Image: github.com · Description: Two independent reliability fixes for the MFRC522 (RC522) driver, found while debugging a real device: LoadAvg climbing toward its ceiling: idle polling every 250ms was hitting the r...
An RFID reader given lower-load polling and recovery logic
A contributor used Claude Code to repair Tasmota’s RC522 reader driver after debugging excessive polling load and reliability problems on a real device.
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A contributor used Claude Code to repair Tasmota’s RC522 reader driver after debugging excessive polling load and reliability problems on a real device.
The change reduces idle polling work and adds self-recovery handling. The contribution marks ESP32 testing as complete, while leaving ESP8266 testing unchecked.
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- Tasmota Project: RC522: throttle idle polling and add self-healing watchdogSource byline: bogdikPublished
The contributor’s pull request, including its AI disclosure and test notes.
- The code: github.comRepository account: arendst
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