[Noisebridge-discuss] seeking donation of RFID reader equipment

[Jake]

The 8 cent part from mouser includes the antenna.
The FCS2 package is 3mm by 9mm and flat, and includes the antenna.

-jake

On Mon, 5 Nov 2012, Gopiballava Flaherty wrote:

> Ack. Sorry I missed that.
>
> The mouser URL implied that you needed an external antenna.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm fairly confident from the data sheet that the FCS2 package does not include an antenna:
>
> a) Page 7 gives a pinout which says that it has two connections, one for each antenna pin
> b) Different antennas have different characteristics. I don't see any discussion of how the performance of the FCS2 package antenna is, or when you might use it vs. a different antenna
>
> c) I don't see any text that says "Also comes in a package with a built in antenna to make your life easier!!!" I usually see something like that.
>
> I know this is all a bit circumstantial but my experience with data sheets is that the component is always worse than you expected :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> gopi at iPhone
>
>
> On Nov 5, 2012, at 13:59, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 5 Nov 2012, Gopiballava Flaherty wrote:
>>> The NXP data sheet is confidential / on request only. I would try to get a hold of it before buying a lot of tags.
>>> I can't find any good info on the NXP web site about the FCS2 package.
>>
>> as I said in my previous post, linked to below, the datasheet is here: (thanks to brandon)
>> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Rfid.pdf#file
>>
>>> This page isn't too reassuring:
>>> http://www.mouser.com/new/nxpsemiconductors/nxp-sl3ics1x02/
>>
>> what is not reassuring you about that page?  these tags are 8 cents, and they come with a serial number already programmed in.  what's the problem?
>>
>> -jake
>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2012, at 12:30, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>      tl;dr:
>>>      buy noisebridge a 900 MHz RFID tag reader;  tags are only 8 cents at mouser and we need to tag all our tools
>>>      (and people can tag their stuff too)
>>>
>>>      I mentioned a while ago that Mouser has RFID tags for 8 cents
>>>
>>>      https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2012-October/033203.html
>>>
>>>      and that we need an RFID reader:
>>>
>>>      https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2012-October/033211.html
>>>
>>>      I am hoping someone can donate a reader so that we can tag items at noisebridge to prevent shrinkage of
>>>      critical infrastructure.
>>>
>>>      for example, we have no drills.  They all walked.  We have no basic tools (it looks like we have tools, but
>>>      they are just piles of the least-useful ones) in the shop.
>>>
>>>      I don't think it makes sense to get another drill until we have a way to protect it from being stolen again.
>>>
>>>      we will have lots of fun coding stuff to decide what to do when tags are detected in the doorway area;
>>>       announcing in booming Consenso voice that a particular item is in the doorway, taking a flash photo of the
>>>      theif, etc..
>>>
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