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

[Robert Davidson]

Chad,
I would love to join in on this discussion if you open a hang out over in
Dallas we have some good things and bad things.
I can probably talk about scale issues and things I wish we solved early on
around access.

We do a implementation of WHMCS and a application called Maker Manager 2 as
well as Chinese RFID controllers.

Some things I wish we solved earlier:

Tracking Family/Corporate Member
AD/LDAP integration
Tracking Safety Classes they have been completed.
Waivers
RFID Integration


What we have solved is self service access control, recurring billing,
automatic notifications, Automatic badge activation and termination and
waiver checks.

Thanks,
Robert Davidson
Dallas Makerspace





On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Chad Elish <chad at hackpittsburgh.org> wrote:

>
> I had a nice talk with Bob the other week. HackPGH are going to be working
> with Bob and Sector67 to create a better plugin to use with WooCommerce.
>
> I’m really interested in the Board you guys are using Arclight.
>
> I think treasury and access control are the two hardest parts in running a
> HackerSpace.
> Would everyone be down to do a Hangout and discuss how we can merge all of
> this and make a standard.
>
> Cheers!
> -Chad
> President | HackPGH
> Pittsburgh’s First Makerspace
> *http://www.hackpittsburgh.org <http://www.hackpittsburgh.org>*
>
> On Dec 1, 2015, at 11:53 PM, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For the RFID hardware, we're using off-the-shelf Wiegand-format
> readers (available in 125Khz open-standard formats like EM4100 as well
> as Mifare/NFC) and the custom board we've been making/selling:
>
> http://accxproducts.com/wiki/index.php?title=Open_Access_4.0
>
>
> The server side can be a Pi bolted directly on or a USB connection to a
> server.
>
> It's a bit of work to roll a custom board with proper input protection
> and the like on every input.  This is one of our more successful
> open-source hardware projects to date.
>
> Arclight
> 23b Shop
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Russell Fair <rfair404 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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:
>
>
>
> 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.
>
> --
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> Russell Fair
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