This week was a short week because of the July 4th holiday.   I spent the week refining my project.  I put together a list of supplies I would need to build an NFC reader and the tags to put into clothing.  Sadly, a lot of the online stores did not have the components in stock.

In the meantime, I examined an already built RFID reader that was made by another graduate student last spring.

RFID Reader

RFID Reader Innards

It was great to be able to see how someone else put a system together with different components.  This system used a battery, an Arduino Pro Mini, a bluetooth controller, and a RFID antenna mounted on the outside of the box.

 

I also helped in the production of a tutorial video.  The video is for people who will be participating in a study using an iPhone app called VizWiz.  Learning how to make a video was a lot of fun.  My main role was narration, which was a new experience for me.