===== Boards & stores ===== ^ Name ^ MFN ^ MFP ^ URL ^ Module ^ Price ^ Ant. ^ Stock ^ USB ^ MCU ^ UART ^ I2C ^ SPI ^ | Tessel RFID Module | | | [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Tessel-RFID-Module.html|store]] | PN532 | 50 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | | | Gravity: UART & I2C NFC Module | DFrobot | DFR0231-H | [[https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1917.html|store]] | PN532 | 30 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | | Gravity: UART & I2C NFC Module | ::: | ::: | [[https://thepihut.com/products/gravity-uart-i2c-nfc-module|store]] | PN532 | 24 GBP | ::: | 8 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Grove - NFC(PN532): Contactless communication, I2C/UART | Seeed | 113020006 | [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-NFC.html|store]] | PN532 | 17 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔✔ | ✔ | | | Grove - NFC (PN532) | ::: | ::: | [[https://thepihut.com/products/grove-nfc|store]] | ::: | 15 GBP | ::: | 6 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Micro NFC Board | AppNearMe | | [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Micro-NFC-Board.html|store]] | PN532 | 30 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ⚙ | ⚙ | ⚙ | | HydraNFC Shield and HydraNFC Antenna | | | [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/HydraNFC-Shield-and-HydraNFC-Antenna-p-1974.html|store]] | TRF7970A | 79 USD | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | | PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board - v1.6 | Adafruit | 364 | [[https://www.adafruit.com/product/364|store]] | PN532 | 40 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board - v1.6 | ::: | ::: | [[https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pn532-nfc-rfid-controller-breakout-board-v1-6?variant=5407678017|store]] | ::: | 450 NOK | ::: | ✔ | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Adafruit PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board (v1.6) | ::: | ::: | [[https://thepihut.com/products/adafruit-pn532-nfc-rfid-controller-breakout-board|store]] | ::: | 33 GBP | ::: | 5 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | 364 | ::: | ::: | [[https://www.digikey.no/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/364/6238001|store]] | ::: | 440 NOK | ::: | 97 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Adafruit PN532 NFC/RFID Controller Shield for Arduino + Extras | Adafruit | 789 | [[https://www.adafruit.com/product/789|store]] | PN532 | 40 USD | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔✔ | ✔ | | Adafruit PN532 NFC/RFID Controller Shield for Arduino + Extras | ::: | ::: | [[https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adafruit-pn532-nfc-rfid-controller-shield-for-arduino-extras?variant=5407920833|store]] | ::: | 450 NOK | ::: | ✔ | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Adafruit PN532 NFC/RFID Controller Shield for Arduino + Extras | ::: | ::: | [[https://thepihut.com/products/adafruit-pn532-nfc-rfid-controller-shield-for-arduino-extras|store]] | ::: | 33 GBP | ::: | 14 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | NFC+RFID shield | ::: | ::: | [[https://www.electrokit.com/nfcrfid-shield|store]] | ::: | 700 SEK | ::: | 4 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Arduino® Compatible RFID Read And Write Module | Velleman | VMA405 | [[https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/arduino-compatible-rfid-read-and-write-module?variant=39363609231443|store]] | MFRC522 | 150 NOK | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | | RFID modul 13.56MHz USB | Olimex | MOD-RFID1356MIFARE | [[https://www.electrokit.com/rfid-modul-13.56mhz-usb|store]] | PN532 | 350 SEK | ✔ | 6 | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | | RFID modul Mifare SM130 | SonMicro | SM130 | [[https://www.electrokit.com/rfid-modul-mifare-sm130|store]] | SMB130 | 100 (450) SEK | ✘ | 2 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | | Challenger RP2040 NFC (with antenna) | iLabs | 98-00241-2 | [[https://thepihut.com/products/challenger-rp2040-nfc-with-antenna|store]] | PN7150 | 17 GBP | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ⚙ | ⚙ | ⚙ | | Challenger RP2040 NFC + NFC Antenna | ::: | ::: | [[https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2040-nfc-nfc-antenna/|store]] | ::: | 240 SEK | ::: | 67 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | Bi2C - Easy NFC | iLabs | 98-00238-1 | [[https://thepihut.com/products/bi2c-easy-nfc|store]] | PN7150 | 13 GBP | ✔ | 14 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | | Bi2C - Easy NFC | ::: | ::: | [[https://ilabs.se/product/bi2c-easy-nfc/|store]] | ::: | 167 SEK | ::: | 172 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | | NFC HAT for Raspberry Pi (PN532) | Waveshare | PN532 NFC HAT | [[https://thepihut.com/products/nfc-hat-for-raspberry-pi-pn532|store]] | PN532 | 15 GBP | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ===== Chips ===== ^ Name ^ MPN ^ Status ^ Datasheet ^ ^ PSU ^ Logic ^ ^ I2C ^ SPI ^ UART ^ ^ 14443A ^ 14443B ^ 18092 ^ MIFARE Classic ^ FeliCa ^ 15693 ^ | PN532 | PN5321A3HN | ✔! | [[https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/nxp/data-sheets/PN532_C1.pdf|[pdf]]] | | 2.7-5.5V | 1.6-3.6V | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | | MFRC522 | MFRC52202HN1 | ✘ | [[https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/MFRC522.pdf|[pdf]]] | | 2.5-3.6V | 1.6-3.6V | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ? | ✘ | | PN7150 | PN7150B0HN | ✘ | [[https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/PN7150.pdf|[pdf]]] | | 2.7-5.5V | 1.65-3.6V | | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | PN7160 | PN7160A1HN | ✔ | [[https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/PN7160_PN7161.pdf|[pdf]]] | | 2.8-5.5V | 1.65-3.6V | | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ::: | PN7160B1HN | ::: | ::: |:::| ::: | ::: |:::| ✘ | ✔ | ::: |:::| ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ===== Main candidates ===== ==== Challenger RP2040 NFC ==== * RP2040 MCU * PN7150 NFC read/write * NFC type 1-5, supports most if not all NFC tags * Adafruit feather footprint for expansion modules * USB-C * I2C expansion port: BI2C; Bi2C – [[https://ilabs.se/product/bi2c-qwiick/|Bi2C to Qwiick adapter]] available * Neopixel * LiPo battery (2.0mm JST) * ~9cm reading distance [[https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2040-nfc-nfc-antenna/|Product page]] [[https://ilabs.se/challenger-rp2040-nfc-datasheet/|Datasheet]] [[https://usercontent.one/wp/ilabs.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Challenger-rp2040-nfc_V0.1.pdf?media=1689860297|Schematic]] {{lan:hordalan:ilabs-challenger-rp2040-nfc-pinout.png?600|Pinout}} ==== Adafruit PN532 breakout (v1.6) ==== * PN532 is very widely supported * UART, I2C and SPI * NFC type 1-4 * Both this chip and this exact module are very widely available * Also available in Arduino shield variant * ~10cm reading distance (assuming same antenna performance as shield) [[https://www.adafruit.com/product/364|Product page]] [[https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pn532-rfid-nfc|Tutorial]] [[https://learn.adafruit.com/assets/26820|Schematic]] {{lan:hordalan:adafruit-pn532-rfid-nfc-breakout.jpg?600|Product image}} ==== Grove - NFC (PN532) ==== * Cheap * PN532 * UART, I2C * Grove I2C connector * NFC type 1-4 * ~2.8cm reading distance [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-NFC.html|Product page]] {{lan:hordalan:grove-nfc-overview.jpg?600|Overview}}{{lan:hordalan:grove-nfc-back.jpg?600|Backside}} ===== Ethernet ===== ^ Name ^ Formfactor ^ Chip ^ PoE ^ Price ^ Links ^ Comment ^ | PoE FeatherWing | FeatherWing | W5500 | ✔ | 29 USD | [[https://www.crowdsupply.com/silicognition/poe-featherwing|CrowdSupply]] | | WIZnet Ethernet HAT for Pico | Pico HAT | W5100S | ✘ | 4.4 USD | [[https://thepihut.com/products/wiznet-ethernet-hat-for-pico?variant=41430501753027|The Pi Hut]] [[https://www.digikey.no/en/products/detail/wiznet/WIZNET-ETHERNET-HAT/15287107|DigiKey]] | | Adafruit Ethernet FeatherWing | FeatherWing | W5500 | ✘ | 17.53 USD | [[https://thepihut.com/products/adafruit-ethernet-featherwing?variant=27740378321|The Pi Hut]] [[https://www.digikey.no/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/3201/6165788|DigiKey]] [[https://www.adafruit.com/product/3201|Adafruit]] | | ENC28J60 Mini | 2x5 header | ENC28J60 | ✘ | 14.5 USD / 3.3 USD | [[https://thepihut.com/products/enc28j60-ethernet-board|The Pi Hut]] [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32354096737.html|AliExpress]] [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007003060553.html|AliExpress]] | Many alternatives when shopping from china |