What is it about?
Recent technical advances let us monitor everything from farms to power grids to personal health through Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These devices gather data using low-cost sensors, giving us insights we couldn't have imagined before. But IoT devices use bulky and complex interfaces that require a lot of power for the wireless transmission of data. To solve this challenge, ZenseTag proposes a novel battery-free way to send sensor data in real-time by using affordable RFID tags.
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Why is it important?
Sensors hold immense potential to enhance our quality of life, especially when deployed widely. However, the reliance on batteries and costly, complex systems to read these sensors has limited their broader use. ZenseTag presents a breakthrough by providing a simple, low-cost solution to read commercially available sensors without batteries or complicated electronics. Using only standard RFID tags, which are easily accessible, this technology could pave the way for a new era in wireless sensing.
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I hope this article reaches the masses so that we can reimagine the world of sensing at scale. I also want to thank all my co-authors for their hardwork and effort that went into realizing this work.
Ishan Bansal
University of California San Diego
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This page is a summary of: ZenseTag: An RFID assisted Twin-Tag Single Antenna COTS Sensor Interface, November 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3666025.3699342.
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