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General description

The EPC global UHF Generation 2 Standard allows the commercialised provision of mass

adaption of UHF EPC technology for passive smart tags and labels. Main fields of

applications will be especially the supply chain management and logistics for worldwide

use with especial consideration of European and US regulations to ensure that operating

distances of several meters can be realized.

The UCODE EPC G2 IC is a dedicated chip for passive, intelligent tags and labels

supporting the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 UHF RFID standard. It is especially

suited for applications where operating distances of several meters and high anti-collision

rates are required.

The UCODE EPC G2 IC is a product out of the NXP Semiconductors UCODE product

family. The entire UCODE product family offers anti-collision and collision arbitration

functionality. This allows a reader to simultaneously operate multiple labels/tags within its

antenna field. A UCODE EPC G2 based label/tag requires no external power supply.

Its contactless interface generates the power supply via the antenna circuit by propagative

energy transmission from the interrogator (read/write device), while the system clock is

generated by an on-chip oscillator. Data transmitted from interrogator to label/tag is

demodulated by the interface, and it also modulates the interrogator’s electromagnetic

field for data transmission from label/tag to interrogator. A label/tag can be operated

without the need for line of sight or battery, as long as it is connected to a dedicated

antenna for the targeted frequency range. When the label/tag is within the interrogator’s

operating range, the high-speed wireless interface allows data transmission in both

directions.

SL3 ICS 10

UCODE EPC G2

Rev. 3.0 — 20 September 2006

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