RFID Applications for School Campuses

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RFID Applicationsfor School Campuses

• Yuh-Rong Leu, Ph.D.
• CEO
• 9/1/2010
• YesTurnkey Technology, Inc.
• http//www.yesturnkey.com
• Network Application Switch Provider

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Outline

• Scenarios
• Type 1 RFID SDK
• Type 2 RFID SDK
• Development Tools

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Scenarios

• Student Arrival and Leaving Tracking
• Student Body Temperature Monitoring
• Dangerous Zone Restriction
• Visitor Tracking
• Inventory Asset Management

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Student Arrival and Leaving Tracking
Home
Teacher
Gate
Class Room
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Student Body Temperature Monitoring
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Dangerous Zone Restriction
Security Guard
Dangerous Zone
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Visitor Tracking
Active Reader
Active Reader
Surveillance Monitor
Active Reader
Guard Room
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Inventory Asset Management
Application Database Server
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Type 1 RFID SDK Architecture
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Type 1 RFID SDK Characteristics

• Windows Form part Web Form part
• Windows Form processes RFID tag info.
• Windows Form UI embeds a Web Browser Control.
• RFID events trigger Web Browser Control, and then
  trigger scenario-specific Web Form Application
  processing.
• Sample WinDirect
• Processes RFID tag info and then calls
  WebDirectSrv ASP.NET application.
• Sample WebDirectSrv
• Reads HTTP query string to show RFID tag ID.

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WinDirect WebDirectSrv
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Type 2 RFID SDK Architecture
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Type 2 RFID SDK Characteristics

• RFID active/passive readers are connected with
  LAN.
• RFID middleware needed
• WiNOC Web application
• Manages tag accounts info and reader accounts
  info
• Asset Tracking Manager service application
• Reads tag accounts info and reader accounts info
• Establishes connections with readers to
• Collect raw tag data.
• Issue control commands to tags and readers.
• Parses raw tag data to events and stores events
  to database.
• Open-source API for third-party applications to
• Manage tag accounts info and reader accounts
  info.
• Get raw tag data and events.
• Issue control commands to tags and readers.

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Type 2 Open-Source API

• Microsoft .NET Remoting Server (Asset Tracking
  Manager)
• .NET Remoting interface
• Sample TrackTagPosCS, TrackTagPosVB
• Calls Asset Tracking Manager to obtain realtime
  tag positioning info and shows it in text.
• Extension DLL
• Realtime RFID event processing
• Asset Tracking Manager plug-in
• Sample RfidProcessorCS, RfidProcessorVB
• Run as Asset Tracking Manager plug-in DLLs.

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Type 2 Open-Source API (cont.)

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Directly accessing RFID events stored in database
• Sample WebDbView
• Web form application listing RFID events
• Sample WinDbView
• Windows form application listing RFID events
• WiNOC Asset Management API
• Accessing RFID tag and reader info through WiNOC
  Web application
• Sample ApiTestWebCS, ApiTestWebVB
• Tests Web service-based WiNOC Asset Management
  API
• Sample ShowTagPos
• Shows realtime tag positioning info on a location
  map.
• Sample ShowTagCourse
• Plots historical tag moving courses on a location
  map.

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WinDirect WebDirectSrv
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TrackTagPos
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WebDbView
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WinDbView
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ShowTagPos
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ShowTagCourse
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Development Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Express)
• Visual Basic
• C
• Visual C
• ASP.NET
• SQL
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Express)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• RFID SDK Sample Code
• Supported OS
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008