The touchy-feely aspects of this scanner family earns them the number spot. It is the first hand held verifier for DataMatrix symbols. The verifier uses a unique system for self-calibration and visual feedback for positioning the verifier over the symbol. That makes the IV-2000 easy to use. Reporting includes resolution and cell size, dimensional tolerance, reflectivity contrast, print growth, unused error correction, axial non-uniformity, reference decode, and overall symbol grade.
Verifiers usually require careful positioning between the reader and the symbol.
The IC chip stores data and transmits it to an interrogator as it passes through the RF field. An anticollision algorithm allows multiple tags to be read simultaneously. The tag can be placed on product packaging or be embedded into the product. The company demonstrated an automatic checkout system using the tag and a security system that not only indicated that a product was being removed form a store, but identified what the product was. What earns this product the number five spot is its price, now in the one dollar range and projected to be less than a dollar next year.