Materials

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
  • MicroSD card & regular-sized holder
  • Micro-USB to USB cable
• Cottonwood: TTL UART Long Range UHF RFID reader (ISO18000-6C EPC G2)
• 8dbi Mid-Range UHF RFID Antenna
• Male N-J to MMCX-J Interface Cable
• CP2102 USB 2.0 to UART TTL 6PIN Module Serial Converter
• 5VDC 2A Power Supply Center-positive 5.5x2.1mm barrel connector
• Power strip with regular & USB ports
• HDMI cable
• HDMI-VGA connector
• Computer monitor
• EPC Gen 2 passive RFID stickers
• Ashford 10" SampleIt Loom
• yarns of various types
• For testing / development:
  • 2 Ethernet cables OR Wifi dongles
  • keyboard & mouse
• Custom case. Ours was from IKEA.

Software

• Windows 10
• Visual Studio (Community Version)