March 14, 2015

Custom DIY RFID Smart Lock

  RFID technology has rapidly been getting cheaper and simpler for the DIY enthusiast to get into over the years. The video above uses a Raspberry Pi and doesn’t have build instructions but that doesn’t matter much. Any microcontroller can easily connect to the heart of the access system which is the actual RFID reader. An Arduino could be used instead, it could be made stand alone instead of network connected

Name the Thing Contest – 273

  The prize this week is a ESP8266 Serial WIFI Wireless Transceiver Module so you can add WIFI to your next project. This contest will run for one week (Mar 14 – Mar 20, 2015). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @