Project14: RFID or NFC Competition

Received RFID and NFC Project14 Reward

2023-03-06T17:01:08Z

Hello everyone. At the middle of January I was selected as a first place winner of RFID and NFC Project14 competition and for my Custom NFC Tags project entry I won 100 USD basket. Today I received my 100 USD basket. This time I selected only one ite...(read more)

Dude, where’s my keypad?

2022-12-31T13:22:07Z

Table of Contents Introduction Keyless electronic locks / access control devices Nordic Semiconductor nRF52 Series PAN1780 (nRF52840) Firmware Building the virtual keypad Android app Demonstration Introduction I recently published a blog showca...(read more)

PiBook Tracker : Blog #03-- Python PN7120 API for Google Sheet

2022-12-19T20:00:00Z

I demonstrated that PN7120 controller driver working with NTAG215 tags in my last blog. It is time to do real work on PiBook Tracker project. It took longer time than I planned, since I started to learn Python programming, Google Cloud API and NFC d...(read more)

Low-Power NFC Thermometer

2022-12-19T18:18:35Z

Hello everyone. In this blog post I would like to describe my second project for a NFC or RFID Project14 Competition. In this project I utilized my own dynamic tag. This project tis about thermometer with output readable via NFC. Idea is that thermom...(read more)

Custom NFC Tags

2022-12-18T19:59:00Z

Hello everyone. I welcome you to my blog post describing (not only) my Custom NFC Tags which I designed, ordered and assembled as part of NFC or RFID Project14 Competition. Project Idea I originally promised different project in the discussion of the...(read more)

NFC powered high voltage generator / NFC field detector with neon lamp

2022-12-15T15:07:30Z

Ever wondered how much power can you get from NFC reader? It seems - a lot! For me, first indication of this fact was this Discovery series kit form ST: As can be seen, reader is powering tag circuit containing MCU, LCD display and some sensors, gen...(read more)

Using web-NFC to help catch BAT’s (i.e. Buses & Trains)

2022-12-13T16:21:43Z

Table of Contents Introduction Getting started with web-NFC Developing a web-NFC app Writing data to NFC tags My web-NFC BAT’s app Video Demo Introduction I decided to dust off the cobwebs covering my box of NFC tags/readers/antennas and ...(read more)

Hack the Door

2022-12-12T15:30:39Z

In this project, I will focus security part of an RFID door system. RFID makes life easier when surrounding ecosystem is suitable for it. I can go for running as card can open the door and I can pay for the spring water while returning with my p...(read more)

RFID door access controller connection to home automation system

2022-12-09T16:50:30Z

Welcome to my project entry for the RFID or NFC competition. I have an automation system here at home using openHAB onto which I have attached different remote items, either via zigbee or direct RF modulation via custom ESP32 based boards. That sys...(read more)

Athreos Locker

2022-11-25T05:55:36Z

Everyone, This project might just be if can I learn a new toy and the tech behind it in two week! I been wanting to try out one the motor/wifi driven front door locks. I thought it should only unlock if both of the two conditions are met: Th...(read more)

PiBook Tracker : Blog #02-- Hardware setup and initial PN7120 driver testing

2022-11-22T03:34:26Z

I am going to demonstrate how to use PN7120/ with NTAG215 in this blog. I ordered NTAG215 chips from eBay and received them this week. It is time to set up the hardware on my bench now. I followed the instructions (Ref[4])from NXP community to ...(read more)

Long Range Passive RFID

2022-11-12T02:32:52Z

Intro How far can a passive RFID tag be detected? RFID and NFC are pretty big topics, but this blog simply explores the RFID read range of various RFID technologies. RFID read range is intentionally short, but my application interests lie in slightly...(read more)

PiBook Tracker : Blog #01-- I finally named my project as PiBook Tracker for NFC application on Raspberry Pi platform

2022-11-07T03:20:36Z

I like to learn things through doing projects since I trust my hands more than my mind most of time. I am new for NFC technology, so I plan to learn NFC applications through this project. The project name is PiBook Tracker. The basic idea of the...(read more)

Electronic locking system for electric scooter

2022-10-21T17:01:00Z

As I said in a comment, the idea of a system for parking an electric vehicle, electric bicycle or electric scooter can become a quite interesting application. I noticed around town a stand where you can leave your bicycle or electric scooter (publi...(read more)

Serial NFC transmitter

2022-10-14T18:34:00Z

I would like to daisy chain NFC reader over a network and follow the RFID tag as it moves around a store/location. Data passed between each reader can be used to broaden coverage .(read more)