SCM Microsystems has announced the launch of its SCM3712 NFC reader module, a compact add-on designed to enable NFC functionality for a wide range of commercial devices, such as handheld card readers, ...

For starters, you need a pre-wired NFC RFID module as the key hardware. NFC and RFID projects have become a huge trend, but many modules are pricey for electronics hobbyists and need a complex setup.

NFC tags are a frequent target for experimentation, whether simply by using an app on a mobile phone to interrogate or write to tags, by incorporating them in projects by means of an off-the-shelf ...