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This post is getting a little off-topic, so can I suggest you start new topics for each of these particular issues you wish to take further.

[1] ECIO has only one LED, so I'm confused. Plus the pins on it are unprotected and it needs to be handled like a standard chip - could that be the cause?

[2] The RFID range can be extended by using a ferrite block if required. We were supplied with some faulty RFID modules once, but these would work with only I-CODE cards. Apart from this, we have never had the problems you have described. Plus, it is impossible to put the module in a mode where it can accept both MIFARE and I-CODE at the same time.

[3] The relay board is very simple to work with. I don't know what the problem could be.

[4] Your servo problems are being handled elsewhere. But perhaps you are trying to use the servo component with the wrong type of servo. Our component is designed to work with "R/C servos". The R/C servos that are modified for constant rotation are compatible with the component, but they are used slightly differently. A value of around 128 should cause the motor to stop. Values either side will cause rotation in one direction or the other, with some degree of speed control (not perfect). Direct position/distance control is not possible.

[5] A regulator could get too hot if there are a lot of current-hungry peripherals attached to your board. An a hot regulator could cause your program to become unpredictable. There is an issue with some earlier versions of the HP488 and EB006 which have been dealt with elsewhere in this forum.

[1] ECIO has only one LED, so I'm confused. Plus the pins on it are unprotected and it needs to be handled like a standard chip - could that be the cause?

[2] The RFID range can be extended by using a ferrite block if required. We were supplied with some faulty RFID modules once, but these would work with only I-CODE cards. Apart from this, we have never had the problems you have described. Plus, it is impossible to put the module in a mode where it can accept both MIFARE and I-CODE at the same time.

[3] The relay board is very simple to work with. I don't know what the problem could be

I have bought 4 ECIO's and two ECIO boards. One time the ECIO got burnt, the other time the ECIO just stopped responding, the other time the other ECIO just didn't want to be programmed!!! Also the first ECIO board was not acting as normal, sometimes it could not power up, sometimes one LED was lighted up and sometimes both of them(I know that the lighting of the LEDs depends by whether you choose USB or Board power up of the ECIO) but I am speeking for a situation that all the parameters are the same and the output at different tries is different.