/products/devtools/explorenfc/b/blog/posts/nfc-what-is-itNFC stands for Near Field CommunicationSo what does that mean?. Below is a simplistic explanation of the term and some of the principles involved. Radio WavesRadio communication occurs because the voltage along an aerial wire, create...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/devtools/explorenfc/b/blog/posts/nfc-what-is-itTue, 17 Feb 2015 18:22:35 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4e4fb42b-ba31-4afd-bf37-25efbaffec4cjw07521<p>Hi Mark,</p><p>Thanks for shedding some light on this technology. I have added NFC to my list of electronic and site Initialisms.</p><p>John</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=19936&AppID=92&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/devtools/explorenfc/b/blog/posts/nfc-what-is-itTue, 17 Feb 2015 13:01:24 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4e4fb42b-ba31-4afd-bf37-25efbaffec4cshabaz0<p>Hi Mark,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you for the great explanation, these are many questions I&#39;ve asked myself too.</p><p>This helps to explain some of the questions, facts and myths surrounding NFC.</p><p>Looking forward to your next post on this topic!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#39;m also curious about who are the manufacturers/players in NFC space, and what technologies exist to</p><p>run inventory on multiple items in one go (e.g. a box of items) - I heard this is possible (although might be some general</p><p>RFID and maybe not NFC - not sure. Maybe an <span>active tag gets used).</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=19936&AppID=92&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">