NFC & RFID Ultra-Low-Power Card Presence Detection Reference Design
TIDM-NFC-READER
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Description
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 loops.
Features
- Ultra-Low Power consumption for battery-operated applications
- Includes PC-side GUI for full evaluation
- Leverages 13.56MHz NFC/RFID TRF7970A Transceiver IC, which can be leveraged worldwide
- Includes complete HW and SW design files, with test data
- This reference design can use almost any MSP430. Only a parallel or SPI interface is required to interface between the TRF7970A transceiver and MSP430 MCU.
- This reference design can be ordered (TRF7970AEVM)
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TI Devices (8)
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Design Kits & Evaluation Modules |
MSP430F2370 |
16 MHz MCU with 32KB Flash, 2KB SRAM, comparator, I2C/SPI/UART, HW multiplier |
Microcontrollers (MCUs) |
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TRF7960 |
TRF7960 Multi-Protocol Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader/Writer IC |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7960A |
TRF7960A Multi-Protocol Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader/Writer IC |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7961 |
TRF7961 Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader/Writer IC for ISO15693 |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7962A |
TRF7962A Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader/Writer IC for ISO15693 |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7963A |
TRF7963A Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz RFID Reader/Writer IC for ISO14443A/B |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7964A |
TRF7964A Multi Protocol Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz NFC / RFID Reader/Writer IC |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
TRF7970A |
Multi-Protocol Fully Integrated 13.56-MHz NFC / RFID Transceiver IC |
Wireless connectivity |
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Not Available |
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Technical documentation
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Application note (1)
Title | Type | Size (KB) | Date |
| Multiple Files | |
18 Mar 2013
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Design files (2)
| PDF | 205 |
26 Aug 2013
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| PDF | 207 |
26 Aug 2013
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