Raspberry Pi Pico W LESSON 121: Using RFID Tags to Lock or Unlock Projects @paulmcwhorter
Raspberry Pi Pico W LESSON 121: Using RFID Tags to Lock or Unlock Projects  @paulmcwhorter
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a link to the Sunfounder BreadBoard Power Bank

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When using the breadvolt, or any battery power supply on a breadboard project, do not turn the power supply on while the Raspberry Pi Pico is connected to USB, as you could generate voltage conflicts. It is an either or. If the USB is connected, the power supply should be OFF. Or if you are going to connect the USB, first turn off the power supply. If you want to power the Pi Pico by the breadvolt, you should power the pico through the Vsys pin. Complete details on use of a portable power supply on your Pi Pico Projects can be found here:

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In this class we will be using the Sunfounder Raspberry Pi Pico W Keppler Kit. It will make things a lot easier if we are working on identical hardware. the link below is to amazon, and is for the identical hardware I will be using in this entire class.

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In this video, I describe how you can incorporate an RFID module into your project, and how to program and read RFID tags. We will be using the RFID-RC522 RF module, and several different tags. We use the RFID Tag to unlock the system. Then we keep track of servo position associated with each different card that was used. Enjoy!

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