Re: RFID: What to get?

[Colin Vallance <crvallance () gmail com>]

I'm going to hit a few shacks this weekend to try and dig one of these guys
up.  How are you folks implementing the hardware?  Is there an easy way to
hook it right to a pc for lab bench stuff before putting it in to something
nicer?

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Larry Pesce <larry () pauldotcom com> wrote:

> They sure did.  Cleared out my local 'Shack of them.
>
> - L
>
>
> On 9/1/10 1:57 PM, Bill Swearingen wrote:
> > Radio Shack had some Arduino compatible Parallax RFID readers (with
> > tags) for super cheap ($5 or something?) a few months ago.  You should
> > check your local stores, they are in the parts bins.
> >
> >  http://www.parallax.com/rs
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org
> > <mailto:robin () digininja org>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 1 September 2010 17:22, Michael Miller <mike.mikemiller () gmail com
> >     <mailto:mike.mikemiller () gmail com>> wrote:
> >     > I keep on telling my self that the cost will come down.  That has
> >     yet to happen.
> >
> >     I keep telling myself that my free time will go up but that never
> >     happens either!
> >
> >     >
> >     > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org
> >     <mailto:robin () digininja org>> wrote:
> >     >> On 30 August 2010 22:03, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek () irongeek com
> >     <mailto:irongeek () irongeek com>> wrote:
> >     >>> I'll give that a gander. Thanks.
> >     >>
> >     >> I try to stay away from it as I'd love to do some RFID work but
> not
> >     >> got enough time. Would buy loads of kit and have it sit teasing
> me!
> >     >>
> >     >>>
> >     >>> Adrian
> >     >>>
> >     >>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org
> >     <mailto:robin () digininja org>> wrote:
> >     >>>>
> >     >>>> On 30 August 2010 15:56, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek () irongeek com
> >     <mailto:irongeek () irongeek com>> wrote:
> >     >>>> > I've been thinking of researching RFID, but I'm having a hard
> >     time
> >     >>>> > figuring
> >     >>>> > out what to get equipment wise. There are so many
> >     frequencies/formats to
> >     >>>> > choose from. Any recommendations? I'm mostly interested in
> >     security
> >     >>>> > doors,
> >     >>>> > and asset tracking systems. I'm not sure which formats are
> most
> >     >>>> > widespread
> >     >>>> > for those, and I want to choose a format that is in the
> >     widest use.
> >     >>>>
> >     >>>> Have you checked out http://rfidiot.org/ ? They cover loads of
> >     info on
> >     >>>> all the different types and devices.
> >     >>>>
> >     >>>> Robin
> >     >>>>
> >     >>>> >
> >     >>>> > Thanks,
> >     >>>> > Adrian
> >     >>>> >
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