Describe interrogator functionality

Hand-held interrogators

Vehicle mount interrogator

ILAN/Serial communications

Firmware upgrades

Software operation (GUIs)

Describe configuration of interrogation zones

Explain interrogator to interrogator interference

Optimization

System performance and tuning

Travel speed and direction

Bi-static / monostatic antennas

Define anti-collision protocols (e.g., number of tags in the field/response time)

Given a scenario, solve dense interrogator environment issues (domestic/international)

Understand how a dense interrogator installation is going to affect network traffic

Installation of multiple interrogators, (e.g., dock doors, synchronization of multiple interrogators, antenna footprints)

Given a scenario, troubleshoot RF interrogation zones (e.g., root-cause analysis)

Analyze less than required read rate

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Identify improperly tagged items

Diagnose hardware

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Equipment replacement procedures (e.g., antenna, cable, interrogator)

Identify reasons for tag failure

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Given a scenario, contrast actual tag data to expected tag data

Given a scenario, map user requirements to standards

Classify tag types

Select the RFID tag best suited for a specific use case.

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Identify inductively coupled tags vs. back-scatter

Identify the differences between active and passive

Given a scenario, select the optimal locations for an RFID tag to be placed on an item.

Tag orientation and location

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Summarize how hardware selection affects performance (may use scenarios)

Equipment mounting and protection

Cable length/loss

Interference considerations

Tag type (e.g., active, passive, frequency)

Given a scenario, describe hardware installation using industry standard practices

Determine sources of interference

Describe antenna field performance/characteristics as it relates to reflective and absorptive materials (may use scenarios)

Describe ancillary devices/concepts

Automated label applicator

Feedback systems (e.g., lights, horns)

IRTLS