The Slate is a UHF multiregional RFID reader with integrated circular polarised antenna for short to medium range applications. It is powered and controlled directly by an USB cable, thus allowing to read EPC Class1 Gen2 UHF RFID tags in an easy desktop environment.

"The Slate reader" says Giovanni Grieco, CAEN RFID’s Business Development Manager, Embedded Products," is today the latest UHF RFID reader in our ever growing family. Thanks to its low profile (15 mm) and its size (approximately an A4 page), the Slate reader is the perfect choice for various applications such as point-of-sales, document tracking, RFID programming stations, access control and so on. It can also be used as a building block for smart shelves and smart displays for retail applications"

Being compliant with both European and US regulatory environments, the Slate reader allows installations in various countries worldwide as needed by retailers, forwarders, warehouses and other global organizations.

The core component of the Slate reader is the new CAEN RFID Quark module, the smallest and lowest power consuming module available on the market.