Re: [mh] CheaperRFID

[David N. <dno...@ya...>]

Brent,

Does the protocol report received signal strength (RSSI)?  This indicater is 
notoriously inaccurate in wifi, bluetooth, z-wave, etc, but with multiple 
receivers you should be able to triangulate and at least tell which room 
you're in.

David

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent DeShazer" <br...@de...>
To: "The main list for the MisterHouse home automation program" 
<mis...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [mh] CheaperRFID


> Well, I put my order in this week to get started, a receiver and one
> each of the pre-built transmitters.
>
> I haven't actually received them yet, but the protocol is super-
> simple (receive 4 chars + space) so I'm going to start working on
> creating presence status for these.
>
> Has anyone ever had the need to create objects that represent
> information about people? I've got a bunch of stuff that it seems
> like it would make sense to tie together with some type of "person"
> or "entity" object... presence info, calendar, wakeup times, asterisk
> extension, etc. It seems like it would be logical to group this
> information together in an object. Anyway, just some rambling
> thoughts...
>
> Brent
>
> On Aug 24, 2007, at 7:55 PM, Brent DeShazer wrote:
>
>> Has anyone experimented with the CheaperRFID products available from:
>>
>> http://www.wingsnwakes.com/index.php ???
>>
>> I'm thinking about picking up some of the completed modules...a
>> couple of keyfobs, couple of car transmitters and a receiver. ~$150
>> would do it all, compared to the $800-$1000 for the pricier stuff
>> from iautomate.
>>
>> I did a quick google search on Misterhouse and CheaperRFID and
>> nothing jumped out at me...
>>
>> Brent
>>
>
>
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