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• More proper software release

  Beast Devices • 9 hours ago • 0 comments

  A more proper software release with Readme and License on Github. 

  Added UID readout, which is included in the URL as a parameter,. Makes possible to have statistics on how many business cards are read via the NFC. So far the UID is just displayed on the web page using a JavaScript.

• Workable software v0.1

  Beast Devices • 6 days ago • 0 comments

  It was harder than I thought to find a good information (for free) about the NFC protocol standards. After reading countless application notes, datasheets, forums and what-not, I came up with the first workable software. I wrote a tiny standalone NFC library which supports generation of NFC Text and URI types of messages. Checkout on github: https://github.com/beast-devices/BeastCard

  Useful info about NFC can be found here:

  http://sweet.ua.pt/andre.zuquete/Aulas/IRFID/11-12/index-docs.html
  

  https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/NTAG213_215_216.pdf

  https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pn532-rfid-nfc/ndef

  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22357664/android-nfc-smart-poster-ndef-record-with-concatenated-uri-and-text-content
  

  https://www.netes.com.tr/netes/dosyalar/dosya/B6159F60458582512B16EF1263ADE707.pdf

  https://flomio.com/2012/05/ndef-basics/

  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14669193/format-for-data-on-nfc-business-cards
  

• PCBs received

  Beast Devices • 10/28/2019 at 22:42 • 0 comments

  Received the PCBs quicker than I thought. Looks almost as expected, but the the solder mask could be better. It is noticeable on the smaller text, and the quality is inconsistent.

  Note the difference between these PCBs. The top one has worse solder mask quality, as the small text text is almost unreadable.

• The slimmest LEDs delivered

  Beast Devices • 10/25/2019 at 07:34 • 0 comments

  Got the thinnest 0603 orange LEDs I could find for my NFC business card, just 0.4mm!

• Matte Black PCBs are ordered

  Beast Devices • 10/21/2019 at 06:43 • 0 comments

  Ordered the first Matte Black PCBs with 0.8 mm thickness and ENIG finish. I hope there is no need for the second revision. Enjoy the renders so far!

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