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.
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.
