Atmel LF-RFID Kit Comparison Chart
1. Description
Atmel
®
offers several types of development and evaluation kits.
The Atmel ATA2270-EK1
is an evaluation kit that supports a limited number of modes
in stand-alone mode. Support during the entire development phase is provided by the
PC interface and the application software. Both tools enable to control the tag configu-
ration. This kit is AVR
®
ATmega128-based and provides all necessary source and
object codes. The CD-ROM also includes layout data in Gerber format. Code and lay-
out data enable the quick and easy design of individual RFID readers. An API
(advanced programming interface) allows to control the kit by an user written soft-
ware. Registered kit users will have access to an Atmel FTP server for firmware and
software upgrades.
The Atmel kits ATARFID-EK1
and ATARFID-EK2 are based on a commercial
reader/programmer supplied by the company GIS. The first version in the kit EK1
operates at 125kHz. It is best suited for access control, industrial and any kind of con-
sumer applications. This EK2 kit operates at 134.2kHz according to the Animal ID
standards ISO 11784 and 11785 (FDX-A and FDX-B). Both kits allow not only to read
the tags but as well configure and program them. The readers have an USB connec-
tion and come with a PC based user interface. Samples tags complete this kit.
A different kit is the Atmel ATA5505-EK1
. This is a USB-LF-RFID reader in memory
stick format based on Atmel’s LF-Reader-AVR circuit. The kit operates at 125kHz and
134.2kHz and is supporting all above already mentioned LF applications. Just
plugged in a PC the kit operates stand alone. After a successful read of a tag in
UNIQUE-format at 125kHz a red LED indicates this read. If the LED lights green, a
Animal ID tag according ISO 11784 and 11785 at 134.2kHz (FDX-B) was detected.
The kit can also be controlled using the GUI as used for the ATA2270-EK1. Some
tags compete the kit.
Atmel LF-RFID
Kit Comparison
Chart
Application Note
4980D–RFID–03/11
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