fingerprint sensor

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hello everybody,
i am working on a project based on a fingerprint sensor (fingerprint ADA751)

so i upload the following code :

#include <Adafruit_Fingerprint.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

int getFingerprintIDez();

// pin #2 is IN from sensor (GREEN wire)
// pin #3 is OUT from arduino (WHITE wire)
SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3);

Adafruit_Fingerprint finger = Adafruit_Fingerprint(&mySerial);

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("fingertest");
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
// set the data rate for the sensor serial port
finger.begin(57600);

if (finger.verifyPassword()) {
Serial.println("Found fingerprint sensor!");

} else {
Serial.println("Did not find fingerprint sensor :(");
while (1);
}
Serial.println("Waiting for valid finger...");
}

void loop() // run over and over again
{
getFingerprintIDez();
delay(50); //don't ned to run this at full speed.
}

uint8_t getFingerprintID() {
uint8_t p = finger.getImage();
switch (p) {
case FINGERPRINT_OK:
Serial.println("Image taken");

break;
case FINGERPRINT_NOFINGER:
Serial.println("No finger detected");
return p;
case FINGERPRINT_PACKETRECIEVEERR:
Serial.println("Communication error");
return p;
case FINGERPRINT_IMAGEFAIL:
Serial.println("Imaging error");
return p;
default:
Serial.println("Unknown error");
return p;
}

// OK success!

p = finger.image2Tz();
switch (p) {
case FINGERPRINT_OK:
Serial.println("Image converted");
break;
case FINGERPRINT_IMAGEMESS:
Serial.println("Image too messy");
return p;
case FINGERPRINT_PACKETRECIEVEERR:
Serial.println("Communication error");
return p;
case FINGERPRINT_FEATUREFAIL:
Serial.println("Could not find fingerprint features");
return p;
case FINGERPRINT_INVALIDIMAGE:
Serial.println("Could not find fingerprint features");
return p;
default:
Serial.println("Unknown error");
return p;
}

// OK converted!
p = finger.fingerFastSearch();
if (p == FINGERPRINT_OK) {
Serial.println("Found a print match!");

} else if (p == FINGERPRINT_PACKETRECIEVEERR) {
Serial.println("Communication error");
return p;
} else if (p == FINGERPRINT_NOTFOUND) {
Serial.println("Did not find a match");
return p;
} else {
Serial.println("Unknown error");
return p;
}

// found a match!
Serial.print("Found ID #"); Serial.print(finger.fingerID);
Serial.print(" with confidence of "); Serial.println(finger.confidence);
}

// returns -1 if failed, otherwise returns ID #
int getFingerprintIDez() {
uint8_t p = finger.getImage();
if (p != FINGERPRINT_OK) return -1;

p = finger.image2Tz();
if (p != FINGERPRINT_OK) return -1;

p = finger.fingerFastSearch();
if (p != FINGERPRINT_OK) return -1;

// found a match!
Serial.print("Found ID #"); Serial.print(finger.fingerID);
Serial.print(" with confidence of "); Serial.println(finger.confidence);
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
return finger.fingerID;
}

when i put my finger in the sensor, if it much with the templates in the database it shows me "ok"
all what i want to is to add an error message if the finger doesnt much with templates in the database.
could you help me?
thank you :slight_smile:

2

you already have a error message in your code ...

} else if (p == FINGERPRINT_NOTFOUND) {
Serial.println("Did not find a match");

3

when i put a finger that doesnt exist in the sensor database, no message is shown to me in the serial monitor, thats the problem :confused:

4

Try:

void loop()                     // run over and over again
{
  getFingerprintID();
  delay(50);            //don't ned to run this at full speed.
}

You are calling the 'ez' version of the function which doesn't report any errors. Call the full version if you want to see what went wrong when an attempt fails.