The A5010 has a unique combination of benefits, which makes it the best RAIN RFID antenna of its kind. This blog will look at 5 significant benefits of this antenna and how its design enhances customers' experience by simplifying operations and enabling RFID tag reading in challenging situations where other antennas would fail.
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Times-7
March 21, 2025
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A5010 Circularly Polarised Antenna
When metal and metallic objects are present, reflective power may pass directly through the antenna to the RFID reader.
When most readers detect this reflected power, they reduce power or shut down completely to protect he reader components. This reduces or ceases the read range and performance.
But advanced A5010 circuitry absorbs reflected power within the antenna, shielding the RFID reader, so it has no need to shut down.
And while the VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) of most other antennas is highly degraded by reflective environments, the A5010’s reflection protection provides consistently good VSWR.
The A5010 reflection protection benefits are:
The A5010 can either be flush, or VESA mounted.
The studded backplate version has VESA spacing, symmetrical in the antenna’s centre. It is compatible with all standard 100mm VESA brackets.
Mounting benefits
Thoughtful design and construction methods mean the A5010 is only 14mm ( 0.55") in thickness.
The axial ratio measures the symmetry of the beam in the horizontal and vertical directions. This axial ratio is a critical parameter for a circular antenna, which is expected to read an RFID tag in any orientation.
An axial ratio of zero 0dB is perfect.
The A5010 has less than a 1dB difference in gain on both axes, essentially the same performance as a true circular polarised antenna.
This low axial ratio is an area in which the A5010 excels and provides the following benefits
IP-rating (or ingress protection) is an international standard. It defines the measure of an enclosure's resistance to intrusion from foreign bodies and moisture.
The A5010 has a rating of IP-67 which is a high water and ingress protection rating.
IP rating benefits
