Chapter 19 - Simulators and Emulators for Different Abstraction Layers of UHF RFID Systems

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Chapter 19 - Simulators and Emulators for
Different Abstraction Layers of UHF RFID Systems
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Figure 19.1 Abstract overview of
simulation/emulation cases
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Figure 19.2 Tag Classes UHF RFID Tags
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Figure 19.3 Test Components
(b) Interoperability Test Components
(a) Conformance Test Components
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Figure 19.4 System level design flow based on the
methodology proposed
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Figure 19.5 Components of implementation of the
proposed methodology
(a) Simulation platform
(b) Real-time verification platform
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Figure 19.6 Layers of a framework for UHF RFID
system modeling
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Figure 19.7 Hardware layer structure of the
framework for UHF RFID system modeling
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Figure 19.8 Structure of the software layer for
UHF RFID system modeling
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Figure 19.9 Different implementations of a tag
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Figure 19.10 Communication path between major
modules
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Figure 19.11 Example of an application specific
layout
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Figure 19.12 Simulation Platform for Multi-layer
optimization
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Figure 19.13 RF to baseband modeling approach
(a) Carrier and baseband signals separation in
the model - splitting in two components (i)
envelope and (ii) carrier frequency and phase
(b) Separation of frequency and time domain
analyses
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Figure 19.14 Reader demodulator phase vs.
amplitude
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Figure 19.15 Pre-computing and considering power
off times
(a) Pre-computing of Application-layer
specifications for system simulation
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Figure 19.15 Pre-computing and considering power
off times
(b) Gated data and clock signals represent tag
inputs considering power-off times in
time-discrete models
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Table 19.1 Simulation and system performance
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Figure 19.16 Cosimulation of the model with
physical devices.
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Figure 19.17 Parallel simulation of tags
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Figure 19.18 Complete system of the tag emulator
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Figure 19.19 Oscilloscope screen shot of a
correct reader
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Figure 19.20 Structure of a higher class (active)
UHF RFID tag
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Figure 19.21 Mapping of the functional blocks on
the tag hardware units
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Figure 19.22 Full baseband tag inventory sequence
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Figure 19.23 Lifetime Simulation of higher class
tags
a) Two level simulation set up
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Figure 19.23 Lifetime Simulation of higher class
tags
(b) System level simulation - simulation principle
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Table 19.2 Container transport simulation
scenario settings
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Figure 19.24 Logistics - container transport
(b) Container tracking simulation results for two
wake-up cycles 4.8 s (a) and 2.8 s (b) - DPM
dynamic power management, EHD energy harvesting
device
(a) Container surveillance simulation environment
setup