🆕 blog! “Thoughts on building an NFC reader for the Framework laptop”
The Framework laptop has several little slots which can be used be used to expand the functionality of the laptop. They convert the internal USB-C ports into a different sort of port. For example, Framework sells an official HDMI card and Ethernet card: But the community have bu…
@Edent You're probably going to want the antenna to stick out of the case at least a little bit? The expansion slots sit underneath the mid plate (see photo) which is a solid bit of metal and might block NFC signals.
@steve ah. So I resume the numpad only uses one of those connectors when inserted. Does that mean the other one is free for me to wire into?
Sorry if that's a daft question!
@Edent Electrically free, but mechanically very difficult to get to!
Here's a picture of the underside of my number pad module. You can see the indentations made on the black insulating rectangle by the pins of the unused USB connection.
The number pad is held in place by strong magnets either side of the connectors on the mid plate — they pull it down with quite a lot of force.
@Edent The USB-C expansion ports might not be your only option. Framework 16 also lets you mess with the keyboard and the panels either side of it. Might be a similar form factor to that blue board you mentioned with the “honking great antenna”.
You never know, it might be easier to solder for that I/O interface than a USB-C plug, BUT I’ve not researched that area at all so I could be talking nonsense.
Have you ordered a Framework 13 or 16?
@danielthepope That's a good point!
I've got the 16 inch coming - but with a numberpad rather than the side panels.
I'll see if I can squeeze it inside anywhere 🙂
@Edent I may be confusing it with a different QR code project around that time? WMF was very unhappy because it routed through a third party service that captured some PII without being transparent about it.
Also, reasonably at the time though in retrospect hilariously wrong, many people at WMF thought QR codes were a fad that would pass.
@Edent should be able to get smaller NFC stuff, pins seem to be a USB connector i.e. just no socket so can we wired internally to something the board is in
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