From 5254e1b30db6ce8e5095eaecf07094b5deec6e4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Welte Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:02:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * update readme to reflect 0.2.0 relese git-svn-id: https://svn.gnumonks.org/trunk/librfid@2069 e0336214-984f-0b4b-a45f-81c69e1f0ede --- README | 32 ++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 95f78bf..711e507 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,16 +1,15 @@ librfid - low-level RFID access library -(C) 2005-2007 by Harald Welte +(C) 2005-2008 by Harald Welte ====================================================================== -This library intends to provide a reader- and (as much as possible) +This library intends to provide a reader and (as much as possible) PICC / tag independent API for RFID applications. 1. Supported Protocols: -At this early stage of implementation, it offers only ISO 14443-2, ISO 14443-3 -A and B as well as ISO 14443-4 (T=CL) support. Other protocols, both open -(such as ISO 15693) and proprietary are to be added as soon as I find some -more time. +At this stage of implementation, it offers only ISO 14443-2, ISO 14443-3 A and +B as well as ISO 14443-4 (T=CL) support. ISO15693 is only partiall +implemented. Other protocols are to be added as soon as I find some more time. 2. Supported Readers: @@ -51,7 +50,16 @@ applications) on the reader, without any requirement for a host PC! 2.3 Philips Pegoda This reader is not yet supported. Some initial experiments have shown that -adding support for it is +adding support for it is feasible. + +2.4 spidev RC632 + +This is not actually a specific reader, but a generic implementation of a +CL RC632 based redaer attached to a SPI bus supported by the standard Linux +SPI kernel driver architecture and it's spidev userspace interface. + +If you want to build this reader driver, use the '--enable-spidev' option +to the './configure' command. 2.x Further Readers @@ -72,9 +80,8 @@ backend, don't hesitate to contact me. In the default configuration, librfid only includes the driver for the OpenPCD dumbreader firmware. -If you want support for Omnikey Cardman 5121/5321, you have to add -'--enable-reader-cm5x21' to the './configure' command, _and_ choose the backend -you want to use, either: +If you want support for Omnikey Cardman 5121/5321, you have to choose the +backend you want to use, either: 3.1 (new) native CCID backend @@ -92,10 +99,7 @@ change the group of the usb device to 'users'. 3.2 (old) OpenCT backend This backend has the advantage that it will allow you to use the contact-based -part and the contactless part of the CM5121 simultaneously. However, it requires -a patched version of OpenCT. - -A patch against openct-0.6.7 is available as openct-0.6.7-librfid.patch. +part and the contactless part of the CM5121 simultaneously. Please note that while librfid in this configuration _uses_ OpenCT as a lower-layer transport interface, it doesn't actually provide a virtual reader -- 2.20.1