Halo microchip scanner

anon3825968 · November 9, 2021, 8:13pm

It’s talking:

Yessiree. That’s how we ro-ro

Devilclarke · November 9, 2021, 10:03pm

They didn’t mess about thats so cool great job rosco

anon3825968 · November 11, 2021, 9:36am

I installed a reset switch on my Halo, so I can crash it again and recover it easily:

Dora · September 9, 2026, 2:00pm

Could you share the USB commands/API you received from iD Porte? Just got a Halo scanner, and wanna play with the USB interface

amal · September 9, 2026, 4:09pm

That account is anonymized and not active on the forum anymore but relevant code is;

github.com/Giraut/SiRFIDaL

sirfidal_server.py

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              if c in "\r\n":
                if uid:
                  main_in_q.put((LISTENER_UIDS_UPDATE, (listener_id, (uid,))))
                  uid = ""
          
              elif c in hexdigits and len(uid) < 256:
                uid += c.upper()
          
          
          
          def halo_listener(main_in_q, listener_id, params):
            """Read UIDs from a Halo Scanner connected to USB and send the list of active
            UIDs to the main process
            """
          
            # Modules
            import serial
          
            setproctitle("sirfidal_listener_{}".format(listener_id))
            log(VERBOSITY_NORMAL, listener_id, "Started")

The halo.py file shown in the video is;

halo.py (1.3 KB)

aixre · September 9, 2026, 11:05pm

What serendipity to see this pop up while I’m having Halo reader problems! Has anyone found a reliable supplier for them in the US? The shop that sells them on Amazon first sent a me used one with battery issues, and then the replacement stopped putting out a field after two days.

Pilgrimsmaster · September 10, 2026, 3:57am