RFID with RC522: Radio-Frequency Identification with Arduino
Learn how to use the RFID-RC522 module based on the MFRC522 chip with Arduino, from wiring to access control projects.
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ARDULOCK: a keyboard with RFID module
With Arduino Mega, we create, a keyboard with RFID module, a configurable access control system, to manage electric locks. In the market there are different types of controls for electric locks: from the simple insertion of codes to biometric readers, passing through transponder readers (RFID) or magnetic strips. The project that we present…
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A vintage Boombox with Spotify
If you find an old broken Boombox at home, don’t throw it away! You can turn it into a modern one with Spotify and NFC cassettes. The cassettes will have an NFC tag inside them and each of them can be associated with a Playlist on Spotify. The old stereo was disassembled and deprived of…
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Duel Disk System blends physical cards with a virtual playfield
Yu-Gi-Oh! and other similar card games can be quite popular, but actually finding a group to play with can be challenging. Online games, on the other hand, have their advantages yet render your deck pretty much useless. As a way to combine these two worlds, Augusto Masetti has created a prototype Dual Disk System that will…
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2D-RFID input at the tip of your fingers
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a novel hand-based input technique called Tip-Tap that amazingly requires no batteries. The wearable device uses a series of three custom RFID tags on both the thumb and index finger with half an antenna on each digit. When the fingertips are touched together, a signal is…
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Hardware Security Keys Go Open Source With Solo
If you are concerned about your social networking accounts, cloud storage or falling foul to sophisticated phishing techniques online, you may be interested in a new open source FIDO2 security key that is equipped with both NFC wireless technology and a USB connection. Multi-factor authentication adds an extra layer of protection, and Solo is the…
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Plastic Player2: the Open Source Music Controller
Plastic Player 2 is an open-source analog interface for digital music. It merges the benefits of digital music streaming with the tactile appeal of physical media. The heart of Plastic Player 2 is a Raspberry Pi running the MusicBox image, which uses the Mopidy server to stream music from a variety of services. But, the…
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Easy to Use and with Linux-Driven BeagleBone SBC: It’s the new Voladd 3D Printer
Spain based Voladd has won Kickstarter funding for a Voladd 3D printer that runs Debian Linux on a BeagleBone Black single board computer.The Voladd connects to a cloud service, and does not require an attached computer. The printer stands out with its mobile app remote control (it provides updates on printer head type, color, connectivity,…
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New Raspberry Pi Hat with RFID and NFC
Eccel Technology has launched a Raspberry Pi Hat RFID/NFC Board that is also known as the Raspberry Pi-B1. The Raspberry Pi-B1 provides RFID or NFC communications at 13.56MHz at a range of up to a meter, and is aimed at Raspberry Pi based access control, monitoring pre-payment, resource management, and connection-less storage systems. The Raspberry…
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Your personal Raspberry Pi home dashboard
The maker Conor O’Callaghan dediced to use his Raspberry Pi 2B with a 7-inch display to make a home dashboard to show some useful information: Current temperature and weather forecast in his area Next buses due at the local bus stops The news headlines The Tube status His fuzzed location (e.g., at work, traveling) He wrote…
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Ultimaker: 3D Printers
Ultimaker, the leading open source 3D printer manufacturer, announced today the global availability of the next generation of its 3D printing product line, the Ultimaker 3. With Ultimaker 3’s advanced capability to print complex geometries using industrial-grade materials right from the desktop, users gain freedom of design never before accessible in the professional environment. Fully…
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MicroNFCBoard – Easy NFC for the Internet of Things
An interesting open source NFC project is seeking for funding on kickstarter: you still have few days to contribute and help them reach the target! MicroNFCBoard is an integrated development platform that makes it easy to use Near Field Communication or NFC (What is NFC? see below for more info). It contains a NFC transceiver,…
