS vendors

Essential RTLS resources and references

Tips for getting the most out of the batteries used in tags

Privacy issues related to RTLS

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RFID Sourcebook (paperback) Review

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(More customer reviews)RFID Sourcebook by Sandip Lahiri is a very well done title that you should investigate if you're starting to look into how RFID technology might be used in your organization...
Contents: Technology Overview; Advantages of the Technology; Limitations of the Technology; Application Areas; Privacy Concerns; RFID Versus Bar Code; The RFID Strategy; Creating Business Justification for RFID; Designing and Implementing an RFID Solution; Standards; Closing Thoughts; RFID Vendors, News Sources, and Conferences; Passive Tag Manufacturing Overview; Glossary; Index
I found this book to be the type that you could legitimately use in order to plan your company's approach to RFID. It's not a "rah rah" book that pretends that RFID is a panacea to all the manufacturing problems that exist. It's an even-handed coverage of the subject, and he doesn't have any qualms about covering the pros and cons that you'll have to consider if you use RFID. There's a degree of technical information in the book, but not so much that a higher-level decision maker would get bogged down in details. I guess I'd consider it more of a strategic book to make good fundamental initial decisions, and to get your project moving in the right direction early.
If RFID is something that your organization or industry is pursuing, grab this book to get grounded in the fundamentals.

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The realistic, no-hype guide to RFID evaluation, planning, and deployment Approaching crucial decisions about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology? This book will help you make choices that maximize the business value of RFID technology and minimize its risks. IBM's Sandip Lahiri, an experienced RFID solution architect, presents up-to-the-minute insight for evaluating RFID; defining optimal strategies, blueprints, and timetables; and deploying systems that deliver what they promise. Drawing on his experience, Lahiri offers candid assessments of RFID's potential advantages, its technical capabilities and limitations, and its business process implications. He identifies pitfalls that have tripped up early adopters, and shows how to overcome or work around them. This must-have resource can also act as a reference guide to any nontechnical person who wants to know about the technology. From building business cases to testing tags, this book shares powerful insights into virtually every issue you're likely to face.Coverage includes*RFID "reality check": getting beyond the hype and the counterreaction *Aligning RFID strategy with business strategy *Assessing applications, both prevalent and emerging *Identifying opportunities to use RFID beyond supply chain applications *Choosing between RFID and barcodes *Realistically assessing potential ROI, one step at a time *Designing solutions that leverage RFID's advantages while overcoming its performance limitations *Understanding business flows impacted by a potential RFID deployment *Defining realistic roadmaps and timelines *Addressing oft-neglected real-world issues, from tag validation through managing expectations *Dealing with standardsRFID Sourcebook will help you ask the tough questions...build the right applications...avoid costly mistakes...work more effectively with suppliers and partners...time your initiative...even find alternatives to RFID when that makes sense. Whatever your role in RFID strategy, planning, or execution, have Sandip Lahiri's experience and knowledge on your side: You'll dramatically improve your odds of success. A A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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RFID+: CompTIA RFID+ Study Guide and Practice Exam (RF0-001) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've just passed the RFID+ exam after preparing mostly from this book. The author seems to have a knack of making difficult concepts easier to understand without compromising accuracy. The whole book flows like a story and there is no hopping from topic to topic as is usually found in most exam study guides. No fluff---just nuggets of information---yet all concepts explained in a crisp, concise, and easy to understand way. I know that it takes tons of experience and skills to write a book in this way.
First chapter refreshed my Math and basic Physics concepts necessary to understand the material in the book. Each chapter begins with listing the exam objectives that will be covered in the chapter; so I knew where I was in my exam preparation. It was also re-assuring to see that all the exam objectives were covered. Each chapter ends with a list of definitions of important terms introduced in the chapter. Each concept is defined and explained where it appears the first time...this makes this book self-contained and easy to understand.
The way material is presented, you do not need any other reference or any prior knowledge of RFID to understand this book. Actually, if you read this book first, all other books will make much more sense.
The coverage of the exam topics is comprehensive enough and the questions in the practice exam are quite realistic. I liked the exercises (and solutions) throughout the chapters, which helped me to comprehend the difficult concepts. Notes, Tips, and Alerts re-enforced the important points. Although I have passed the exam, this book is going to stay on my shelf, as I find it an excellent reference book too; a nice introduction to the field.
If you want to enter the magnificent field of RFID, this book is your gateway.


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Electromagnetics Explained: A Handbook for Wireless/ RF, EMC, and High-Speed Electronics (EDN Series for Design Engineers) Review

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(More customer reviews)Electromagnetics texts almost always get so bogged down in complicated mathematics right from the start, that the reader quickly loses all intuitive feel for the subject matter and any real understanding for what's going on.
This book is different!! Finally, somebody has written a book which explains electromagnets from electrostatics to antennas to waveguides in a way that almost anybody can understand. After all the graduate level electromagnetics courses I took learning about TM modes and sperical Bessel functions, I still couldn't claim that I understood much about electomagnetics - until I read this book. Suddenly all kinds of puzzle pieces are fitting together. I only wish I had been able to read it before I ever took any of those classes. I certainly would have had a much better understanding of and appreciation for what I was learning.
I would recommend this book for any electrical engineer or technician, as well as any non-electrical engineer who wants to understand the basics of electromagnetics. If I was an emags professor, I would definitely make this required reading before I ever put a piece of chalk to the board!
Bravo, Mr. Schmitt! Your matter-of-fact writing style and useful every-day analogies have given me a much better understanding of this otherwise enigmatic subject.

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Based on familiar circuit theory and basic physics, this book serves as an invaluable reference for both analog and digital engineers alike.For those who work with analog RF, this book is a must-have resource. With computers and networking equipment of the 21st century running at such high frequencies, it is now crucial for digital designers to understand electromagnetic fields, radiation and transmission lines. This knowledge is necessary for maintaining signal integrity and achieving EMC compliance. Since many digital designers are lacking in analog design skills, let alone electromagnetics, an easy-to-read but informative book on electromagnetic topics should be considered a welcome addition to their professional libraries.Covers topics using conceptual explanations and over 150 lucid figures, in place of complex mathematicsDemystifies antennas, waveguides, and transmission line phenomenaProvides the foundation necessary to thoroughly understand signal integrity issues associated with high-speed digital design

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