Wiegand.h

bool validate_26bit(uint32_t raw) uint8_t even_parity = parity_even((raw >> 25) & 0x7F); // Bits 1..13? uint8_t odd_parity = parity_odd((raw >> 1) & 0x3FFF); // Bits 14..25? return (even_parity == ((raw >> 25) & 1)) && (odd_parity == ((raw >> 0) & 1));

Introduction If you’ve ever worked with a proximity card reader (125kHz or 13.56MHz), a fingerprint scanner, or an old-school magnetic stripe swipe, you’ve almost certainly encountered the Wiegand protocol. In the embedded world, the wiegand.h header file represents the standard interface for driving these devices via GPIO on microcontrollers like Arduino, ESP32, STM32, or Raspberry Pi Pico. wiegand.h

#endif // WIEGAND_H 1. Interrupt‑Driven Bit Capture The only reliable way to read Wiegand is via edge-triggered interrupts on the D0 and D1 pins. Polling will miss microsecond pulses. In the embedded world, the wiegand

// Configuration structure typedef struct uint8_t pin_d0; uint8_t pin_d1; uint32_t bit_timeout_us; // Max gap between bits (e.g., 2500) uint32_t packet_timeout_us; // Gap to finalize packet (e.g., 15000) bool pullup_enable; // Use internal pullups? wiegand_config_t; Polling will miss microsecond pulses