Smart Card Encoder using C# code

Question

I'm new to this device,

I only tried RFID Mifare RC522 and read its serial ID

This time I'm trying to read the serial ID of RFID card using this Smart Card Encoder (LA118-M1) using C# coding in MS Visual Studio.

What class library should I download.

I tried using this code:

SerialPort _serialPort = new SerialPort("COM2");
_serialPort.Open();
bool _check = _serialPort.IsOpen;
string _string = _serialPort.ReadLine();
_serialPort.Close();

Result: Nothing happens

Answer 1

You are not listening serial port. On your initializing code, open COM port and listen to it (Add DataReceived delegate). It would be something like this:

public void Open() 
{
   _serialPort = new SerialPort("COM2");
   _serialPort.Open();
   _serialPort.DataReceived +=port_DataReceived;
} 
void port_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
{
   string line = ((SerialPort)sender).ReadLine();
}
// Close serial port somewhere

You can learn more about SerialPort here or here