A10/Template:NFC data

Introduction to this page
The data contained in this template is slowly replacing the collection of tables in the DVB-T_USB Devices article.

The main purpose is to collect the available information on devices that now is scattered around on device/chipset/driver pages, and at the same time make it accessible from all those places. Having a "single copy" will hopefully ease updating information on devices and drivers.

How do I add a new device?
First open two more browser tabs. One tab with this page, so that you can read up on the instructions while you are editing, and one tap with DVB-T_USB_Devices_ListData/Helper, a reference page where there is a List of all the devices that are stored on this page. There you can check on how data will be shown in the tables.

Second identify a section where your device would fit in. This is not technically needed but it will help you when using an existing device as template for your new device.

Click on the [edit] link on the right of that section's title.

Look at the data of a device that is already there, and look at the reference page and the instructions to make sure you understand what the fields mean and where they show up.

Now either copy an existing device's data or copy the cut'n paste template from the instructions and fill in your device's data.

The most important field is the did as it will allow you to select that specific device on your device page. Having the did repeated in the subsection header will allow your browser to jump to the right place if you click the edit icon in a table.

How do I show the data on a Device/Vendor/... page ?
Keeping all the information in one place of course means that there will be lots of details that most users don't care about. Using some minor template voodoo, it is possible to select a limited subset of data fields per device and thus construct tables with a small subset of columns. If you think of it as a spread sheet you may have only a couple of columns shown. (Some examples are currently shown on HLPlayground2 (Warning: HUGE Page!..but look at how tiny the source is.))

Still, usually you will not want to have all the devices listed.

With some more template voodoo and the help of the ParserFunctions/StringFunctions extension it is possible to select subsets of the data by their content. Think of it as only showing rows in your spread sheet if they contain certain elements. E.g. Only show devices that use a certain tuner or only show devices by a certain vendor. ( If you are interested in the Details, go to Template:List of Device List Templates )

Some examples are currently shown on HLPlayground2/rowselection and HLPlayground2/doubleselection and in the next section...

Usage Examples on device pages
Low detail:

If you want to show some more detail you can change Low to Medium in both template names. (The /Header and /Row template.)

There is also a set of templates for Full details if you want to get the fields that are meant for filtering only, like the did field itself.

Syntax and Semantics
Here is a cut'n paste template for new devices. (Don't forget use the same XxXxXxXxXxXxX in all three places.) &lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;

XxXxXxXxXxXxX
&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;

Data
Click on Edit to see the data.