Wiring_for_RC522_card_reader

Here a fritzing layout for wire a RC522 with the Raspberry Pi incl. IRQ Pin, 2 different views (RPi3 and RPi Zero) on the same schematic in line with the recommended pinout.

You have to wire the IRQ Pin from RC522 to Raspberry Pin 18/GPIO 24.

See the fritzing Picture (brown cable is the IRQ Pin) ...you must soldering all 8 wires from the Reader...

RPi Zero:

Wiring for Pi ZERO

RPi3:

Wiring for RPi3

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