NRTC

NodeJS RFID Time Controller

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Backend part is deprecated, need to rewrite it using Java or something..

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What is it?

It is the application which allows to calculate time that somebody spent somewhere. It's perfectly suitable for a time-based cafes. When you're paid for time that visitors spent in your cafe. When a visitor enters he must be checked in and checked out when exits. The system automatically calculates (based on defined rules) the price for the visitor when he gets out.

How to use it?

Requirements

The app tested on Windows (7/8) and MAC (El Capitan)

Hardware (that I used):

Computer with windows 7/8 or MAC
RFID reader (model CF-RL120: freq 125KHz, interface USB or RS232)
RFID tags (125KHz EM4100)

Software (that I used):

Drivers for the reader (http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?pcid=41)
NodeJS + npm (https://nodejs.org/)
Python 2.7.6 (https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.6/)
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=44914) (node-gyp plugin uses that to build node-serialport)
Account on http://parse.com/ (it is a data storage for the app)

Installation

Install drivers and plug in the RFID reader, make sure COM port is used correctly
Set up a new application on http://parse.com/
Download the app from github
Go to the root app's folder
Fill settings.json with proper data
Run npm install bower gulp -g
Run npm install
Run gulp
Run node build/backend/main
If everything is OK, open http://localhost:8090 and see the live statistics

Using

After you've done all the steps above, you will see a -- CMD window -- Web page
Each time you move an RFID tag close to the reader the app will produce an action and logs that in the parse.com
You can see users' login/logout, time spent, prices on the web page
You can remove a log
You can see some statistics

Any questions/bugs/feedback?

I guess there are some, please let me know @kashesandr

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