SLOA244B May   2017  – March 2019 RF430CL330H , RF430CL331H

 

  1.   Frequently asked questions for RF430CL33xH devices
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 General Questions
      1. 1.1 What protocols do the RF430CL33xH devices support?
      2. 1.2 Are the RF430CL33xH devices NFC Forum compliant?
      3. 1.3 What is the NDEF message format?
      4. 1.4 What evaluation hardware should i get to evaluate the RF430CL33xH Devices?
        1. 1.4.1 RF430CL330H evaluation hardware
        2. 1.4.2 RF430CL331H evaluation hardware
      5. 1.5 What TI NFC reader/writer hardware and software is required to communicate with the RF430CL33xH?
      6. 1.6 How do i read data from the RF430CL33xH?
      7. 1.7 How do I format or change data that is stored on the RF430CL33xH?
    3. 2 Differences Between the RF430CL330H and RF430CL331H Devices
      1. 2.1 Size for over-the-air data transmission
      2. 2.2 Required microcontroller management
      3. 2.3 Serial communication options
      4. 2.4 Recommend applications
    4. 3 Hardware and Design Questions
      1. 3.1 Where can I get schematics and layout files for the RF430CL33xH?
      2. 3.2 How do I design and tune an antenna to 13.56 MHz for the RF430CL33xH devices?
      3. 3.3 What reference designs are available for the RF430CL33xH devices?
      4. 3.4 What memory technology do the RF430CL33xH devices use?
    5. 4 Software Questions
      1. 4.1 What software examples are available for the RF430CL33xH devices?
        1. 4.1.1 RF430CL330H firmware examples
        2. 4.1.2 RF430CL331H firmware examples
      2. 4.2 Is there a software example for Wi-Fi® pairing and handover?
      3. 4.3 Is there a software example for RTOS?
    6. 5 Miscellaneous Questions
      1. 5.1 Why does a passively powered RF430CL33xH device not work with Android phones, but it does work with TI NFC reader kits?
    7. 6 References
  2.   Revision History

2.4 Recommend applications

RF430CL330H applications

For NDEF applications that send less than 3KB of data, TI strongly recommends the RF430CL330H, because the device handles the communication automatically, which reduces overhead for the host MCU.

RF430CL331H applications

For applications in which more than 3KB of NDEF data needs to be sent or received in a single communication cycle, the RF430CL331H is the ideal device. The trade-off for being able to send and receive larger data packets is that the host MCU must take on the additional tasks as described in Section 2.2.