[Rfdump] apprentice level rfid geek needs your help...

[nobot at hushmail.com]

Hi All,
I am fairly new to the world of RFID and this is my first post. But 
I would like to get up and running as soon as possible.
My first concern is to get a good reader/writer. But I must admit 
to being a little bit confused about the different standards and 
tags.

However my primary interest is ISO 15693 and the tags Tag-It from 
TI.
I found one reader/writer that claims to support the different 
variations of Tag-It (Standard, Pro, Plus).

The DLP-RFID1 USB RFID Reader/Writer.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/DLP-RFID1.htm

- Does any of you guys have any actual experience using this 
hardware with rfdump?
- If not, can you tell me any reason why It shouldn't work?
- If it does not work with rfdump "out-of-the-box", can you tell me 
an estimate of the programming work required?

In the summary of this devices' capabilities It is stated that "It 
has the ability to both read and write up to 256 bytes of data in 
addition to reading the unique identifier (UID"
The part where it says it can "read" the UID got me confused.

- Can it be the case that the device itself prevents writing the 
UID?

- I was under the impression that you could read/write all the data 
on the card (unless some fields were made read-only in the actual 
tag). 
And not that a reader/writer would impose restrictions "on its own"?

I need a device since I am writing my master thesis about rfid 
security(especially regarding Tag-It tags), and would like to do 
some experimenting instead of just writing about it.

So please, let me know if you have found this device to be 
satisfying/crappy.
And also if you can recommend another reader/writer that would fit 
my needs. (no serial port on my laptop btw.)

Best regards

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