Re: where do I begin?



jjsavage@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi all,
I'd like to connect an RFID reader like this:
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/trf7960.html to a wireless
transceiver / microcontroller like this:

http://www.cypress.com/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&control=SetCommunity&CommunityID=209&PageID=215&gid=14&fid=125&category=All
and transmit the RFID number (and a few other odds & ends) to an
identical wireless transceiver / microcontroller for further
processing. Problem is, I majored in computer science, so I can
program the microcontroller, but I haven't the faintest idea how to
physically connect the two chips. What section of the library do I
look in? Can anyone recommend a certain book and / or author? Or
should I give up and find someone who knows what they're doing?

Thanks,
John

The NFC chip has a SPI interface and so has the
Microcontroller you picked. Look up SPI, it's
a very simple serial interface.

You might want to consider buying the EVM for
this chip though. It comes with a software
development kit and can be connected to a PC.

What you want to do is also known under the
name "NFC peer-to-peer communication".

Kind regards,

Iwo

.



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