Well after 2+ months of waiting for parts that never arrived I gave up and ordered new ones.
Rather annoying but did mean I went ahead and got better parts instead.
Instead of an all in one RFID/Controller I got a LAN connected controller board that supports up to four RFID readers and two doors. This allows for more control in terms of users, time in/out and easy lock out of existing tags. Also means when I add in the garage door I’ve already got all the supporting equipment.
One extra feature that I plan on using is keeping an eye on the occupancy of the house so when everyone has taped out can switch off lights, heating, etc to save power.
I had already run a length of speaker wire to the door striker location and a length of CAT5 to the position of the RFID reader so hookup was pretty easy, the RFID reader uses 5 wires in total: +12v, GND, Data0, Data1 and LED
Was then just a matter of installing the software and entering the users. The wizard asks you to tap the tag on the RFID reader and then you add a name, department and any other information you want about the user. You can then set access privileges on a per door and user basis. Software is quite overkill for this application (can support something like 20,000 users…) but for the price who cares 🙂
And onto the pictures… I plan on making a video showing the door operation as well.






I dunno dave, 20,000 is almost likley at your place.
Could you give more info about what and where you ordered this stuff? Found the main board as pictured above (at AliExpress) but not a package as you received.
Is it still working one year later?
I ordered mine from this eBay seller. They do kits as well as individual parts.
http://stores.ebay.com.au/kissmegoodbuys/DIY-Access-Control-Packages-/
Has been working over 12 months now without a single fault 🙂
Let me know how you get on with your project.