HF RFID

High Frequency RFID operates at 13.56Mhz.

HF is an inferior protocol to UHF and is covered only for completeness. Today, there are reasons to select HF in a project; however, these reasons are slowly disappearing and commercial-off-the-shelf UHF solutions are replacing them.

HF Pros

• • Low Cost RFID Readers.

  • Many manufacturers and a well developed ISO standard.

  • Good near water.

  • Large data storage options.

HF Cons

• • Slow RF signaling protocol making it difficult to handle many RFID tags in a short time.

  • Short Tag Read Range (< 3 feet).

  • Expensive Tags, typically over $1 USD each. Due to complexity and copper used in HF tags, it would be more difficult to make these tags inexpensive.