Hello and hi.
My team and I are currently working on a project to implement RFID in
keeping track of children in a kindergarten. For the project, we are
using an RFID transmitter and receiver modulealong with a GSM modem.
Simply put, RFID transmitters will be attached to children in a
kindergarten within the range of a receiver. The status of the
children's whereabouts will be updated real-time every 3 seconds in an
interface on a computer. If the RFID transmitter is out of range, an
SMS will be sen to the parents alerting of their kinds' disappearance.
Currently, we have tested the whole thing using one receiver and
multiple transmitters and it works, along with the interface. Now, we
are aiming to increase the range of the receiver by using multiple
receivers and implement a zone system, so we can also alter the shape
of the coverage area to conform to the kindergarten grounds (we plan
to just stick with the 8m receiver since we're on a tight budget, and
it's still in prototype phase).
If say, I try to have five zones, would I be able to
implement the system using the existing transmitters and receivers? Right now I can only think of
having all five receivers connected to the same computer through
cables (which would be inconvenient and limiting the placements of the
receivers, and a burden to the computer).
Does anyone can think of a way to implement this using wireless
connection? Or perhaps make a master RFID receiver that can relay back
all the other receivers' signals back to the computer? Or maybe
another similar system that does the same job?
Thank you.
My team and I are currently working on a project to implement RFID in
keeping track of children in a kindergarten. For the project, we are
using an RFID transmitter and receiver modulealong with a GSM modem.
Simply put, RFID transmitters will be attached to children in a
kindergarten within the range of a receiver. The status of the
children's whereabouts will be updated real-time every 3 seconds in an
interface on a computer. If the RFID transmitter is out of range, an
SMS will be sen to the parents alerting of their kinds' disappearance.
Currently, we have tested the whole thing using one receiver and
multiple transmitters and it works, along with the interface. Now, we
are aiming to increase the range of the receiver by using multiple
receivers and implement a zone system, so we can also alter the shape
of the coverage area to conform to the kindergarten grounds (we plan
to just stick with the 8m receiver since we're on a tight budget, and
it's still in prototype phase).
If say, I try to have five zones, would I be able to
implement the system using the existing transmitters and receivers? Right now I can only think of
having all five receivers connected to the same computer through
cables (which would be inconvenient and limiting the placements of the
receivers, and a burden to the computer).
Does anyone can think of a way to implement this using wireless
connection? Or perhaps make a master RFID receiver that can relay back
all the other receivers' signals back to the computer? Or maybe
another similar system that does the same job?
Thank you.
