Today the MFRC522 RFID reader I ordered some weeks ago arrived. Using it with an Arduino proved to be pretty easy after I found this blog post.

Today the MFRC522 RFID reader I ordered some weeks ago arrived. Using it with an Arduino proved to be pretty easy after I found this blog post.
I now have an interesting idea what I could use the LaunchPad for. I don’t want to tell too much about it yet, but I ordered a GameBoy camera I want to connect to it, so now I need to take a look on how to program it.
New Stuff: Two Stellaris LM4F120 LaunchPads by Texas Instruments arrived today.
So, it finally arrived. I guess two weeks isn’t all that bad a delivery time from Hong Kong to Germany. My first impression after unwrapping it is … well, you get what you pay for. The workmanship is lousy, at least regarding the rubber cover. But hell, it was only 8.59 € including shipping costs. Continue reading Multimeter DT9205A