Tag Archives: Serial

RFID Enabled Schlage Electronic Deadbolt

Previously I showed you how to modify(hack) a Schlage electronic deadbolt so that you could control it with a microcontroller. I finally took this one step further and interfaced a Parallax RFID reader with an Arduino to control the deadbolt.

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Sparkfun Serial LCD Backpack

When I pulled my Sparkfun Serial LCD out of storage to use it with a new Arduino project, I couldn’t find the data sheet for it as Sparkfun no longer sold it. I did some digging around and found its … Continue reading

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How to use an xBee Series 1 in API mode

Gathering Parts The first thing I did was dig through my boxes of carefully collected (but not so carefully stored) junk to see if I could borrow parts from anything. As it turns out, I had 3 original Xbox controllers … Continue reading

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