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The project is that I have a box with objects in it. Each object has a placeholder within the box. I want to place a sensor in the bottom of each placeholder and have it tell me if an object is within the placholder or not. With RFID i want to know what is missing without opening the box.

@rickmontana83 have a look at http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ for example...

@Dirk_H I use LiFe batteries in my battery sensors. they are a bit oversized, but they work just fine. And because of the lower operating voltage I don´t need any type of voltage regulation

I apologize for the questions and how simple they may be, as Im new to this community but very intrigued with the creativity and endless possibilities.

Hi @rdevine, 1, 2, 3 look fine to me.\ On: The controller that will receive the information will be a Raspberry Pi 2.0 Model B 512MB. On the controller I am uncertain as to the software that will be placed on the controller. There is some debat about terminology but I think most people on this forum agree that the controller is something like Vera, OpenHAB, DomotiGa, PiDome etc. For the whole list (answer to #5), see all entries under Select Controller. Many of these controllers can run on your Raspberry. Between the controller and the sensors is the gateway, see under Select Gateway. Before you ask why the Raspberry can not be a gateway, see Port of MySensors Library 1.4 to Raspberry or do a search for Raspberry but for sure a Arduino gateway will be the simplest.