RFID Question

[Zsapp01]

I have an RFID Reader connect to my Raspberry Pi and I want it to stop listening after it successfully reads the correct card. Then when the program times out it tells the device to start listening again. Is there anyway or command that will make it so the device will stop and start listening? Thanks

[W. H. Heydt]

You need to read the data sheet(s) that go with your device. It probably has commands to do what you want to do, but without knowing the exact make and model, there is no way anyone here can tell you what they are.

That said, the code you use on the Pi could suspend its own activity for a period of time (or until some external event occurs) and then start paying attention to the RFID reader again.