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RFID/ RF transmitter project.

Marshall WilsonMarshall Wilson Posts: 7
edited 2006-03-22 17:56 in General Discussion
I'm a special effects and prop fabricator.

I'm interested in using your RFID receiver in conjunction with the RF transmitter/reciever pair to remotely activate MP3 tracks - either located on a PC or on a 3rd party automation MP3 player.

I've never used the STAMP technology, and would love to know if this is something that could be accomplished with a Stamp controller on either side of the RF exchange. I've a degree in Electrical Engineering but I've not done much EE in the past several years and would love to get pointed in the right direction..


thanks,

marshall

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-20 16:48
    Marshall,

    ·· So it sounds like you want to play MP3 tracks based on the tag read?· It shouldn't be too hard.· The RFID outputs a serial data stream and the RF Transmitter/Receiver use serial.· In theory you might even be able to connect the output of the RFID Reader to the RF Transmitter directly, although I haven't tested this.

    ·· On the receiving end the BASIC Stamp Module would decide what track that tag corresponds to.· As long as the MP# player could be controlled by the BASIC Stamp you should be set.

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    Parallax Tech Support
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  • Marshall WilsonMarshall Wilson Posts: 7
    edited 2006-03-20 23:29
    Thanks! it looked like it would work - i just wanted to check.

    The MP3 player would probably be one from Gilderfluke, unless anyone knows of another type of addressable MP3 Player - cause I don't need to go as big as their MP3-50 unit (which I'm using now on another project).
  • Tim-MTim-M Posts: 522
    edited 2006-03-22 17:28
    Many of us have used the serially controlled, high quality uMP3 player module from Rogue Robotics. Jon Williams (Parallax) has written a Nuts & Volts article about using the module too. Take a look at the Rogue home page here: www.roguerobotics.com for product details and links to both Jon's article as well as firmware updates.

    Tim
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-03-22 17:56
    Marshall,

    If the uMP3 will work for you (it's not addresable), then I believe we have enough code demos for the RFID and uMP3 for you to assemble your system pretty quickly.

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    Applications Engineer, Parallax
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