RFID ID-12 configuring

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
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I just got a ID-12 from Sparkfun. How do I set it up to interface with the Arduino mega?

2

I think this might help you out:
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/InterfacingWithHardware#RFID

3

How do I connect the hardware? I think I might have put a wire in the wrong place.

4

There are details on the links on that site.

5

This is the code I am using, which I got from one of the websites. I find that the time to print each RFID tag is very inconsistent. And the read range may be apart of that. Sometimes I held the RFID button right up to the reader and it never noticed the button. I hope this is a coding issue.

/* RFID ID12
*/

char val = 0; // variable to store the data from the serial port

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // connect to the serial port
}

void loop () {
// read the serial port

if(Serial.available() > 0) {
val = Serial.read();
Serial.print(val, BYTE);

}
}