ARU 2400 UHF RFID Reader

The Early 2000s

In 2004, Verlag & Freie Medien, now the Think WIOT Group, launched the German print magazine RFID im Blick.

At that time, the main focus was on the traceability of goods, access control, and labeling and identification with RFID technology. Metal and water were hostile environments, UHF was not yet state-of-the-art, RFID and sensor technology were mere visions and experts predicted that it would be a long time before RFID would become widespread.

RFID is now an established technology in numerous automation and digitalization projects. The trend is rising.

Internationalization and Wireless IoT (WIOT)

Since 2016, the publishing house has no longer focused primarily on RFID, but on wireless IoT technologies. These include: LPWAN, BLE, NFC, RTLS, UWB, 5G, wireless sensor technology and ORM. RFID is now one of many wireless technologies.

The first English-language magazine Wireless IoT Global was also published in 2016. The Think WIOT Group is now experiencing its strongest growth in Asia and North America.

Think WIOT Group

The publishing house has diversified since 2017.

Today, the portfolio includes two topic-oriented e-magazines, two information platforms, a partner network for more than 70 companies, regular livestreams, video interviews, an end user conference, and joint booths at the Wireless IoT tomorrow.

All activities take place under the umbrella of the Think WIOT Group.

20 Years Later

Supply chains are transparent, processes in the warehouse can be mapped in real time as a digital twin, Manufacturing X achieves a high level of connectivity, big data and transparency, wireless sensor technology, data glasses, robotics and AI expand the applications.

The technologies are developing more rapidly than the implementations.

The ARU 2400 reader is a basic RAIN RFID reader with an integrated antenna for indoor applications in logistics, manufacturing and supply chain applications. Based on the latest RFID standards, such as EPC Gen2v2/ISO 18000-63, ARU 2400 support all market leading transponder chip features.

The ARU 2400 controls up to 24 decentralized Smart-Shelf antennas centrally via the ©KRAI interface. This unique antenna bus system is distributed over the existing antenna line and controls the antennas in a daisy-chain arrangement. The antennas with FAKRA connectors have an RF input and output. For example, each individual reading point selectively detects packages and reports them back with information on the reading position. The usual 7 readers are replaced by one ARU2400, thus reducing the hardware costs by approx. 66%!

All Kathrein Solutions products are "Made in Germany" and are developed, produced and tested to the highest standards of function and quality

Key Features

Basic RAIN RFID reader with an integrated antenna
Easy to install due to open connectors and FAKRA antenna sockets
Ready for shelf mounting with ITEM
3 antenna ports
+27 dBm port power
@KRAI antenna support
GPIO: 2 inputs, 2 outputs
PoE
Basic LED visualisation
IP40 indoor use
Type approval for Europe, US and RoW

Applications

Logistics
Industrial Automation
SMSH Master
eKanban Applications
Healthcare

Brand Kathrein