LCD keypad combines HID smart card reader, access control and alarm keypad in one Pacom Systems' new reader will work as an access control pad and alarm keypad and will read HID iClass cards.

He’s using an Arduino Uno and an Ethernet breakout board to hook it up to the network. This allows him to send text messages to himself when the alarm system is armed, disarmed, or triggered.

The keypad is driven by an Arduino Nano which has the start code stored in it. Power for the system is provided by a USB hub hidden behind the dash which he thinks will also come in handy with ...