Tags
The tag transponder consists of three distinct elements, the antenna (or coil), passive components for power, data and clock recovery, and digital control for any intelligence or sensor required. Instrumentel has experience in the design, implementation and optimisation of all aspects of this system. This include, but not limted to, developing our own transponders in the form of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC); the XT01, to circuit versions of PCBs containing discrete electronics using a micro-controller or FPGA for digital control circuits.
The XT01 is one of the company’s flagship products. Manufactured from a Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) the XT01 provides exceptional operational characteristics including an operating temperature range of -40 0C to 225 0C, and the ability to withstand nuclear radiation dosages of 4.5MGray. As such the XT01 has the capability to operate in extreme environments, to power, sample and transmit sensor data.
Instrumentels discrete tags use military specification components allowing them to withstand harsher environments than normal electronics. Both the XT01 and discrete tags have been designed to withstand the extreme requirements of environments where Instrumentel deploys it electronics.
Instrumentel also has experience interfacing with standard RFID tags, which are used in condition monitoring applications, specifically automated doors.
Instrumentel continues to develop its technology and new advances are made all the time. Most notable developments are the addition of authentication and encryption algorithms to secure communications throughout Instrumentel’s entire system. This has been implemented with the help of leading researchers in this area.
