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| ====== Hardware - NFC-dongle ====== | ====== Hardware - NFC-dongle ====== | ||
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
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| The [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|PN531 and PN533 chips]] support direct USB communication. This makes it very convenient and cheap to build NFC readers. No micro-controller is necessary to handle USB frames and no driver development is required. It is feasible to construct a NFC/RFID reader of the size of a ordinary USB-dongle. It only needs one [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|chip]] and a mini antenna. Example products are [[http://www.scmmicro.com/scl3710|SCL3710]] and [[http://www.scmmicro.com/products-services/smart-card-readers-terminals/contactless-dual-interface-readers/scl3711.html|SCL3710]] (pictures on the left) from [[http://www.scmmicro.com/|SCM Microsystems]]. | The [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|PN531 and PN533 chips]] support direct USB communication. This makes it very convenient and cheap to build NFC readers. No micro-controller is necessary to handle USB frames and no driver development is required. It is feasible to construct a NFC/RFID reader of the size of a ordinary USB-dongle. It only needs one [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|chip]] and a mini antenna. Example products are [[http://www.scmmicro.com/scl3710|SCL3710]] and [[http://www.scmmicro.com/products-services/smart-card-readers-terminals/contactless-dual-interface-readers/scl3711.html|SCL3710]] (pictures on the left) from [[http://www.scmmicro.com/|SCM Microsystems]]. | ||
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| libnfc supports direct USB communication for the [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|PN53x chips]] by making use of [[http://libusb.wiki.sourceforge.net|libusb]]. | libnfc supports direct USB communication for the [[:documentation:hardware:pn53x-chip|PN53x chips]] by making use of [[http://libusb.wiki.sourceforge.net|libusb]]. | ||
| A list of compatible NFC-dongles can be found on the [[:documentation:hardware:compatibility|compatibility]] page. | A list of compatible NFC-dongles can be found on the [[:documentation:hardware:compatibility|compatibility]] page. | ||
