RFID Tag - Credit Card Datasheet

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Programming a Phidget

Where to get information

Go to •฀

www.phidgets.com >> downloads

Select the Operating System and the language you want to use.•฀

Download the appropriate API manual and read the section under the •฀

RFID heading.

Have a look at the source code of the •฀

RFID-full program.

Have a look at the C# example below.•฀

Modify an existing program or write your own program from scratch.•฀

Simple example written in C#

/* - RFID simple -

* This program simply displays the data that is generated by an RFID phidget in a very simple case and outputs

* it to the console. This simple example covers the basics of connecting and using an RFID phidget. For a

* more detailed example, see RFID-full.

* Please note that this example was designed to work with only one Phidget RFID connected.

* For an example using multiple Phidget RFIDs, please see a “multiple” example in the RFID Examples folder.

* This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Canada License.

* To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Text;

using Phidgets; //Needed for the RFID class and the PhidgetException class

using Phidgets.Events; //Needed for the phidget event handling classes

namespace RFID_simple

{

class Program

{

static void Main(string[] args)

{

try

{

RFID rd = new RFID(); //Declare an RFID object

//initialize our Phidgets RFID reader and hook the event handlers

rd.Attach += new AttachEventHandler(rd_Attach);

rd.Detach += new DetachEventHandler(rd_Detach);

rd.Error += new ErrorEventHandler(rd_Error);

rd.Tag += new TagEventHandler(rd_Tag);

rd.TagLost += new TagEventHandler(rd_TagLost);

rd.open();

//Wait for a Phidget RFID to be attached before doing anything with the object

Console.WriteLine(“waiting for attachment...”);

rd.waitForAttachment();

//turn on the antenna and the led to show everything is working