Friday, October 9, 2015

Android NFC read MifareClassic RFID tag, with android.nfc.action.TECH_DISCOVERED

This example show using intent-filter of "android.nfc.action.TECH_DISCOVERED", specify target tech of android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic, and read basic info my MifareClassic RFID tag.


Edit AndroidManifest.xml, to specify <uses-permission> of "android.permission.NFC", and <uses-feature> of "android.hardware.nfc".
Add <intent-filter>> of "android.nfc.action.TECH_DISCOVERED", and <meta-data> for "@xml/nfc_tech_filter".
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.blogspot.android_er.androidnfctechdiscovered" >

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.nfc"
        android:required="true"/>

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.nfc.action.TECH_DISCOVERED"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.nfc.action.TECH_DISCOVERED"
                android:resource="@xml/nfc_tech_filter" />
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>


Create xml/nfc_tech_filter.xml. In order to make it simple, we specify one tech only, android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic.
<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
<tech-list>
    <tech>android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic</tech>
</tech-list>
</resources>

MainActivity.java
package com.blogspot.android_er.androidnfctechdiscovered;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
import android.nfc.Tag;
import android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private NfcAdapter nfcAdapter;
    TextView textViewInfo, textViewTagInfo;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        textViewInfo = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.info);
        textViewTagInfo = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.taginfo);

        nfcAdapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this);
        if(nfcAdapter == null){
            Toast.makeText(this,
                    "NFC NOT supported on this devices!",
                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            finish();
        }else if(!nfcAdapter.isEnabled()){
            Toast.makeText(this,
                    "NFC NOT Enabled!",
                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            finish();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        Intent intent = getIntent();
        String action = intent.getAction();

        if (NfcAdapter.ACTION_TECH_DISCOVERED.equals(action)) {
            Toast.makeText(this,
                    "onResume() - ACTION_TECH_DISCOVERED",
                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            Tag tag = intent.getParcelableExtra(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_TAG);
            if(tag == null){
                textViewInfo.setText("tag == null");
            }else{
                String tagInfo = tag.toString() + "\n";

                tagInfo += "\nTag Id: \n";
                byte[] tagId = tag.getId();
                tagInfo += "length = " + tagId.length +"\n";
                for(int i=0; i<tagId.length; i++){
                    tagInfo += Integer.toHexString(tagId[i] & 0xFF) + " ";
                }
                tagInfo += "\n";

                String[] techList = tag.getTechList();
                tagInfo += "\nTech List\n";
                tagInfo += "length = " + techList.length +"\n";
                for(int i=0; i<techList.length; i++){
                    tagInfo += techList[i] + "\n ";
                }

                textViewInfo.setText(tagInfo);

                //Only android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic specified in nfc_tech_filter.xml,
                //so must be MifareClassic
                readMifareClassic(tag);
            }
        }else{
            Toast.makeText(this,
                    "onResume() : " + action,
                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    }

    public void readMifareClassic(Tag tag){
        MifareClassic mifareClassicTag = MifareClassic.get(tag);

        String typeInfoString = "--- MifareClassic tag ---\n";
        int type = mifareClassicTag.getType();
        switch(type){
            case MifareClassic.TYPE_PLUS:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.TYPE_PLUS\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.TYPE_PRO:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.TYPE_PRO\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.TYPE_CLASSIC:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.TYPE_CLASSIC\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.TYPE_UNKNOWN:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.TYPE_UNKNOWN\n";
                break;
            default:
                typeInfoString += "unknown...!\n";
        }

        int size = mifareClassicTag.getSize();
        switch(size){
            case MifareClassic.SIZE_1K:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.SIZE_1K\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.SIZE_2K:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.SIZE_2K\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.SIZE_4K:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.SIZE_4K\n";
                break;
            case MifareClassic.SIZE_MINI:
                typeInfoString += "MifareClassic.SIZE_MINI\n";
                break;
            default:
                typeInfoString += "unknown size...!\n";
        }

        int blockCount = mifareClassicTag.getBlockCount();
        typeInfoString += "BlockCount \t= " + blockCount + "\n";
        int sectorCount = mifareClassicTag.getSectorCount();
        typeInfoString += "SectorCount \t= " + sectorCount + "\n";

        textViewTagInfo.setText(typeInfoString);
    }
}


layout/activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:padding="16dp"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/info"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textStyle="italic"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/taginfo"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textStyle="bold"/>

</LinearLayout>


Reference:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/advanced-nfc.html
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/tech/MifareClassic.html

Next:
Android NFC: readBlock() for MifareClassic, to dump data in RFID tag

1 comment:

  1. Hi. Thanks for this tutorial. I have one question. What device are you using? I tried that on Nexus 7 but didn't work.

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