Question Wiegand Reader

[SamNitro]

Hey,
Is it possible to include the wiegand readers?

[omersiar]

It is indeed. Maybe @nardev has some taughts about it.

[nardev]

If @omersiar wants to merge it, i'll make it as new commit, but in that case, @omersiar should change the project description and plan?

@omersiar would you do that?

At the moment, it's not 100% stable, just changed the current code to work with wiegand readers and that works great.

[omersiar]

Project itself getting more complex with each feature that is supported, each feature should can be enabled or disabled at compile time, but that needs more robust build system. I have a plan to change WebUI structure to support plugins like MQTT, Wiegand, etc.

@nardev I can merge it on another branch, so people can test it more widely, so we can fix bugs if there is any then it can be merged to master branch. I will make changes at description and change log.

[nardev]

@omersiar yea.. that is good.

Regarding UI.. i believe it can be much more simple...

@omersiar have you thought about moving to platformio structure?

[SamNitro]

That looks like good, thanks for the great work.

[amp83]

2 questions is there a way to get esp to load settings if MFRC522 is not connected. (Haven’t arrived yet)
2nd any way of using ibuttons (onewire devices) instead of MFRC522

[nardev]

@omersiar i did some code, just tell me what is your final intention:

1. Only wiegand based branch
2. Make it optional in settings, to choose a reader and reader pins

I can make both things.. currently i have installed few wiegand based readers, works fine but i use interrupts

Is there any particular reason not to use interrupts for you?

[omersiar]

Let's do 2, because the other branches won't get any updates unless someone manages it. The reason we did not use interrupt on MFRC522 is because of complexity. I never managed it working.

https://github.com/miguelbalboa/rfid/blob/master/examples/MinimalInterrupt/MinimalInterrupt.ino
miguelbalboa/rfid#311

[akeilox]

its great to hear Wiegand support in the horizon, there is so much potential in converting old oem readers into modern mqtt

[SamNitro]

@nardev I have read you are testing the Wiegand Reader... if you have a compiled bin I can test it too :)

[nardev]

@SamNitro you can test it now: https://github.com/nardev/esp-rfid

To me it worked for both readers.

[SamNitro]

Hey, I can't save the Wiegand settings. After Reboot it is unchecked.

[nardev]

@SamNitro i'll test it, just a sec...

[nardev]

@SamNitro oh, it saves the settings it was just when i did clean up.. i checked if the readerType is 0 istead of "0"... before i used == and there was a warning in commit..

feel free to continue... it actually save it.. i'll pus the change now...

[SamNitro]

Thanks :)

[nardev]

@SamNitro please tell me if it works as a reader.. is everything fine?

[SamNitro]

No I'm sorry, he lose the GPIO information. He set D-0 and D-1 back to GPIO-5
I will use
D-0 -> GPIO 14
D-1 -> GPIO 12
on Wemos D1 mini

[nardev]

@SamNitro
ah.. it's just predefined in form... sorry... i'll fix that too

once you choose it and set it.. just "save/reboot" and it should work.. despite what it shows in settings.

[nardev]

@SamNitro thank you for testing... it works now...i just pushed.. there was slight mistake in HTML form

[SamNitro]

Perfect, it works :)
Thx for support and work.

[nardev]

@SamNitro glad to hear that....

@omersiar sorry.. as the functions pile up... more testing is required... :) probably once we simplify the frontent, it will be less mistakes of this kind...

[JuculianD]

I would like the wiegand reader function as well. I got an 125khz wiegand reader pcb with antenna from aliexpress and I would like to use it. However, the prebuilt builds do all not contain the wiegand settings on the settings page. I will wait for the new frontend.