New UHF RFID Gen2 handheld reader by Convergence Systems

RFID technology provider Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) has launched its CS101 UHF Gen2 RFID handheld reader, which the company claims establishes ‘new benchmarks of read range and inventory throughput’. CSL also unveiled its price structure for the CS101 and announced the first set of North American solution providers authorized to resell the CS101.

With a read range exceeding 25 feet with standard dipole passive tags and a throughput reaching 400 tags per second, the CS101 delivers performance equivalent to that of a fixed reader.

‘The amazing performance of the CS101 opens new doors for SimplyRFID to develop new asset tracking and supply chain management applications in our target markets of
Defense, logistics and security,’ said Carl Brown, CEO of SimplyRFID. ‘UHF handheld readers have long been pricey pieces of equipment offering medium performance compared to fixed readers – the CS101 fundamentally changes this state of affairs.’

The CS101 also features the industry’s first ‘Geiger counter’ tag search and item locate function.

‘Boeing is very impressed with the functionality of the CS101's "Geiger counter" mode,’ said Steve Villa, research engineer at The Boeing Company. ‘In this mode, the reader's ability to singulate and locate tags, even in a highly reflective environment, is excellent.’

CSL is currently broadening its network of solution partners in North America. Current partners include: AssetPulse; Bentonville International Group; KeyTone Technologies; Queralt, LLC; RFID Global Solution; RFIdeaWorks; Ship2Save and SimplyRFID.

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