An Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a universal identifier that gives a unique identity to a specific physical object. This identity is designed to be unique among all physical objects and all categories of physical objects in the world, for all time.

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is the use of radio waves to read and capture information stored on a tag attached to an object. A tag can be read from up to several feet away and does not need to be within direct line-of-sight of the reader to be tracked.

The EPC schema to encode a GTIN is the sgtin which consists of the GTIN plus a unique product or serial number. Below is an example of the relationship between the GTIN and primary forms of the EPC (Pure, Tag, and Binary.)

A globally accepted TDS results in greater efficiency and accuracy, and ensures that RFID tag data can be read across all retailers and industries. On the most basic levels, businesses are easily able to track their products through manufacture, transport, distribution, and …

RFID Class-1 Generation-2 (“Gen-2”) tags are used for item level identification in retail environments. “Class-1” refers to the functionality of the tag while “Gen-2” refers to the physcial and logical standards of tag and the encompassing system.

Header Value (binary) Header Value (hexadecimal) Encoding Length (bits) Coding Scheme 00000000 00 NA Unprogrammed Tag 00000001 01 NA Reserved for Future Use 0000001x ...

Type Filter Value Binary Value All Others (see Section 10.1) 0 000 Point of Sale (POS) Trade Item 1 001 Full Case for Transport 2 010 Reserved (see Section 10.1) 3 011 Inner Pack Trade Item Grouping for Handling 4 … Continue reading →

Partition Value (P) GS1 Company Prefix Indicator/Pad Digit and Item Reference Bits (M) Digits (L) Bits (N) Digits 0 40 12 4 1 1 37 11 7 2 2 34 10 10 3 3 30 9 14 4 4 … Continue reading →

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