phidgetRFID
Drivers

Phidget RFID reader. More...

Phidget RFID reader.

The phidgetRFID driver communicates with the PhidgetRFID (Part# 1023) reader. (125 kHz Read-only). It does not support anti-collision, but it is inexpensive, small and USB Powered.

Compile-time dependencies

- none

Provides

- rfid

Requires

- libphidget from www.phidgets.com should be installed.

Configuration requests

- none

Configuration file options

- serial (integer)
  - Default: -1
  - This defines which phidget will be controlled if there is more than one connected to the USB bus. You can obtain the number with lsusb, like this: "lsusb -v |grep iSerial". The default is -1 , and it will connect to the first phidget available.
- sampling_rate (integer)
  - Default: 40
  - How often (in mS) should the phidget produce data. 40mS produces RFID data at a rate of 25Hz.
- alarmtime (integer)
  - Default: 45
  - If the data acquisition cycle takes longer than this time (in mS), a warning will be printed.
- provides
  - The driver supports the "speech" interface for printing data to the LCD of the Interface kits that have it.
  - An "aio" interface gives information about the analog sensors connected to the Interface Kit.
  - The "dio" interface controls the digital inputs and outputs present.

Example

    driver
    (
      name "phidgetIFK"
      provides ["rfid:0" "dio:0"]
      serial -1
      alwayson 1
      samplingrate 40
      alarmtime 45
    )

Author
  Federico Ruiz & Alexis Maldonado

Last updated 12 September 2005 21:38:45