Re: RFID Starter Kit Available for HomeSeer

["wkearney99" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How long a distance from the antenna can the devices be detected?  Can it be
tuned to a tighter limit?

Could the tamper switch of the windsheild unit be used for other purposes?
It's one thing to have a tag attached to the car but how about using the
tamper switch for detecting the door opening or other contact closure?  It'd
be handy to be able to know if the door opened after the car has been parked
for quite a while.  As in, the middle of the night when the keyfob's nowhere
near the vehicle...  But at the same time be able to know that the car has
just pulled in at night so as to turn on the walkway lights.  I suppose
that'd be dependent on the software configuration, of course, but the
devices would have to support it.

It looks like interesting stuff but seems a bit on the expensive side.

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Subject: RFID Starter Kit Available for HomeSeer


> iAutomate throws RFID into the home automation mix
> Posted Mar 22, 2005, 5:06 AM ET by Barb Dybwad on engadget.com
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