RFID for Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)

In today’s competitive manufacturing environment, automation is the key to cost effectiveness in domestic manufacturing. AGV’s are one of those automation methods employed today. With the sophistication of today’s AGV’s, dynamic routing can maximize the effectiveness of an AGV.

Balluff’s industrial RFID systems provide a durable and cost effective means to tell the AGV its location anywhere in the plant. For example, Balluff’s BIS M series offers compact, self-contained readers that can be integrated directly on the AGV to read tags mounted in the plant floor and programmed to identify where the AGV is at all time. Knowing its location allows it to make decisions on where to go next which provides maximum flexibility in multiple track circuit’s throughout the plant.

• Identification 
  • Lower cost, low memory capacity, read-only options - BIS L
  • Long range, ISO compliant, high speed - BIS M
• Guidance 
  • Long range, ISO compliant, high speed - BIS M

Step 2: Select your data carrier (using links from tables below)
Step 3: Select read/write heads (using links below each chart)
Step 4: Select processors (using links below each chart)

Identification
Carries	R/W Function	Max. read/write distance	Memory	Static or Dynamic	Image
.BIS L Designed for lower cost and limited memory needs with several read-only tag options available.
Read/write times of 1530/35301 ms, for operating temperatures between -25°C and +85°C (-13°F and +185°F), 100,000 write cycles guaranteed, mountable in metal.
BIS L-102-05/L-RO2	Read only	55 mm	192 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-202-03/L2	Read only	55 mm	5 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-101-05/L-RO2	Read only	40 mm	192 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-100-05/L-RO2	Read only	30 mm	192 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-201-03/L2	Read only	30 mm	5 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-103-05/L-RO2	Read only	23 mm	192 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-200-03/L2	Read only	23 mm	5 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L-203-03/L2	Read only	23 mm	5 Byte	Dynamic
BIS L - Hardware Cross-Reference (.pdf) Step 3: Select BIS L read/write heads Step 4: Select BIS L read only processor     Select BIS L processor
1 = Read/write times are for 64 bytes of data (incl. data check) for read/write tags only. 2 = Max. read speed of 72 meters/min.
Carries	R/W Function	Max. read/write distance	Memory	Mountable in metal	Image
.BIS M Designed for longer range and ISO standards compliance with higher memory and speed capabilities for less environmentally demanding applications.
Read/write2 times of 60/130 ms, for operating temperatures between -25°C and +70°C (-13°F and +158°F), 100,000 or >100 million write cycles guaranteed, dynamic.
BIS M-112-02/L*	R/W	70 mm	2000 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M-102-01/L	R/W	50 mm	752 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M-108-02/L*	R/W	45 mm	2000 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M-110-02/L*	R/W	32 mm	2000 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M - Hardware Cross-Reference (.pdf) Step 3: Select BIS M read/write heads Step 4: Select BIS M processor
* = >100 million write cycles guaranteed. † = For harsh environments. 1 = Extended temperatures up to 130°C for BIS M tags. 2 = Read/write times are for 64 bytes of data including data check.

Guidance
Carries	R/W Function	Max. read/write distance	Memory	Static or Dynamic	Image
.BIS M Designed for longer range and ISO standards compliance with higher memory and speed capabilities for less environmentally demanding applications.
Read/write2 times of 60/130 ms, for operating temperatures between -25°C and +70°C (-13°F and +158°F), 100,000 or >100 million write cycles guaranteed, dynamic.
BIS M-112-02/L*	R/W	70 mm	2000 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M-120-01/L	R/W	50 mm	752 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M-102-01/L	R/W	50 mm	752 Byte	Not in metal
BIS M - Hardware Cross-Reference (.pdf) Step 3: Select BIS M read/write heads Step 4: Select BIS M processor
* = >100 million write cycles guaranteed. † = For harsh environments. 1 = Extended temperatures up to 130°C for BIS M tags. 2 = Read/write times are for 64 bytes of data including data check.