Comments on: Ruby and RFID tags http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/ The act of making love, tenderly. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:03:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: So long and thanks for all the 8D http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-111241 So long and thanks for all the 8D Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:03:02 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-111241 [...] around with an rfid reader which was made oh so easy thanks to the hard work of a developer called Aaron Patterson whose Ruby wrapper of the C libnfc library really helped me get started on my voyage of all things [...] [...] around with an rfid reader which was made oh so easy thanks to the hard work of a developer called Aaron Patterson whose Ruby wrapper of the C libnfc library really helped me get started on my voyage of all things [...]

]]> By: Delvis http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-103848 Delvis Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:18 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-103848 Okidata uses a similar looking chip to identify their cartridges. Would love to be able to read these chips and reset them. Okidata uses a similar looking chip to identify their cartridges. Would love to be able to read these chips and reset them.

]]> By: Dr Nic http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98712 Dr Nic Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:17:27 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98712 Awesome, upgraded from 1.7 to 1.8 macports and its installing. Thanks. Awesome, upgraded from 1.7 to 1.8 macports and its installing. Thanks.

]]> By: Aaron Patterson http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98689 Aaron Patterson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:20:51 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98689 @DrNic maybe this: <pre> $ sudo port selfupdate -v $ sudo port install libnfc </pre> ? @DrNic maybe this:

  $ sudo port selfupdate -v
  $ sudo port install libnfc

?

]]> By: Dr Nic http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98663 Dr Nic Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:17:47 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98663 I don't have the cool touchtag kit but I felt compelled to install the libnfc thingy from the README. Except it failed. $ sudo port install libnfc Error: Port libnfc not found Yes, I cannot believe I managed to get this wrong some how. Thoughts? I don’t have the cool touchtag kit but I felt compelled to install the libnfc thingy from the README. Except it failed.

$ sudo port install libnfc
Error: Port libnfc not found

Yes, I cannot believe I managed to get this wrong some how. Thoughts?

]]> By: Aaron Patterson http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98654 Aaron Patterson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:27:40 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98654 @Steven I never wrote an article about this. :-P @Steven I never wrote an article about this. :-P

]]> By: Steven http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98652 Steven Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:19:51 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98652 WTF? Dup post? I read this ages ago... Damn dawg... WTF? Dup post? I read this ages ago… Damn dawg…

]]> By: Aaron Patterson http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98639 Aaron Patterson Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:31:01 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98639 I haven't thought about using EM. The blocking / non-blocking support comes from libnfc itself. Since it's built in, I'm not sure what using EM would buy me. I'll have to investigate. I haven’t thought about using EM. The blocking / non-blocking support comes from libnfc itself. Since it’s built in, I’m not sure what using EM would buy me. I’ll have to investigate.

]]> By: Matt Todd http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98638 Matt Todd Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:27:49 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98638 There was a 24-hour bike race held recently here in Atlanta that used RFID to track the progress of the riders at specific checkpoints. Also, instead of still going the polling approach for non-blocking use, have you thought of implementing it with an EventMachine callback? There was a 24-hour bike race held recently here in Atlanta that used RFID to track the progress of the riders at specific checkpoints.

Also, instead of still going the polling approach for non-blocking use, have you thought of implementing it with an EventMachine callback?

]]> By: Aaron Patterson http://tenderlovemaking.com/2009/09/19/ruby-and-rfid-tags/comment-page-1/#comment-98633 Aaron Patterson Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:10:47 +0000 http://tenderlovemaking.com/?p=358#comment-98633 Ya, I was thinking of some sort of door lock too. Unfortunately, getting that set up with the location of my apartment door is just too difficult. Ya, I was thinking of some sort of door lock too. Unfortunately, getting that set up with the location of my apartment door is just too difficult.

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