EzNFC

Enterprise Browser 5.0

Overview

This API is used to enable/disable the NFC Adapter and read NFC Tags. The EzNFC API is currently supported on Android only.

Enabling the API

There are two ways to enable Enterprise Browser APIs:

  • Include all 'ebapi' modules
  • Include only the required API modules

Both methods are explained below.

Either way, the included files will be from: /Enterprise Browser/JavaScript Files/Enterprise Browser, a directory on the computer that contains the Enterprise Browser installation.

Include all JS API modules

To include all JavaScript APIs, copy the ebapi-modules.js file to a location accessible by your app's files and include the JavaScript modules file in your app. For instance, to include the modules file in your index.html, copy the file to the same directory as your index.html and add the following line to the HEAD section of your index.html file:


<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="ebapi-modules.js"></script>

This will define the EB class within the page. Note that the path for this file is relative to the current page (index.html). Any page on which the modules are required will need to have the required .js file(s) included in this fashion.

Include only the required modules

To include individual APIs, you must first include the ebapi.js in your HTML, and then the additional required API file(s). For instance, to use the EzNFC API, add the following code to the HTML file(s). Again, this assumes that relevant API files have been copied to the same directory as the HTML.


<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="ebapi.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="eb.eznfc.js"></script>

In the code lines above, notice that ebapi.js is included first, followed by eb.eznfc.js, which is the EzNFC API for Enterprise Browser. This coding is required on each HTML page whenever an individual API will be called from that page.

Methods

disableRead()

Disables NFC read of the application.

Parameters

  • callback : CallBackHandler

Returns

Synchronous Return:

  • Void

Platforms

  • Android

Method Access:

  • Class Method: This method can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.EzNFC.disableRead()

enableAdapter()

Navigates to device NFC Adapter settings screen if device's NFC Adapter is not enabled.

Parameters

  • callback : CallBackHandler

Returns

Synchronous Return:

  • Void

Platforms

  • Android

Method Access:

  • Class Method: This method can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.EzNFC.enableAdapter()

enableRead()

Enables NFC read of the application if device supports NFC.

Parameters

  • callback : CallBackHandler

Callback

Async Callback Returning Parameters: HASH

    • Type : STRING

      The Type of NFC Tag that has been read

    • ID : STRING

      The ID of the Tag that has been read

    • Payload : STRING

      Payload is the data overall data of NFC Tag

    • TNF : STRING

      TNF is last 3 bits of Payload

    • EncodingFormat : STRING

      Text encoding format applied

    • result : STRING

      The String data that is read from Tag

    • TagIDHexa : STRING

      NFC Tag id in Hexacode

    • TagManufacturerName : STRING

      The manufacturer of NFC Tag that has been read

    • TagTechnologies : STRING

      The techonlogy list supported by Tag that has been read

    • ATQA : STRING

      Return the ATQA/SENS_RES bytes from tag discovery, if the Tag type is NfcA

    • SAK : STRING

      Return the SAK/SEL_RES bytes from tag discovery, if the Tag type is NfcA

    • ATS : STRING

      Return the ATS bytes from tag discovery, if the Tag type is contact smartcards

Returns

Synchronous Return:

  • Void

Platforms

  • Android

Method Access:

  • Class Method: This method can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.EzNFC.enableRead()

Properties

isEnabled

Type

BOOLEAN

Description

Detects whether the NFC Adapter is enabled. Returns true if the NFC Adapter is enabled.

Params

Default: false

Access

  • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.EzNFC.isEnabled

Platforms

  • Android

isSupported

Type

BOOLEAN

Description

Determines whether NFC is supported on the device. Returns true if NFC is supported.

Params

Default: false

Access

  • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.EzNFC.isSupported

Platforms

  • Android

Remarks

General

  1. NFC reads are only possible when the application is in the foreground.
  2. It is mandatory to disable default NFC application of the device before using this API.
  3. The APIs are designed to read NON-Secure NFC Tags.
  4. The NFC APIs are designed to work in Reader Mode only.
  5. The callback parameter TagManufacturerName of enableRead method will return manufacturer name if and only if the UUID of the NFC card is 7 byte or 8 byte. In all other cases, it will display as Not Specified.

Recommended order of API calls

  1. EB.EzNFC.isSupported;
  2. EB.EzNFC.isEnabled;
  3. EB.EzNFC.enableAdapter();
  4. EB.EzNFC.enableRead();
  5. EB.EzNFC.disableRead();

Examples

Usage Guide

This example shows how to use the EzNFC API:


<html>
<head>
  <title>Enterprise Browser NFC API Test</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="ebapi-modules.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
/*
EB.EzNFC.isSupported
Property to check whether NFC is supported on the device.
Return
    true - if supported
    false - if not supported
*/
function isNfcSupported()
{
    var x=EB.EzNFC.isSupported;
    document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = x;
}
/*
EB.EzNFC.isEnabled
Property to check whether NFC Adapter is enabled on the device.
Return
    true - if enabled
    false - if not enabled
*/
function isNfcEnabled()
{
    var x=EB.EzNFC.isEnabled;
    document.getElementById("demo2").innerHTML = x;
}
/*
EB.EzNFC.enableAdapter();
Method to enable the NFC Adapter. Invoking this method brings up the Device settings Activity so user can manually enable the NFC Adapter.
Calling this method has no effect if NFC Adapter is already enabled.
*/
function EnableNfcAdapter()
{
    EB.EzNFC.enableAdapter();
}
/*
enableRead(enableNfcCallback1)
Method to enable NFC Tag Reading.
*/
function EnableNfcRead()
{
    EB.EzNFC.enableRead(enableNfcCallback1);
}
/*
disableRead();
Method to disable NFC Tag Reading.
*/
function DisableNfcRead()
{
    EB.EzNFC.disableRead();
    /* Clearing the div of previously read data*/
    document.getElementById("demo5").innerHTML = "";
}
/*
enableRead(enableNfcCallback1).
User-defined callback with the enableRead() method.
Gets fired when NFC Tag is Read.
Returns Tag
ID
Type
TNF
Payload
EncodingFormat
Result
TagIDHexa
TagManufacturerName, Note: Return manufacturer name if and only if the UUID of the NFC card is 7 byte or 8 byte. In all other cases, it will display as Not Specified.
TagTechnologies
ATQA
SAK
ATS
*/
function enableNfcCallback1(dat) {
    var ID = dat.id;
    var Type = dat.type;
    var TNF = dat.tnf;
    var Payload = dat.payload;
    var EncodingFormat = dat.encodingformat;
    var Result = dat.result;
    var TagIDHexa = dat.tagidhexa;
    var Manufacturer = dat.tagManufacturerName;
    var TagTechnologies = dat.tagTechnologies;
    var ATQA = dat.atqa;
    var SAK = dat.sak;
    var ATS= dat.ats;
    var ShowData = "ID:" + ID + "<BR>Type:" + Type + "<BR>TNF:" + TNF + "<BR>Payload:" + Payload + "<BR>EncodingFormat:" + EncodingFormat + "<BR>Result:" + Result + "<BR>TagIDHexa: " + TagIDHexa + "<BR>Manufacturer: " + Manufacturer+ "<BR>TagTechnologies: " + TagTechnologies + "<BR>ATQA: " + ATQA +
    "<BR>SAK: " + SAK + "<BR>ATS: " + ATS ;

    document.getElementById("demo5").innerHTML = ShowData;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2  align="center">Enterprise Browser NFC API Test</h2>
<hr>
<br>
<DIV>
<table border=1>
    <tr>
        <td>
            <button onclick="isNfcSupported();">isSupported</button>:
        </td>
        <td><div id="demo1"></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
            <button onclick="isNfcEnabled();">isEnabled</button>:
        </td>
        <td><div id="demo2"></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan=2>
            <button onclick="EnableNfcAdapter();">enableAdapter</button>:
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan=2>
            <button onclick="EnableNfcRead();">enableRead</button>:</td>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan=2>
            <button onclick="DisableNfcRead();">disableRead</button>:</td>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>
</DIV>
<DIV id="demo5"></DIV>
</body>
</html>