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RFID RC522
This is a very inexpensive RFID module with an MFRC522 integrated circuit and a PCB antenna.
Although the MFRC522 has I2C, serial and SPI interfaces, only SPI is available on the this module.
Pinout
+-------------------------------------+ | ANTENNA | | | | XTAL NXPRC522 | | | + *SDA SCK MOSI MISO IRQ GND RST 3V3 + *SDA is the SPI NSS input.
RPi
| Pin | RFID RC522 |
|---|---|
| GPIO7 | SDA |
| GPIO11 | SCK |
| GPIO10 | MOSI |
| GPIO9 | MISO |
| NC | IRQ |
| GND | GND |
| GPIO8 | RST |
| 3V3 | 3V3 |
