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 - ABS Token MIFARE Classic® 1K (13.56 MHz)

SEN-10127

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

$3.75

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

SEN-10128

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

$3.75

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

RFID Reader ID-12LA (125 kHz)

SEN-11827

RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purp…

$32.50

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

ThingMagic M7e UHF RAIN RFID Module

WRL-24936

The M7E-Hecto is a UHF RFID RAIN module allowing for the simultaneous reading of up to 300 tags per second.

$199.95