I have blank NFC cards I would like to use for geotab along with employee ID cards. I'm not sure how to write the driver ID to the card. Does anyone have any examples. I have the NFC reader installed and the following added under the vehicles for custom parameters
<Parameter Description='NFC use Generic Card Serial Number' Offset='179' Bytes='01' IsEnabled='true'/>
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Ok, I think I figured it out. I didn't need to write anything to the NFC card. Each card has it's own unique serial number. In this case the number on the card I was using was 04:78:A5:E2:A2:71:81 I had to convert the Hexadecimal to a decimal.
I used this website https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-decimal.html and entered the hex number. It converted the hex number to 1258553774076289. I put this new number as my driver ID and it works. I now get assigned to a vehicle when I badge in.
The disadvantage to having the <Parameter Description='NFC use Generic Card Serial Number' Offset='179' Bytes='01' IsEnabled='true'/> on the vehicle is you can swipe any NFC and it will turn off the beep notification since the reader will now read any generic nfc and not just the geotab. It will list the driver an unknown driver if the serial number is not assigned as a driver.
Hello
Just want to express, I am not familiar with this custom parameter and the feature it self however. I have used this site and the suggested application to write NFC tags in the past.
They have suggestions for both IOS and Android mobile applications.
https://www.rfidfuture.com/how-to-program-nfc-tags.html
I hope this helps in some way.
Thank you
Jason
Thanks, I used the program NFC Tools. I wrote a text with the ID but I'm sure that wasn't correct.
I am looping in @EishiFUN on this thread. I was looking for a formatting instruction for Generic NFC and was not able to find one.
I see references for API calls to send white listed Generic NFC information to go devices using Hex values that are assigned to the pre existing users in MyGeotab.
@EishiFUN seemed to be involved in many of the posts I was reading.
I am sure they can add some value to this question.
Thanks
Jason
As mentioned I am not familiar with the parameter or feature however from what I am reading it looks like you may just have to assign the Hex value of the user to your nfc tags / card since you already have the required parameter assigned.
@EishiFUN will be able to confirm.
Curious.
Were you using the Hex value for the MyGeotab user account in text data you added to your NFC card / tag.?
Just as an FYI.
The Hex value can be found for each user / driver by running a advanced or default user report. Unhide the data tab and in Column B named User ID of that tab, you will find the assigned Hex value for each user / driver in MyGeotab. Again this is my assumption of how it works. We will see what Eishi has to add.
Thanks again
Jason
Ok, I think I figured it out. I didn't need to write anything to the NFC card. Each card has it's own unique serial number. In this case the number on the card I was using was 04:78:A5:E2:A2:71:81 I had to convert the Hexadecimal to a decimal.
I used this website https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-decimal.html and entered the hex number. It converted the hex number to 1258553774076289. I put this new number as my driver ID and it works. I now get assigned to a vehicle when I badge in.
The disadvantage to having the <Parameter Description='NFC use Generic Card Serial Number' Offset='179' Bytes='01' IsEnabled='true'/> on the vehicle is you can swipe any NFC and it will turn off the beep notification since the reader will now read any generic nfc and not just the geotab. It will list the driver an unknown driver if the serial number is not assigned as a driver.
Make sure that all of these boxes are unchecked to merely write to one blank NFC tag. Last but not least, touch "Write" at the bottom of the screen and tap your phone against a blank NFC tag as if you were going to read it.