psbrogna
07-26-2004, 08:48 PM
I recently built a 10' x 20' 3' wide oval track in my basement in Rindge, NH for racing Mini-Z/xMod's.
After battling with optical solutions for awhile, and being frightened off by the prohibitive cost of active transponder based solutions, I decided to give RFID a try. I've got a decent solution about fully baked and will post updates when completed.
The solution is a small OEM RFID reader with light weight, low cost (<$1) RFID tags smaller than a quarter that can be taped to the inside roof of the car. This, coupled with a MS Windows VB application that interfaces with the reader and provides a kiosk like display of race status (similar to all the other apps that do this) should provide an economical solution.
The RFID reader is actually cheaper than optical solutions and I believe more accurate.
After battling with optical solutions for awhile, and being frightened off by the prohibitive cost of active transponder based solutions, I decided to give RFID a try. I've got a decent solution about fully baked and will post updates when completed.
The solution is a small OEM RFID reader with light weight, low cost (<$1) RFID tags smaller than a quarter that can be taped to the inside roof of the car. This, coupled with a MS Windows VB application that interfaces with the reader and provides a kiosk like display of race status (similar to all the other apps that do this) should provide an economical solution.
The RFID reader is actually cheaper than optical solutions and I believe more accurate.