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This shield allows your Arduino to control a door lock using an electric strike plate and one of a number of commonly-available RFID modules, and is based on the circuit described in the "" project in the book ".

Note: Does not include the RFID reader module itself. You need to purchase that separately.

Supported reader modules include:

• ID12
• ID20
• RDM630
• RDM880
• HF MultiTag

Features:

• On-board 9V regulator to power Arduino from strike plate power supply.
• Reset button wired through to Arduino reset pin.
• Blue "Arduino power on" LED.
• Green "External power supply on" LED.
• Red "Strike plate activated" LED.
• 100nF bypass/smoothing capacitors on 5V and 9V rails.
• Overlay guide where you need it: both top and bottom.
• Uses through-hole parts for easy assembly.

What's in the box?

• Gold-plated Freetronics RFID Lock Shield PCB with overlay on both top and bottom.
• All the required supporting parts.
• The fully illustrated RFID Lock Shield Assembly Guide, which is also available online.

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