Hello, we are trying to add the black RFID reader/writer found at RFID Read/Write Module - Serial - Parallax to the Arduino Robot from Arduino.cc found at http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Robot
We cannot determine how to add this sensor to the robot. We did find this article however, which has been of some assistance: Arduino Playground - HomePage
Thank you for the help.
It has a serial input and output so connect it up to a serial port or connect it to an instance of software serial.
Grumpy_Mike:
It has a serial input and output so connect it up to a serial port or connect it to an instance of software serial.
That is exactly the problem. Interfacing code-wise is easy, but how/where do you connect it physically? (software is my strong point, but I'm new to hardware)
but how/where do you connect it physically?
When you define an instance of a software serial port you specify the I/O pins you are going to use. You physically wire it to those pins.
Grumpy_Mike:
but how/where do you connect it physically?
When you define an instance of a software serial port you specify the I/O pins you are going to use. You physically wire it to those pins.
Please ignore the software portion of this for now. I don't know where to connect these pins to the Arduino Robot. Where would I connect each pin or wire to this model?
Have you read this page?
Do you see the four prototype areas on your robot? You could mount your RFID module there and use jumper wires to interface with the I/O pins.