RFID Games

RFID setup has two layers: the physical reader module and the gameplay meaning of each tag.

Display prerequisite

The RFID Tag Sets section appears after at least one RFID reader module is configured in Configure > Connections > Inputs, Outputs, and Modules.

Add RFID reader hardware

Open Configuration.
Go to Connections.
Expand Inputs, Outputs, and Modules.
Add the RFID reader type you are using.
Set the reader ID.
Configure bus settings such as SPI, I2C, chip-select, reset, or address fields as required by the reader.
Apply I/O Changes, the controller will reboot and page will refresh.
Present known tags and verify live reads.

Hardware link

The manual’s common RFID module is the RFID Reader RC522 (Paid Link). It communicates over SPI, so configure the shared SPI bus first and then set the reader’s chip-select and reset pins.

Name tags

Go to Configuration > Definitions.
Expand RFID Tag Sets.
Click Add RFID Tag Set.
Create friendly names for tags or accepted groups.
Click Learn Tag for each row and scan the corresponding tag to associate it’s UID with the defined Tag
Optionally you can write to Data Blocks on the tags to reverse this flow and allow creation of multiple copies of each defined tag instead.

RFID behavior choices

Pattern	Where to configure it	Use it when
One tag triggers one action	Action Triggers	A specific card, token, or object should cause an immediate response
Several tags complete a goal	Collections	The player gathers or places items in any order
Reader/tag matching matters	Collections or Logic Rules	Each reader must see a specific tag
RFID changes prop state	Logic Rules or Action Triggers	A tag arms, unlocks, solves, or changes a stage

Tag set controls

Control	What it does
Set name	Human-readable group name
Tag name	Label used in behavior, such as `blueGem` or `captainKey`
Tag value	Actual RFID value read by the controller
Reader/source	The reader used for Learn and Write functions during setup
Retain/reset behavior	Whether progress persists until reset