Milwaukee Makerspace - Conceive, Collaborate, Create

The access control system is ready for installation tomorrow! All three circuit boards, and the RFID admin circuit are now housed in enclosures. The exterior unit enclosure is no longer pretty after a mauling by a jigsaw, but I did the best I could.

This video is a quick walk-thru of the basic design and operation of the access control system I've been working on for Milwaukee Makerspace and Bucketworks. The code on the server side is still in a bit of flux. As soon as I have it polished off I'll post all the code and schematics.

UPDATE: Oy! There was no noise. Or at least......

I had some more time to futz with the Access Control devices that TomG donated to the makerspace. I now have the LCD, keyboard and buzzer under control. The last big thing to tackle is the RFID card reader, but I don't actually have an RFID card at the moment. After that I'll work on an indoor unit to talk to this unit, check in with a central security db and run the door strike.

Below is the little game I programmed to demonstrate control of these peripherals.

So TomG brought home a pretty sweet little haul from his recycling business last week. Some seven exterior access control units that featured a keypad, 2x16 LCD, an RFID reader,  and RS-232 link to talk to an interior unit that runs the door strike or whatever. One even had a track 1 magstripe reader! (The others have a slot but no reader).