We have a project that we are supposed to do for our final year which is next year.
NOTES:
1- We are not studying anything related to this project so it’s kinda new to us, and we must do it there’s no choice
2- We are allowed to ask, research, or even get help to get things connected without any problems, but we decided to connect/program it our selves.
Project: RFID gate with security camera What does it do:
1-The door should recognize the cars coming in using the RFID tags on the cars, then let them in or not if the ID is already in the database.
2-If it’s not in the database the camera should capture the car’s numbers and the car itself picture, and send to a specified email.
3-There will be another gate for people, which not the a hard thing also RFID gate that requires everyone to have his own tag/card
I’ve lot of question about this project:
1- Is it hard to code something like on arduino? (still don’t know what lang. arduino uses)
2- We don’t need the car to get so close to the door so it opens or not, so how can we do that? (saw something like uhf antenna but not sure about if it’s the thing i need or not)
3- There’s something our instructor told us to think about but we didn’t get any closer to how to do it. How the visitor can get in without having a tags ( visitor may come once in his life so why do we get him a tag !) and it must be automated nothing manual …Sorry for my bad English …Once again, it’s not our field of study so i ask too much of questions…This should be done in a 9-12 months ( that the time we have for it from now)
Kudos on starting early! That is always a great idea with any projects, especially those with embedded components and any unknowns (seems to be many of those in this case).
Good for your team. Having a specific goal/project is a great way to learn lots of new things quickly!
While this is most likely possible, handling of the pictures may be quite a bit easier with a more powerful platform, such as Raspberry Pi and its associated cameras (regular & NoIR). This is especially useful since the newer version (RPi 3 B) comes with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth interfaces.
Detecting RFID tags from a distance will simply require a directed antenna and a more powerful detector. The best would be to have a look at our current RFID category. We used to have some kits with 5-15 m range, but these were unfortunately discontinued by the manufacturer. Most of the ones we currently offer are short range only (under 10-20 cm , roughly, at most). If you go the RPi route, we strongly recommend using a RFID reader that is USB compatible to make interfacing simpler.
Well, as with all security systems, if you want to allow automated access without typical authentication (authorized RFID tag in this case), you need to some way to identify the user to allow them through. Maybe they can be identified by one of their government issued ID card (or something similar). You can then have your system take a picture of and analyze it to ensure it is a valid ID? (text recognition, etc.). You may also have them authenticate through an app of some kind. Many possibilities here. You’ll have to figure out how you want to proceed (requirements, full process/solution) before you move towards any technical implementation.
No worries, we are glad to help! Plus, your English is totally fine!
