Written by Amal
Graafstra, RFID Toys contains step by step guides to building various RFID
based projects, and stresses the concepts involved as well as the steps
themselves.
RFID technologies covered include passive, low frequency 125KHz
tags and readers, passive high frequency 13.56MHz, up to active, UHF 900Mhz tags
and readers.
| Chapter 1: |
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Introduction - A quick overview of
RFID |
| Chapter 2: |
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Getting in the front door - RFID
enabled electronic strikes and deadbolts |
| Chapter 3: |
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Stepping into your car - RFID
enabled power door locks and alarm remotes |
| Chapter 4: |
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Logging into your computer - Build
an RFID enabled keyboard and update your Windows GINA |
| Chapter 5: |
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Opening a safe - Mod an electronic
safe for RFID access |
| Chapter 6: |
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Building a smart shelf - Take
inventory of your things |
| Chapter 7:
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Letting Fido in the pet door - Get
familiar with tag and reader antenna orientation |
| Chatper 8: |
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Track employees and time with active
RFID |
| Chapter 9:
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To catch a thief - Monitor assets
and send alerts |
| Chapter 10: |
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Reading, writing and RFID - Using
writable RFID tags |
| Chatper 11: |
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Extreme RFID - What others are
doing, implants, etc. |
| Chapter 12:
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Hardware overview - What was used in
the book, operational specs, and where to get it, and how much |