What is nfc-for-php?

This library is a toy for me. You can read NFC with libnfc written in PHP.

Requirements

• PHP 7.4+
• PHP FFI
• libnfc 1.8.0 (if you use NFC reader for PaSoRi RC-S330)
• libusb 1.0.24 (if you use NFC reader for PaSoRi RC-S380)

Tested

• OS
  • Mac Big Sur
  • RaspberryPi (Raspbian)
• FeliCa
  • PASMO
  • Suica
  • KONAMI e-AMUSEMENT pass
  • Pixel5
• PaSoRi RC-S330
  • You cannot touch Apple Wallet on iOS
  • https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001MVPD8U/
• PaSoRi RC-S380 (experimental)
  • Supported only to a FeliCa
  • You can touch Apple Wallet on iOS
  • https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00948CGAG/

Quick start

Mac

RC-S330

1. Install libnfc

$ brew install libnfc

2. Install this library

$ composer require m3m0r7/nfc-for-php

3. Connect NFC Device into your machine.
4. Run example code

$ cd /path/to/nfc-for-php
$ php examples/nfc-poll-simple.php

5. Put your NFC

6. You can get output.

RC-S380

1. Install libusb

$ brew install libusb

2. Install this library

$ composer require m3m0r7/nfc-for-php

3. Connect NFC Device into your machine.
4. Run example code

$ cd /path/to/nfc-for-php
$ php examples/rcs380-nfc-poll-simple.php

5. Put your NFC
6. You can get output.

NFC binary

We're providing NFC binary in vendor/bin. And you can use 3 commands start, ls and version

start

Start to listen NFC reader.

./vendor/bin/nfc start

You can change the driver if you want to use other driver.

./vendor/bin/nfc start -D DriverName

You can specify hook events in CLI command.

./vendor/bin/nfc start -E /path/to/events.php

For example, you can use example file.

./vendor/bin/nfc start -E ./vendor/m3m0r7/nfc-for-php/examples/event-manager.php

And you want to more details, please run below command.

./vendor/bin/nfc start --help

ls

Show available devices.

./vendor/bin/nfc ls

You can change the driver if you want to use other driver.

./vendor/bin/nfc ls -D DriverName

And you want to more details, please run below command.

./vendor/bin/nfc ls --help

version

Show PHP driver version.

./vendor/bin/nfc version

You can change the driver if you want to use other driver.

./vendor/bin/nfc version -D DriverName

And you want to more details, please run below command.

./vendor/bin/nfc version --help

How to use

• See examples

Troubleshooting

Q. How to recognize a device?

A. You must have granted permission to user. I already test on RaspberryPI (Raspbian), it should grant to access permission to /dev/* or using super user (e.g., the root user). If you did not have permissions, cannot recognize a device on your environment and the libusb return an error LIBUSB_ERROR_ACCESS.

Q. Cannot start second time or later on macOS

A. You must reconnect the connected USB plug because libnfc/libusb return an invalid packet in the macOS when second time or later. I don't know how to fix it.

License

• MIT