Søren KjærsgaardJun 13, 2024

I scanned my cat 😂🐱

There’s a tech story to this ofc, the #flipperzero will read animal tags and even though the ISO FDX-B standard is centered above 130kHz, it’ll pick it up just fine if you find the exact spot.

The tag on ‘Stribe’ (‘Stripes’) had migrated a bit up towards the upper part of the neck, so it’s not located between the shoulder blades anymore, which is where I think it was initially inserted. It took quite a while to find it - luckily kitty was patient 🐱☺️

I had my hopes up for a temperature readout as well but apparently this chip doesn’t support it. Too bad really, I would’ve absolutely loved that 🤓🐱

#electronics #catsofinstagram #hackyourcat #rfid #rfidchip #animaltag #petchip #animalchip

Aaron PareckiAug 24, 2019
I made more progress on the cat feeder tonight! ⁣
⁣I attached the motor to the back, and the shaft now goes thru and connects to the original (modified) plastic shaft from the dispenser.
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⁣The lid has an ultrasonic distance sensor pointing down at the food to be able to tell how much is left in the chute.
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⁣There's a button on top to be able to manually dispense a dose.
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⁣Lastly, I added a terminal block to connect the wires from the scale for easier mounting to the processor later.
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⁣Next up, I need to start connecting all the components to the circuitry! The load cell amplifier, stepper motor driver, and finally the esp32 controller. Then it'll be time to write some software!
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⁣#homeautomation #esp32 #arduino #catfeeder #hackyourcat #cathacks