My favorite:<br><br><a href="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><br>
<br>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:<br>
<br>RFID Essentials by O'Reilly, which is more of an implementation standpoint when you're thinking of using the technology at an enterprise-level.<br><br>There's the fun and "paranoia-special":<br><a href="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</a><br>
<br>If you want a hands-on practical book (We have this one over at HacDC's library):<br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br><br>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.<br>
<br>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 (<a href="http://cq.cx">http://cq.cx</a>) 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)<br>
<br>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.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>-Q of HacDC<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Brian Chamberlain <<a href="mailto:blchamberlain@gmail.com">blchamberlain@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Dorkbotters,<br>
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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) <a href="http://autoid.mit.edu/whitepapers/TAS-MSTHESIS-FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">http://autoid.mit.edu/whitepapers/TAS-MSTHESIS-FINAL.PDF</a> 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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Thanks!<br>
Brian<br>
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