How to change UID?

Using Arduino Project Guidance
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/*
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Example to change UID of changeable MIFARE card.
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * This is a MFRC522 library example; for further details and other examples see: https://github.com/miguelbalboa/rfid
 * 
 * This sample shows how to set the UID on a UID changeable MIFARE card.
 * 
 * @author Tom Clement
 * @license Released into the public domain.
 *
 * Typical pin layout used:
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *             MFRC522      Arduino       Arduino   Arduino    Arduino          Arduino
 *             Reader/PCD   Uno/101       Mega      Nano v3    Leonardo/Micro   Pro Micro
 * Signal      Pin          Pin           Pin       Pin        Pin              Pin
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * RST/Reset   RST          9             5         D9         RESET/ICSP-5     RST
 * SPI SS      SDA(SS)      10            53        D10        10               10
 * SPI MOSI    MOSI         11 / ICSP-4   51        D11        ICSP-4           16
 * SPI MISO    MISO         12 / ICSP-1   50        D12        ICSP-1           14
 * SPI SCK     SCK          13 / ICSP-3   52        D13        ICSP-3           15
 *
 * More pin layouts for other boards can be found here: https://github.com/miguelbalboa/rfid#pin-layout
 */

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MFRC522.h>

#define RST_PIN   9     // Configurable, see typical pin layout above
#define SS_PIN    10    // Configurable, see typical pin layout above

MFRC522 mfrc522(SS_PIN, RST_PIN);   // Create MFRC522 instance

/* Set your new UID here! */
#define NEW_UID {F3, D8, E9, AB}
#define NEW_UID {0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF}

MFRC522::MIFARE_Key key;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);  // Initialize serial communications with the PC
  while (!Serial);     // Do nothing if no serial port is opened (added for Arduinos based on ATMEGA32U4)
  SPI.begin();         // Init SPI bus
  mfrc522.PCD_Init();  // Init MFRC522 card
  Serial.println(F("Warning: this example overwrites the UID of your UID changeable card, use with care!"));
  
  // Prepare key - all keys are set to FFFFFFFFFFFFh at chip delivery from the factory.
  for (byte i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
    key.keyByte[i] = 0xFF;
  }
}

// Setting the UID can be as simple as this:
//void loop() {
//  byte newUid[] = NEW_UID;
//  if ( mfrc522.MIFARE_SetUid(newUid, (byte)4, true) ) {
//    Serial.println("Wrote new UID to card.");
//  }
//  delay(1000);
//}

// But of course this is a more proper approach
void loop() {
  
  // Reset the loop if no new card present on the sensor/reader. This saves the entire process when idle. And if present, select one.
  if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent() || ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial() ) {
    delay(50);
    return;
  }
  
  // Now a card is selected. The UID and SAK is in mfrc522.uid.
  
  // Dump UID
  Serial.print(F("Card UID:"));
  for (byte i = 0; i < mfrc522.uid.size; i++) {
    Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte[i] < 0x10 ? " 0" : " ");
    Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte[i], HEX);
  } 
  Serial.println();

  // Dump PICC type
//  MFRC522::PICC_Type piccType = mfrc522.PICC_GetType(mfrc522.uid.sak);
//  Serial.print(F("PICC type: "));
//  Serial.print(mfrc522.PICC_GetTypeName(piccType));
//  Serial.print(F(" (SAK "));
//  Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.sak);
//  Serial.print(")\r\n");
//  if (  piccType != MFRC522::PICC_TYPE_MIFARE_MINI 
//    &&  piccType != MFRC522::PICC_TYPE_MIFARE_1K
//    &&  piccType != MFRC522::PICC_TYPE_MIFARE_4K) {
//    Serial.println(F("This sample only works with MIFARE Classic cards."));
//    return;
//  }
  
  // Set new UID
  byte newUid[] = NEW_UID;
  if ( mfrc522.MIFARE_SetUid(newUid, (byte)4, true) ) {
    Serial.println(F("Wrote new UID to card."));
  }
  
  // Halt PICC and re-select it so DumpToSerial doesn't get confused
  mfrc522.PICC_HaltA();
  if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent() || ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial() ) {
    return;
  }
  
  // Dump the new memory contents
  Serial.println(F("New UID and contents:"));
  mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
  
  delay(2000);
}
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Uncomment those lines and try. What happens?

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This line is probably the problem

#define NEW_UID {F3, D8, E9, AB}

In the Arduino programming language (close to C), hexadecimal numbers are defined with 0x in front of them. This means that for the program to recognize that you are talking about hexadecimal numbers you need to include 0x in front of the numbers.

Try this instead:

#define NEW_UID {0xF3, 0xD8, 0xE9, 0xAB}

And also remember to delete this line since it is going to interfere with the line you just wrote:

#define NEW_UID {0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF}

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