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rc522

v0.2.0

Published

node.js module to access a rfid reader with rc522 chipset which is connected a raspberry pi

Downloads

13

Readme

#RFID RC522 on Raspberry PI with NodeJS node.js module to access a rfid reader with rc522 chipset which is connected a raspberry pi

##Fork of This is a fork with added functionality. For a nice and simpler module please see the original https://www.npmjs.com/package/rc522-rfid https://github.com/sbrinkmann/rc522-rfid and adjustment of https://github.com/SebastianPozoga/rc522-rfid

Purpose

This node module is to access RFID reader with a rc522 chipset (e.g. http://amzn.com/B00GYR1KJ8) via GPIO interface of the raspberry pi.

Functionality

The module is currently only able to read the serial number of the tag which is hold onto the reader.

Installation

1. Install node:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.12 | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

2. Update your PI:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo rpi-update
sudo apt-get clean

3. Configure the PI:

The RFID reader is plugged onto the raspberry pi like it is described over here http://geraintw.blogspot.de/2014/01/rfid-and-raspberry-pi.html

  • The GCC compiler is installed sudo apt-get install build-essential
  • node-gyp is installed sudo npm install -g node-gyp

4. Compile the spi_bcm2835 driver:

First of all we have to install the C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as it describe` here

wget http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/bcm2835-1.49.tar.gz
tar -zxf bcm2835-1.49.tar.gz
cd bcm2835-1.49
./configure
make
sudo make check
sudo make install
sudo modprobe spi_bcm2835

5. Make a node project

cd ~/
mkdir RFID
cd RFID/
npm install --save rc522
nano rfid.js

Put this into:

var rc522 = require("rc522");

console.log('Ready!!!');

rc522(function(rfidSerialNumber){
	console.log(rfidSerialNumber);
});

Save and run: (Is necessary "sudo")

sudo node rfid.js

NOTE: Running as root

Prior to the release of Raspbian Jessie in Feb 2016, access to any peripheral device via /dev/mem on the RPi required the process to run as root. Raspbian Jessie permits non-root users to access the GPIO peripheral (only) via /dev/gpiomem, and this library supports that limited mode of operation.

If the library runs with effective UID of 0 (ie root), then bcm2835_init() will attempt to open /dev/mem, and, if successful, it will permit use of all peripherals and library functions.

If the library runs with any other effective UID (ie not root), then bcm2835_init() will attempt to open /dev/gpiomem, and, if successful, will only permit GPIO operations. In particular, bcm2835_spi_begin() and bcm2835_i2c_begin() will return false and all other non-gpio operations may fail silently or crash.