I just received my RC522 RFID reader and made this simple Arduino access control system that uses the reader, a buzzer for the alarm and a relay shield for the security system. The relay can be used ...

The Arduino acts as the brains of the operation while an off-the-shelf NFC/RFID reader module is used to read the RFID tags. To add new keys to the system, [Jason] simply swipes his “master ...

It is not because RFID is the only technology that can do the job … Physical security systems have long employed bar codes, magnetic stripes, and other ID technologies; logical security has most often ...

The Ventra system allows a commuter to pay a fare without carrying a Ventra card or even having a Ventra account. A bank card with an RFID chip is all that's needed.

SEPTA's chief of new payment technologies, John McGee, says the delay may have helped because the system now can include what's called mobile payment technology, in which your cell phone serves as ...

Winner: Lock Your Drawer With an Arduino and RFID. Blake is in the midst of a home automation project. Needing a way to keep his 2-year-old out of his desk drawer full of electronic parts, Blake ...

This fall, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will begin piloting what it claims is the United States’ first contactless payment system to be installed on buses. This pilot will utilize ski passes and ...

The Utah Transit Authority in November will begin accepting contactless payment tokens in a pilot project that will represent the first use of contactless technology to process bus fares in the U.S.