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Parallax USB RFID reader + Linux?

wolfdog_1987wolfdog_1987 Posts: 2
edited 2009-08-30 19:54 in General Discussion
I just picked up the Parallax usb rfid reader, and im not sure exactly where to start here. Right now im using Ubuntu 9.04 on my computer. My main wish is to somehow output the number it reads off the chip into any text field i happen to have focused. If theres nobody that can help, it'd be useful if someone could just point me to the right reference material. I am surfing google quite often and looking on various websites for answers. Thanks in advance for any help i might recieve. I could REALLY use advice/help from anyone who knows something about programming or the use of the rfid reader itself.

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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2009-08-30 19:34
    The product page will have the info on the reader and how it works. It outputs a serial string with the info so your task is to take the serial info and fill in your form. I would start with a small program to read the serial port and display the results.

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  • wolfdog_1987wolfdog_1987 Posts: 2
    edited 2009-08-30 19:54
    Thats probably a good idea, so the next step is to learn some programming i suppose. :P
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