Welcome to the quick start guide for Rifidi.   This guide will try to stay true to its name and give you a quick step-by-step guide on how to get up and running with Rifidi.   These instructions are geared for the Windows user.   For Linux and MacOS instructions please visit our website.

If you prefer the visual approach then please click on the Quick Start Video link on the right where one of our developers will walk you through the usage of the tool.

Rifidi comes as an automated installable package for multiple platforms.   You can download the different version of Rifidi from The Rifidi Sourceforge Download Page.

You can also get the Windows-Only version from The Rifidi Home Page.
Rifidi is very lightweight and written in Java.   The following are it's minimum requirements:  
  • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 or Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SuSe)
  • Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.5 (J2SE 5.0) or higher
Rifidi for Windows is packaged as a self executing installer.   To install Rifidi simply double click on the Rifidi-1.0.exe and follow the setup instructions.

You are required to have Java 1.5 or higher on your machine or the setup will not continue.

If you wish to run Serial port readers then please check the RxTx option in the install shield wizard.
The Installation will create a program group in your start menu and provide a link to Rifidi.exe. Simply run this file to start Rifidi.

You can also go to the directory where you installed Rifidi and double click on Rifidi.exe.

Now that you have Rifidi started you can now start to use Rifidi to create readers and tags.   The extremely quick steps for working with a reader are as follows:
  • Create a reader either by using the toolbar button or the add button on the Reader List
  • Start the reader by right clicking and choosing start
  • Create some tags by using the create multiple or single tag button on the Tag Box
  • Drag and drop the tags onto the antenna of the reader
  • You can temporarily disable the read of a tag by clicking on the antenna button of a tag
  • You can remove a tag from the antenna of a reader by clicking the red X button
For a comprehensive version please take a look at the Rifidi Quick Start Video. It covers the features of Rifidi in depth and also demonstrates it's usage.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 


Found a Problem?

If there is something that doesn't work please report a bug on our web site.

Or you can also request a feature.   Your help and comments can help shape Rifidi and make it more useful for the RFID community.

Rifidi Quick Start Video

Rifidi is very easy to use but we recommend watching our Using Rifidi Video first to get a better feel for the how it works.