Online documentation for PhidgetRFID
Generated 2006-03-17
Used to control a PhidgetRFID reader.
Summary
This component can connect to and receive data from
a PhidgetRFID reader.
Description
This component can connect to a PhidgetRFID reader. It will
then receive and display information from the RFID reader
about any RFID tags which are placed near the reader.
Installation
Installing the Phidget library
Before using any Phidget component, you should install the
Phidget library. This can be downloaded from
http://www.phidgets.com - click downloads, then
then download and install PHIDGET.msi.
Installing a PhidgetRFID reader
Before using this component, you should connect your
RFID reader via USB to your computer.
Configuration
If you only have one PhidgetRID reader connected to your computer,
then simply create a PhidgetRFID component, and set its configured
property to true. The component will then connect to the reader.
If you have more than one reader connected, find
out the serial number of the reader you wish to connect, specify this
using the configSerialNumber property, and then set the
configured property to true.
Usage
lastTag property will be updated to the ID of a tag when
you place it near the reader