I've been following the instructions of this blog post to set up an RC522 RFID reader and the test script shows me that the reader is working fine. On the other hand I had problems using this tutorial:
git clone https://github.com/mxgxw/MFRC522-python cd MFRC522-python sudo python MFRC522.py
When I run the MFRC22.py, nothing happens. I tried running it with verbose output (here). Somewhere it says:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "MFRC522.py", line 5, in <module>
import MFRC522
File "/home/pi/SPI-Py/MFRC522.py", line 21, in <module>
MIFAREReader = MFRC522.MFRC522()
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable
This is the python code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import MFRC522
import signal
continue_reading = True
# Capture SIGINT for cleanup when the script is aborted
def end_read(signal,frame):
global continue_reading
print "Ctrl+C captured, ending read."
continue_reading = False
GPIO.cleanup()
# Hook the SIGINT
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, end_read)
# Create an object of the class MFRC522
MIFAREReader = MFRC522.MFRC522()
# Welcome message
print "Welcome to the MFRC522 data read example"
print "Press Ctrl-C to stop."
# This loop keeps checking for chips. If one is near it will get the UID and authenticate
while continue_reading:
# Scan for cards
(status,TagType) = MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Request(MIFAREReader.PICC_REQIDL)
# If a card is found
if status == MIFAREReader.MI_OK:
print "Card detected"
# Get the UID of the card
(status,uid) = MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Anticoll()
# If we have the UID, continue
if status == MIFAREReader.MI_OK:
# Print UID
print "Card read UID: "+str(uid[0])+","+str(uid[1])+","+str(uid[2])+","+str(uid[3])
# This is the default key for authentication
key = [0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF]
# Select the scanned tag
MIFAREReader.MFRC522_SelectTag(uid)
# Authenticate
status = MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Auth(MIFAREReader.PICC_AUTHENT1A, 8, key, uid)
# Check if authenticated
if status == MIFAREReader.MI_OK:
MIFAREReader.MFRC522_Read(8)
MIFAREReader.MFRC522_StopCrypto1()
else:
print "Authentication error"
What am I doing wrong?