Just got a chance to unpack my MagicRing, and noticed it seems to lack both the one- and two-dot markings that are supposed to indicate which side is which. Has the design changed from what’s on the sale page?
Additionally, while I can read the Mifare side okay with my PM3, I can’t get much of a fluctuation on lf tune out of the T5577 side. With the ring off and placed on/held directly above the antenna cover, I can’t get any fluctuation regardless of orientation. If I place the ring on my finger, fiddle with the rotation a bit, and cup the PM3, with the ring physically touching the cover over the antenna, I can get a 2-3V drop or so. Can’t search/read/write even that way.
No problems with the sample cards that came with the PM3 — 17V+ drops when tuning, and quick and accurate reads/writes on all the LF ones (and with a handful of others I had lying around the house). Haven’t done much testing with the HF ones that came with it yet, but the one or two I’ve tried have been readable just fine.
Fairly new to fiddling with RFIDs. Is there something I may be doing wrong set-up wise, or is it possible I just got a bad one?
Almost forgot — while taking these I realized the only reason I was getting a fluctuation the other way is because I was accidentally touching the screws holding the antenna to the board — I get the same dip with the ring nowhere nearby.
Unfortunately,
I don’t have one of these to test for you, and
I also don’t know if these come pre-programmed in EM mode like the implants do, but you could try an lf search and/or lf t5 detect command if you havent already.
Even though the tune doesn’t seem like its detecting anything, for a few seconds of “work”, it may be worth a try
Hmm… tried programming it with the id for a keycard for a lock in my office. It said “Done”, but I couldn’t read it after with lf search or lf em 410x reader, and it didn’t work with the lock.
At this point it seems like you might have gotten a faulty ring! If you can’t get it working then reply to your order confirmation email and reference this forum thread and we’ll get you sorted out
Do this orientation with the lf t55 detect command
At this point it seems like you might have gotten a faulty ring! If you can’t get it working then reply to your order confirmation email and reference this forum thread and we’ll get you sorted out
Will do — thanks, everyone, for your help diagnosing!
Quick update: the new ring got here today, and the read/write for both Mifare and T5577 are working perfectly. Absolutely loving it — thanks for the fantastic help and support!
