Can we use PN7160 NFC Reader instead of PN532 Adafruit NFC Reader

[sagarnayakm]

Hello,

In my project, I want to use PN7160 NFC Reader instead of PN532 NFC Reader because in nRF SDK had a library for PN532 but the library is comfortable for PN7160 or not .??

Yes, i can go for PN532 also but they are not recommended for a new design by anybody. So Please let us know if it's comfortable or not.??

Thank You.

[Simonr]

Hi

The PN7160 and PN532 seem vastly different in both pin assignments and a few functionalities, so I don't think it will be straight-forward to use the PN7160 with the PN532 library.

Regardless, if you're worried about recommendations for new designs, we also recommend using the nRF Connect SDK instead of the nRF5 SDK as per our statement here.

In the nRF Connect SDK, the NFC reader library we have available is the NFC reader ST25R3911B, which I guess would be the recommended one in NCS.

Best regards,

Simon

[sagarnayakm]

Hello,

Due to a stock problem, we decided to go with PN7160, can I get any newly built library for this?

Simonr said:

Regardless, if you're worried about recommendations for new designs, we also recommend using the nRF Connect SDK instead of the nRF5 SDK as per our statement here.

So for PN7160 can i use nRF Connect SDK.?? or 

Simonr said:

In the nRF Connect SDK, the NFC reader library we have available is the NFC reader ST25R3911B, which I guess would be the recommended one in NCS.

For custom design and everything ST25R3911B-based reader is best.??

Thank You

[Simonr]

Hi

We don't have a library for the PN7160 already in the nRF Connect SDK, but if you find a C library for this reader online or write your own there should be no problem using it in the nRF Connect SDK. But this is something you will have to implement yourself I'm afraid.

I would recommend the ST25R3911B reader since the library is already available, but it might not suit your use case. The decision is entirely up to you.

Best regards,

Simon

[sagarnayakm]

Hello,

Thanks for the confirmation, will use the ST25R3911B reader only.

I don't have more idea on nRf Connect SDK, so i am watching videos regarding that and in example library there are many samples were available.

So to read the NFC Tag data with ST25R3811B reader, which example is suitable like adafruit or writable_ndef_mesg.

Please let me know.

Thank You.

[Simonr]

If you're new to the nRF Connect SDK scene we have created a site called Nordic Developer Academy to get a grip on the basics and help you get started with development in the nRF Connect SDK. I would strongly recommend going through the courses there for starters.

Then you can check out the NFC Tag reader sample that uses the ST25R3911B library.

Best regards,

Simon