RFID stands for "radio-frequency identification" and is used to identify and track objects via wireless communication over short distances.
Questions tagged [rfid]
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Impossible to scan RFID tags using libnfc, PN532, and RPi3
I recently bought this NFC/RFID reader PN532 module V3
I want to use it with my raspberry pi 3. I have install and configured the library libnfc. The PN532 is connected with I2C. I have well enabled it on my RPi.
My problem is that I cannot scan…
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Changing RFID key for RFID-RC522
I have been playing around with my RPi2B (with Jessie), an adafruit breakout board and a RFID-RC522. I followed a guide to make it work, and it works like a charm
Guide for adding RFID-RC522 to RPi2B
I have managed to change the information on the…
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Raspberry Pi and the ACS ACR1252U USB NFC Card reader
I'm using a ACS ACR1252U card reader (http://www.acs.com.hk/en/products/342/acr1252u-usb-nfc-reader-iii-nfc-forum-certified-reader/) connected via USB and to be honest I have no idea how to get it working. I've Googled a ton of stuff but no luck.…
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Login to Raspberry Pi Via Python Script
I am trying to make a system to login to the Raspberry Pi with an RFID tag. I successfully connected the RFID reader RC522 module to the Raspberry Pi and I can retrieve the number of the tag and write a string into the RFID tag. Now I want to use…
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Connecting to an RC522 RFID reader
I'm trying to connect an RC522 RFID reader to the a Raspi via its SPI port. Up till now, I have tried several different pieces of code that are supposedly working, however, I have had no success with them.
The first one is a python script taken…
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Major trouble with nRF24L01+ controllers and the RF24 library
I've had a hellish last three days. All I've wanted to do is get an Arduino Uno and a Raspberry Pi B+ talking to eachother with these little guys, and after following many different tutorials, I've had absolutely no luck.
Some of the tutorials I…
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How to read Wiegand serial data? (Rx/Tx)
Ok, I am losing my mind...
Why is this so damn difficult?
Current situation:
- 12V Access control device that is connected like this i.e. Wiegand D0 to Tx and D1 to Rx, with voltage dividers.
- Raspberry Pi 3 with Raspbian Lite OS.
- Configured…
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Raspberry Pi3 conflicting overlays
I have a Rpi3 with 2016-03-18-raspbian-jessie.
I want to simultaneously connect a RC522 RFID Reader and a 5" touch screen LCD (waveshare).
With this config.txt the 522 reader works…
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Pi4J and Mifare RC-522 via SPI
I am having problems with coding a program that allows me to read RFID Tags with Pi4J on my Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.
I am totally new to Python and would prefer a program written in Java to save some data connected to an RFID Tag ID into a…
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Raspbian Jessie+ breaks SPI (RFID Reader MFCR 522)?
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I have a very odd problem: I connected a Mifare MFRC 522 RFID Reader to my raspberry Pi (it handles communication via SPI). For that I used one of the many Tutorial already on the Internet. At first everything worked fine but after a…
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Connecting RFID reader over USB
I just purchased the RFIDRW-E-USB RFID reader from Priority 1 Design (see this page, datasheet available in PDF form.)
I have tried to make it work on my computer (Ubuntu), before plugging it to my Raspberry Pi, but I had not luck so far and I am…
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Wiegand wiring guidance on Pi 4 with voltage step-down
Ok so following on from my previous post here. I have decided to start with the Wiegand wiring interface. I've drawn a diagram below to illustrate how I plan to wire everything up. Would appreciate if any guru can take a look and comment on any…
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Connecting RC522 RFID module to Raspberry Pi 4
I connect my RC522 RFID module to my Raspberry Pi 4 according to https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rfid-rc522/ so we have Write.py and Read.py:
Write.py:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
from mfrc522 import SimpleMFRC522
reader =…
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Reading ISO15693 SLIX2 18000-3-1 RFID tags with Raspberry Pi
There are Raspberry Pi components like RC522 that can read NFC tags, and it only supports ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE and NTAG. We can't use those.
We are looking for a component that can read international library standard RFID tags that are ISO 15693…
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How can Rpi SPI python read the MFRC522 RFID / NFC module?
Trying to read my RFID MFRC522 using a Mifare blue tag and it is not working. Wondering if i could get any help on this as when i put the tag to read it doesn't show up as…
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