#include <SPI.h> //include the SPI bus library
#include <MFRC522.h> //include the RFID reader library
#define SS_PIN 10 //slave select pin
#define RST_PIN 5 //reset pin
MFRC522 mfrc522(SS_PIN, RST_PIN); // instatiate a MFRC522 reader object.
MFRC522::MIFARE_Key key; //create a MIFARE_Key struct named 'key', which will hold the card information
//this is the block number we will write into and then read.
int block=2;
byte blockcontent[16] = {"Last-Minute-Engg"}; //an array with 16 bytes to be written into one of the 64 card blocks is defined
//byte blockcontent[16] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}; //all zeros. This can be used to delete a block.
//This array is used for reading out a block.
byte readbackblock[18];
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); // Initialize serial communications with the PC
SPI.begin(); // Init SPI bus
mfrc522.PCD_Init(); // Init MFRC522 card (in case you wonder what PCD means: proximity coupling device)
Serial.println("Scan a MIFARE Classic card");
// Prepare the security key for the read and write functions.
for (byte i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
key.keyByte[i] = 0xFF; //keyByte is defined in the "MIFARE_Key" 'struct' definition in the .h file of the library
}
}
void loop()
{
// Look for new cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_IsNewCardPresent()) {
return;
}
// Select one of the cards
if ( ! mfrc522.PICC_ReadCardSerial())
{
return;
}
Serial.println("card selected");
//the blockcontent array is written into the card block
writeBlock(block, blockcontent);
//read the block back
readBlock(block, readbackblock);
//uncomment below line if you want to see the entire 1k memory with the block written into it.
//mfrc522.PICC_DumpToSerial(&(mfrc522.uid));
//print the block contents
Serial.print("read block: ");
for (int j=0 ; j<16 ; j++)
{
Serial.write (readbackblock[j]);
}
Serial.println("");
}
//Write specific block
int writeBlock(int blockNumber, byte arrayAddress[])
{
//this makes sure that we only write into data blocks. Every 4th block is a trailer block for the access/security info.
int largestModulo4Number=blockNumber/4*4;
int trailerBlock=largestModulo4Number+3;//determine trailer block for the sector
if (blockNumber > 2 && (blockNumber+1)%4 == 0){Serial.print(blockNumber);Serial.println(" is a trailer block:");return 2;}
Serial.print(blockNumber);
Serial.println(" is a data block:");
//authentication of the desired block for access
byte status = mfrc522.PCD_Authenticate(MFRC522::PICC_CMD_MF_AUTH_KEY_A, trailerBlock, &key, &(mfrc522.uid));
if (status != MFRC522::STATUS_OK) {
Serial.print("PCD_Authenticate() failed: ");
Serial.println(mfrc522.GetStatusCodeName(status));
return 3;//return "3" as error message
}
//writing the block
status = mfrc522.MIFARE_Write(blockNumber, arrayAddress, 16);
//status = mfrc522.MIFARE_Write(9, value1Block, 16);
if (status != MFRC522::STATUS_OK) {
Serial.print("MIFARE_Write() failed: ");
Serial.println(mfrc522.GetStatusCodeName(status));
return 4;//return "4" as error message
}
Serial.println("block was written");
}
//Read specific block
int readBlock(int blockNumber, byte arrayAddress[])
{
int largestModulo4Number=blockNumber/4*4;
int trailerBlock=largestModulo4Number+3;//determine trailer block for the sector
//authentication of the desired block for access
byte status = mfrc522.PCD_Authenticate(MFRC522::PICC_CMD_MF_AUTH_KEY_A, trailerBlock, &key, &(mfrc522.uid));
if (status != MFRC522::STATUS_OK) {
Serial.print("PCD_Authenticate() failed (read): ");
Serial.println(mfrc522.GetStatusCodeName(status));
return 3;//return "3" as error message
}
//reading a block
byte buffersize = 18;//we need to define a variable with the read buffer size, since the MIFARE_Read method below needs a pointer to the variable that contains the size...
status = mfrc522.MIFARE_Read(blockNumber, arrayAddress, &buffersize);//&buffersize is a pointer to the buffersize variable; MIFARE_Read requires a pointer instead of just a number
if (status != MFRC522::STATUS_OK) {
Serial.print("MIFARE_read() failed: ");
Serial.println(mfrc522.GetStatusCodeName(status));
return 4;//return "4" as error message
}
Serial.println("block was read");
}