SLOA227B October   2015  – March 2019 TRF7964A , TRF7964A , TRF7970A , TRF7970A

 

  1.   NFC/HF RFID reader/writer using the TRF7970A
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Terms, Definitions, and Symbols
    3. 2  Introduction
    4. 3  Initial RF Collision
    5. 4  TRF7970A Register Settings
    6. 5  Reader/Writer Mode
      1. 5.1 Technology Activation Using the TRF7970A
        1. 5.1.1 ISO14443-3 Type A (Type 2 and Type 4A Tags)
          1. 5.1.1.1 Additional Tag Activation Commands for Type 4A Tags
        2. 5.1.2 ISO14443B-3 (Type 4B Tags)
          1. 5.1.2.1 Selection for Type 4B Tags
        3. 5.1.3 ISO18092 (Type 3 Tags)
        4. 5.1.4 ISO15693 (Type 5 Tags)
      2. 5.2 Tag Memory Format With NDEF Examples
        1. 5.2.1 Type 2 Tags
          1. 5.2.1.1 Layout
          2. 5.2.1.2 NDEF Format
            1. 5.2.1.2.1 Static Memory Structure
            2. 5.2.1.2.2 Dynamic Memory Structure
          3. 5.2.1.3 Capability Container
        2. 5.2.2 Type 3 Tags
          1. 5.2.2.1 Layout
          2. 5.2.2.2 NDEF Format
          3. 5.2.2.3 Attribute Information Block
        3. 5.2.3 Type 4 Tags
          1. 5.2.3.1 Layout
          2. 5.2.3.2 NDEF Format
          3. 5.2.3.3 Capability Container
        4. 5.2.4 Type 5 Tags
          1. 5.2.4.1 Layout
          2. 5.2.4.2 NDEF Format
          3. 5.2.4.3 Capability Container
    7. 6  Hardware Description
      1. 6.1 LaunchPad™ Development Kit and BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module Setup
        1. 6.1.1 BoosterPack Plug-in Module: DLP-7970ABP
        2. 6.1.2 LaunchPad Development Kit: MSP-EXP430F5529LP
        3. 6.1.3 LaunchPad Development Kit: MSP-EXP432P401R
      2. 6.2 Bundle Available for Purchase
    8. 7  Reader/Writer Firmware Example
      1. 7.1 Reader/Writer APIs
      2. 7.2 Implementing a Reader/Writer Sample Application
        1. 7.2.1 Low-Level Initialization
          1.        Example 1. MCU and TRF7970A Initialization Code Snippet
        2. 7.2.2 Reader/Writer NFC Stack Configuration
          1.        Example 2. Reader/Writer Stack Configuration Code Snippet
        3. 7.2.3 Activation
        4. 7.2.4 Reading and Writing Tags
    9. 8  Quick Start Guide
    10. 9  Operational Overview
    11. 10 Reader/Writer Interoperability Results
    12. 11 Conclusion
    13. 12 References
  2.   Revision History

11 Conclusion

Reader/Writer is one of the three modes supported by the TRF7970A transceiver. The existing reader/writer NFC stack supports reading and writing for Type 2, Type 3, Type 4A, Type 4B, and Type 5 tag platforms. The stack has been designed to read a single tag at a time, and does not have anticollision procedures for when multiple tags of the same technology are presented in the field at the same time. If multiple tags of different technologies are presented, only one of those tags is activated.

The reader/writer demo has two modes, a stand-alone mode and a GUI mode. In stand-alone mode the reader/writer must be preconfigured to read tags and indicates successful communication with NFC tag platforms by lighting an LED. The GUI mode enables users to see the contents that are read from tags, including NDEF Text and URI RTDs. It is also possible to write custom NDEF Text or URI RTDs to an NDEF formatted tag.

Based on the test results shown in Table 7, the reader/writer firmware can support all NFC Forum compliant tag platforms except for Type 1.

For applications that use only reader/writer mode, the TRF7964A can be used as a drop-in alternative to the TRF7970A.

As downloaded, the firmware example includes the full TI NFC stack which supports peer-to-peer, card emulation, and reader/writer modes. For applications that do not require all NFC operating modes, there are configuration options available to reduce the NFC stack memory footprint (only compiling required operating modes). These configurations can be made by modifying the #define statements within the nfc_config.h file, located at [Install Path]\nfclink\Source\headers.

For more information about NFC peer-to-peer operation, see NFC active and passive peer-to-peer communication using the TRF7970A.

For more information about NFC Card Emulation, see NFC card emulation using the TRF7970A.