12.29.15
NXP Semiconductors N.V.’s new PN5180 is an advanced, multi- protocol ( ISO / IEC 15693, Felica, MIFARE and ISO/IEC 14443A/B) NFC front-end that delivers more efficient, robust and reliable operation, even in harsh environments. Building on PN512, PN5180 delivers four times more output power and is designed to enable state-of-the-art readers for contactless payment without the need of an additional booster.
“NFC moves increasingly into new and more demanding applications. Now transportation terminals need to support EMV payment schemes and have to interact with new payment or transit form factors like NFC-enabled phones, wearables and even rings,” said Pradip Mistry, VP of R&D at Cubic Transportation Systems.
New features for NXP’s NFC front-end solution include:
• Dynamic Power Control (DPC, patent pending): DPC increases communication stability and reliability. It enables up to 30% increase of the effective transmitter current at the same maximum specification. It maximizes RF system performance, optimizes effective power output and minimizes overall energy consumption by automatically compensating for detuning effects generated by nearby smartcards, NFC-enabled smart phones or metal objects.
• Simple Certification: The combined features of DPC, strong RF power and hardware-based EMD error handing eases certification. Being pre-certified for contactless EMVCo L1 and NFC Forum, PN5180 is ideal for designs that target payment applications.
• Ease Design Process: The PN5180 is supported by advanced design-in software tools. The PC-based “NFC Cockpit” software environment is an intuitive graphical user interface that supports software-independent tuning of the antenna ’s register settings.
“PN5180 is a crucial element of NXP’s vision to bring NFC everywhere since it significantly eases the certification process – often the biggest challenge in NFC designs,” said Rafael Sotomayor, SVP of secure mobile transactions business line at NXP. “During the next months, NXP will release new products in all NFC categories, NFC front-end, controller and connected tags solution, all with new features to improve connectivity and ease the design-in process.”
“NFC moves increasingly into new and more demanding applications. Now transportation terminals need to support EMV payment schemes and have to interact with new payment or transit form factors like NFC-enabled phones, wearables and even rings,” said Pradip Mistry, VP of R&D at Cubic Transportation Systems.
New features for NXP’s NFC front-end solution include:
• Dynamic Power Control (DPC, patent pending): DPC increases communication stability and reliability. It enables up to 30% increase of the effective transmitter current at the same maximum specification. It maximizes RF system performance, optimizes effective power output and minimizes overall energy consumption by automatically compensating for detuning effects generated by nearby smartcards, NFC-enabled smart phones or metal objects.
• Simple Certification: The combined features of DPC, strong RF power and hardware-based EMD error handing eases certification. Being pre-certified for contactless EMVCo L1 and NFC Forum, PN5180 is ideal for designs that target payment applications.
• Ease Design Process: The PN5180 is supported by advanced design-in software tools. The PC-based “NFC Cockpit” software environment is an intuitive graphical user interface that supports software-independent tuning of the antenna ’s register settings.
“PN5180 is a crucial element of NXP’s vision to bring NFC everywhere since it significantly eases the certification process – often the biggest challenge in NFC designs,” said Rafael Sotomayor, SVP of secure mobile transactions business line at NXP. “During the next months, NXP will release new products in all NFC categories, NFC front-end, controller and connected tags solution, all with new features to improve connectivity and ease the design-in process.”
