billfeng / nfc-rw

A simple NFC tag reader/writer in Python.

nfc-rw

A simple NFC tag reader/writer in Python.

Tested with the SONY RC-S380 NFC reader/writer.

Requirement

You will need:

• SONY RC-S380 NFC reader/writer
• Python 2.7
• The nfc library
• The ndef library

Installation

Step one: There are two libraries you'll need to install using pip.

pip install nfcpy
pip install ndeflib

Step Two: Then simply clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/bill-feng/nfc-rw.git

Run

python nfc-rw.py

Usage

1. Plug in the RC-S380 into your usb port
2. Run the script
3. Place NFC tag on the RC-S380
4. Choose action by typing a letter and pressing enter
5. When you're done, eject the tag
6. Remove tag from the RC-S380
7. Contorl + c to end script or place another tag on the device to continue

Actions

key	name	action
d	Dump	Dumps the raw data stored in the tag to console without any formatting
e	Eject	Lets the script know you want to remove the tag before doing so
f	Format	Overwrites all the data stored in the tag with 0s
i	Identify	Logs the tag type and product name to console
r	Read	Prints formatted records stored in the tag to console
w	Write	Writes the text inside payload.txt as a text record to tag