Here is a title from the Sunfounder blog: Raspberry Pi RFID Tutorial: Setup, Wiring, and Projects for Beginners
Feb 10, 2026.
Now look at that date, it should work with a Pi5, no? Has anybody succeeded in making the RFID RC522 work with the Pi5?
MFRC522 is now compatible with the Pi 5. There was an issue with the previous code, but it has been updated today. You can pull the latest version using git pull.
If you haven’t downloaded it before, please use the following command:
cd ~/
git clone GitHub - sunfounder/raphael-kit · GitHub --depth 1
Then refer to the tutorial below for wiring and running the code:
Hi! The lines you gave me in your email and on your forum, do not work :
cd ~/
git clone GitHub - sunfounder/raphael-kit · GitHub --depth 1 (if you notice instead of the path you put a link to the github Sunfounder repository and that is not good with the terminal)
I already made these lines from the start when I bought your Raphael Kit:
cd ~/
Git clone https://github.com/sunfounder/raphael-kit.git —depth 1
And it installed in a directory named raphael-kit a series a subdirectory like .git, c, iot, music, nodejs, python, python-pi5, scratch and a file named .gitignore.txt.
Should I rename or delete the raphael-kit directory and rerun the line git clone…
Oh! I got everything working now without your help. I figured it out by myself but I’m not sure my grandson or my granddaughter would be able. I was a teacher before and I always made sure that the documents I gave to my students were in working order.
Charles Menard
Sorry, it was a formatting issue on the forum. The git clone command I provided is consistent with the RTD documentation. If you’ve already downloaded it, there’s no need to download again. Just run git pull to fetch the updated RFID code.