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From: Dale Brown (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 03/08/06



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        3.   Let the rfid tags replace the the @$30 neck responders.

    We chose #3.
    We have a sort gate, and have gotten the rfid's to sort as good as =
the responders.  It is a touchy system.  The portal id has to close to =
the ears so we put two 1 way gates in.  The left gate has a loop of the =
antenna on its outer edge and the right gate is just to insure the ear =
is close to the other gate.  It is touchy because the wire connections =
work loose because the antenna is constantly moving on the one way gate.
    The parlor doesn't work as well, but we didn't put the double one =
way gates in yet.
    We contacted Alflex and am investigating installing one of there =
panel readers.  I'm not sure it will communicate with our software.  =
Westfalia Surge is looking at developing an antenna but have nothing now =
and claim it will not work as well as their transponders.  Aflex can't =
do much to help because of patent infringement or something like that as =
far as tampering with Westfalia stuff.

    I believe we can get the system to work 95% as well as the neck =
transponders or maybe better with our homemade stuff but you will have =
antenna's with moving parts that will fail eventually.

    I don't think all Westfalia Surge portals react like ours but it =
worth checking out.

Dale



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