M7E Hecto RFID - Wireless architecture?

[dilshana]

@skidog

Hi, I set up an M6e Nano in a nice weather proof box and 3 connectors on the box for the antenna, power cable, and usb connection to a laptop. I have created my own software, using the ThingMagic C# SDK, to count and time laps on a local ski loop. I have a TV located about 30m past the antenna so that athletes can see their lap count, lap time, average lap time etc, as they pass by. The laptop is equipped with a wireless HDMI dongle, as is the TV: This allows me to setup the laptop and the TV without them having to be close to one another. I’m using this system for team training sessions and it is working great! However, I have to set up the laptop out in the cold every time because, even though the laptop connects to the TV wirelessly, I still have to cable the laptop to the reader via USB in order to receive the chip reads.

The outdoor reader is setup within wifi range and is just outside a window where I can have the laptop. This location for the laptop would also permit my wireless HDMI out to TV to continue working. I would like to not require the USB cable to go through the wall or to run out an open window or door. I think it would be really cool to have a raspberry pi or arduino shield wired to the M6e nano inside the weather proof box and have that device send reader data to my laptop via bluetooth or wifi. Does this make sense and does anyone have experience with this or have any guidance as to the best way to architect a system like that? Better yet, has it already been done?

You can get some help from the following thread.

SparkFun Simultaneous RFID Reader - M6E Nano

I just bought a product recently. I am trying to connect with ESP32, but not having any success (using software serial, I2C). I also have a hard time finding ways to communicate through I2C and SPI. On the other side, I have a Raspberry Pi board and I am trying to install the ThigMagic Mercury API-python wrapper, not have enough material to make it a success. Please help me to solve this issue. Thank you