Caution- On Topic: Anyone got any ideas for RFID for sports?

[Davo]

Anyone got any ideas for a reasonably cheap RF ID timing system for
multisport races?

 

[Jasen Betts]

Anyone got any ideas for a reasonably cheap RF ID timing system for
multisport races?

what read-range do you need?
how many readers?

passive tags can take upto 300ms to charge up before responding,
active tags will likely blow your budget.

 

[Davo]

what read-range do you need?
how many readers?

passive tags can take upto 300ms to charge up before responding,
active tags will likely blow your budget.

I imagine they would be attached to peoples ankles, jogging pace would
be a reasonable speed, maybe they could walk over a target. Need about
100 of them. Probably two readers, start and finish, and results somehow
into laptop.

 

[David L. Jones]

Anyone got any ideas for a reasonably cheap RF ID timing system for
multisport races?

For counting people walking/running past a point, possible. For actual
*timing*, it almost certainly won't work. Tolerances in range, response
time, peoples body position etc would make in impractical.

Exactly what are you trying to achieve?

Dave.

 

[Davo]

For counting people walking/running past a point, possible. For actual
*timing*, it almost certainly won't work. Tolerances in range, response
time, peoples body position etc would make in impractical.

Exactly what are you trying to achieve?

Dave.

Timing people in mutisport events. Walking through timing points is ok.

 

[Davo]

Tried this bloke:

http://www.rfidtiming.com/contact.htm

They've got a neat system, all Aussie developed & manufactured.

I know Andrew well, having competed against him many times in the past.
It's too expensive to hire his system, I'm in a country town and he's in
the city, you essentially hire him to set up his equipment. I'm after a
system that a small club could buy and set up. Technology has changed a
lot since Andrew started developing his system, maybe I could use cattle
RFID tags. (Just hold still mate while I poke this through your ear!)

 

[Joe G \(Home\)]

OK,

Have you seen the 900MHz RFID stuff.

Readers up to 4 watts power, read ranges in excess of a few metres
600tags a sec read speed
Anti Collision

Adilam has the 900MHz readers and tags, but you will have to create your own
system.
http://www.adilam.com.au/

Joe

 

[Davo]

OK,

Have you seen the 900MHz RFID stuff.

Readers up to 4 watts power, read ranges in excess of a few metres
600tags a sec read speed
Anti Collision

Adilam has the 900MHz readers and tags, but you will have to create your own
system.
http://www.adilam.com.au/

Joe

I like the look of that. I just sent them a message to see how I go
about getting hold of a evaluation kit.