This course discusses obstacles to RFID system implementations, RF field issues and variables affecting the ability to read tags consistently (such as interference), the tagged material's impact on tag performance and tag placement. Troubleshooting methods and solutions for slow reads, no reads and missed reads are further discussed.

This course maps to the following CompTIA objectives for Testing and Troubleshooting:

• Given a scenario, troubleshoot RF interrogation zones (e.g., root-cause analysis)
  • Analyze less-than-required read rate
    • Identify improperly tagged items
  • Diagnose hardware
    • Recognize need for firmware upgrades
  • Equipment replacement procedures (e.g., antenna, cable and interrogator)
• Identify reasons for tag failure
  • Failed tag management
  • ESD issues
• Given a scenario, contrast actual tag data to expected tag data