MATLAB/Octave - NFC/RFID Bricklet¶

Write Read Type2 (MATLAB)¶

Download (matlab_example_write_read_type2.m)

 1function matlab_example_write_read_type2()
 2    global nr;
 3
 4    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
 5    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID;
 6
 7    HOST = 'localhost';
 8    PORT = 4223;
 9    UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your NFC/RFID Bricklet
10
11    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
12    nr = handle(BrickletNFCRFID(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % Create device object
13
14    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
15    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected
16
17    % Register state changed callback to function cb_state_changed
18    set(nr, 'StateChangedCallback', @(h, e) cb_state_changed(e));
19
20    % Select NFC Forum Type 2 tag
21    nr.requestTagID(BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_TYPE2);
22
23    input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
24    ipcon.disconnect();
25end
26
27% Callback function for state changed callback
28function cb_state_changed(e)
29    global nr;
30    
31    if e.state == nr.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY
32        fprintf('Tag found\n');
33        
34        % Write 16 byte to pages 5-8
35        data_write = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15];
36        nr.writePage(5, data_write);
37        fprintf('Writing data...\n');
38    elseif e.state == nr.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_READY
39        % Request pages 5-8
40        nr.requestPage(5);
41        fprintf('Requesting data...\n');
42    elseif e.state == nr.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_READY
43        % Get and print pages
44        data = nr.getPage();
45        fprintf('Read data: [%d]\n', data);
46    elseif (bitand(e.state, 64) == 64)
47        % All errors have bit 6 set
48        fprintf('Error: %d\n', e.state);
49    end
50end

Scan For Tags (MATLAB)¶

Download (matlab_example_scan_for_tags.m)

 1function matlab_example_scan_for_tags()
 2    global nr;
 3    global tag_type;
 4
 5    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
 6    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID;
 7
 8    HOST = 'localhost';
 9    PORT = 4223;
10    UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your NFC/RFID Bricklet
11
12    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
13    nr = handle(BrickletNFCRFID(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % Create device object
14    tag_type = 0;
15
16    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
17    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected
18
19    % Register state changed callback to function cb_state_changed
20    set(nr, 'StateChangedCallback', @(h, e) cb_state_changed(e));
21
22    % Start scan loop
23    nr.requestTagID(BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_MIFARE_CLASSIC);
24
25    input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
26    ipcon.disconnect();
27end
28
29% Callback function for state changed callback
30function cb_state_changed(e)
31    global nr;
32    global tag_type;
33
34    if e.state == nr.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY
35        ret = nr.getTagID();
36
37        if ret.tidLength == 4
38            fprintf('Found tag of type %d with ID [%x %x %x %x]\n', ...
39                    ret.tagType, ret.tid(1), ret.tid(2), ret.tid(3), ret.tid(4));
40        else
41            fprintf('Found tag of type %d with ID [%x %x %x %x %x %x %x]\n', ...
42                    ret.tagType, ret.tid(1), ret.tid(2), ret.tid(3), ret.tid(4), ...
43                    ret.tid(5), ret.tid(6), ret.tid(7));
44        end
45    end
46
47    % Cycle through all types
48    if e.idle
49        tag_type = mod((tag_type + 1), 3);
50        nr.requestTagID(tag_type);
51    end
52end

Write Read Type2 (Octave)¶

Download (octave_example_write_read_type2.m)

 1function octave_example_write_read_type2()
 2    more off;
 3
 4    global nr;
 5
 6    HOST = "localhost";
 7    PORT = 4223;
 8    UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your NFC/RFID Bricklet
 9
10    ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
11    nr = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID", UID, ipcon); % Create device object
12
13    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
14    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected
15
16    % Register state changed callback to function cb_state_changed
17    nr.addStateChangedCallback(@cb_state_changed);
18
19    % Select NFC Forum Type 2 tag
20    nr.requestTagID(nr.TAG_TYPE_TYPE2);
21
22    input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
23    ipcon.disconnect();
24end
25
26% Callback function for state changed callback
27function cb_state_changed(e)
28    global nr;
29
30    if java2int(e.state) == java2int(nr.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY)
31        fprintf("Tag found\n");
32
33        % Write 16 byte to pages 5-8
34        data_write = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15];
35        nr.writePage(5, data_write);
36        fprintf("Writing data...\n");
37    elseif java2int(e.state) == java2int(nr.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_READY)
38        % Request pages 5-8
39        nr.requestPage(5);
40        fprintf("Requesting data...\n");
41    elseif java2int(e.state) == java2int(nr.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_READY)
42        % Get and print pages
43        data = nr.getPage();
44        fprintf("Read data: [%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d]\n",
45                java2int(data(1)), java2int(data(2)), java2int(data(3)), java2int(data(4)),
46                java2int(data(5)), java2int(data(6)), java2int(data(7)), java2int(data(8)),
47                java2int(data(9)), java2int(data(10)), java2int(data(11)), java2int(data(12)),
48                java2int(data(13)), java2int(data(14)), java2int(data(15)), java2int(data(16)));
49    elseif (bitand(java2int(e.state), 64) == 64)
50        % All errors have bit 6 set
51        fprintf("Error: %d\n", java2int(e.state));
52    end
53end
54
55function int = java2int(value)
56    if compare_versions(version(), "3.8", "<=")
57        int = value.intValue();
58    else
59        int = value;
60    end
61end

Scan For Tags (Octave)¶

Download (octave_example_scan_for_tags.m)

 1function octave_example_scan_for_tags()
 2    more off;
 3
 4    global nr;
 5    global tag_type;
 6
 7    HOST = "localhost";
 8    PORT = 4223;
 9    UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your NFC/RFID Bricklet
10
11    ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
12    nr = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID", UID, ipcon); % Create device object
13    tag_type = 0;
14
15    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
16    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected
17
18    % Register state changed callback to function cb_state_changed
19    nr.addStateChangedCallback(@cb_state_changed);
20
21    % Start scan loop
22    nr.requestTagID(nr.TAG_TYPE_MIFARE_CLASSIC);
23
24    input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
25    ipcon.disconnect();
26end
27
28% Callback function for state changed callback
29function cb_state_changed(e)
30    global nr;
31    global tag_type;
32
33    if java2int(e.state) == java2int(nr.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY)
34        ret = nr.getTagID();
35        tid = ret.tid;
36
37        if java2int(ret.tidLength) == 4
38            fprintf("Found tag of type %d with ID [%02x %02x %02x %02x]\n", ...
39                    java2int(ret.tagType), java2int(tid(1)), java2int(tid(2)), ...
40                    java2int(tid(3)), java2int(tid(4)));
41        else
42            fprintf("Found tag of type %d with ID [%02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x]\n", ...
43                    java2int(ret.tagType), java2int(tid(1)), java2int(tid(2)), ...
44                    java2int(tid(3)), java2int(tid(4)), java2int(tid(5)), ...
45                    java2int(tid(6)), java2int(tid(7)));
46        end
47    end
48
49    % Cycle through all types
50    if e.idle
51        tag_type = mod((tag_type + 1), 3);
52        nr.requestTagID(tag_type);
53    end
54end
55
56function int = java2int(value)
57    if compare_versions(version(), "3.8", "<=")
58        int = value.intValue();
59    else
60        int = value;
61    end
62end

Basic Functions¶

class BrickletNFCRFID(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	nfcRFID – Type: BrickletNFCRFID

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid.

In MATLAB:

import com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID;

nfcRFID = BrickletNFCRFID('YOUR_DEVICE_UID', ipcon);

In Octave:

nfcRFID = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletNFCRFID", "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

void BrickletNFCRFID.requestTagID(short tagType)¶

Parameters:	tagType – Type: short, Range: See constants

To read or write a tag that is in proximity of the NFC/RFID Bricklet you first have to call this function with the expected tag type as parameter. It is no problem if you don’t know the tag type. You can cycle through the available tag types until the tag gives an answer to the request.

Currently the following tag types are supported:

• Mifare Classic

• NFC Forum Type 1

• NFC Forum Type 2

After you call requestTagID() the NFC/RFID Bricklet will try to read the tag ID from the tag. After this process is done the state will change. You can either register the StateChangedCallback callback or you can poll getState() to find out about the state change.

If the state changes to RequestTagIDError it means that either there was no tag present or that the tag is of an incompatible type. If the state changes to RequestTagIDReady it means that a compatible tag was found and that the tag ID could be read out. You can now get the tag ID by calling getTagID().

If two tags are in the proximity of the NFC/RFID Bricklet, this function will cycle through the tags. To select a specific tag you have to call requestTagID() until the correct tag id is found.

In case of any Error state the selection is lost and you have to start again by calling requestTagID().

The following constants are available for this function:

For tagType:

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_MIFARE_CLASSIC = 0

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_TYPE1 = 1

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_TYPE2 = 2

BrickletNFCRFID.TagID BrickletNFCRFID.getTagID()¶

Return Object:	tagType – Type: short, Range: See constants tidLength – Type: short, Range: [4, 7] tid – Type: short[], Length: 7, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the tag type, tag ID and the length of the tag ID (4 or 7 bytes are possible length). This function can only be called if the NFC/RFID is currently in one of the Ready states. The returned ID is the ID that was saved through the last call of requestTagID().

To get the tag ID of a tag the approach is as follows:

1. Call requestTagID()

2. Wait for state to change to RequestTagIDReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

3. Call getTagID()

The following constants are available for this function:

For tagType:

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_MIFARE_CLASSIC = 0

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_TYPE1 = 1

• BrickletNFCRFID.TAG_TYPE_TYPE2 = 2

BrickletNFCRFID.State BrickletNFCRFID.getState()¶

Return Object:	state – Type: short, Range: See constants idle – Type: boolean

Returns the current state of the NFC/RFID Bricklet.

On startup the Bricklet will be in the Initialization state. The initialization will only take about 20ms. After that it changes to Idle.

The functions of this Bricklet can be called in the Idle state and all of the Ready and Error states.

Example: If you call requestPage(), the state will change to RequestPage until the reading of the page is finished. Then it will change to either RequestPageReady if it worked or to RequestPageError if it didn’t. If the request worked you can get the page by calling getPage().

The same approach is used analogously for the other API functions.

The following constants are available for this function:

For state:

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_INITIALIZATION = 0

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_IDLE = 128

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_ERROR = 192

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID = 2

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY = 130

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_ERROR = 194

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE = 3

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE_READY = 131

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE_ERROR = 195

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE = 4

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_READY = 132

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_ERROR = 196

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE = 5

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_READY = 133

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_ERROR = 197

void BrickletNFCRFID.authenticateMifareClassicPage(int page, short keyNumber, short[] key)¶

Parameters:	page – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1] keyNumber – Type: short, Range: See constants key – Type: short[], Length: 6, Range: [0 to 255]

Mifare Classic tags use authentication. If you want to read from or write to a Mifare Classic page you have to authenticate it beforehand. Each page can be authenticated with two keys: A (key_number = 0) and B (key_number = 1). A new Mifare Classic tag that has not yet been written to can be accessed with key A and the default key [0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF].

The approach to read or write a Mifare Classic page is as follows:

1. Call requestTagID()

2. Wait for state to change to RequestTagIDReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

3. If looking for a specific tag then call getTagID() and check if the expected tag was found, if it was not found go back to step 1

4. Call authenticateMifareClassicPage() with page and key for the page

5. Wait for state to change to AuthenticatingMifareClassicPageReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

6. Call requestPage() or writePage() to read/write page

The following constants are available for this function:

For keyNumber:

• BrickletNFCRFID.KEY_A = 0

• BrickletNFCRFID.KEY_B = 1

void BrickletNFCRFID.writePage(int page, short[] data)¶

Parameters:	page – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1] data – Type: short[], Length: 16, Range: [0 to 255]

Writes 16 bytes starting from the given page. How many pages are written depends on the tag type. The page sizes are as follows:

• Mifare Classic page size: 16 byte (one page is written)

• NFC Forum Type 1 page size: 8 byte (two pages are written)

• NFC Forum Type 2 page size: 4 byte (four pages are written)

The general approach for writing to a tag is as follows:

1. Call requestTagID()

2. Wait for state to change to RequestTagIDReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

3. If looking for a specific tag then call getTagID() and check if the expected tag was found, if it was not found got back to step 1

4. Call writePage() with page number and data

5. Wait for state to change to WritePageReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

If you use a Mifare Classic tag you have to authenticate a page before you can write to it. See authenticateMifareClassicPage().

void BrickletNFCRFID.requestPage(int page)¶

Parameters:	page – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Reads 16 bytes starting from the given page and stores them into a buffer. The buffer can then be read out with getPage(). How many pages are read depends on the tag type. The page sizes are as follows:

• Mifare Classic page size: 16 byte (one page is read)

• NFC Forum Type 1 page size: 8 byte (two pages are read)

• NFC Forum Type 2 page size: 4 byte (four pages are read)

The general approach for reading a tag is as follows:

1. Call requestTagID()

2. Wait for state to change to RequestTagIDReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

3. If looking for a specific tag then call getTagID() and check if the expected tag was found, if it was not found got back to step 1

4. Call requestPage() with page number

5. Wait for state to change to RequestPageReady (see getState() or StateChangedCallback callback)

6. Call getPage() to retrieve the page from the buffer

If you use a Mifare Classic tag you have to authenticate a page before you can read it. See authenticateMifareClassicPage().

short[] BrickletNFCRFID.getPage()¶

Returns:	data – Type: short[], Length: 16, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns 16 bytes of data from an internal buffer. To fill the buffer with specific pages you have to call requestPage() beforehand.

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletNFCRFID.Identity BrickletNFCRFID.getIdentity()¶

Return Object:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] hardwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 1: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 3: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 1: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 3: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.

The position can be ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘e’, ‘f’, ‘g’ or ‘h’ (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position ‘z’.

The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with “set” function of MATLAB. The parameters consist of the IP Connection object, the callback name and the callback function. For example, it looks like this in MATLAB:

function my_callback(e)
    fprintf('Parameter: %s\n', e.param);
end

set(device, 'ExampleCallback', @(h, e) my_callback(e));

Due to a difference in the Octave Java support the “set” function cannot be used in Octave. The registration is done with “add*Callback” functions of the device object. It looks like this in Octave:

function my_callback(e)
    fprintf("Parameter: %s\n", e.param);
end

device.addExampleCallback(@my_callback);

It is possible to add several callbacks and to remove them with the corresponding “remove*Callback” function.

The parameters of the callback are passed to the callback function as fields of the structure e, which is derived from the java.util.EventObject class. The available callback names with corresponding structure fields are described below.

callback BrickletNFCRFID.StateChangedCallback¶

Event Object:	state – Type: short, Range: See constants idle – Type: boolean

This callback is called if the state of the NFC/RFID Bricklet changes. See getState() for more information about the possible states.

The following constants are available for this function:

For state:

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_INITIALIZATION = 0

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_IDLE = 128

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_ERROR = 192

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID = 2

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_READY = 130

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_TAG_ID_ERROR = 194

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE = 3

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE_READY = 131

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_AUTHENTICATING_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE_ERROR = 195

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE = 4

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_READY = 132

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_WRITE_PAGE_ERROR = 196

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE = 5

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_READY = 133

• BrickletNFCRFID.STATE_REQUEST_PAGE_ERROR = 197

In MATLAB the set() function can be used to register a callback function to this callback.

In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the addStateChangedCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeStateChangedCallback() function.

Virtual Functions¶

Virtual functions don’t communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.

short[] BrickletNFCRFID.getAPIVersion()¶

Return Object:	apiVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 1: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 3: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the version of the API definition implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.

boolean BrickletNFCRFID.getResponseExpected(byte functionId)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants
Returns:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.

For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled, because those functions will always send a response. For callback configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by setResponseExpected(). For setter functions it is disabled by default and can be enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_REQUEST_TAG_ID = 1

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_AUTHENTICATE_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE = 4

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_WRITE_PAGE = 5

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_REQUEST_PAGE = 6

void BrickletNFCRFID.setResponseExpected(byte functionId, boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: boolean

Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_REQUEST_TAG_ID = 1

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_AUTHENTICATE_MIFARE_CLASSIC_PAGE = 4

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_WRITE_PAGE = 5

• BrickletNFCRFID.FUNCTION_REQUEST_PAGE = 6

void BrickletNFCRFID.setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.

Constants¶

int BrickletNFCRFID.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a NFC/RFID Bricklet.

The getIdentity() function and the IPConnection.EnumerateCallback callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick’s or Bricklet’s type.

String BrickletNFCRFID.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a NFC/RFID Bricklet.