diff --git a/software/tests/nfc_detect/Makefile b/software/tests/nfc_detect/Makefile
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85ec727e684a50f365c99e14c1fe9070ffefc40a
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+++ b/software/tests/nfc_detect/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+objs += main.o
diff --git a/software/tests/nfc_detect/config b/software/tests/nfc_detect/config
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+++ b/software/tests/nfc_detect/config
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+%set OUTPUT_NAME nfc
+%append MODULES $(OUTPUT_NAME):$(CONFIGPATH)
+
+CONFIG_MUTEK_THREAD
+CONFIG_LICENSE_APP_BSD
+CONFIG_APP_START
+CONFIG_MUTEK_CONTEXT_SCHED
+
+%inherit bmaaa-pinky
+%inherit nfc
+%include bmaaa.build
diff --git a/software/tests/nfc_detect/main.c b/software/tests/nfc_detect/main.c
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+++ b/software/tests/nfc_detect/main.c
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+#include <mutek/startup.h>
+#include <mutek/thread.h>
+#include <mutek/printk.h>
+
+#include <device/class/nfc.h>
+
+static CONTEXT_ENTRY(nfc_main)
+{
+    error_t err;
+    struct device_nfc_s nfc;
+    struct dev_nfc_rq_s req;
+    struct dev_nfc_peer_s peer;
+
+    req.peer = &peer;
+    peer.side = DEV_NFC_PASSIVE_PICC;
+    peer.protocol = DEV_NFC_14443A;
+    peer.atqa = 0;
+
+    err = device_get_accessor_by_path(&nfc.base, NULL, "/nfc0", DRIVER_CLASS_NFC);
+    assert(!err);
+
+    req.type = DEV_NFC_WRITE;
+    err = dev_nfc_wait_request(&nfc, &req);
+    assert(!err);
+
+    req.type = DEV_NFC_READ;
+    err = dev_nfc_wait_request(&nfc, &req);
+    assert(!err);
+}
+
+void app_start(void)
+{
+  struct thread_attr_s attr = {
+    .stack_size = 1024,
+  };
+
+  thread_create(nfc_main, 0, &attr);
+}