Interfacing RFID reader to FPGA

[ashita_93]

Hi
My project is Automatic Garage door control using RFID on FPGA. When the RFID tag ID attached to a vehicle is matched the garage door opens. Also i will be using IR sensor modules to close the door once the car is parked.
RFID reader has both TTL and RS232 output and IR sensor has TTL output. I am using Xilinx Spartan 2 xcs200 pq208 kit. The RFID reader send data at 9600 bps , 8 data bits , 1 start and stop bit. Can anyone please suggest me a UART receiver code that i can use to read he tag data.
It will be very helpful for me.

 

[FvM]

Looks like a typical - in in a bad sense - academic project. Obviously the problem can be easier and cheaper solved with a small microprocessor. And it's not asking for any FPGA specific features like fast logic or numerical processing.

But of course in can be solved with FPGA, too. For the UART receiver, you may search the forum for "VHDL UART" or "Verilog UART".

Here's a simple example from a previous thread. https://www.edaboard.com/threads/314515/#post1346831

 

[ashita_93]

Sir, are you trying to say it's harder to implement on FPGA ? i know i it can be easily done on a microprocessor. but i want to try it on a FPGA. Going through the link u sent RFID reader gives me this data format
RS232 interface format:
10 ASCII DATA （card no.）+ 2 ASCII DATA （XOR result）
1.data baud rate:9600BPS 2.data bit：8bits 3.Parity check：none
4.stop bit：1
But the code output's oly 8 bit output. It's a little confusing. Can u explain that

 

[FvM]

The format specification isn't completelöy clear "ASCII data" can mean e.g. decimal or hexadecimal coding.

In any case you receive a number of characters that has to be processed sequentially in a state machine.

 

[ashita_93]

It is hexadecimal eg tag number is 190C6A453090 (12 characters) ...
So the code you wrote would read just one character say "1" by transmiting a start bit(low), 8 bit data , and a stop bit(high) just to transmit a single character.To read a series of characters i have to repeat the same steps 12 times ....each times storing the character received in a register. Compare it to see if it the tag i wish to match. Am i right?

 

[FvM]

To read a series of characters i have to repeat the same steps 12 times ....each times storing the character received in a register. Compare it to see if it the tag i wish to match. Am i right?

Yes. The VHDL code is an UART component, similar to the UART available in a usual microcontroller.

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You'll design a sequential circuit (state machine) that receives the individual characters of an ID telegram and compares it with the expected ID.

 

[ashita_93]

So i have to connect the RFD reader to the serial port on the FPGA. Write the code only for VHDL/Verilog UART receiver since the reader is the transmitter.Dump it onto the chip. Do i check the output on LED's? Is it gonna show all the 8 bit data pattern for each character one at a time?

 

[annna]

Which RFID reader are you using? I am looking for a cheap RFID tag reader that works at least for 1 meter range. Can anyone suggest any modules??

Thanks