SIVA – RHINO™ HT 5050 VDA – VDA-Compliant On-Metal UHF RFID Hard Tag for Automotive & Industrial Assets
The SIVA RHINO™ HT 5050 VDA is a VDA-compliant, rugged UHF RFID hard tag engineered specifically for the automotive industry and heavy industrial environments. Designed to meet VDA standards, this square-shaped hard tag delivers long-range, highly reliable RFID performance on metal, making it ideal for automotive production lines, returnable transport items (RTIs), racks, containers, stillages, and metal assets.
Optimized for direct on-metal mounting, the HT 5050 VDA features brass inserts that withstand heavy-duty riveting, ensuring secure installation in high-stress environments. Its global UHF tuning allows consistent performance across international supply chains, while the laser-engraveable ABS housing supports permanent asset identification, branding, and serialization.
With IP68 protection, strong chemical resistance, and vibration tolerance, the RHINO™ HT 5050 VDA is purpose-built for automotive logistics, manufacturing, and closed-loop industrial tracking systems where durability, compliance, and read reliability are critical.
Specification
RF Specification
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Mode of Operation: Passive
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Device Type: VDA-Compliant UHF RFID Hard Tag
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Air Interface Protocol: ISO/IEC 18000-63:2015, EPCglobal Gen2v2
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Operational Frequency: Global 865–928 MHz
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IC Type: NXP UCODE 9XM
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Memory Configuration:
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EPC: 496 bits
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TID: 96 bits
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USER: 752 bits
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Read Range (2W ERP):
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On metal: up to 13 m (42.6 ft)
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Applicable Surfaces: Metallic surfaces
Physical Specification
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Housing Material: ABS
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Tag Dimensions: 50 × 50 × 11.6 mm (±0.8 mm tolerance)
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Mounting Hole Diameter: 5.6 mm
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Adhesive (Optional): High-performance permanent adhesive suitable for multiple substrates
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Delivery Format: Single pieces
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Weight: 34 g
Environmental & Industrial Resistance
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Operating Temperature: –40°C to +85°C (–58°F to +185°F)
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Recommended Application Temperature: +10°C to +38°C (+50°F to +100.4°F)
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Ingress Protection: IP68
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Vibration Resistance: JESD22-B103B, service condition 2 (z-axis)
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Chemical Resistance:
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Saltwater (10% salinity, 168 h)
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Motor oil (168 h)
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Sodium hydroxide (10%, 12 h)
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Acetone (30 min exposure)
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Storage Conditions: 1 year at +23°C / 50% RH
Benefits
Meets automotive industry standards for reliable identification of metal assets and RTIs.
Delivers up to 13 meters of read range on metal, ideal for production lines and logistics portals.
ABS housing, brass inserts, IP68 protection, and chemical resistance ensure long-term durability.
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- Operational frequency: Global 860-928MHz
- IC type: Impinj Monza 4E
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- Read range: Up to 6 meters on plastic surfaces
- Label materials: Thermal transfer printable paper
- Label dimensions: 208 mm x 80 mm x 0.2 mm / 8.19inchx 3.15inchx 0.01inch
- Delivery format: On reel, 600 pcs/reel
- Reel core inner diameter: 76.2 mm / 3inch
- Operating temperature: -20degree C to +70degree C / -4F to 158F
- Peak operating temperature: +85degree C / 185F for 6 hours
- Storage condition: 1 year in +20degree C / 50% RH (shelf life for adhesive)
- Expected lifetime: Meant for short-term use, can last for years in normal operating conditions
- Personalization options: Pre-encoding, customer-specific visual printing
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It has a memory configuration of EPC 96 bit, User 32 bit, and TID 96 bit, with a unique number encoded as a default in the EPC memory. The tag can be attached to assets with a maximum diameter of 12mm and has a read range of up to 12m when hanging from metal.
- Device Type: RAIN RFID / EPCglobal Gen2v2
- Operational frequency: Global 865 – 928 MHz
- IC type: NXP UCODE 8m
- Memory configuration: EPC 96 bit, User 32 bit, TID 96 bit
- EPC memory content: Unique number encoded as a default
- Read range (2W ERP):
- Hanging from metal: up to 12m / 40ft
- Hanging from plastic: up to 3m / 10ft
- Hanging from cable: up to 2m / 6ft
- Applicable surface materials: All surfaces, optimized for metal
- Tag materials: High quality engineering plastics
- Weight: 6g
- Delivery format: Single
- Amount in box: 150 pcs
- Dimensions:
- Open: 125.7mm x 20mm x 15mm (4.95″ x 0.78″ x 0.59″)
- Closed: 61mm x 20mm x 10mm (2.4″ x 0.78″ x 0.4″)
- Environmental resistance:
- Operating temperature: -35degree C to +85degree C / -31F to +185F
- Short term peak temperature: +130degree C / 266F for 10min
- Ambient temperature: -35degree C to +85degree C / -31F to +185F
- IP classification: IP68
- Washing resistance: Designed to tolerate standard industrial washing processes. Real environment testing recommended.
- Chemical resistance: No physical or performance changes in motor oil exposure (168h), sulfuric acid exposure (minutes), or NaOH exposure (minutes). Acetone should be avoided.
- Expected lifetime: Years in normal operating conditions