ziocan Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 OK, I figured out I posted in this "Push the Envelope" area some threads that actually aren't pushing anything. Apologies about that. Maybe this one will do though :-) Background: I have 3 cats at home that are wearing RFID tags. Each tag opens each cat's own bowl since they are on different prescription diets. I wonder if there is a way to set up an RFID reader (well, some of them) around the house to have cat's passage fire a C4 event? It seems to me that there are only enterprise RFID implementations available, which actually makes sense :-) However I would like to experiment with some unexpensive RFID readers if there's something that works with or can be integrated with Control4. Any hint appreciated!! Thanks, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocan Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Oh, of course, these should be wireless readers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Not exactly what you are asking for but you could put Trackr's on your cats and then use a Trackr Atlas to help find where they are. However I am not sure that you can integrate this into C4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamT Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Rick, Who makes the system for the cats food bowl? Maybe there is something that can be done with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocan Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Thank you, I will evaluate trackr to see what it is all about. The bowl maker doesn't make hi tech stuff, it makes pet stuff, even if these bowls are amazing. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Thank you, I will evaluate trackr to see what it is all about. The bowl maker doesn't make hi tech stuff, it makes pet stuff, even if these bowls are amazing. Rick The rfid tags the cats have, are they on an external tag they wear around the neck? If so, what frequency to they work in. There are a few out there like 125khz and others. There are readers available that can work with these frequencies and can be integrated via rs232. I have a few ideas as I have been experimenting with user locations in homes. Drop me line with details on he bowl and tags. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocan Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hi, yes my cats have a tag which is tied to their collar (the bowl can work with the under-the-skin chips too but our cats are not chipped). That said, I have no idea what frequency these use. Also it would be nice to extend to concept to people (wife and me) so that lights in a room turn on when we walk through the door.... Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Rick. Do you know the make of the owls? Logo, pic? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocan Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 There is no make on them, they have the "sureflap" logo. I guess only option would be to try them out with several readers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Researching now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 https://www.sureflap.com/en-us/pet-feeder/microchip-pet-feeder This is what you have? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocan Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Ok, I will contact them and see if they can let us know the frequency of the tags. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/24481/134-2-khz-rfid-reader-for-arduino This should work. At least we found the rabbit hole anyways. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Looks very cool - how would this be integrated into C4? Just use the RFID as a sensor, kind of like a motion sensor or door sensor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Could. But that method would only detect that there is a cat(User) present. Not individual identification. The other option is a driver and device from Houselogix that will allow up to 500 users and can be programmed up to 25 readers. Then users(cats-humans) can be edited easily via a web interface. Control4 programming can made to specific readers and or users during certain times or other variables to trigger specific events. https://www.houselogix.com/shop/access-control-control4-driver-license https://www.houselogix.com/shop/wiegand The last URL is for hardware to connect up to 4 basic readers using the wiegand 26 protocol. Into one serial port in your controller. Most inexpensive readers use this method. Another option is to connect a single reader directly to rs232 but usually are slightly more expensive. However, rs232 can be converted to wifi compatible easily enough with another device. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I should note that the wiegand option is a good one because you can also use keypads for code programming as well. And the code can be any length you want. Letting you choose from a huge selection or readers, keypads, and reader/keypads on the market. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 My largest project has 6 wiegand adapters and 25 readers and 2 keypads at 22 doors with a combination of door strikes and magnetic locks with 40 users all running on an HC250 with two I/O extenders for the serial connections. I have the keypads and specific users triggering certain events to open doors with some users also triggering an email to manager upon access and some users can swipe and manager gets notified via text and then decide to deny or give access via C4 app in real time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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