[Noisebridge-discuss] Door bell

Ever Falling everfalling at gmail.com
Wed Feb 3 06:37:26 UTC 2010


we have those. they're called keys. unless the RFID's had a timer that
limited its usefulness so people couldn't just take one home and come back
without a key and get in when no one is around

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Blaine Forbort <b.forbort at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had a hell of a time getting in on Sunday.  There where a ton of people
> near the buzzer, so I found it very odd that no one let me in.  Then a few
> hours later someone reported that they had been buzzing for 10+ minutes, and
> even though I was sitting near the buzzer, I only heard the buzzer go off
> once and answered it immediately.
>
> I also spoke to another individual about the idea of an RFID system for the
> gate.  The concept was very simple: a pool of RFID tags would be left at
> Noisebridge.  You grab an RFID tag on your way out, and it would grant you
> automatic reentry on your return.  The hardware for such a system would be
> VERY simple; something like this:
> http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKPX2 with a
> microcontroller and a relay.
>
> The question is, would Noisebridge cover the cost of the RFID tags?  They
> run from $1.50 to $5 each depending on what kind of chip they use (Hitag
> would be nice so it would work with my implant).  If so, I'd be very happy
> to help with the project.
>
> Blaine
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>
>> I just took apart the door bell, it's pretty nasty in there. Seems like
>> a ton of water on in there. Anyhow, our button is pretty much fucked. It
>> feels like the casing around the button is more or less part of the
>> front plate, I couldn't figure out how to take it out to clean. The
>> short of it is the door bell really doesn't work anymore.
>>
>> Could the folks who've signed up to be contact people for the landlord
>> contact them about getting it fixed?
>>
>> --
>> Rubin Abdi
>> rubin at starset.net
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