Hello,
I am new in arduino programming but I am trying to get up to speed.
First of all, I don’t know if this is the right place for my problem but to be honest I don’t know if it is a programming problem or a physical one.
I have bought a RFID-RC522 but I am having problems reading the cards.
I can read the big white ones and display the UID but i cannot read the small, round one (key cards). I have tried all the key cards I have in the house and I couldn’t read any of them.
I have made sure that I have the proper connections and that they are touching everything. I have also tried with another module (another RFID-RC522) but the same problem which got me thinking it might be a software problem.
I have used the examples from here and the examples from the RFID from this website (Down on the page under rc522.rar).
During the last 4 days I can tell you that I have tried all the relevant code samples that I could find online but none of them work for the key cards, they only worked for the big white ones.
code:
- rc522 example → dumpInfo
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* This is a MFRC522 library example; see https://github.com/miguelbalboa/rfid
* for further details and other examples.
*
* NOTE: The library file MFRC522.h has a lot of useful info. Please read it.
*
* Released into the public domain.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Example sketch/program showing how to read data from a PICC (that is: a RFID
* Tag or Card) using a MFRC522 based RFID Reader on the Arduino SPI interface.
*
* When the Arduino and the MFRC522 module are connected (see the pin layout
* below), load this sketch into Arduino IDE then verify/compile and upload it.
* To see the output: use Tools, Serial Monitor of the IDE (hit Ctrl+Shft+M).
* When you present a PICC (that is: a RFID Tag or Card) at reading distance
* of the MFRC522 Reader/PCD, the serial output will show the ID/UID, type and
* any data blocks it can read. Note: you may see "Timeout in communication"
* messages when removing the PICC from reading distance too early.
*
* If your reader supports it, this sketch/program will read all the PICCs
* presented (that is: multiple tag reading). So if you stack two or more
* PICCs on top of each other and present them to the reader, it will first
* output all details of the first and then the next PICC. Note that this
* may take some time as all data blocks are dumped, so keep the PICCs at
* reading distance until complete.
*
* Typical pin layout used:
* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* MFRC522 Arduino Arduino Arduino Arduino Arduino
* Reader/PCD Uno 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
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include <MFRC522.h>
#define RST_PIN 9 //
#define SS_PIN 10 //
MFRC522 mfrc522(SS_PIN, RST_PIN); // Create MFRC522 instance
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200); // 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
ShowReaderDetails(); // Show details of PCD - MFRC522 Card Reader details
Serial.println(F("Scan PICC to see UID, type, and data blocks..."));
}
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));
}
void ShowReaderDetails() {
// Get the MFRC522 software version
byte v = mfrc522.PCD_ReadRegister(mfrc522.VersionReg);
Serial.print(F("MFRC522 Software Version: 0x"));
Serial.print(v, HEX);
if (v == 0x91)
Serial.print(F(" = v1.0"));
else if (v == 0x92)
Serial.print(F(" = v2.0"));
else
Serial.print(F(" (unknown)"));
Serial.println("");
// When 0x00 or 0xFF is returned, communication probably failed
if ((v == 0x00) || (v == 0xFF)) {
Serial.println(F("WARNING: Communication failure, is the MFRC522 properly connected?"));
}
}
and RFID example → cardRead
/**
/**
* Read a card using a mfrc522 reader on your SPI interface
* Pin layout should be as follows (on Arduino Uno):
* MOSI: Pin 11 / ICSP-4
* MISO: Pin 12 / ICSP-1
* SCK: Pin 13 / ISCP-3
* SS: Pin 10
* RST: Pin 9
*
* Script is based on the script of Miguel Balboa.
* New cardnumber is printed when card has changed. Only a dot is printed
* if card is the same.
*
* @version 0.1
* @author Henri de Jong
* @since 06-01-2013
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include <RFID.h>
#define SS_PIN 10
#define RST_PIN 9
RFID rfid(SS_PIN, RST_PIN);
// Setup variables:
int serNum0;
int serNum1;
int serNum2;
int serNum3;
int serNum4;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
SPI.begin();
rfid.init();
}
void loop()
{
if (rfid.isCard()) {
if (rfid.readCardSerial()) {
if (rfid.serNum[0] != serNum0
&& rfid.serNum[1] != serNum1
&& rfid.serNum[2] != serNum2
&& rfid.serNum[3] != serNum3
&& rfid.serNum[4] != serNum4
) {
/* With a new cardnumber, show it. */
Serial.println(" ");
Serial.println("Card found");
serNum0 = rfid.serNum[0];
serNum1 = rfid.serNum[1];
serNum2 = rfid.serNum[2];
serNum3 = rfid.serNum[3];
serNum4 = rfid.serNum[4];
//Serial.println(" ");
Serial.println("Cardnumber:");
Serial.print("Dec: ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[0],DEC);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[1],DEC);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[2],DEC);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[3],DEC);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[4],DEC);
Serial.println(" ");
Serial.print("Hex: ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[0],HEX);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[1],HEX);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[2],HEX);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[3],HEX);
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(rfid.serNum[4],HEX);
Serial.println(" ");
} else {
/* If we have the same ID, just write a dot. */
Serial.print(".");
}
}
}
rfid.halt();
}
I cannot add RFID.h and RFID.cpp because of the limit characters but you can find them on the above links. If you want me to post them here, let me know and i`ll add another post with them. (they are the default ones, haven’t touched them)
If you have ideas what’s wrong with it, please let me know, i`d appreciate your help.
Thank you.