nfctagreader/release_notes.txt

NFC NDEF Tag Reader
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A simple NFC tag reader application for Windows Phone 8. This Nokia example app
demonstrates how to use the Proximity API to read NFC Data Exchange Format
(NDEF) compliant tags.

This example application is hosted in Nokia Developer Projects:
- http://projects.developer.nokia.com/nfctagreader

For more information on implementation and porting, visit the wiki pages:
- http://projects.developer.nokia.com/nfctagreader/wiki


1. Implementation
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1.1 Important files and classes
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- MainPage.cs:
    Ties the UI and the application logic together. Contains the method for
    parsing the NDEF data. Shows the log containing the details of each tag
    read.

- NdefRecordUtility.cs:
    Contains utility methods for handling NDEF tag data.

- NdefRecord.cs: Container class for NDEF record data.

- NdefRecordTypeDefinitions.cs:
    Contains the implementation for two Record Type Definitions (RTD) classes:
    NdefTextRtd and NdefUriRtd. Like the names of the classes indicate, the 
    first is for text and the second for URI types.

1.2 Used APIs
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- Windows.Networking.Proximity: ProximityDevice


2. Compatibility
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Compatible with Windows Phone 8. Developed with Microsoft Visual Studio Express
2012 for Windows Phone.

2.1 Required Capabilities
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ID_CAP_NETWORKING
ID_CAP_PROXIMITY

2.2 Known issues
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None.


3. Building, installing, and running the application
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3.1 Preparations
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Make sure you have the following installed:
 * Windows 8
 * Windows Phone SDK 8.0

3.2 Using the Windows Phone 8 SDK
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1. Open the SLN file:
   File > Open Project, select the file NfcNdefTagReader.sln
2. Select the target 'Device'.
3. Press F5 to build the project and run it on the device.

3.3 Deploying to Windows Phone 8
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Please see the official documentation for deploying and testing applications on
Windows Phone devices:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg588378%28v=vs.92%29.aspx


4. License
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See the license text file delivered with this project. The license file is also
available online at
http://projects.developer.nokia.com/nfctagreader/browser/Licence.txt


5. Related documentation
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- Nokia Developer: NFC:
  - http://www.developer.nokia.com/Develop/NFC/
  
- NFC Forum Specifications:
  - http://www.nfc-forum.org/specs/


6. Version history
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1.0 Initial release