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eGo® - Continuing Our History of Innovation
Trans-Company unveils its innovative eGo® product family. Through a series of groundbreaking design innovations, this wireless radio frequency identification (RFID) technology overcomes adoption and cost barriers for large-scale opportunities, opens new markets for ITS applications, and promotes broader acceptance of ITS systems.
The eGo wireless communications tag is a paper-thin, sticker-like tag with technology that allows user-defined information to be read from or communicated to the tag. It requires no battery and sets a new price for RFID tags. This new technology is in stark contrast to the larger, read-only or battery-required read/write, higher-priced tags predominantly used today in electronic toll collection, access control or parking applications.
eGo Products - New Dimensions in ETC and EVR
The family of eGo radio frequency identification
(RFID) products ushers in new opportunities for electronic toll collection (ETC)
and makes possible the introduction of electronic vehicle registration (EVR)
applications. With low-cost eGo tags and readers, ETC and new EVR applications
that require high-volume tag distribution are affordable and practical. eGo
offers a reliable, accurate solution that meets demands of performance and
price.
eGo makes possible the introduction of electronic vehicle registration
applications, which enable public agencies to automatically detect and screen,
via RFID, motor vehicles for compliance with federal and state registration
regulations and to correspondingly automate enforcement actions and violation
processing for non-compliant vehicles. For public safety officials who currently
have to manually key in or call in and request motorist information, an officer
can now, with RFID vehicle registration, have the same information within 1/10
of a second. This translates into improved safety levels for both the motorist
and public safety officers. Emission or safety program information can be read
and stored in the tag within milliseconds, in contrast to labor-intensive manual
monitoring.
The new eGo windshield sticker tag brings a new price and performance
combination to ETC and EVR applications. Without sacrificing range or accuracy,
the low-cost, paper-thin eGo windshield sticker tag features single-chip
technology at a cost substantially less than traditional RFID tags.
Similar in concept to electronic toll and parking collection, the eGo Commerce application provides a patron an inexpensive, fast, safe and convenient way to pay for drive-through items without ever having to search for a wallet or leave the car. The technology reduces cash handling, shrinkage, and the number of customers who drive off without paying.
Product Details
eGo Windshield Sticker Tag
(A Hot New Product for Cities)
The windshield sticker tag operates in the 902-928 MHz radio frequency band, and
is an RF-programmable device that does not require a battery or connection to
the vehicle's electrical system. It is in the form of a flexible sticker (45 x
85 x 1 mm) much like a vehicle registration sticker. The windshield sticker tag
is ideal for integration into UHF- band RFID solutions requiring extended read
range, multi-tag sort, read/write, user-defined memory, and low price not
provided by other transportation tags. The windshield sticker tag has a 1024 bit
memory capable of reading, writing and rewriting information, or permanently
locking individual bytes. The flexible sticker is designed to withstand extreme
temperatures, sunlight, humidity, and vibration. The tag can include a
tamper-resistant option. Custom control numbers and markings may be etched on
the outside of each tag.
eGo Readers
eGo readers are fully integrated, 902-928 MHz wireless communications devices.
The reader easily connects to any computer and will read and write to a passing
tag within milliseconds. The reader includes an RF module, digital signal
processor, power supply, and antenna. Selected models are configured with
separate, external antennas. The unit is supplied with a pole-mount bracket
specifically designed for controlled traffic lanes.
The eGo reader generates an RF signal that is specially coded to communicate to the windshield sticker tag. The tag reflects the RF signal to convey information back to the reader. The reader passes the tag information to a local host computer for processing. Selected models are dual-protocol eGo readers with capability to read both the eGo windshield sticker tags and conventional Amtech/ATA protocol tags. All readers are designed to withstand extreme temperatures, humidity, and vibration. RS-232 with Wiegand or RS-422 with Wiegand-compatible protocol interfaces are available.
