How to set the horizontal separation of group of rectangles












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documentclass[12pt]{article}
usepackage{tikz}
usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
distance=7em,
text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
%tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
%=======================================
% Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
%=======================================
setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

begin{document}
%************************************************************
%************************************************************
% Define block styles
%************************************************************
%************************************************************
tikzset{
block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
% container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
%************************************************************
%************************************************************
begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
%
%===============================================
% Reader
%===============================================
node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
%*****************
% TAG
%***************
node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% CONTAINERS
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
begin{scope}[on background layer]
coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
%-----------------------------------------------------------
coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
end{scope}
%************************************************************
%************************************************************
% Draw edges
%************************************************************
%************************************************************
draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}


enter image description here



The text of the horizontal arrows between the Reader's and Tag's group of rectangles is overlapped with the box containers.



I would like to separate the two groups (Reader and Tag) to fit the text of the arrows in the blank space between the two groups.



Regards










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    In the following diagram:



    documentclass[12pt]{article}
    usepackage{tikz}
    usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
    usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
    tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
    distance=7em,
    text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
    %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
    tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

    PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
    %=======================================
    % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
    %=======================================
    setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

    begin{document}
    %************************************************************
    %************************************************************
    % Define block styles
    %************************************************************
    %************************************************************
    tikzset{
    block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
    grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
    whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
    line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
    cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
    % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
    container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
    container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
    %************************************************************
    %************************************************************
    begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
    %
    %===============================================
    % Reader
    %===============================================
    node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
    node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
    node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
    %*****************
    % TAG
    %***************
    node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
    node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    % CONTAINERS
    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    begin{scope}[on background layer]
    coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
    node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
    node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
    %-----------------------------------------------------------
    coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
    node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
    node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
    end{scope}
    %************************************************************
    %************************************************************
    % Draw edges
    %************************************************************
    %************************************************************
    draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
    draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
    draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

    draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
    draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
    end{tikzpicture}
    end{document}


    enter image description here



    The text of the horizontal arrows between the Reader's and Tag's group of rectangles is overlapped with the box containers.



    I would like to separate the two groups (Reader and Tag) to fit the text of the arrows in the blank space between the two groups.



    Regards










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      In the following diagram:



      documentclass[12pt]{article}
      usepackage{tikz}
      usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
      usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
      tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
      distance=7em,
      text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
      %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
      tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

      PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
      %=======================================
      % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
      %=======================================
      setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

      begin{document}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      % Define block styles
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      tikzset{
      block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
      grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
      whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
      line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
      cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
      % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
      container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
      container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
      %
      %===============================================
      % Reader
      %===============================================
      node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
      node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
      node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
      %*****************
      % TAG
      %***************
      node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
      node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
      %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
      % CONTAINERS
      %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
      begin{scope}[on background layer]
      coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
      node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
      node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
      %-----------------------------------------------------------
      coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
      node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
      node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
      end{scope}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      % Draw edges
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

      draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
      draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
      end{tikzpicture}
      end{document}


      enter image description here



      The text of the horizontal arrows between the Reader's and Tag's group of rectangles is overlapped with the box containers.



      I would like to separate the two groups (Reader and Tag) to fit the text of the arrows in the blank space between the two groups.



      Regards










      share|improve this question














      In the following diagram:



      documentclass[12pt]{article}
      usepackage{tikz}
      usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
      usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
      tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
      distance=7em,
      text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
      %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
      tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

      PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
      %=======================================
      % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
      %=======================================
      setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

      begin{document}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      % Define block styles
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      tikzset{
      block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
      grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
      whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
      line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
      cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
      % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
      container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
      container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
      %
      %===============================================
      % Reader
      %===============================================
      node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
      node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
      node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
      %*****************
      % TAG
      %***************
      node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
      node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
      %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
      % CONTAINERS
      %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
      begin{scope}[on background layer]
      coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
      node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
      node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
      %-----------------------------------------------------------
      coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
      node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
      node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
      end{scope}
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      % Draw edges
      %************************************************************
      %************************************************************
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
      draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

      draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
      draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
      end{tikzpicture}
      end{document}


      enter image description here



      The text of the horizontal arrows between the Reader's and Tag's group of rectangles is overlapped with the box containers.



      I would like to separate the two groups (Reader and Tag) to fit the text of the arrows in the blank space between the two groups.



      Regards







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          Added a shift={(3cm,0)} in the node PHYtag:



          documentclass[12pt]{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
          usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
          tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
          distance=7em,
          text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
          %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
          tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

          PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
          %=======================================
          % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
          %=======================================
          setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

          begin{document}
          %************************************************************
          %************************************************************
          % Define block styles
          %************************************************************
          %************************************************************
          tikzset{
          block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
          grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
          whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
          line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
          cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
          % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
          container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
          container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
          %************************************************************
          %************************************************************
          begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
          %
          %===============================================
          % Reader
          %===============================================
          node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
          node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
          node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
          %*****************
          % TAG
          %***************
          node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont,shift={(3cm,0)}] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
          node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
          %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
          % CONTAINERS
          %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
          begin{scope}[on background layer]
          coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
          node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
          node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
          %-----------------------------------------------------------
          coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
          node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
          node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
          end{scope}
          %************************************************************
          %************************************************************
          % Draw edges
          %************************************************************
          %************************************************************
          draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
          draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
          draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

          draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
          draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
          end{tikzpicture}
          end{document}


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            Added a shift={(3cm,0)} in the node PHYtag:



            documentclass[12pt]{article}
            usepackage{tikz}
            usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
            usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
            tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
            distance=7em,
            text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
            %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
            tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

            PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
            %=======================================
            % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
            %=======================================
            setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

            begin{document}
            %************************************************************
            %************************************************************
            % Define block styles
            %************************************************************
            %************************************************************
            tikzset{
            block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
            grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
            whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
            line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
            cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
            % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
            container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
            container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
            %************************************************************
            %************************************************************
            begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
            %
            %===============================================
            % Reader
            %===============================================
            node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
            node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
            node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
            %*****************
            % TAG
            %***************
            node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont,shift={(3cm,0)}] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
            node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
            %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
            % CONTAINERS
            %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
            begin{scope}[on background layer]
            coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
            node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
            node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
            %-----------------------------------------------------------
            coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
            node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
            node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
            end{scope}
            %************************************************************
            %************************************************************
            % Draw edges
            %************************************************************
            %************************************************************
            draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
            draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
            draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

            draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
            draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


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              documentclass[12pt]{article}
              usepackage{tikz}
              usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
              usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
              tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
              distance=7em,
              text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
              %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
              tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

              PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
              %=======================================
              % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
              %=======================================
              setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

              begin{document}
              %************************************************************
              %************************************************************
              % Define block styles
              %************************************************************
              %************************************************************
              tikzset{
              block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
              grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
              whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
              line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
              cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
              % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
              container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
              container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
              %************************************************************
              %************************************************************
              begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
              %
              %===============================================
              % Reader
              %===============================================
              node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
              node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
              node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
              %*****************
              % TAG
              %***************
              node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont,shift={(3cm,0)}] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
              node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
              %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
              % CONTAINERS
              %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
              begin{scope}[on background layer]
              coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
              node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
              node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
              %-----------------------------------------------------------
              coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
              node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
              node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
              end{scope}
              %************************************************************
              %************************************************************
              % Draw edges
              %************************************************************
              %************************************************************
              draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
              draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
              draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

              draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
              draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
              end{tikzpicture}
              end{document}


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                Added a shift={(3cm,0)} in the node PHYtag:



                documentclass[12pt]{article}
                usepackage{tikz}
                usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
                usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
                tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
                distance=7em,
                text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
                %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
                tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

                PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
                %=======================================
                % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
                %=======================================
                setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

                begin{document}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                % Define block styles
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                tikzset{
                block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
                grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
                whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
                line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
                cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
                % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
                container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
                container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
                %
                %===============================================
                % Reader
                %===============================================
                node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
                node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
                node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
                %*****************
                % TAG
                %***************
                node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont,shift={(3cm,0)}] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
                node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                % CONTAINERS
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                begin{scope}[on background layer]
                coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
                node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
                node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
                %-----------------------------------------------------------
                coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
                node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
                node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
                end{scope}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                % Draw edges
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

                draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
                draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
                end{tikzpicture}
                end{document}


                enter image description here






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                Added a shift={(3cm,0)} in the node PHYtag:



                documentclass[12pt]{article}
                usepackage{tikz}
                usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
                usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows.meta,calc,fit,backgrounds,shapes.multipart,positioning}
                tikzset{box/.style={draw, rectangle, rounded corners, thick, node
                distance=7em,
                text width=6em, text centered, minimum height=3.5em}}
                %tikzset{line/.style={draw, thick, -{Latex[length=2mm,width=1mm]}}}
                tikzset{every node/.style={font=footnotesize}}

                PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
                %=======================================
                % Adjust the boarder of the flowchart
                %=======================================
                setlengthPreviewBorder{4pt}%

                begin{document}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                % Define block styles
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                tikzset{
                block/.style={rectangle split, draw, rectangle split parts=2,text width=14em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
                grnblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=green!20, text width=10em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em},
                whtblock/.style={rectangle, draw, fill=white!20, text width=14em, text centered, minimum height=4em},
                line/.style={draw, {latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}-{latex[length=3mm,width=2.25mm]}},
                cloud/.style={draw, ellipse,fill=white!20, node distance=3cm, minimum height=4em},
                % container/.style={draw, rectangle,dashed,inner sep=0.28cm, rounded corners,fill=yellow!20,minimum height=4cm}}
                container1/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.48cm,fill=blue!10,minimum height=4cm},
                container2/.style={draw, rectangle,inner sep=0.28cm,fill=green!10,minimum height=4em}}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                begin{tikzpicture}[node distance = 1.25cm, auto,every text node part/.style={align=center}]
                %
                %===============================================
                % Reader
                %===============================================
                node [whtblock,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (LBT) {LBT \[0.5em]Reader Anti-Collision Protocol};
                node [whtblock, below=of LBT, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSA) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
                node [whtblock, below=of FSA, node distance=2.5cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (PHY) {PHY Layer};
                %*****************
                % TAG
                %***************
                node [whtblock, right=of PHY, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont,shift={(3cm,0)}] (PHYtag) {PHY Layer\[0.5em](Energy Harvester)};
                node [whtblock, above=of PHYtag, node distance=13cm,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] (FSAtag) {FSA \[0.5em]Anti-Collision Protocol};
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                % CONTAINERS
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                begin{scope}[on background layer]
                coordinate (aux1) at ([yshift=3mm]LBT.north);
                node [container1,fit=(aux1) (FSA)(PHY)] (Reader) {};
                node at (Reader.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Reader}};
                %-----------------------------------------------------------
                coordinate (aux2) at ([yshift=3mm]FSAtag.north);
                node [container1,fit=(aux2) (PHYtag)(FSAtag)] (TAG) {};
                node at (TAG.north) [fill=white,draw,font=fontsize{12}{0}selectfont] {textbf{Tag}};
                end{scope}
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                % Draw edges
                %************************************************************
                %************************************************************
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (LBT.south) -- (FSA.north);
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSA.south) -- (PHY.north);
                draw [line,darkgray,very thick] (FSAtag.south) -- (PHYtag.north);

                draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=6pt]PHY.east) -- node [above] {Power-Up \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=6pt]PHYtag.west);
                draw [-latex,darkgray,ultra thick] ([yshift=-6pt]PHYtag.west) -- node [below] {Backscattered \[0.5em] Link} ([yshift=-6pt]PHY.east);
                end{tikzpicture}
                end{document}


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