NXP Explore NFC using libnfc on Raspberry Pi - raspberry-pi

I am thinking of starting a project where I use the NXP Explore-NFC board for the Raspberry Pi so that I can write NDEF messages to the NFC via an Android device. I currently own the Raspberry Pi and the NXP Explore-NFC board. I have been doing some research and know that you can use the libnfc library with the board. My background is in Java and Android development, so I have very little experience in embedded systems. This is why I wanted to use the libnfc library.
I wanted to know if anyone has managed to get this working with the same NFC board and if so, do I need to learn any new programming languages to achieve this. If anyone has any information about this please let me know. Thank you in advance.

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In ScadaLTS have available modbus protocol among many others.
This is web oriented software with graphics views drag and drop editor.
For now you may read GPIO data programmatically to file and use ASCII File Reader DataSource.
We plan to have datasource dedicated for GPIO.
ScadaLTS based on ScadaBR - fast tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjOQWwoaQuQ.
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I want to create a game console with my Raspberry Pi and create my own game with an SD Card. Do I need an OS loaded with games or can I insert various SD Cards with different games?
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RetroPi IS technically the OS. You then "add" games to it.
If you want to create your own games then you have plenty of options.
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Retropie
Head to RetroPie to download the image to your computer. Then, flash it on to the MicroSD with either Win32DiskImager on Windows or RPI-sd card builder on a Mac.
Have any other questions I can help with?