arduinoWeigandKeyboard/hidReader.ino

// Based on: http://www.pagemac.com/projects/rfid/arduino_wiegand

#include <Keyboard.h>

// DATA pins
#define DATA0 2
#define DATA1 3

#define WEIGAND_WAIT_TIME 500   // time to wait for another weigand pulse.

#define DATA_SIZE 32
volatile uint32_t dataBits = 0; // stores all of the data bits
volatile size_t   bitCount = 0; // number of bits recieved

volatile unsigned long weigand_idle_start;

inline void gotBit(char bit) {
  weigand_idle_start = millis();
  //Serial.print(bit, BIN);
  bitWrite(dataBits, DATA_SIZE - bitCount, bit);
  bitCount++;
}

// interrupts for DATA0/DATA1
void ISR_INT0() { gotBit(0); }
void ISR_INT1() { gotBit(1); }

void setup() {
  pinMode(DATA0, INPUT);
  pinMode(DATA1, INPUT);

  Serial.begin(9600);

  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(DATA0), ISR_INT0, FALLING);
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(DATA1), ISR_INT1, FALLING);

  Keyboard.begin();
}

void loop()
{
  // Check if last bit was recieved more than WEIGAND_WAIT_TIME ago
  if (bitCount > 0 && (millis() - weigand_idle_start) >= WEIGAND_WAIT_TIME) {
    unsigned char i;
    uint32_t data = dataBits >> (DATA_SIZE - bitCount + 1);

    Serial.print("Read ");
    Serial.print(bitCount);
    Serial.print(" bits: ");
    Serial.println(data, BIN);

    // standard 26 bit format:
    // P: parity bit, F: facility code, C: card code
    // PFFFFFFFFCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCP
    if (bitCount == 26) {
      uint8_t facilityCode = (data >> 17) & 0xFF;
      uint16_t cardCode = (data >> 1) & 0xFFFF;
      // TODO: check parity bits

      printBits(facilityCode, cardCode);
    }
    else {
      // TODO: handle failures and other formats
    }

    // reset for the next card
    bitCount = 0;
  }
}

void printBits(uint8_t facilityCode, uint16_t cardCode) {
  Keyboard.print(facilityCode);
  Keyboard.print('\t');
  Keyboard.print(cardCode);
  Keyboard.print('\n');

  Serial.print("FC = ");
  Serial.print(facilityCode);
  Serial.print(", CC = ");
  Serial.println(cardCode);
}