TIDM-NFC-READER Reference Design

Texas Instruments

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

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 applicationsIncludes PC-side GUI for full evaluationLeverages 13.56MHz NFC/RFID TRF7970A Transceiver IC: which can be leveraged worldwideIncludes complete HW and SW design files: with test dataThis 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)
Applications
  • Electronic shelf label
  • Portable data terminal
  • Electronic smart lock
  • Portable POS
  • POS card reader
  • Mobile POS
Product Categories
  • MSP430 microcontrollers

Parts

Part Number Name Companion Part
MSP430F2370 MSP430F2370 Buy Datasheet
TRF7960 TRF7960 Buy Datasheet
TRF7960A TRF7960A Buy Datasheet
TRF7961 TRF7961 Buy Datasheet
TRF7962A TRF7962A Buy Datasheet
TRF7963A TRF7963A Buy Datasheet
TRF7964A TRF7964A Buy Datasheet
TRF7970A TRF7970A Buy Datasheet

User Guides

Title Updated Type Size (KB)
NFC/RFID Reader Ultra-Low-Power Card Presence Detect With MSP430 and TRF79xxA18 Mar 2013Multiple Files 

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