Reading NFC tags

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This help will guide you through the setup and usage of our point of sale cash register software.

NFC tag reading

🔍 What is an NFC tag?

📱 NFC tags are digital identifiers embedded in some credit cards and most recent phones.

💳 Compatible cards usually display a specific logo (NFC waves). To check compatibility, simply hold the card or phone close to the reader: a reaction should occur.

📲 On Android devices, the NFC sensor is usually located on the back of the device. The Cash Register app must be installed for NFC interactions to work.

💡 What do NFC tags allow?

🎁 If you use the loyalty system, NFC tags allow you to quickly identify a customer and access their profile: loyalty points, credit notes, receivables, etc.

🙋 NFC tags can also be used for user identification (salespeople, managers). Simply scan a card or compatible phone to log in.

The same NFC tag can be associated with a client or a software user.

⚙️ Operating conditions

  • 📱 Android device with NFC support and up-to-date Cash Register app.
  • 🖥️ Mifare card reader sold in our store, connected to a Windows PC, with the NFC management software provided.
Before purchasing an NFC reader, make sure it is compatible with your system.
Compatibility with your Android device is detected automatically.

🧩 Prerequisites on Windows

🪟 Connect the µFR NFC reader to your computer, then launch the provided driver program. This program must be running in the background before using the Cash Register application.

🔎 We recommend that you test that the software works properly on your computer before purchasing the player.

🧠 How it works in our software

  • 👤 When creating or modifying a client, scanning an NFC tag allows it to be attached directly to that client.
  • 📋 From the checkout interface, scanning an unknown tag brings up a window with the option to attach it to a customer or user.
  • ✅ Scanning a customer's registered NFC tag automatically associates it with the current order.
  • 🔐 Scanning a user's registered NFC tag allows them to automatically log into the system.
This identification method is simple, fast and secure.

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