We are happy to release today the version 4.3.2 of our OpenNFC stack.

This new release includes:

• Core Edition
• SDK Edition (previously called PC Edition)
• Linux Edition
• and NFC HAL for MicroRead Edition.

For a complete description of what is included in each Edition, please refer to the website (http://www.open-nfc.org) and the contents of the Release Notes included in each package.

The following are the main changes:

• Several bugs fixed in the P2P functions, improving overall stability of the operation
• Fixes in the API documentation
• other random fixes, please refer to the release notes of the Core Edition for more details.

Please note that this release does not include the Android edition.

As usual, please report your question / problems to the project new mailing-list: Open-NFC-Help@lists.sourceforge.net.

Thanks!
The Open NFC team.

We are glad to announce today a new release of Open NFC: 4.3.1 r0 (build 11634).

This new release includes the following Editions:

• Core Edition
• SDK Edition (previously called PC Edition)
• Linux Edition
• NFC HAL for MicroRead Edition
• Android Edition
• and Android Add-on Edition.

For a complete description of what is included in each Edition, please refer to the website (http://www.open-nfc.org) and the contents of the Release Notes included in each package.

The following are the main changes:

• The Core, SDK and Linux Edition now include the Java wrapper and the API to use Open NFC in this environment.
• The stack is now fully compliant with the SIM Alliance API release 1.2. The Security Stack feature has evolved accordingly.
• The stack is now fully 64-bit compliant in all editions.
• The NFC HAL for MicroRead includes new Loader (7-OR-0A) and Firmware (7.14A) versions.
• The Linux Edition now includes an example i2c native driver for the MicroRead.
• The pre-built binaries for Win32 now include the traces activated by default.
• Android Edition now builds against Android 2.3.5. Older releases are no longer supported.

A number of cleanups have been performed in the contents of the different Editions; new components have been added while other components have been removed; we encourage you to browse inside the different archives even if you are already familiar with the previous releases to get an overview of all the changes. As usual, the Release Notes of each archive should be a good starting point.

We hope you will enjoy this new release. Please report your question / problems to the project new mailing-list: Open-NFC-Help@lists.sourceforge.net

You may have noticed also that the website (http://open-nfc.org) has been updated a few days ago. Please send your comments to the project mailing-list, if you have any, to help us improve this site.

Thanks!
The Open NFC team.

The content of our Android Add-On is evolving: it does not include anymore our specific API and examples. This simplifies the development of NFC applications on the Android platform, and ensures that these applications will be usable on different devices.

Our new Add-On now contains only an AVD image for use with the official Android Emulator. This AVD image includes the Open NFC software stack that connects to the Connection Center application. This enables all application developers to use NFC features and test with the Android official Emulator, quite simply.

We are actively working on the next version of Open NFC: 4.3.1.

Without revealing all the exciting new features of this upcoming revision, we can disclose the prototype of two new functions that will be added in this release.

WReaderGetIdentifier

This function will return the Unique Identifier of any tag, independently from the technology — be it the PUPI, the UID, …

WReaderExchangeData

This function will allow exchanging raw data with cards of any technology: it replaces dedicated functions such as W14Part4ExchangeData, WFeliCaExchangeData, W15ExchangeData, … which become deprecated.

These new functions simplify and improve the usability of the stack, we hope you will enjoy this change!

We are happy to announce today a new release of Open NFC Android Edition.

This new release brings the support of Open NFC for Android 2.3.4. The support of the previous Android version (2.3.3) is discontinued.

Please check the Downloads page to retrieve this new version. The file “MAN_NFC_1108-272 MAN_NFC_1108-272 Open NFC – Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 – Quick Porting Guide v1.0.pdf” contains a quick summary of how to build the Open NFC Android Edition.

If you have any question on this new release, please send a mail to Open NFC Help mailing-list (browse archives, send a mail)

This new release should fix all issues with the previous Open NFC Android Edition release, and bring improved P2P mode support.

Note that this new release does not contain the Android SDK Add-On files. You can re-use the SDK from previous version and simply replace files as follow:

cp -f <Android_Root>/kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage                      <Add_On_Path>/images/kernel-qemu
cp -f <Android_Root>/out/target/product/generic/ramdisk.img       <Add_On_Path>/images/ramdisk.img
cp -f <Android_Root>/out/target/product/generic/system.img        <Add_On_Path>/images/system.img
cp -f <Android_Root>/out/target/product/generic/userdata.img     <Add_On_Path>/images/userdata.img
cp -f <Android_Root>/out/target/common/obj/APPS/OpenNFC_intermediates/classes.jar                                        <Add_On_Path>/libs/OpenNfcServices.jar
cp -f <Android_Root>/out/target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/org.opennfc_library_intermediates/classes.jar      <Add_On_Path>/libs/OpenNfcLibrary.jar

We hope you enjoy this new version!