A coupler board includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic
field for wireless communication of data with multiple memory devices.
The memory devices have data associated with operation of the machine
stored therein, and may be configured as customer replaceable unit
monitors (CRUMs) or system operation keys (SOKs). The memory devices may
be in the form of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The
electromagnetic field may have a dual-lobe radiation pattern to
communicate with memory devices on either side of the coupler board. In
one embodiment, the machine is a printing apparatus.