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 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

RFID Reader Module - 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

RFID Reader Module - ID-20LA (125 kHz)

SEN-11828

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

$37.50

SparkFun RFID Starter Kit

KIT-13198

Getting started with RFID doesn't have to involve hunting down compatible modules and wiring up complex circuits. The SparkFu…

$53.50

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 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

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.

$204.95