---
name: "nfc-scan-device"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnfc"
version: "1.8.0-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nfc-scan-device"
---

# nfc-scan-device(1)

Scan NFC devices

## NAME

nfc-scan-device - Scan NFC devices

## SYNOPSIS

**nfc-scan-device** \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**nfc-scan-device** is a utility for listing any available device compliant with libnfc. It can optionnally display device's capabilities.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  Tells *nfc-scan-device* to be verbose and display detailed information about the devices found.

- **-i**

  Tells *nfc-scan-device* to allow intrusive scan (eg. serial ports scan). This is equivalent to set environment variable LIBNFC\_INTRUSIVE\_SCAN to "yes".

## EXAMPLE

For a SCL3711 device (in verbose mode):

 \- SCM Micro / SCL3711-NFC&RW:\
      pn53x\_usb:002:017\
  chip: PN533 v2.7\
  initator mode modulations: ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps), FeliCa (424 kbps, 212 kbps), ISO/IEC 14443-4B (847 kbps, 424 kbps, 212 kbps, 106 kbps), Innovision Jewel (106 kbps), D.E.P. (424 kbps, 212 kbps, 106 kbps)\
  target mode modulations: ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps), FeliCa (424 kbps, 212 kbps), D.E.P. (424 kbps, 212 kbps, 106 kbps)

## BUGS

Please report any bugs on the **libnfc** issue tracker at:\
 **https://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc/issues**

## LICENCE

**libnfc** is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 3.\
 **libnfc-utils** and **libnfc-examples** are covered by the the BSD 2-Clause license.

## AUTHORS

Roel Verdult \<roel@libnfc.org\>, \
 Romain Tartière \<romain@libnfc.org\>, \
 Romuald Conty \<romuald@libnfc.org\>.

This manual page was written by Romuald Conty \<romuald@libnfc.org\>. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL (version 2 or later).