Lorraine’s kids are always losing their pocket money under the sofa or in the washing machine. Out and about they’d never have their own money or know how much money they had to spend. Lorraine wanted a way to know how much pocket money her kids had inside and outside the home, and to stop feeding the sofa coins. Watch Lorraine use RFID technology to create a Raspberry Pi powered pocket money system for her family. Her kids get their very own “Bank of Mum and Dad” bank cards! The question is: how long before they save up more money than their parents?
Supplemental Material:
- Bonus Content: Episode 497: Full Project Demo: RFID Pocket Money Keeper
- Bonus Content: Episode 497: Code Run-Through: RFID Pocket Money Keeper
- RFID Library: Github Repository
- Pimoroni pHAT Stack Configurator: Pinout
- Four Letter pHAT: Github Repository
- Touch pHAT: Github Repository
Bill of Material:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Quantity | Buy Kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimoroni Blinkt | PIMORONI | 1 | Buy Now |
| Pimoroni Four Letter pHAT for RPI | PIMORONI | 1 | Buy Now |
| Pimoroni pHAT Stack, fully assembled (out of stock in Newark) | PIMORONI | 1 | Buy Now |
| Pimoroni Touch pHAT six buttons for RPI (not in Newark) | PIMORONI | 1 | Buy Now |
| Flash memory SD Card | Integral | 1 | Buy Now |
| AC/DC Power Supply, Raspberry Pi | Multicomp Pro | 1 | Buy Now |
| Raspberry Pi (any) | Raspberry Pi | 1 | Buy Now |
Additional Parts:
| Product Name |
|---|
| RFID Read and Write Module for Arduino |
RFID Pocket Money Keeper
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