My goal is to use dual RFID RC522 readers with Orange PI. So far, I have managed to make only one working. (reading google, armbian and orange pi forums). Here is what I have done so far:
Hardware connection:
MOSI ——————————> pin 19
MISO ——————————-> pin 21
SCLK ——————————-> pin 23
SDA ——————————–> pin 24
RST ———————————> pin 22
IRQ ———————————-> NONE
Second reader uses shared pins, except SDA, it goes to pin 26 on orange PI
software:
Install python dev
apt-get install python-dev
Install orangepi_PC_gpio_pyH3 Library
git clone https://github.com/duxingkei33/orangepi_PC_gpio_pyH3.git
cd orangepi_PC_gpio_pyH3
python setup.py install
Install SPI-Py Library
git clone https://github.com/lthiery/SPI-Py.git
cd SPI-Py
python setup.py install
Install MFRC522-python
git clone https://github.com/rasplay/MFRC522-python.git
The tricky part is, MFRC522-python is made to work with RASPBERRY PI on orange pi, one guy offered a solution by modifying MFRC522.py
#import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import pyA20.gpio as GPIO
import spi
import signal
class MFRC522:
NRSTPD = 22
MAX_LEN = 16
PCD_IDLE = 0x00
PCD_AUTHENT = 0x0E
PCD_RECEIVE = 0x08
PCD_TRANSMIT = 0x04
PCD_TRANSCEIVE = 0x0C
PCD_RESETPHASE = 0x0F
PCD_CALCCRC = 0x03
PICC_REQIDL = 0x26
PICC_REQALL = 0x52
PICC_ANTICOLL = 0x93
PICC_SElECTTAG = 0x93
PICC_AUTHENT1A = 0x60
PICC_AUTHENT1B = 0x61
PICC_READ = 0x30
PICC_WRITE = 0xA0
PICC_DECREMENT = 0xC0
PICC_INCREMENT = 0xC1
PICC_RESTORE = 0xC2
PICC_TRANSFER = 0xB0
PICC_HALT = 0x50
MI_OK = 0
MI_NOTAGERR = 1
MI_ERR = 2
Reserved00 = 0x00
CommandReg = 0x01
CommIEnReg = 0x02
DivlEnReg = 0x03
CommIrqReg = 0x04
DivIrqReg = 0x05
ErrorReg = 0x06
Status1Reg = 0x07
Status2Reg = 0x08
FIFODataReg = 0x09
FIFOLevelReg = 0x0A
WaterLevelReg = 0x0B
ControlReg = 0x0C
BitFramingReg = 0x0D
CollReg = 0x0E
Reserved01 = 0x0F
Reserved10 = 0x10
ModeReg = 0x11
TxModeReg = 0x12
RxModeReg = 0x13
TxControlReg = 0x14
TxAutoReg = 0x15
TxSelReg = 0x16
RxSelReg = 0x17
RxThresholdReg = 0x18
DemodReg = 0x19
Reserved11 = 0x1A
Reserved12 = 0x1B
MifareReg = 0x1C
Reserved13 = 0x1D
Reserved14 = 0x1E
SerialSpeedReg = 0x1F
Reserved20 = 0x20
CRCResultRegM = 0x21
CRCResultRegL = 0x22
Reserved21 = 0x23
ModWidthReg = 0x24
Reserved22 = 0x25
RFCfgReg = 0x26
GsNReg = 0x27
CWGsPReg = 0x28
ModGsPReg = 0x29
TModeReg = 0x2A
TPrescalerReg = 0x2B
TReloadRegH = 0x2C
TReloadRegL = 0x2D
TCounterValueRegH = 0x2E
TCounterValueRegL = 0x2F
Reserved30 = 0x30
TestSel1Reg = 0x31
TestSel2Reg = 0x32
TestPinEnReg = 0x33
TestPinValueReg = 0x34
TestBusReg = 0x35
AutoTestReg = 0x36
VersionReg = 0x37
AnalogTestReg = 0x38
TestDAC1Reg = 0x39
TestDAC2Reg = 0x3A
TestADCReg = 0x3B
Reserved31 = 0x3C
Reserved32 = 0x3D
Reserved33 = 0x3E
Reserved34 = 0x3F
serNum = []
def __init__(self,spd=1000000):
spi.openSPI(speed=spd)
# GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
# GPIO.setup(22, GPIO.OUT)
# GPIO.output(self.NRSTPD, 1)
self.MFRC522_Init()
def MFRC522_Reset(self):
self.Write_MFRC522(self.CommandReg, self.PCD_RESETPHASE)
def Write_MFRC522(self,addr,val):
spi.transfer(((addr<<1)&0x7E,val))
def Read_MFRC522(self,addr):
val = spi.transfer((((addr<<1)&0x7E) | 0x80,0))
return val[1]
def SetBitMask(self, reg, mask):
tmp = self.Read_MFRC522(reg)
self.Write_MFRC522(reg, tmp | mask)
def ClearBitMask(self, reg, mask):
tmp = self.Read_MFRC522(reg);
self.Write_MFRC522(reg, tmp & (~mask))
def AntennaOn(self):
temp = self.Read_MFRC522(self.TxControlReg)
if(~(temp & 0x03)):
self.SetBitMask(self.TxControlReg, 0x03)
def AntennaOff(self):
self.ClearBitMask(self.TxControlReg, 0x03)
def MFRC522_ToCard(self,command,sendData):
backData = []
backLen = 0
status = self.MI_ERR
irqEn = 0x00
waitIRq = 0x00
lastBits = None
n = 0
i = 0
if command == self.PCD_AUTHENT:
irqEn = 0x12
waitIRq = 0x10
if command == self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE:
irqEn = 0x77
waitIRq = 0x30
self.Write_MFRC522(self.CommIEnReg, irqEn|0x80)
self.ClearBitMask(self.CommIrqReg, 0x80)
self.SetBitMask(self.FIFOLevelReg, 0x80)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.CommandReg, self.PCD_IDLE);
while(i<len(sendData)):
self.Write_MFRC522(self.FIFODataReg, sendData[i])
i = i+1
self.Write_MFRC522(self.CommandReg, command)
if command == self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE:
self.SetBitMask(self.BitFramingReg, 0x80)
i = 2000
while True:
n = self.Read_MFRC522(self.CommIrqReg)
i = i - 1
if ~((i!=0) and ~(n&0x01) and ~(n&waitIRq)):
break
self.ClearBitMask(self.BitFramingReg, 0x80)
if i != 0:
if (self.Read_MFRC522(self.ErrorReg) & 0x1B)==0x00:
status = self.MI_OK
if n & irqEn & 0x01:
status = self.MI_NOTAGERR
if command == self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE:
n = self.Read_MFRC522(self.FIFOLevelReg)
lastBits = self.Read_MFRC522(self.ControlReg) & 0x07
if lastBits != 0:
backLen = (n-1)*8 + lastBits
else:
backLen = n*8
if n == 0:
n = 1
if n > self.MAX_LEN:
n = self.MAX_LEN
i = 0
while i<n:
backData.append(self.Read_MFRC522(self.FIFODataReg))
i = i + 1;
else:
status = self.MI_ERR
return (status,backData,backLen)
def MFRC522_Request(self, reqMode):
status = None
backBits = None
TagType = []
self.Write_MFRC522(self.BitFramingReg, 0x07)
TagType.append(reqMode);
(status,backData,backBits) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE, TagType)
if ((status != self.MI_OK) | (backBits != 0x10)):
status = self.MI_ERR
return (status,backBits)
def MFRC522_Anticoll(self):
backData = []
serNumCheck = 0
serNum = []
self.Write_MFRC522(self.BitFramingReg, 0x00)
serNum.append(self.PICC_ANTICOLL)
serNum.append(0x20)
(status,backData,backBits) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE,serNum)
if(status == self.MI_OK):
i = 0
if len(backData)==5:
while i<4:
serNumCheck = serNumCheck ^ backData[i]
i = i + 1
if serNumCheck != backData[i]:
status = self.MI_ERR
else:
status = self.MI_ERR
return (status,backData)
def CalulateCRC(self, pIndata):
self.ClearBitMask(self.DivIrqReg, 0x04)
self.SetBitMask(self.FIFOLevelReg, 0x80);
i = 0
while i<len(pIndata):
self.Write_MFRC522(self.FIFODataReg, pIndata[i])
i = i + 1
self.Write_MFRC522(self.CommandReg, self.PCD_CALCCRC)
i = 0xFF
while True:
n = self.Read_MFRC522(self.DivIrqReg)
i = i - 1
if not ((i != 0) and not (n&0x04)):
break
pOutData = []
pOutData.append(self.Read_MFRC522(self.CRCResultRegL))
pOutData.append(self.Read_MFRC522(self.CRCResultRegM))
return pOutData
def MFRC522_SelectTag(self, serNum):
backData = []
buf = []
buf.append(self.PICC_SElECTTAG)
buf.append(0x70)
i = 0
while i<5:
buf.append(serNum[i])
i = i + 1
pOut = self.CalulateCRC(buf)
buf.append(pOut[0])
buf.append(pOut[1])
(status, backData, backLen) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE, buf)
if (status == self.MI_OK) and (backLen == 0x18):
print "Size: " + str(backData[0])
return backData[0]
else:
return 0
def MFRC522_Auth(self, authMode, BlockAddr, Sectorkey, serNum):
buff = []
buff.append(authMode)
buff.append(BlockAddr)
i = 0
while(i < len(Sectorkey)):
buff.append(Sectorkey[i])
i = i + 1
i = 0
while(i < len(serNum)):
buff.append(serNum[i])
i = i +1
(status, backData, backLen) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_AUTHENT,buff)
if not(status == self.MI_OK):
print "AUTH ERROR!!"
if not (self.Read_MFRC522(self.Status2Reg) & 0x08) != 0:
print "AUTH ERROR(status2reg & 0x08) != 0"
return status
def MFRC522_Read(self, blockAddr):
recvData = []
recvData.append(self.PICC_READ)
recvData.append(blockAddr)
pOut = self.CalulateCRC(recvData)
recvData.append(pOut[0])
recvData.append(pOut[1])
(status, backData, backLen) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE, recvData)
if not(status == self.MI_OK):
print "Error while reading!"
print "Got data size: "+str(backLen)
i = 0
if len(backData) == 16:
print "Sector "+str(blockAddr)+" "+str(backData)
def MFRC522_Write(self, blockAddr, writeData):
buff = []
buff.append(self.PICC_WRITE)
buff.append(blockAddr)
crc = self.CalulateCRC(buff)
buff.append(crc[0])
buff.append(crc[1])
(status, backData, backLen) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE, buff)
if not(status == self.MI_OK) or not(backLen == 4) or not((backData[0] & 0x0F) == 0x0A):
status = self.MI_ERR
print str(backLen)+" backdata &0x0F == 0x0A "+str(backData[0]&0x0F)
if status == self.MI_OK:
i = 0
buf = []
while i < 16:
buf.append(writeData[i])
i = i + 1
crc = self.CalulateCRC(buf)
buf.append(crc[0])
buf.append(crc[1])
(status, backData, backLen) = self.MFRC522_ToCard(self.PCD_TRANSCEIVE,buf)
if not(status == self.MI_OK) or not(backLen == 4) or not((backData[0] & 0x0F) == 0x0A):
print "Error while writing"
if status == self.MI_OK:
print "Data writen"
def MFRC522_Init(self):
# GPIO.output(self.NRSTPD, 1)
self.MFRC522_Reset();
self.Write_MFRC522(self.TModeReg, 0x8D)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.TPrescalerReg, 0x3E)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.TReloadRegL, 30)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.TReloadRegH, 0)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.TxAutoReg, 0x40)
self.Write_MFRC522(self.ModeReg, 0x3D)
self.AntennaOn()
def GPIO_CLEEN(self):
GPIO.cleanup()
4 lines are commented (109 - 111, 357) and first line is replaced to use pyA20.gpio instead of RPi.GPIO.
After that, I run read.py and it works like a charm.
import MFRC522
import signal
continue_reading = True
MIFAREReader = MFRC522.MFRC522()
cardA = [5,74,28,185,234]
cardB = [83,164,247,164,164]
cardC = [20,38,121,207,132]
def end_read(signal, frame):
global continue_reading
continue_reading = False
print "Ctrl+C captured, ending read."
MIFAREReader.GPIO_CLEEN()
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, end_read)
while continue_reading:
(status,TagType) = MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Request(MIFAREReader.PICC_REQIDL)
if status == MIFAREReader.MI_OK:
print "Card detected"
(status,backData) = MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Anticoll()
if status == MIFAREReader.MI_OK:
print "Card read UID: "+str(backData[0])+","+str(backData[1])+","+str(backData[2])+","+str(backData[3])+","+str(backData[4])
if backData == cardA:
print "is Card A"
elif backData == cardB:
print "is Card B"
elif backData == cardC:
print "is Card C"
else:
print "wrong Card"
That is the way to use the reader on ORANGE PI PC. I googled and read further, in order to use second reader I need to modify exact same lines that I commented in order it to work. It controls RC522 with that SDA PIN, chooses from which reader to read the data. I try to uncomment any of them, but errors appear. Looks like those use specific RPi.GPIO functions. My python knowledge is very basic. I try to find where exactly are described pins that are used, and failed. Tried just to replace that pin 24 with 26 in order to read data from second readed. So far no success.
I have very similar setup and have had similar problems.
It seems I managed to solve them, just last night! :)
My project involves:
Approaches and problems:
connect together SCK, MISO and MOSI pins, pull RST high, control each SS line separately by modifying MFRC522 class. Didn't work, maybe my timings were off, should connect logic analyzer and see.
connect together SCK, MISO, MOSI AND SS pins, pull RST high, switch on/off Vcc or GND pins (power down all readers but one, read from that one, switch to next). Didn't work and presented very interesting situation. In some cases RFID module can read cards even with Vcc, or GND, or both pins DISCONNECTED!!! There is some significant leakage current from the signal pins. Here I tried demuxes, shift registers, line driver ICs, nothing worked.
Finally, approach that DOES work. Connect together SCK, MISO, MOSI AND SS pins, control RST pin. RST when pulled low powers down module. Pull it up to power-on. So, initially all RST pins are pulled low, then one-by-one are pulled high, small delay to allow module to boot up (I use 200ms), call MFRC522_Init() (not sure if necessary in each cycle, doesn't hurt I guess), perform read, pull RST low, switch to next module. Nice side effect of this approach is low power consumption: 2 powered-down modules draw 3.6mA, 1 on - 1 off draw 18mA.
Hope this helps! :)