An "inlet' or "inlay" is the term used to describe a functioning RFID device comprising a microchip, an antenna and a carrier (also called a substrate) for the chip and antenna assembly.

The antenna is printed on the substrate (plastic film) and the RFID microchip is attached to the antenna in a various ways.

The inlay is then made into an RFID label (die-cut form with a paper or plastic face material and an adhesive backing). The RFID tag is made by inletting or inserting the inlay into a final form factor. This may be inside a casino chip or smart card.

Functionality

• Conforms to ISO credit card standard or smaller
• Batteryless
• Non-contact technology
• Compatible with all operation requirements (mandatory & optional) of ISO/IEC 18000 Part 3 Mode 2
• Use either ItemTag chip or StackTag chip
• Identification speed of > 100 tags in 150 ms
  

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ItemTag Inlets, Labels and Tags

ItemTag tag is designed, as are the most other tags today, to be read as single tags. These tags generally use tuned antennas as tuned antennas provide the best range. The consequence of using tuned tags is they need to be kept well separated as the individual tags used tuned coils and tuned coils interfere with each other.

• ItemTags (IT) operate with all Magellan's readers
• Read range up to 0.8-1.0 m

StackTag Inlets, Labels and Tags

StackTag tag is the name implies is designed, uniquely, to be read as multiple tags which touch, overlap or are in a stack of some form. StackTags use un-tuned coils  so that tag antennas do not interfere. They also use Magellan Technology's IP to ensure that where tags do touch, overlap or are stacked that they can simply be read and written to without difficulty. This functionality is unique to Magellan's PJM technology.


RFID tags touch or overlap in practically all real world situations and Magellan considers stackable technology essential in all RFID applications except where it can be ensured, by careful and permanent positioning of the RFID tags, that no two tags will touch and interfere with each other.

• StackTags (ST) operate with more than 100 tags stacked with zero separation between tags
• StackTags operate with all Magellan's readers
  
• Read range up to 0.5 m