EN 4905:2023
(Main)Aerospace series - Passive UHF RFID for airborne use
Aerospace series - Passive UHF RFID for airborne use
This document is applicable to new manufactured tags after publication of this document.
This document aims to:
- provide specification for RFID tag manufacturers to design and manufacture passive UHF RFID tags for the aeronautical industry;
- identify required performances for UHF RFID tags in order to be read/written during ground operations only, while being subject to the global flight environment;
- identify functional and environmental validation tests to be performed on passive UHF RFID tags with associated pass/fail criteria as well as associated test methods;
- check functionalities and resistance to environment for airborne passive UHF RFID tags.
This document does not apply to:
- the reader (interrogator – readers). It will be addressed appropriately by individual applicants;
- active RFID devices or battery assisted passive (BAP) RFID devices;
- RFID tags designed to operate outside the 860 MHz to 960 MHz frequency range.
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Passive UHF-RFID für den Einsatz in der Luft
Dieses Dokument ist für neue, nach der Veröffentlichung dieses Dokumentes hergestellte Tags anwendbar.
Ziel dieses Dokumentes ist es,
für RFID Tag Hersteller eine Spezifikation für die Auslegung und Herstellung passiver UHF RFID Tags für die Luftfahrtindustrie bereitzustellen;
Leistungsanforderungen für UHF RFID Tags festzulegen, um diese nur bei Einsätzen am Boden zu lesen/zu beschreiben, während sie der globalen Flugumgebung unterliegen;
funktions und umweltbezogene Validierungsprüfungen festzulegen, die an passiven UHF RFID Tags durchzuführen sind, mit zugehörigen Kriterien für bestanden/nicht bestanden sowie damit verbundenen Prüfverfahren; und
Funktionalitäten und den Widerstand gegenüber der Umgebung von passiven UHF RFID Tags für den Einsatz in der Luft zu überprüfen.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für
das Lesegerät (die Abfrageeinrichtung – Lesegeräte). Dies wird entsprechend von einzelnen Antragstellern angemessen behandelt;
aktive oder batteriegestützte passive (BAP) RFID Geräte; und
RFID Tags, die für den Betrieb in einem Frequenzbereich außerhalb von 860 MHz bis 960 MHz ausgelegt sind.
Série aérospatiale - RFID UHF passive pour une utilisation aéroportée
Le présent document est applicable aux nouvelles étiquettes, fabriquées après la publication du présent document.
Le présent document vise à :
- fournir des spécifications aux fabricants d’étiquettes RFID pour concevoir et fabriquer des étiquettes RFID UHF passives pour l'industrie aéronautique ;
- identifier les performances requises pour les étiquettes RFID UHF afin de permettre la lecture/l'écriture pendant les opérations au sol uniquement, tout en étant soumises à l'environnement de vol global ;
- identifier les essais de validation fonctionnelle et environnementale à effectuer sur les étiquettes RFID UHF passives avec les critères de réussite/d'échec associés ainsi que les méthodes d'essai associées ;
- vérifier les fonctionnalités et la résistance à l'environnement pour les étiquettes RFID UHF passives embarquées.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas :
- au lecteur (interrogateur - lecteurs) ; celui-ci sera traité de manière appropriée par les différents demandeurs ;
- aux dispositifs RFID actifs ou aux dispositifs RFID passifs assistés par batterie (BAP) ;
- aux étiquettes RFID conçues pour opérer en dehors de la gamme de fréquences entre 860 MHz et 960 MHz.
Aeronavtika - Pasivne priponke UHF RFID za uporabo v zraku
Ta dokument se uporablja za novo proizvedene oznake po objavi tega dokumenta.
Cilj tega dokumenta:
– proizvajalcem radiofrekvenčnih identifikacijskih (RFID) kartic zagotoviti dokument z zahtevami za izdelavo pasivnih visokofrekvenčnih radijskih identifikacijskih (UHF RFID) kartic za aeronavtični sektor;
– določiti zahtevano učinkovitost visokofrekvenčnih radijskih identifikacijskih kartic za možnost branja/pisanja samo pri izvajanju dejavnosti na tleh, med tem ko se nahajajo v globalnem letalskem okolju;
– določiti validacijske preskuse delovanja in okolja, ki se jih izvede na pasivnih visokofrekvenčnih radijskih identifikacijskih karticah s povezanimi merili za določanje ustreznosti/neustreznosti ter povezanimi preskusnimi metodami;
– preveriti funkcionalnost in odpornost na dejavnike okolja za pasivne zračne visokofrekvenčne radijske identifikacijske kartice.
Ta dokument ne zajema:
– čitalnika (bralnik – čitalniki). Ustrezno ga bodo obravnavali posamezni prijavitelji;
– aktivnih naprav za radiofrekvenčno identifikacijo ali pasivnih naprav za radiofrekvenčno identifikacijo z baterijskim napajanjem;
– radiofrekvenčnih identifikacijskih kartic, zasnovanih za delovanje zunaj frekvenčnega razpona med 860 in 960 MHz.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2023
Aeronavtika - Pasivne priponke UHF RFID za uporabo v zraku
Aerospace series - Passive UHF RFID for airborne use
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Passive UHF-RFID für den Einsatz in der Luft
Série aérospatiale - RFID UHF passive pour une utilisation aéroportée
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 4905:2023
ICS:
49.035 Sestavni deli za letalsko in Components for aerospace
vesoljsko gradnjo construction
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 4905
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.040.50; 35.240.60; 49.035 Supersedes EN 4817:2012
English Version
Aerospace series - Passive UHF RFID for airborne use
Série aérospatiale - RFID UHF passive pour une Luft- und Raumfahrt - Passive UHF-RFID für den
utilisation aéroportée Einsatz in der Luft
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 July 2023.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 4905:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 List of acronyms . 10
5 RFID tag presentation . 11
6 Tag requirements . 12
6.1 General requirements . 12
6.2 Functional requirements . 12
6.3 Environmental requirements . 14
6.4 Specific requirements . 20
7 Tag installation . 21
8 Quality assurance . 21
9 Replacement . 21
10 RFID tag identification and marking . 21
11 Packaging, handling, storage and transportation . 24
Bibliography . 25
European foreword
This document (EN 4905:2023) has been prepared by the Aerospace and Defence Industries
Association of Europe — Standardization (ASD-STAN).
After enquiries and votes carried out in accordance with the rules of this Association, this
document has received the approval of the National Associations and the Official Services of the
member countries of ASD-STAN, prior to its presentation to CEN.
This document shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject
of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 4817:2012.
The main change between this document and EN 4817:2012 is that this document has been
developed to define UHF passive RFID tags able to work under on-board conditions, be
interoperable worldwide and conform to ATA Spec 2000, Chapter 9-5 requirements.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this document: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
In order to improve:
— spare parts logistics;
— optimized maintenance process;
— component repair operations or replacements based on expiration date;
— as-flying configuration management process;
— cargo/catering operation;
in the aeronautical industry, an efficient data capture and storage tool, attached to the parts for their
entire life and usable worldwide is highly desired.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is considered as the best candidate for all stakeholders:
suppliers, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers), aircraft manufacturers, airlines, MROs
(Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul), etc., for more accurate, faster and more automatic processes for
data capture.
The key characteristics of RFID are mainly the ability to store data onto an object, to read and write at
the point of action, to be able to point and link with existing databases and for UHF RFID in particular
the ability to be read from a distance and in batches.
The RFID label consists of an integrated circuit attached to a substrate with an integrated antenna and,
when applicable, covered with a human-readable printed film and/or machine-readable 2D or data
matrix barcode.
Standardization of these RFID tags for aeronautical industry adoption of RFID technology will provide
key benefits in processes configuration management and for the maintenance of airborne components
compared to paper records, bar code or classical human readable nameplates.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to new manufactured tags after publication of this document.
This document aims to:
— provide specification for RFID tag manufacturers to design and manufacture passive UHF RFID tags
for the aeronautical industry;
— identify required performances for UHF RFID tags in order to be read/written during ground
operations only, while being subject to the global flight environment;
— identify functional and environmental validation tests to be performed on passive UHF RFID tags
with associated pass/fail criteria as well as associated test methods;
— check functionalities and resistance to environment for airborne passive UHF RFID tags.
This document does not apply to:
— the reader (interrogator – readers). It will be addressed appropriately by individual applicants;
— active RFID devices or battery assisted passive (BAP) RFID devices;
— RFID tags designed to operate outside the 860 MHz to 960 MHz frequency range.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 9100, Quality Management Systems — Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defence Organizations
ATA Spec 2000, Chapter 9 — Automated Identification and Data Capture — Ch. 9-4 (Barcode) & 9.5
(RFID)
ATA Spec 2000, Annex 11 — The format of user memory in EPCGlobal Class 1, Generation 2 RFID
transponders
EPC™ Radio-Frequency Identity Protocols Generation-2 UHF RFID Standard, Specification for RFID Air
Interface Protocol for Communications at 860 MHz — 960 MHz
EUROCAE ED-14-RTCA DO-160, Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment
Interoperability Test System for EPC Compliant Class-1 Generation-2 UHF RFID, Devices —
Interoperability test methodology
ISO 105-X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing
Published by: ATA National (US), International Air Transport Association of America,
https://www.airlines.org/.
Published by: The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment, https://www.eurocae.net/.
ISO/IEC 18000-6, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management —
Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz, General
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management —
Part 63: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type C
MIL-STD-202, Department of Defense Test Method Standard: Electronic and Electrical Component Parts
MIL-STD-810G, Department of Defense Test Method Standard: Environmental Engineering
Considerations and Laboratory Tests
FAA 14 CFR Part 45, Aeronautics and Space — Part 45: Identification and Registration Marking
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
air interface protocol
wireless air interface protocol by which RFID tags and readers communicate
3.2
backscatter
method of communication in which an RFID tag without a battery (or any internal power source)
receives energy from an RFID reader’s transmission and uses that same energy to send back a reply
3.3
barcode
method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form
3.4
chip
tiny wafer of semiconductor material, such as silicon, processed to form a type of integrated circuit or
component
3.5
electronic product code
EPC
universal identifier that gives a unique identity to a specific physical object
Published by: ISO International Organization for Standardization, https://www.iso.org/.
Published by: DoD National (US) Mil. Department of Defense, https://www.defense.gov/.
Published by: FAA National (US) Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/.
3.6 ®
EPCglobal
GS1 initiative to innovate and develop industry-driven standards for Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) to
support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and allow global visibility of items (EPCIS) in
today's fast-moving, information rich, trading networks
3.7 ®
EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 UHF Tag
GS1 EPC™ Gen 2 UHF Tag
air interface protocol, which defines the physical and logical requirements for an RFID system of
interrogators and passive tags, operating in the 860 MHz – 960 MHz UHF range
Note 1 to entry: It was first published by EPCglobal in 2004.
3.8
european telecommunication office
ETO
coordination entity between the postal and telecommunications organizations of the European States
3.9
european telecommunications standards institute
ETSI
independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the telecommunications industry
(equipment makers and network operators) in Europe
3.10
federal aviation administration
FAA
government agency responsible for civil aviation treaties and controls in the United States
3.11
federal communications commission
FCC
regulator of interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable
in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and U.S.
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