I want to build an IoT RFID Machine Access Control system and I would like to know if anyone has suggestions or pros/cons of using the Particle system. The network would consist of 20+ endpoints with different users able to gain access to different machines/tools based on credentials. In addition t…

Yes, that is a certainly possible to do with Particle devices. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it done in a maker space, but I can’t find a link to it. This link is for item tracking using NFC tags, which is a slightly different application, but it does show how you might do the database back e…

@rickkas7 & @peekay123 Thank you both! Both linked projects will be helpful in figuring this out. I’m going to go ahead and place an order to get started. I’m assuming a project like this would be a good candidate for a mesh network with endpoints at each tool and an access point for each shop s…

RFID Access and Tracking System

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