Mercury5e is the embedded version of the RFID core in ThingMagic’s best-in-class Mercury5 RFID reader. About the same size as a PCMCIA Type II PC card, it concentrates Mercury5’s performance into a tiny package so you can design ThingMagic RFID into your own device. It is ideal for adding UHF RFID read/write capabilities to a wide range of devices, from high speed label printing to inline testing to mobile and handheld computers.

Features of the Mercury5e include:

• Support for EPCglobal Gen 2 (ISO 18000-6C) tag protocol with anti-collision, DRM, and advanced anti-jamming capabilities
• Two antenna connectors supporting one bistatic antenna or two monostatic antennas
• Independently settable read and write transmit levels, adjustable from 5 dBm to 30 dBm (1W) with an accuracy of +/- 1 dBm
• Support for full 860 to 960 MHz UHF RFID carrier frequency range to accommodate worldwide regulations
• Certifiable for operation in countries adopting FCC, ETSI and Korean regulatory specifications (others pending)
• TTL level asynchronous data interface supporting speeds up to 921.6 kbps
• Operating temperature range of -20 C to +60 C
• Maximum tag read rate of over 170 tags per second
• Maximum tag read distance of over 30 feet (9 m) with 6 dBi antenna
• 4 GPIO lines controlled through data interface