NXP Semiconductor PN series Near Field Communication (NFC) chips

Features and Applications of PN series Near Field Communication (NFC) chips

The purpose of this article is to briefly illustrate what is possible with Near Field Communication (NFC) chips and the features and applications of these chips manufactured by NXP Semiconductor under the PN series.

Applications

  • Wireless infrastructure
Associated Products

Part NumberDescriptionStockRFQ
PN5321A3HN/C106,51IC RFID RDR/TRAN 13.56MZ 40HVQFN100604RFQ
PN5321A3HN/C106;55NXP - PN5321A3HN/C106;55 - IC, RFID0RFQ
PN5321A3HN/C106ZIC NFC CTRLR 40HVQFN0RFQ
PN5321A3HN/C104,510RFQ
PN5321A3HN/C104,550RFQ
Technical Documents

This video gives you an overview of the possibilities and benefits of NFC for parametrization, diagnosis and firmware updates. Next, to product recommendations, you will learn how NFC works in the application.

How NFC Can Be Used For Parametrization and Diagnosis


PN series is Near Field Communication (NFC) chips produced by NXP Semiconductor, which can enable wireless proximity communication at 13.56 MHz frequency that is compatible with NFC standards (NFC Forum, NCI).

Features

PN7160/PN7161 is an NFC controller with integrated firmware and NCI interface, which supports various transmission modes such as NFCIP-1, NFCIP-2, ISO/IEC14443, ISO/IEC 15693, MIFARE, and FeliCaIt has the advantages of low power consumption, high sensitivity, small antenna size, and autonomous PICC functionalityIt can be used in mobile devices and other devices that require NFC functionality.

Applications

PN512 is a highly integrated NFC Forum-compliant frontend for contactless communication at 13.56 MHz. The PN512 uses an outstanding modulation and demodulation concept integrated for different contactless communication methods and protocolsIt has an integrated polling loop for automatic device discoveryIt can be used for applications such as reader/writer, card emulation and peer-to-peer communication.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between PN7160 and PN7161?

The PN7161 supports all features of PN7160 plus “Enhanced Contactless Polling” (ECP) by Apple, which is a feature that allows NFC devices to communicate with Apple devices in a more efficient way.

What are the advantages of using an external DC-to-DC like NXP PCA941xA with PN7160?

Using an external DC-to-DC like NXP PCA941xA can provide more output power for the NFC transmitter, which can improve the communication range and reliability.

What are the transmission modes supported by PN512?

The PN512 supports different kinds of contactless communication methods and protocols, such as NFCIP-1, NFCIP-2, ISO/IEC14443, ISO/IEC 15693, MIFARE and FeliCa.