[hackerspaces] RFID access was Re: WordPress websites - what features/plugins and configurations do your spaces use?

[Russell Fair]

Bob, I'd love to see if we can use your plugin at our space. Any chance
you'd consider open sourcing it?

Russell

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Shirley Hicks <shirley at velochicdesign.com>
wrote:

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> On Nov 5, 2015, at 11:31 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Bob Baddeley <
> hackerspace-discuss at bobbaddeley.com> wrote:
>
>> Then it gets cool. We built another plugin on top of all these that
>> manages 'machines' in the space and their usage. We have RFID keys for door
>> access, and Raspberry Pi's at the doors. When an RFID is swiped, the pi
>> makes a web service request to our plugin to check the membership and
>> permission level of that user and allows them access. We have some caching
>> in place in case the web goes down, but essentially we have a web interface
>> that controls who has access to what physical things. We've also tied this
>> system in to our laser cutter, where we not only enable/disable the laser
>> based on whether the person has been trained, but we track the length of
>> the job and charge against their account funds for how many seconds of
>> laser time (since the laser tube is a consumable). We have a scale next to
>> our 3D printer area with a pi that lets you pay for plastic parts using
>> account funds as well.
>>
>
>
> This is really interesting and I would like more details!
>
> So would I. And thanks for sharing the details! I’m finally compiling the
> list.
>
> — Shirley
>
> At PS1 we have a similar door control system that makes service requests
> to our member site. We use it to manage member information rather than a
> wiki plugin.
>
>
> I would like to know how you have tied your system in to the laser cutter
> and other tools.
>
> --
> shekay at pobox.com
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Thanks,

Russell Fair
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