Unlike NFC, RFID only supports one-way communication — from the tag to the reader — and can’t store nearly as much information. Then there’s the new kid on the block: Ultra Wideband (UWB).

Tuning An NFC Reader For Maximum Smoke A pair of cheap NFC reader modules. The one on the left has been modified to provide resonance at 13.56 MHz. Turning to the readers, ...

NFC tags and readers communicate wirelessly with each other over very short distances. Tags store a small amount of data on them that is sent to the reader in the form of electromagnetic pulses.

Raspberry Pi NFC reader “Once the tags receive the information that they are in the same frequency as the reader, they will use it and communicate it as storable data in a programmed memory.

iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards. This is as a result of Apple’s decision to allow broader access to the iPhone’s NFC chip by third-party apps.

Now available in the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch, NFC is poised to play an important role in the way we use our phones, especially when it comes to mobile payments. Here's how it works.

When this reader is initiated through a point-of-sale (POS) system, it sends a signal that searches for an NFC-enabled payment device. When the reader detects the antenna of an NFC-enabled device ...