This is a blank 13.56MHz 'laundry' tag that comes in a clear design. It's commonly used for laundry management or identification purposes and can also be a great fit for other systems that need a small proximity card. The tag features a tiny RFID chip and an antenna. It gets power passively from the reader/writer when placed just a couple of inches away. Almost any 13.56MHz RFID/NFC reader can read these tags, but make sure your reader can handle ISO/IEC 14443 Type A cards as there are other encoding standards like FeLica. These tags have been tested and work perfectly with our PN532 NFC/RFID breakout board and Adafruit NFC/RFID Shield for Arduino! The chips can store up to 1 KB of data in writable EEPROM divided into banks and can withstand over 100,000 re - writes. You can use our mentioned boards to read and write data to the tag's EEPROM. There's also a permanent 4 - byte ID on the chip for tag identification. Note that this tag uses an ISO/IEC 14443 Type A chipset. Since around 2014, the NFC forum stopped supporting it, so newer phones won't work with it. This only matters if you plan to use the tag with a phone or tablet.
Using this 13.56MHz RFID/NFC tag is easy. First, make sure your reader or writer is compatible with ISO/IEC 14443 Type A cards. Place the tag a couple of inches away from the reader/writer to power it up and start reading or writing data. You can use our PN532 NFC/RFID breakout board or Adafruit NFC/RFID Shield for Arduino to interact with the tag's EEPROM. When writing data, keep in mind that it can store up to 1 KB and handle over 100,000 re - writes. For identification, use the permanent 4 - byte ID on the chip. Note that newer phones and tablets won't support this tag due to the chipset not being supported by the NFC forum since around 2014. To maintain the tag, keep it away from extreme temperatures and physical damage. A clean, dry environment is best for its long - term use.
