HiPi::Interface::MFRC522
This module provides an interface to the common MFCR522 NFC module.
Supported tag types are MiFare Classic 1k and 4k, 4 byte UID and 7 byte UID.
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It is a port of the Arduino MFRC522 library from https://github.com/miguelbalboa/rfid
Examples
The examples below are also part of the source distribution.
Module Info
Display information about the MFRC522 module.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use HiPi qw( :rpi :mfrc522);
use HiPi::Interface::MFRC522;
my $resetpin = RPI_PIN_38; # the pin connected to reset
my $rfid = HiPi::Interface::MFRC522->new( reset_pin => $resetpin, devicename => '/dev/spidev0.1' );
my $versionstring = $rfid->get_firmware_version_string;
print qq(Module Version : $versionstring\n);
if( $rfid->self_test_ok ) {
print qq(Self Test Result : SUCCESS\n);
} else {
print qq(Self Test Result : FAILED\n);
}
# after self test we have to re init
$rfid->init;
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Dump Tag Info
Wait for tags to be presented and display basic info
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use HiPi qw( :rpi :mfrc522);
use HiPi::Interface::MFRC522;
my $resetpin = RPI_PIN_38; # the pin connected to reset
my $rfid = HiPi::Interface::MFRC522->new( reset_pin => $resetpin, devicename => '/dev/spidev0.1' );
sub handle_scan {
my $continue = 1;
my( $uid, $uidstring) = @_;
my $output = $rfid->picc_dump_details( $uid );
print $output . qq(\n);
$rfid->picc_end_session;
return $continue;
}
sub handle_timeout {
warn q(timeout called);
return 1;
}
$rfid->scan( \&handle_scan, \&handle_timeout, 10 );
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Dump all Tag Blocks
Print all tag block information to the console.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use HiPi qw( :rpi :mfrc522);
use HiPi::Interface::MFRC522;
my $resetpin = RPI_PIN_38; # the pin connected to reset
my $rfid = HiPi::Interface::MFRC522->new( reset_pin => $resetpin, devicename => '/dev/spidev0.1' );
$rfid->scan( \&handle_scan );
sub handle_scan {
my $continue = 1;
my( $uid, $uidstring) = @_;
print qq(\nReading Tag UID $uidstring Blocks\n);
print qq( do not remove tag from field ....\n);
my $output = $rfid->picc_dump_tag_info( $uid );
print $output;
# set the card inactive
$rfid->picc_end_session;
print qq(\nTag $uidstring read complete\n\n);
return $continue;
}
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Read and Write
Write data to a tag block and retrieve information
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use HiPi qw( :rpi :mfrc522);
use HiPi::Interface::MFRC522;
my $resetpin = RPI_PIN_38; # the pin connected to reset
my $rfid = HiPi::Interface::MFRC522->new( reset_pin => $resetpin, devicename => '/dev/spidev0.1' );
my $uidswritten = {}; # keep a record of if we have written to a tag in current invocation
my $infoblock = 2; # the block we will write to / read from
my $infostring = 'HiPi Block Test';
my $key = $rfid->get_default_key; # change if you changed it
sub handle_read_write {
my( $uid, $uidstring) = @_;
print qq(Tag ID : $uidstring\n);
my $picctype = $rfid->picc_get_type( $uid->{'sak'} );
my $piccname = $rfid->picc_get_type_name( $picctype );
print qq(Tag Type : $piccname\n);
my $continue = 1;
if(exists($uidswritten->{$uidstring})) {
# read the data from info block
my ( $bdstatus, $blockdata ) = $rfid->read_block_data( $infoblock, $uid, $key );
if( $bdstatus == MFRC522_STATUS_OK ) {
my $stringdata = '';
my $bldata = '';
for my $byte ( @$blockdata ) {
$bldata .= ' ' if $bldata;
$bldata .= sprintf('%02X', $byte);
$stringdata .= chr($byte) if $byte; # ignore 0x00 == NULL - this is text
}
print qq(READ BLOCK $infoblock DATA : $bldata\n);
print qq(BLOCK $infoblock STRING : $stringdata\n\n);
$continue = 1; # wait for next tag
print qq(present next tag ...\n\n);
} else {
print $rfid->get_status_code_name( $bdstatus ) . qq(\n);
}
} else {
# write the data to the block
my $writestring = $infostring;
my @chars = split(//, $writestring);
my @writedata = ();
for (my $i = 0; $i < 16; $i ++) { # block is 16 bytes
my $char = $chars[$i];
if(defined($char)) {
$writedata[$i] = ord($char);
} else {
$writedata[$i] = 0;
}
}
my $bdstatus = $rfid->write_block_data( $infoblock, $uid, \@writedata, $key );
print qq(WRITE BLOCK $infoblock DATA RESULT : ) . $rfid->get_status_code_name( $bdstatus ) . qq(\n\n);
if( $bdstatus == MFRC522_STATUS_OK ) {
$uidswritten->{$uidstring} = 1;
print qq(re-present tag to read block ....\n\n);
}
$continue = 1;
}
# end session so we can start communicating with same tag or new tag
$rfid->picc_end_session;
return $continue;
}
$rfid->scan( \&handle_read_write );
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Change Keys
Chaneg keys and possibly access permissions on tag.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use HiPi qw( :rpi :mfrc522);
use HiPi::Interface::MFRC522;
my $resetpin = RPI_PIN_38; # the pin connected to reset
my $rfid = HiPi::Interface::MFRC522->new( reset_pin => $resetpin, devicename => '/dev/spidev0.1' );
my $reverse = 0; # change $reverse to 1 to switch back a tag to defaults
# ( the current key must be the one in $replaceA below, of course);
my $defaultkey = $rfid->get_default_key;
my $replaceA = [ 0xA1, 0xA2, 0xA3, 0xA4, 0xA5, 0xA6 ]; # New Key A
my $replaceB = [ 0xB1, 0xB2, 0xB3, 0xB4, 0xB5, 0xB6 ]; # New Key B
my $blockswritten = {};
$rfid->scan( \&handle_scan );
sub handle_scan {
my $continue = 1;
my( $uid, $uidstring) = @_;
print qq(Tag UID: $uidstring\n);
# record which blocks we wrote successfully so
# that we can retry other blocks without failing
# authentication.
# This only lasts while the script is running
if(!exists($blockswritten->{$uidstring})) {
$blockswritten->{$uidstring} = {};
}
# These are the default existing access bits.
# We won't pass this value and existing bits will remain
my $accessbits = [
0b000, 0b000, 0b000, 0b001
];
# General Purpose Bit. We won't pass this value and all existing
# values will remain
my $gpb = 0x69;
my $key = ( $reverse ) ? $replaceA : $defaultkey;
my $newkeyA = ( $reverse ) ? $defaultkey : $replaceA;
my $newkeyB = ( $reverse ) ? $defaultkey : $replaceB;
my $picctype = $rfid->picc_get_type( $uid->{'sak'} );
my $blocks = $rfid->get_sector_trailer_blocks( $picctype );
my $success = 1;
for my $block( sort { $a <=> $b } ( keys %$blocks ) ) {
if($blockswritten->{$uidstring}->{$block}) {
print qq(skipping written block $block\n);
next;
}
my $status = $rfid->write_sector_trailer( $block, $key, $uid, $newkeyA, $newkeyB, undef, undef );
if( $status == MFRC522_STATUS_OK ) {
$blockswritten->{$uidstring}->{$block} = 1;
} else {
$success = 0;
}
print qq(result sector trailer write $block : ) . $rfid->get_status_code_name( $status ) . qq(\n);
# now read back in
my( $rstatus, $rdata ) = $rfid->read_block_data( $block, $uid, $newkeyA );
if( $rstatus == MFRC522_STATUS_OK ) {
printf(qq(result sector trailer read %03d %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X\n), $block, @$rdata );
} else {
print qq(result sector trailer read $block : ) . $rfid->get_status_code_name( $rstatus ) . qq(\n);
}
$rfid->sleep_milliseconds(1);
}
if( $success ) {
my $setype = ( $reverse ) ? 'Default' : 'New Custom';
print qq(Tag Access Set to $setype Key On All Sectors\n);
} else {
print qq(Failed - 1 or more sector trailers were not written. Re-present tag / card\n);
}
$rfid->picc_end_session;
return $continue;
}
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