Embedded RFID Readers Overview

SkyeTek delivers the industry's most recognized and reliable RFID reader modules for highly performing embedded RFID

SkyeModules are the industry’s most space, cost and power efficient OEM RFID reader modules. SkyeTek’s Advanced Universal Reader Architecture (AURA)™ and robust software drive powerful functionality into an extremely small form factor.

This functionality allows a diverse range of companies, primarily OEMs and systems integrators, to add RFID as a feature to their products, services and applications.

Hardware
RFID Reader Modules

Reference Designs

Developer Kits

Accessories

Firmware
Firmware Platform

Security

API

Embedded RFID Professional Services

RFID Reader Modules: SkyeModules™ lead the industry in reliability, price-performance and power efficiency.
Reference Designs: Customers can build modules at cost with ReaderDNA™ reference design licensing.
Developer Kits: DKs provide all the hardware and software required to prototype RFID applications.
Accessories: SkyeTek offers off-the-shelf and custom-built antennas and multiplexers to match various use cases.

Firmware Platform: SkyeOS™, the brain behind every SkyeModule, provides superior functionality including global tag support, tag optimization and field upgradeability.
- Tagnostic® reader capability provides support for a wide range of industry standard and proprietary protocols, enabling the readers to work with the widest range of RFID tags.
- TagIQ™ recognizes the unique characteristics of each tag so that read/write performance is maximized.
Security: SkyeSecurity™ offers standards-based and proprietary encryption and signing where anti-counterfeiting, anti-tampering and privacy are required.
API: Developers use SkyeAPI™ in ANSI C or .NET to build RFID applications that define/execute policies and seamlessly integrate with existing applications.

	M1-mini	M2	M4	M7	M9
Key Function	World's smallest HF OEM reader module	Most secure and feature-rich HF reader	Application- specific security & functionality	Smallest, most affordable low-power UHF reader module	Market's highest performing, most affordable UHF reader module
Frequency	HF 13.56MHz	HF 13.56MHz	HF 13.56MHz	UHF 862-955 MHz	UHF 862-955 MHz
Regulatory		Global SKU	Global SKU	Global SKU	Global SKU
Security	Proprietary	Proprietary, Standards, Extensible	Proprietary, Standards	Proprietary	Proprietary, Standards, Extensible
Protocols	ISO 15693 ISO 14443A	ISO 15693 ISO 14443A/B (parts 1-4)	ISO 15693 ISO 14443A/B (parts 1-3) firmware selectable	EPC C1G2 /ISO 18000-6C	EPC C1G1 EPC C1G2 /ISO 18000-6C ISO 18000-6A&B
Size	diameter of U.S. quarter 25.4 mm	1/2 size of a business card 66 x 36 x 5 mm	size of 2 postage stamps 39 x 36 x 11.5 mm	smaller than a matchbook 53 x 36 x 9 mm	1/2 size of a business card 66 x 36 x 5 mm
Effective Range	5.8 cm - 8.5 cm	3 cm - 16 cm	4.5 cm - 14 cm	1 m - 2 m	1 m - 3.5+ m
Specs
Security: Proprietary	X	X	X	X	X
Security: Standards-based		X	X		X
Security: Extensible		X			X
USB Host Connection		X		X	X
External Antenna	X	X	X	X	X
Internal Antenna		X	X
Multiple Antennas (MUX support)		X		X	X
Applications
Access Control		X	X		X
Asset Tracking		X		X	X
Inventory Management		X		X	X
Patron Management	X	X		X	X
Product Authentication	X	X	X		X

Customers have two options to incorporate SkyeTek’s reader technology into their products:

Purchase finished modules direct from SkyeTek.
License SkyeTek software and ReaderDNA reference designs to manufacture these modules.

SkyeTek’s unique licensing model saves customers 40 to 75 percent over typical reader module prices in the market today.