I got some questions

[dylan0]

Hey, congrats on your first implant!

First, here are some forum pages that may be useful for you:

Post-Install Notes For x-Series Implants

Aftercare Within a couple of hours a scab should form at the installation site. At this point, normal activities such as handwashing can resume. While it is ideal to let the wound breathe at this point, a bandage can be worn to protect it if necessary. When using a bandage, you must watch out of maceration (the tissue turning white) and take appropriate action. Keep in mind that some creams, such as Neosporin, can also lead to this condition. Check out the compatibility matrix for accessories …

Programming an NFC chip with a smartphone

There are several apps for Android and iPhone that can be used to program our NFC implants like the NExT, xSIID, etc. The one we like is TagWriter. It is a smartphone app made by NXP, the worlds largest RFID and NFC chip maker. You can install it on an NFC enabled smartphone using the following links; Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nxp.nfc.tagwriter iPhone - ‎NFC TagWriter by NXP on the App Store You simply follow the instructions on the app to write data to your …

There are many many more pages on this forum that you will find useful. I may add some to this post later, but I and other members will strongly urge you to spend some time reading up on different pages on the forum. I know most of what I know thanks to everyone here, and if you have a question, it has likely been asked before. Use that search bar!

An important thing to note about the chips sold on DT is that they are all passively powered - they don’t have a battery or anything else that enables them to generate their own electromagnetic field. Instead, they are powered by the reader, whether that’s your phone, a badge reader on the wall, etc. The diagnostic card is useful to help you detect where the field around a reader is, but it won’t light up if you put it beside your chip. That is normal behavior, so no need to worry about the card not lighting up near your implant.

You can think of the LED in your chip serving the same purpose as the LED on the Diagnostic Card: Lighting up when it’s in range of a reader.

If you want to try to read it with your phone just to make sure it works:

1. Download the app Amal mentioned in Programming an NFC chip with a smartphone .
2. Press “Read tags”
   a. If you’re on an iPhone, the antenna is at the top of the device. Watch Amal’s video for iPhone users here.
   b. If you’re on an Android, it can vary by device. I have had success with most of my android phones placing the chip around the middle of the back of the phone, or maybe a little higher than that. This will require some experimentation.
3. Remember to be gentle around your new chip as it still heals, trying not to push it around too much until your body encapsulates it over the next couple weeks. Also, you have the NExT v2 with the LED, so use that to help you find the sweet spot for your specific phone. It’ll blink when your phone’s antenna is near.

Once you get comfortable reading it with your phone, you can use the “Write Tags” button to write something to it. It could be a link, a business card (i.e. your contact info), or anything else listed in the app that catches your eye.