Cesar E. H. White wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I am attempting to do the following project.  If anyone has done a
> similar project or part, there of  I would appreciate any advice or
> suggestions you may have.
>
> I need to do a cheap bar code reader, compare the code with some data
> previusly stored in a EEPROM (may be serial EEPROM 96LC54),ask a code
> password altrought a 3x4  keypad, compare bar code id with password
> and if its rigth, open a door (don't forget first how store the
> initial values for bar code id's), Im thinking in use the
> PIC16C84-04/P
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Cesar E. H. White

 Use one of these cheap readers that go between your keyboard and the PC.

The reader does all the work and spit out characters.

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Tjaart van der Walt
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