[dorkbotdc-blabber] RFID basics

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Thanks, Q!

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On 7/13/08 1:46 PM, Andrew Q Righter wrote:
> My favorite:
> 
> http://books.google.com/books?id=ukjhUlI7s80C&dq=RFID+Handbook&pg=PP1&ots=dTH7SFmnBb&sig=KLL_TZKQ9pFgvVVGqa1j6ASnJVY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPP1,M1 
> <http://books.google.com/books?id=ukjhUlI7s80C&dq=RFID+Handbook&pg=PP1&ots=dTH7SFmnBb&sig=KLL_TZKQ9pFgvVVGqa1j6ASnJVY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPP1,M1>
> 
> A little costly to buy for the researcher, but that doesn't mean there 
> isn't a "cheaper" electronic version floating around somewhere. Either 
> way, it's worth every penny. If you would like to "borrow" a copy, 
> e-mail me off list. This book goes into amazing detail at the EE and 
> Physicist level, if you want something easier to read then there's always:
> 
> RFID Essentials by O'Reilly, which is more of an implementation 
> standpoint when you're thinking of using the technology at an 
> enterprise-level.
> 
> There's the fun and "paranoia-special":
> http://www.amazon.com/Spychips-Major-Corporations-Government-Purchase/dp/0452287669/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215970425&sr=8-1 
> <http://www.amazon.com/Spychips-Major-Corporations-Government-Purchase/dp/0452287669/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215970425&sr=8-1>
> 
> If you want a hands-on practical book (We have this one over at HacDC's 
> library):
> RFID Toys is a blast, you follow along with the author to create a 
> number of little gadgets in the attempt to make your life a little more 
> autonmous.
> 
> I have to plug "RFID: Security" by Syngress since my friends wrote it, 
> and I think it's a great primer for those looking at the hacker-side of 
> RFID.
> 
> Other than that, most of the books are pretty cookie-cutter. Like I 
> mentioned, the one that really stands out to me is "RFID Handbook" - I 
> haven't seen anything beat it yet, especially if you're researching at 
> the electronic level.
> 
> Hi-speed multi-channel systems, huh? It turns out I'm in a current 
> attempt to build about 100 of these babies from a design I got 
> online.(We're also looking to extend it's current offering / schematics 
> once we're done researching) It's called the proxmark3 (http://cq.cx) 
> and it has a resonance frequency of both 125kHz and 13.56mHz and allows 
> for the reading and even "cloning" of MANY popular protocols out now. 
> (Including the Verichip, MIFARE and a lot more). I got 100 PCBs fabbed 
> for these and we're putting together kits and assembled devices to sell 
> (Anyone in HacDC / Dorkbot will always get a huge discount in my book)
> 
> But if you're interested in discussing this topic further, shoot me an 
> e-mail off-list. I'm not sure of the traffic-level of blabber.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Q of HacDC
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Brian Chamberlain 
> <blchamberlain at gmail.com <mailto:blchamberlain at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Dorkbotters,
> 
>     I was wondering if anyone had some good resources (books, links,
>     articles, etc..) about RFID? I'm trying to learn about it because I
>     want to use it in a few projects. Through some searching I've found
>     this really excellent article (a thesis paper by an MIT student)
>      http://autoid.mit.edu/whitepapers/TAS-MSTHESIS-FINAL.PDF which
>     covers the basics (even including the eletromagnetic theory stuff)
>     and some RFID history.  Speaking of history... Did you know that
>     RFID (in a basic form) has been around since WW2?! They used it in
>     friend-or-foe type systems to identify planes! Crazy.
> 
>     Anyway, this seems like the forum to ping the collective noodle for
>     information on this topic. Any info you have would be helpful... one
>     specific area I have questions about is in hi-speed multi-channel
>     RFID systems... if that helps narrow criteria for the RFID gurus out
>     there.
> 
>     Thanks!
>     Brian
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