RFID Basics

Contributors: Nate, Toni_K, a_cavis

Purchasing an RFID System

RFID kits, readers, and tags can all help define or expand your projects. If you're looking for one to get started with, these are some of the options available.

RFID Glass Capsule (125kHz)

SEN-09416

This is a glass, cylindrical RFID tag; it's very similar to those [implanted into pets](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_chip…

$5.75

RFID Button - 16mm (125kHz)

SEN-09417

This is a simple, thumbnail-size RFID tag. These tags are great for sensing presence, identification, etc., and they're small…

$4.75

RFID Tag - Adhesive MIFARE Classic® 1K (13.56 MHz)

SEN-11319

This is a basic RFID tag that functions within the MIFARE Classic® 1K guidelines. You can use these for all sorts of identif…

$5.25

SparkFun RFID Reader Breakout

SEN-13030

This is a simple breakout board for our RFID readers. The SparkFun RFID Reader Breakout converts the 2mm pins to bread board …

$3.50

RFID Tag (125kHz)

COM-14325

You might know RFID as the technology that Big Brother uses to *track your every move*. Quickly, don the [tinfoil hats](https…

$2.75

SparkFun RFID Qwiic Reader

SEN-15191

The SparkFun RFID Qwiic Reader is a simple I2C based RFID breakout board for the ID-3LA, ID-12LA, and ID-20LA readers.

$23.50

SparkFun Qwiic Dynamic NFC/RFID Tag

SEN-21274

The SparkFun Qwiic Dynamic NFC/RFID Tag features the ST25DV64KC dynamic Near Frequency Communication (NFC) / Radio Frequency …

$11.95

SparkFun Simultaneous RFID Reader - M7E Hecto

WRL-24738

The SparkFun M7E Hecto Simultaneous RFID Reader simplifies reading UHF RFID tags (EPCglobal Gen 2) with its powerful M7E-HECT…

$309.95