RFID RC522 Help Required

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Hello.
i recently got a arduino uno board, and a rc522 rfid reader. i found out that i CANNOT write the card i got. this is because whenever i try to clone a card with the MF_RC522 library, it does nothing. please help.
thanks, elytraandfireworkisbest.
:smile:

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my wiring is:
RFID SDA > Pin 4
RFID RST > Pin 3
RFID SCK > Pin 13
RFID MOSI > Pin 11
RFID MISO > Pin 12
and Power + GND to 3.3v and GND

the code that i try to use is:

/*
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * 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 {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);
}

Thanks.

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hi @UKHeliBob, i solved the problem. the pin layout was incorrect. thanks for asking me to double check the code!!! :smile: but there is one more thing. It says that my rfid card is not a "changable" one. Can i change this "error"?