TransCore’s dual-protocol RFID reader offers system choice

TransCore has successfully tested its Encompass 6 IAG ‘Plug ‘n’ Play’ (PNP) radio frequency identification (RFID) reader system on The Southern Connector toll road – a 16-mile Federal Interstate highway in Greenville, South Carolina.

In use over the past three months, the Encompass 6 PNP reader has shown an accuracy of 99.95%, and has greatly reduced the violation rates at the lanes in which they are installed when compared to lanes that operate with older equipment.

The Encompass 6 PNP equipment configuration supports both IAG and SeGo protocols, which offers compatibility with tags used in about 95% of all ETC lanes in the USA. The significance of the successful deployment is that Northeast toll authorities, which use IAG-only protocol hardware, now have multiple manufacturing sources.

The Encompass 6 IAG Plug ‘n’ Play reader system is a modular high-speed, multi-protocol 915MHz RFID reader system that includes Encompass 6 readers and IAG reader emulators in a single housing. It is a plug-and-play device providing quick and easy replacement of existing Interagency Group (IAG) readers, and requires no modifications to lane controller software or configurations.

Left: The Encompass 6 IAG Plug ‘n’ Play reader system – interoperability with current equipment and transponders was essential

1 April 2009