RFID DOMINATOR: The Ultimate Domination Timer for Airsoft, Paintball
About RFID DOMINATOR
The RFID DOMINATOR is a cutting-edge domination timer designed for Airsoft, Paintball, and other competitive sports, adding a new level of strategy and excitement to your gameplay. This innovative device has onboard display, that tracks the total occupation time of a control point, making it an essential tool for organized events and team-based competitions. Using RFID technology, players can occupy the point by simply tapping their RFID wristband or card to the device. The timer will beep, if there is changed active team on the point and time is counting for this team, until a player from the opposing team claims the point, or if referee pauses the time. A referee can also reset the time, if needed, ensuring smooth and fair play gameplay experience. The device supports standard gameplay with 2 teams and offers the flexibility to include up to 4 teams in a single match.
Usage Scenarios
Ideal for playgrounds, fields. Events such as LARP, MilSim, Scenario, Speedball, Magfed, due the flash size that supports hundrets of RFID tags in a single application
Supported hardware
With RFID DOMINATOR 2.0 PCB, the following components are compatible
DEMO firmware
RFID DOMINATOR offers free to use DEMO firmware that allows you to test the device and its basic functions, if wired properly as on schematics available on the webpage of RFID DOMINATOR
Modular design, Portable firmware
Modular design of RFID DOMINATOR allows user to replace main components without needing to solder anything. By hot-swap method he can remove module and put there new one within seconds. User can copy and clone firmware to any amount of other device. Pay once, use as many times as you need for your devices.
Affordable
Copyable
Easy to use
Open-source HW friendly
RFID enabled
Modular design
Display output
Support & feedback
Details
PCB
RFID DOMINATOR 2.0 PCB specifications
104 x 103 x 1,6 mm, double-sided FR4 type PCB. Silkscreen on the PCB marks position and orientation of components, how these need to be soldered.
Open-source hardware support
Hardware compatible with open-source hardware
RFID DOMINATOR's hardware is related to open-source hardware usage. It is using Arduino modules and Arduino board itself for modular design and its advantages of open-source hardware (cost-effective, easy to replace).
Assembled PCB
View on the PCB, after it was assembled by compatible components
After the RFID DOMINATOR 2.0 PCB is assembled, total height of the PCB is extended to 45 mm. On the front side, there is LCD2004A screen and MFRC522 reader, alongside with LED diodes and buzzer. From the back side, there is Arduino Nano V3.0 controller.
Enclosure
3D printed enclosure for RFID DOMINATOR 2.0
Enclosure compatible with PCB of RFID DOMINATOR 2.0. Dimensions of the enclosure is 124 x 123 x 47 mm. PCB itself is mounted from the inside, on the front side of the enclosure using 4 pcs of M3 screws. There is possible to use 25 mm (width) tie-belt on the enclosure to mount it on the tree, joist.
Wiring diagram
Wiring diagram for RFID DOMINATOR 2.0
Wiring diagram shows, how Arduino Nano is wired with all other components. For LCD2004A, there is used hardware-wired I2C bus and for MFRC522 SPI-bus. Additional GPIOs are used for LED diodes indications and for buzzer with PWM support.
Gallery
Frequently Asked Questions
The most asked question from the community answered below
What is power consumption of the system?
Based on actual state (if LED diodes are on, number of RFID tags attached) from like 40 mAh - 60 mAh @ 5V
Can I power it up via powerbank?
Yes, RFID DOMINATOR can be powered up from powerbank directly via its 5V output.
How can I upload the firmware?
Same principle for DEMO or FINAL firmware. You will have .hex file that you will upload into Arduino Nano using XLoader tool. If you have Arduino Nano with Old Bootloader, your upload speed needs to be set to 57600 baud/s, with New Bootloader it is 11500 baud/s.
How to copy existing firmware?
Same file you have received via e-mail and upload to the first unit, you will upload it to the next unit of RFID DOMINATOR. It will work the same way and will react on the same RFID wristbands, cards.
Can be team name changed?
Not at the moment, but soon it will be possible, when AT commands extension will be finished. Team names need to have maximum 3 letters (it will be limited by the software).
