RFID Toys

Cool Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

Amal Graafstra
W I L E Y
Wiley Publishing, Inc.



2008 AGI-Information Management Consultants
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xii
Chapter 1: Getting Started wi th RFID 1
What Is RFID? 1
Early RFID IFF 2
RFID Tags and Interrogators 2
Contemporary Uses of RFID 3
RFID Basics 4
RFID Standards 4
Data Encoding and Transmission 5
Project Preparations 6
Security 6
Safety 7
Chapter 2: Getting in the Front Door 9
Electronic Strike 9
Electronic Deadbolt 10
Parts and Tools 11
Get Started 12
Step 1: Build the RFID Control Box 12
Step 2: Prepare the Keypad Deadbolt 24
Step 3: Install the RFID Control Box 29
Step 4: Install the Electronic Strike and Deadbolt 33
Step 5: Set Up the Software ; 37
Chapter 3: Stepping into Your Car 43
Parts and Tools 44
Get Started 44
Step 1: Solder Together the KL042 Circuit 45
Step 2: Secure the RFID Antenna 48
Step 3-A: Prepare the Keyless Entry Remote 54
Step 3-B: Prepare Power Lock Actuator 58
Step 4: Wire Up and Encase the KL042 59
Step 5: Mount the Antenna 64
Step 6: Install the RFID Control Box 65
Step 7: Install the Door Lock Actuator 66
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Chapter 4: Logging into Windows XP Using RFID 77
Parts and Tools 78
Build the Hardware 79
Step 1: Prepare the Keyboard 79
Step 2: Prepare the RFID Reader JL 82
Step 3: Prepare the USB Hub 83
Step 4: Connect Components 86
Step 5: Test Connections 90
Step 6: Add More Ports (Optional) 92
Step 7: Mount Components Inside the Casing 93
Step 8: Reassemble the Keyboard and Test 94
Configure Your Computer for RFID Authentication 95
Step 9: Replace Your Windows GINA 95
Step 10: Set Up RFID Tags for Authentication 100
A Word on Security 103
RFID Security 103
Registry Security 103
Chapter 5: Building an RFID-Enabled Safe 105
Parts andTools 107
Get To It 108
Step 1: Take Apart the Electronic Safe 108
Step 2: Program the BASIC Stamp 2 114
Step 3: Build the Interface Circuitry 118
Step 4: Mount the RFID Reader Board 126
Step 5: Build the RFID Control Circuitry 127
Step 6: Test and Reassemble the Safe 131
Chapter 6: Taking Inventory wi th an RFID-Enabled Smart Shelf 133
Parts and Tools 135
Build It 135
Step 1: Build the Shelf 135
Step 2: Wire the Reader 139
Step 3: Tag Your Inventory 143
Step 4: Connect and Take Inventory 145
Step 5: Build Your Own Antenna (Optional) 148
Chapter 7: Letting Fido in wi th an RFID Pet Door 157
Parts andTools 157
Build It 158
Step 1: Program the BASIC Stamp 2 158
Step 2: Prepare the Stamp Board 162
Step 3: Wire the SkyeTek Ml Module 168
Step 4: Put It All in a Project Box 171
Step 5: Prepare the Pet Door 171
Step 6: Place the Antenna 175
Chapter 8: Tracking Employees and Time wi th Active RFID 183
Parts and Tools 184
Hardware 185
Wavetrend L-RX201 Reader 185
Wavetrend L Series Tags 188
Where to Get This Stuff. 192
Get Started 192
Step 1: Wiring the Reader 192
Step 2: Time to Tag 194
Step 3: Download the Software 200
Step 4: Use HomeSeer 204
Chapter 9: Moni tori ng Assets and Sending Alerts 2 0 9
Parts andTools 210
Get Started 211
Step 1: Connect the Reader 211
Step 2: Tag Your Assets 212
Step 3: Download the Software 214
Step 4: Extend the Coverage Area 217
Step 5: Control Antenna Switching 236
Summing Up 240
Chapter 1 0 : The Three R's Reading, wRiting, and RFID 2 4 1
Parts and Tools 243
Working with Data 243
Data Schema A Brewery Application 243
Byte-Level Data Mapping 244
Shaking Things Up 246
The Project 252
Step 1: Program the BASIC Stamp 252
Step 2: Prepare the Project Box 256
Step 3: Prepare the Microprocessor 258
Step 4: Connect the SkyeTek Ml Module 264
Step 5: Fit It All In 266
Summing Up 270
Data Schema 270
Binary Data 270
RFID Read/Write Devices 270
Chapter 1 1 : Extreme RFID 273
Home Automation 273
Interfacing with X10 273
X10 Control Modules 275
What Others Are Doing JL 277
Spime 277
Producing Spime 278
Interactive Art 279
Becoming Spime: Implantable RFID Tags 279
My Left Hand 281
My Right Hand 282
Removal and Replacement 283
VeriChip Implant 284
Better than aToe-tagRFID for the Dead 284
Other Implant Resources 284
Creative Uses for RFID 285
Chipping Chips 285
RFID Used for Positioning Systems 285
Binding Physical Mediums to Relational Data 286
Advances in RFID Tag Technology 286
The Bottom Line 286
Appendix A: Hardware Overview 287
Index 303