iButton anyone?

[Tim Noeding]

Hey all,

Sorry about being so vague the first time around, I was just wondering
if there was anyone with experience with the iButton. I have been
tasked with doing some repairs on equipment that use these as a method
for logging usage. After 30k uses, it prevents the machine from
working anymore. My boss tasked me with finding out how to get around
this little problem, so I've been swimming in iButton information for
the last week or so.
So far I know which model, and I am waiting for the writer to come in
the mail. I'm also looking for a decent scanner that will read the
chips, and haven't made my final decision on which one to purchase
yet.
I was hoping that there was someone that has some experience with this
and might be able to help solve my problem. If not, and this sounds
interesting to you, I'd be glad to bring it to a meeting and see what
we can do with them.


Thanks

Tim

On 4/9/09, koder <hmichels01 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> You have an interesting gadget there Tim.
> I have never heard of them before, but I did a Google search and it
> looks like it can be nearly anything.
>
> Alan was correct in saying that more information would be needed.
>
> The manufacturer says that the iButton is "a peripatetic extension of
> the computer", a statement that says everything and nothing at the same
> time.
>
> As a security device it is a key with a unique electronic number in it
> that would serve to tell the system that that key, and only that key was
> present in the system and was therefore authorized to do whatever teh
> system was programmed to do.
>
> On the other hand, depending on how it was programmed, it could be doing
> nearly anything else the designer built into it.
>
> Personally, I vote for its unlocking the front door, turning on the
> coffee pot and starting World Wat III all at the same time, all of which
> seem to be within its capability.
>
> Harold
>
> On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 14:40 -0700, Tim Noeding wrote:
>> I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these?
>>
>> I am currently repairing a machine that uses these as a security
>> feature. It's the first time I've seen one, but I figure one of you
>> may have some experience with these. If so, let me know if you have
>> found a good way of dealing with them.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Tim
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