UHF Integrated Reader IF9C (9 dBi, Ethernet, RS485, Wiegand, Relay)

What the IF9C UHF integrated RFID reader does

The IF9C is a long-range UHF RFID reader for parking lanes, vehicle gates and other access-control points. It reads and writes ISO 18000-6C (EPC Gen2) tags. Read range is up to 12 m, depending on the tag and how the unit is mounted. The reader board and a 9 dBi antenna share one die-cast aluminium case, so each lane needs a single unit on its pole or wall and no antenna cable to route.

Housing, built-in antenna and multi-function LED (red for power, green for each read) are the same as on the IF9A. The difference is inside: the IF9C carries the reader board of the IDTS-RM26 module, which is laid out for access-control wiring.

How it fits into a parking lane or gate

A typical installation puts one IF9C on the pole beside each barrier and connects it in one or more of these ways:

• Existing access controller: Wiegand 26 or 34 goes into the controller's reader input, so a windshield tag arrives the way a card number does and the controller's own rules decide who enters.
• Barrier: the relay's contacts go to the barrier controller's open input to trigger the boom.
• Parking or gate server: Ethernet over the site network, or RS485 when the run back to the guard cabin is long. RS232 covers a short link to a local panel or PC.

In active mode the reader reports each tag on its own; in passive mode it reads only when host software sends a command; a trigger mode is also available. On a multi-lane site, turn the output power down (adjustable from 0 to 26 dBm) so each reader stays inside its own lane.

IF9C or IF9A?

Choose the IF9C, the lower-cost of the two, for parking lanes, society gates and boom barriers where 12 m is enough and you want RS485, a built-in relay or ID Tech/ZKRFID software. Choose the IF9A for longer range, power over Ethernet or bulk reads at a dock door. Other boxed readers are in the integrated RFID readers range.