MFRC5122 RFID Reader Help!

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#1

I bought This RFID reader http://www.ebay.com/itm/161135300790?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 and Im trying to integrate it into a project Im doing. All i really need from the RFID reader is a bare read out of the RFID tags and cards. Im using the library from GitHub - miguelbalboa/rfid: Arduino RFID Library for MFRC522 and everything is working well when i upload the dump code sketch and im getting readings from my Arduino.

This is that code

/*
 * MFRC522 - Library to use ARDUINO RFID MODULE KIT 13.56 MHZ WITH TAGS SPI W AND R BY COOQROBOT.
 * The library file MFRC522.h has a wealth of useful info. Please read it.
 * The functions are documented in MFRC522.cpp.
 *
 * Based on code Dr.Leong   ( WWW.B2CQSHOP.COM )
 * Created by Miguel Balboa (circuitito.com), Jan, 2012.
 * Rewritten by Søren Thing Andersen (access.thing.dk), fall of 2013 (Translation to English, refactored, comments, anti collision, cascade levels.)
 * Released into the public domain.
 *
 * Sample program showing how to read data from a PICC using a MFRC522 reader on the Arduino SPI interface.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------- empty_skull 
 * Aggiunti pin per arduino Mega
 * add pin configuration for arduino mega
 * http://mac86project.altervista.org/
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Coppola
 * Pin layout should be as follows:
 * Signal     Pin              Pin               Pin
 *            Arduino Uno      Arduino Mega      MFRC522 board
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Reset      9                5                 RST
 * SPI SS     10               53                SDA
 * SPI MOSI   11               52                MOSI
 * SPI MISO   12               51                MISO
 * SPI SCK    13               50                SCK
 *
 * The reader can be found on eBay for around 5 dollars. Search for "mf-rc522" on ebay.com. 
 */

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

#define SS_PIN 10
#define RST_PIN 9
MFRC522 mfrc522(SS_PIN, RST_PIN);	// Create MFRC522 instance.

void setup() {
	Serial.begin(9600);	// Initialize serial communications with the PC
	SPI.begin();			// Init SPI bus
	mfrc522.PCD_Init();	// Init MFRC522 card
	Serial.println("Scan PICC to see UID and type...");
}

void loop() {
	// Look for new cards
	if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent()) {
		return;
	}

	// Select one of the cards
	if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial()) {
		return;
	}

	// Dump debug info about the card. PICC_HaltA() is automatically called.
	mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
}

and this is what it reads when I scan a tag

Scan PICC to see UID and type…
Card UID: 55 68 F1 B0
PICC type: MIFARE 1KB
Sector Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 AccessBits
15 63 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
14 59 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
13 55 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
12 51 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
11 47 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
10 43 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
9 39 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
8 35 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
7 31 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
6 27 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
5 23 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
4 19 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
3 15 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
2 11 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
1 7 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.
0 3 PCD_Authenticate() failed: Timeout in communication.

All i need is the Card UID. Is there a way i can get bare 55 68 F1 B0 as a data type?
Please help

#2

Hi there! I happened to have been working with the same RFID reader this morning, also for the first time.

Keep in mind, as long as the tag is close enough to the reader, it will keep reading the tag over and over again, so you need to put in some kind of delay or a watch to see if a card has been read and processed.

I wanted to get the same thing you needed, here’s what I did:

void loop() {
// Look for new cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent()) {
return;
}

// Select one of the cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial()) {
return;
}

// Dump debug info about the card. PICC_HaltA() is automatically called.
//mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
//Serial.println(&(mfrc522.uid));

Serial.print(“Card UID:”);
for (byte i = 0; i < mfrc522.uid.size; i++) {
Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte < 0x10 ? " 0" : " ");
_ Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte*, HEX);_
_ }_
_ Serial.println(); _
_ delay(2000);_
_}*_

#3

Hi, i have an error at your void loop.

“exit status 1
call of overloaded ‘print(byte [10], int)’ is ambiguous”

what did i do wrong ?

/*
* MFRC522 - Library to use ARDUINO RFID MODULE KIT 13.56 MHZ WITH TAGS SPI W AND R BY COOQROBOT.
* The library file MFRC522.h has a wealth of useful info. Please read it.
* The functions are documented in MFRC522.cpp.
*
* Based on code Dr.Leong   ( WWW.B2CQSHOP.COM )
* Created by Miguel Balboa (circuitito.com), Jan, 2012.
* Rewritten by Søren Thing Andersen (access.thing.dk), fall of 2013 (Translation to English, refactored, comments, anti collision, cascade levels.)
* Released into the public domain.
*
* Sample program showing how to read data from a PICC using a MFRC522 reader on the Arduino SPI interface.
*----------------------------------------------------------------------------- empty_skull 
* Aggiunti pin per arduino Mega
* add pin configuration for arduino mega
* http://mac86project.altervista.org/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Coppola
* Pin layout should be as follows:
* Signal     Pin              Pin               Pin
*            Arduino Uno      Arduino Mega      MFRC522 board
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* Reset      9                5                 RST
* SPI SS     10               53                SDA
* SPI MOSI   11               52                MOSI
* SPI MISO   12               51                MISO
* SPI SCK    13               50                SCK
*
* The reader can be found on eBay for around 5 dollars. Search for "mf-rc522" on ebay.com. 
*/

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

#define SS_PIN 10
#define RST_PIN 9
MFRC522 mfrc522(SS_PIN, RST_PIN);  // Create MFRC522 instance.

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); // Initialize serial communications with the PC
  SPI.begin();      // Init SPI bus
  mfrc522.PCD_Init(); // Init MFRC522 card
  Serial.println("Scan PICC to see UID and type...");
}

void loop() {
        // Look for new cards
        if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent()) {
                return;
        }

        // Select one of the cards
        if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial()) {
                return;
        }

        // Dump debug info about the card. PICC_HaltA() is automatically called.
        //mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
        //Serial.println(&(mfrc522.uid));
        
        Serial.print("Card UID:");
        for (byte i = 0; i < mfrc522.uid.size; i++) {
                Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte < 0x10 ? " 0" : " ");
                Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte, HEX);
        } 
        Serial.println();    
        delay(2000);
}
#4

osmosis311:
Hi there! I happened to have been working with the same RFID reader this morning, also for the first time.

Keep in mind, as long as the tag is close enough to the reader, it will keep reading the tag over and over again, so you need to put in some kind of delay or a watch to see if a card has been read and processed.

I wanted to get the same thing you needed, here’s what I did:

void loop() {
// Look for new cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent()) {
return;
}

// Select one of the cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial()) {
return;
}

// Dump debug info about the card. PICC_HaltA() is automatically called.
//mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
//Serial.println(&(mfrc522.uid));

Serial.print(“Card UID:”);
for (byte i = 0; i < mfrc522.uid.size; i++) {
Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte < 0x10 ? " 0" : " ");
_ Serial.print(mfrc522.uid.uidByte*, HEX);_
_ }_
_ Serial.println(); _
_ delay(2000);_
_}_
_[/quote]*_
Can you help me ? Thank you in advance.

#5

MIFARE_Read() failed: Timeout in communication.

plz help me is solving this issue

#6