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Frequency range 13.56 MHz Standard ISO 14443A, ISO 14443B, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3, JIS X 6319-4 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 110 Rating Catalog Transmission principle FDX - ASK, FSK, OOK, PSK
Frequency range 13.56 MHz Standard ISO 14443A, ISO 14443B, ISO 15693, ISO 18000-3, JIS X 6319-4 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 110 Rating Catalog Transmission principle FDX - ASK, FSK, OOK, PSK
VQFN (RHB) 32 25 mm² 5 x 5
  • Completely Integrated Protocol Handling for ISO/IEC 15693, ISO/IEC 18000-3, ISO/IEC 14443 A and B, and FeliCa™
  • Integrated State Machine for ISO/IEC 14443 A Anticollision (Broken Bytes) Operation
  • Input Voltage Range: 2.7 VDC to 5.5 VDC
  • Programmable Output Power: +20 dBm (100 mW), +23 dBm (200 mW)
  • Programmable I/O Voltage Levels From 1.8 VDC to 5.5 VDC
  • Programmable System Clock Frequency Output (RF, RF/2, RF/4) from 13.56-MHz or 27.12-MHz Crystal or Oscillator
  • Integrated Voltage Regulator Output for Other System Components (MCU, Peripherals, Indicators), 20 mA (Max)
  • Programmable Modulation Depth
  • Dual Receiver Architecture With RSSI for Elimination of "Read Holes" and Adjacent Reader System or Ambient In-Band Noise Detection
  • Programmable Power Modes for Ultra Low-Power System Design (Power Down <1 µA)
  • Parallel or SPI Interface (With 127-Byte FIFO)
  • Temperature Range: –40°C to 110°C
  • 32-Pin QFN Package (5 mm × 5 mm)
  • Completely Integrated Protocol Handling for ISO/IEC 15693, ISO/IEC 18000-3, ISO/IEC 14443 A and B, and FeliCa™
  • Integrated State Machine for ISO/IEC 14443 A Anticollision (Broken Bytes) Operation
  • Input Voltage Range: 2.7 VDC to 5.5 VDC
  • Programmable Output Power: +20 dBm (100 mW), +23 dBm (200 mW)
  • Programmable I/O Voltage Levels From 1.8 VDC to 5.5 VDC
  • Programmable System Clock Frequency Output (RF, RF/2, RF/4) from 13.56-MHz or 27.12-MHz Crystal or Oscillator
  • Integrated Voltage Regulator Output for Other System Components (MCU, Peripherals, Indicators), 20 mA (Max)
  • Programmable Modulation Depth
  • Dual Receiver Architecture With RSSI for Elimination of "Read Holes" and Adjacent Reader System or Ambient In-Band Noise Detection
  • Programmable Power Modes for Ultra Low-Power System Design (Power Down <1 µA)
  • Parallel or SPI Interface (With 127-Byte FIFO)
  • Temperature Range: –40°C to 110°C
  • 32-Pin QFN Package (5 mm × 5 mm)

The TRF7964A device is an integrated analog front end (AFE) and multiprotocol data-framing device for a 13.56-MHz NFC/RFID reader and writer system supporting ISO/IEC 14443 A and B, Sony FeliCa, and ISO/IEC 15693. Pin-to-pin and firmware compatible with the superset device TRF7970A. Built-in programming options make the device suitable for a wide range of applications for proximity and vicinity identification systems.

The device is configured by selecting the desired protocol in the control registers. Direct access to all control registers allows fine tuning of various reader parameters as needed.

The TRF7964A device supports data rates up to 848 kbps with all framing and synchronization tasks for the ISO protocols onboard. Other standards and even custom protocols can be implemented by using one of the direct modes the device offers. These direct modes let the user fully control the AFE and also gain access to the raw subcarrier data or the unframed, but already ISO-formatted, data and the associated (extracted) clock signal.

The receiver system has a dual-input receiver architecture to maximize communication robustness. The receivers also include various automatic and manual gain control options. The received signal strength from transponders, ambient sources, or internal levels is available in the RSSI register.

A SPI or parallel interface can be used for the communication between the MCU and the TRF7964A device. When the built-in hardware encoders and decoders are used, transmit and receive functions use a 127-byte FIFO register. For direct transmit or receive functions, the encoders or decoders can be bypassed so the MCU can process the data in real time.

The TRF7964A device supports a wide supply voltage range of 2.7 V to 5.5 V and data communication levels from 1.8 V to 5.5 V for the MCU I/O interface.

The transmitter has selectable output power levels of 100 mW (+20 dBm) or 200 mW (+23 dBm) equivalent into a 50-Ω load when using a 5-V supply and supports OOK and ASK modulation with selectable modulation depth.

The built-in programmable auxiliary voltage regulator delivers up to 20 mA to supply an MCU and additional external circuits within the reader system.

Start evaluating the TRF7964A multiprotocol transceiver IC with the DLP-7970ABP of the superset device.

The TRF7964A device is an integrated analog front end (AFE) and multiprotocol data-framing device for a 13.56-MHz NFC/RFID reader and writer system supporting ISO/IEC 14443 A and B, Sony FeliCa, and ISO/IEC 15693. Pin-to-pin and firmware compatible with the superset device TRF7970A. Built-in programming options make the device suitable for a wide range of applications for proximity and vicinity identification systems.

The device is configured by selecting the desired protocol in the control registers. Direct access to all control registers allows fine tuning of various reader parameters as needed.

The TRF7964A device supports data rates up to 848 kbps with all framing and synchronization tasks for the ISO protocols onboard. Other standards and even custom protocols can be implemented by using one of the direct modes the device offers. These direct modes let the user fully control the AFE and also gain access to the raw subcarrier data or the unframed, but already ISO-formatted, data and the associated (extracted) clock signal.

The receiver system has a dual-input receiver architecture to maximize communication robustness. The receivers also include various automatic and manual gain control options. The received signal strength from transponders, ambient sources, or internal levels is available in the RSSI register.

A SPI or parallel interface can be used for the communication between the MCU and the TRF7964A device. When the built-in hardware encoders and decoders are used, transmit and receive functions use a 127-byte FIFO register. For direct transmit or receive functions, the encoders or decoders can be bypassed so the MCU can process the data in real time.

The TRF7964A device supports a wide supply voltage range of 2.7 V to 5.5 V and data communication levels from 1.8 V to 5.5 V for the MCU I/O interface.

The transmitter has selectable output power levels of 100 mW (+20 dBm) or 200 mW (+23 dBm) equivalent into a 50-Ω load when using a 5-V supply and supports OOK and ASK modulation with selectable modulation depth.

The built-in programmable auxiliary voltage regulator delivers up to 20 mA to supply an MCU and additional external circuits within the reader system.

Start evaluating the TRF7964A multiprotocol transceiver IC with the DLP-7970ABP of the superset device.

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* Data sheet TRF7964A Multiprotocol Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader and Writer IC datasheet (Rev. J) PDF | HTML 11 Mar 2020
* Errata TRF7964A Device Errata 26 Feb 2018
Application note Antenna Design Guide for the TRF79xxA (Rev. C) 10 Mar 2020
Application note Frequently asked questions for TRF7970A and TRF7964A devices (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 13 Mar 2019
Application note NFC/HF RFID reader/writer using the TRF7970A (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 13 Mar 2019
Application note Minimizing TRF7964A and TRF7970A Current Use During Power-Down Mode (Rev. A) 28 Jun 2017
User guide NFCLink Standalone Getting Started Guide 22 Dec 2016
Application note TRF7970A NFC Reader Antenna Multiplexing 09 May 2016
Application note TRF79xxA HF-RFID Reader Layout Design Guide (Rev. A) 18 Apr 2016
Technical article NFC/RFID for access control: Sniffing for cards PDF | HTML 21 Apr 2015
Application note Using Special Direct Mode With the TRF7970A 20 Feb 2015
Application note MIFARE DESFire EV1 AES Authentication With TRF7970A 30 Dec 2014
Application note TRF7970A + MSP430G2xx NFC/RFID Module Reference Design 25 Aug 2014
Application note NFC/RFID Reader Ultra-Low-Power Card Presence Detect With MSP430 and TRF79xxA 18 Mar 2013

Design & development

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Evaluation board

DLP-7970ABP — TRF7970A NFC transceiver BoosterPack™ plug-in module

The third party provider DLP Design NFC/RFID BoosterPack (DLP-7970ABP) is an add-on board designed to fit all of TI’s MCU LaunchPads.

This BoosterPack allows the software application developer to get familiar with the functionalities of TRF7970A Multi-Protocol Fully Integrated 13.56 MHz NFC/ HF RFID (...)

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SLOC297 DLP-7970ABP Example Code

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Hardware development
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DLP-7970ABP TRF7970A NFC transceiver BoosterPack™ plug-in module
Reference designs

CC3200_NFC_CARD_READER — SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Enabled NFC Card Reader

This reference design combines TI wireless microcontroller (CC3200) and TRF7970 NFC BoosterPack from third party provider DLP Design. The design emulates a Near Field Communication (NFC) reader, which securely transfers the data scanned from an NFC card to any remote location or database in (...)
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Schematic: PDF
Reference designs

TIDM-NFC-SDM — NFC Transceiver's Direct Mode supporting MIFARE® Classic & Proprietary Protocols

Special Direct Mode on the TRF7970A and TRF7964A enables the flexibility to easily support a wide range of proprietary protocols, most commonly MIFARE Classic. In these applications, Special Direct Mode drastically reduces the resource demand on host MCUs while also providing more stable operation. (...)
Schematic: PDF
Reference designs

TIDM-NFC-DESFIRE-AES — Near Field Communication (NFC) MIFARE DESFire EV1 Tag Authentication Reference Design

MIFARE DESFire EV1 is an ISO14443A RFID transponder and an NFC Type 4A Tag Platform that is used in many NFC and RFID security applications due to the ability it has to operate in the clear or operate as a secure transponder using AES Encryption. This design uses the TI AES library along with a (...)
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TIDM-NFC-EZ430-MODULE — NFC EZ430 Reader Module Reference Design

This reference design provides a complete hardware and firmware example for a Near Field Communication (NFC) Module. The Module uses TI's eZ430 UART connection for simple interfacing. The firmware example demonstrates NFC Reader/Writer functionality by reading ISO15693, ISO14443A, ISO14443B, and (...)
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TIDM-NFC-TRANSCEIVER — Near Field Communications (NFC) Transceiver Reference Design

This Near Field Communications (NFC) reference design outlines the required components, layout considerations, and provides firmware examples to implement NFC into applications for extracting NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) data from transponders, implement a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection or (...)
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The Smart Electrical Meter Development Platform or Smart Meter Board (SMB 3.0) is a modular development platform incorporating key TI Smart Grid technologies including energy measurement, Power Line Communications, wireless communications, power management, and embedded processing. It is an (...)
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Reference designs

TIDM-NFC-READER — NFC & RFID Ultra-Low-Power Card Presence Detection Reference Design

This reference design, featuring the TRF79xxA paired with an MSP microcontroller, is a fully-functional, battery-operad RFID & NFC reader. This design features in-depth details on how to add NFC/RFID capabilities to an existing design by adding a simple circuit and small firmware control logic (...)
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