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Haz

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Hi,

I am working on a project to read an RFID tag, and transmit the information over Ethernet or Wifi. I have looked on websites of Microchip, Atmel, TI, and all seem to have one solution or another for each of these topics, RFID, Wifi, Ethernet, etc... I am looking for the easiest and quickest way to get started. I would like to get a few kits and put them together to prototype and try a few designs, and ultimately make my own board.
Has anyone had experience with any of the solutions out there and can recommend a path to choosing an good platform to start from? A kit to get, which supplier has better information.
I just don't want to spend the money to get all kits from many suppliers, just to select one and have the rest sit collecting dust. Any direction is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Haz

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  • 3 weeks later...

Ethernet+OpSys:

I suggest the pretty cheap IMCU7100 by WIZnet.
Around 5.30$ for the chip to use in the custom board you indent to build.
Around 49$ for a really cool IMCU7100EVB DevBoard with IMCU7100.

RFID:

Option 1:
Use the Eureka EUR211K4910 RFID Starter Kit by AVONWOOD for around 130$.
Standalone Chips for manufactoring available from AVONWOOD. =)

Option 2:
If you want a piece of hardware that is a bit cheaper (but IMHO noobish) try the "RFID Experimenters Kit".

You can upgrade the RFID Experimenters Kit with WirelessAbility by use of the "RedBee Wireless Communication Starter Kit".

But I really think that this setup is just for playing around. I don't see feasible manufactoring options with this kits because I don't know if you can get the RFID components incorporated in the "RFID Exp Kit" as standalone chip for later manufactoring of you custom board.

I think that you will have to switch to the Melexis RFID chips if you want to build your custom board while keeping the costs reasonable. (you may need to heavily adopt your MainMCU programm to work with the Melexis chips if you developed it on the RDIF Exp Kit)

So Option 3:
Use Melexis chips. Spend some money and get the DVK90121 Melexis DevBoard. (300$!) This will help you to switch from DEV&EVAL to Manufactoring without adoption of your code to the new hardware.
Further on, Melexis Standalone chips like the MLX90121 are dirt cheap. (13$)

Hope I could help you.

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