5. M5Dial RFID not working in UIFlow 2.0

M5Dial RFID not working in UIFlow 2.0

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    I was making a simple program that should be able to pair to an NFC/RFID card using its UID and then be able to compare the saved UID against another scanned card's UID.

    This is the Python code output from UIFlow:

    import os, sys, io
import M5
from M5 import *
from hardware import *
import time



mode = None
status = None
rfid = None


savedcard = None

# Describe this function...
def pair():
  global savedcard, mode, status, rfid
  Speaker.tone(3500, 50)
  Widgets.fillScreen(0xff6600)
  mode.setText(str('Setup Mode'))
  status.setText(str('Scan tag to pair'))
  while not (rfid.is_new_card_present()):
    continue
  savedcard = rfid.read_card_uid()
  status.setText(str(str((rfid.read_card_uid()))))
  time.sleep(1)
  Speaker.tone(3500, 50)
  reset()

# Describe this function...
def active():
  global savedcard, mode, status, rfid
  Widgets.fillScreen(0x666666)
  if savedcard == None:
    mode.setText(str('Active Mode'))
    status.setText(str('No tag paired'))
    time.sleep(1)
    pair()
  else:
    mode.setText(str('Active Mode'))
    status.setText(str('Waiting for tag'))
    while not (rfid.is_new_card_present()):
      pass
    if (rfid.read_card_uid()) == savedcard:
      Widgets.fillScreen(0x33cc00)
      status.setText(str('Access granted'))
      Speaker.tone(3500, 50)
      time.sleep(1)
    else:
      Widgets.fillScreen(0xcc0000)
      status.setText(str('Access denied'))
      for count in range(3):
        Speaker.tone(3500, 50)
        time.sleep_ms(60)
      time.sleep(1)
  reset()

# Describe this function...
def reset():
  global savedcard, mode, status, rfid
  Widgets.fillScreen(0x000000)
  mode.setText(str('Idle'))
  status.setText(str('Click to wake'))


def btnA_wasClicked_event(state):
  global mode, status, rfid, savedcard
  active()


def btnA_wasHold_event(state):
  global mode, status, rfid, savedcard
  pair()


def setup():
  global mode, status, rfid, savedcard

  rfid = RFID()
  M5.begin()
  mode = Widgets.Label("[mode]", 36, 87, 1.0, 0xffffff, 0x000000, Widgets.FONTS.DejaVu18)
  status = Widgets.Label("[status]", 35, 122, 1.0, 0xffffff, 0x000000, Widgets.FONTS.DejaVu18)

  BtnA.setCallback(type=BtnA.CB_TYPE.WAS_CLICKED, cb=btnA_wasClicked_event)
  BtnA.setCallback(type=BtnA.CB_TYPE.WAS_HOLD, cb=btnA_wasHold_event)

  reset()
  Speaker.setVolumePercentage(1)


def loop():
  global mode, status, rfid, savedcard
  M5.update()


if __name__ == '__main__':
  try:
    setup()
    while True:
      loop()
  except (Exception, KeyboardInterrupt) as e:
    try:
      from utility import print_error_msg
      print_error_msg(e)
    except ImportError:
      print("please update to latest firmware")

    When I hold the button to enter Setup Mode and scan a tag, the output of the UID read always comes out as "None" meaning nothing's there. I don't know why this is happening, so this is why I'm sending this as a bug report.

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  • Hello @LittleBit670

    I think reading the UUID twice in a short time could be the issue. Try changing below line:

    #  status.setText(str(str((rfid.read_card_uid()))))
  status.setText(str(savedcard))

    Thanks
    Felix

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