MFRC523 Contactless reader IC Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 1. Introduction This document describes the functionality and electrical specifications of the contactless reader/writer MFRC523. Remark: The MFRC523 supports all variants of the MIFARE Mini, MIFARE 1K and MIFARE 4K RF identification protocols. To aid readability throughout this data sheet, the MIFARE Mini, MIFARE 1K and MIFARE 4K products and protocols have the generic name MIFARE. 2. General description The MFRC523 is a highly integrated reader/writer for contactless communication at 13.56 MHz. The MFRC523 reader supports ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE mode. The MFRC523's internal transmitter is able to drive a reader/writer antenna designed to communicate with ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE cards and transponders without additional active circuitry. The receiver module provides a robust and efficient implementation for demodulating and decoding signals from ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE compatible cards and transponders. The digital module manages the complete ISO/IEC 14443 A framing and error detection (parity and CRC) functionality. All protocol layers of the ISO/IEC 14443 A and ISO/IEC 14443 B communication standards are supported provided: * additional components, such as the oscillator, power supply, coil etc are correctly applied * standardized protocols, such as ISO/IEC 14443-4 and/or ISO/IEC 14443 B anticollision are correctly implemented Using this NXP Semiconductors' device according to ISO/IEC 14443 B may infringe third party patent rights. The MFRC523 supports contactless communication using MIFARE higher baud rates (see Section 8.3.4.11 on page 22) at transfer speeds up to 848 kBd in both directions. The following host interfaces are provided: * Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) * Serial UART (similar to RS232 with voltage levels dependent on pin voltage supply) * I2C-bus interface MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 3. Features and benefits Highly integrated analog circuitry to demodulate and decode responses Buffered output drivers for connecting an antenna with the minimum number of external components Supports ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE Supports ISO/IEC 14443 B Read/Write modes Typical operating distance in Read/Write mode up to 50 mm depending on the antenna size and tuning Supports MIFARE Mini, MIFARE 1K and MIFARE 4K encryption in Read/Write mode Supports ISO/IEC 14443 A higher transfer speed communication at 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd Supports MFIN/MFOUT Additional internal power supply to the smart card IC connected via MFIN/MFOUT Supported host interfaces SPI up to 10 Mbit/s I2C-bus interface up to 400 kBd in Fast mode, up to 3400 kBd in High-speed mode RS232 Serial UART up to 1228.8 kBd, with voltage levels dependant on pin voltage supply FIFO buffer handles 64 byte send and receive Flexible interrupt modes Hard reset with low power function Power-down by software mode Programmable timer Internal oscillator for connection to 27.12 MHz quartz crystal 2.5 V to 3.3 V power supply CRC coprocessor Programmable I/O pins Internal self-test 4. Quick reference data Table 1. Quick reference data Symbol Parameter Conditions VDDA analog supply voltage VDDD digital supply voltage VDD(PVDD) VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD); VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V [1][2] VDD(TVDD) TVDD supply voltage [3] VDD(PVDD) PVDD supply voltage VDD(SVDD) SVDD supply voltage VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V Ipd power-down current VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD) = VDD(PVDD) = 3 V IDDD digital supply current MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC hard power-down; pin NRSTPD set LOW [4] soft power-down; RF level detector on [4] pin DVDD; VDDD = 3 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 Min Typ Max Unit 2.5 3.3 3.6 V 2.5 3.3 3.6 V 2.5 3.3 3.6 V 1.6 1.8 3.6 V 1.6 - 3.6 V - - 5 A - - 10 A - 6.5 9 mA (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 2 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 1. Quick reference data ...continued Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit IDDA analog supply current pin AVDD; VDDA = 3 V, CommandReg register's RcvOff bit = 0 - 7 10 mA pin AVDD; receiver switched off; VDDA = 3 V, CommandReg register's RcvOff bit = 1 - 3 5 mA [5] - - 40 mA [6][7][8] - 60 100 mA 25 - +85 C IDD(PVDD) PVDD supply current pin PVDD IDD(TVDD) TVDD supply current pin TVDD; continuous wave Tamb ambient temperature HVQFN32 [1] Supply voltages below 3 V reduce the performance in, for example, the achievable operating distance. [2] VDDA, VDDD and VDD(TVDD) must always be the same voltage. [3] VDD(PVDD) must always be the same or lower voltage than VDDD. [4] Ipd is the total current for all supplies. [5] IDD(PVDD) depends on the overall load at the digital pins. [6] IDD(TVDD) depends on VDD(TVDD) and the external circuit connected to pins TX1 and TX2. [7] During typical circuit operation, the overall current is below 100 mA. [8] Typical value using a complementary driver configuration and an antenna matched to 40 between pins TX1 and TX2 at 13.56 MHz. 5. Ordering information Table 2. Ordering information Type number Package Name MFRC52302HN1/TRAYB[1] Description Version HVQFN32 plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminal; body 5 5 0.85 mm SOT617-1 MFRC52302HN1/TRAYBM[2] HVQFN32 plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminal; body 5 5 0.85 mm SOT617-1 [1] Delivered in one tray. [2] Delivered in five trays. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 3 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 6. Block diagram The analog interface manages the modulation and demodulation of the analog signals. The contactless UART manages the protocol requirements for the communication protocols in cooperation with the host. The FIFO buffer ensures fast and convenient data transfers to/from the host and the contactless UART. Various host interfaces are implemented to meet different customer requirements. REGISTER BANK ANTENNA ANALOG INTERFACE CONTACTLESS UART FIFO BUFFER SERIAL UART SPI I2C-BUS HOST 001aaj627 Fig 1. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Simplified block diagram of the MFRC523 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 4 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC D6/ADR_0/ D4/ADR_2 MOSI/MX D5/ADR_1/ D7/SCL/ D3/ADR_3 SCK/DTRQ MISO/TX D2/ADR_4 SDA/NSS/RX 24 EA I2C 32 D1/ADR_5 1 25 28 27 26 29 30 PVDD PVSS 31 2 5 3 VOLTAGE MONITOR AND POWER ON DETECT SPI, UART, I2C-BUS INTERFACE CONTROL 4 15 18 FIFO CONTROL DVDD DVSS AVDD AVSS STATE MACHINE 64-BYTE FIFO BUFFER COMMAND REGISTER RESET CONTROL PROGRAMABLE TIMER POWER-DOWN CONTROL CONTROL REGISTER BANK 6 23 INTERRUPT CONTROL MIFARE CLASSIC UNIT CRC16 GENERATION AND CHECK RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR PARALLEL/SERIAL CONVERTER NRSTPD IRQ BIT COUNTER PARITY GENERATION AND CHECK FRAME GENERATION AND CHECK BIT DECODING BIT ENCODING 7 8 SERIAL DATA SWITCH 9 AMPLITUDE RATING ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER REFERENCE VOLTAGE ANALOG TEST MULTIPLEXOR AND DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER 16 19 20 VMID AUX1 AUX2 Fig 2. I-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER Q-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER I-CHANNEL DEMODULATOR Q-CHANNEL DEMODULATOR 21 CLOCK GENERATION, FILTERING AND DISTRIBUTION OSCILLATOR Q-CLOCK GENERATION TEMPERATURE SENSOR 22 MFIN MFOUT SVDD OSCIN OSCOUT TRANSMITTER CONTROL 17 RX 10, 14 TVSS 11 TX1 13 TX2 12 TVDD 001aak602 Detailed block diagram of the MFRC523 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 5 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 25 D1/ADR_5 26 D2/ADR_4 27 D3/ADR_3 28 D4/ADR_2 29 D5/ADR_1/SCK/DTRQ 30 D6/ADR_0/MOSI/MX 31 D7/SCL/MISO/TX 32 EA 7. Pinning information I2C 1 24 SDA/NSS/RX PVDD 2 23 IRQ DVDD 3 22 OSCOUT DVSS 4 PVSS 5 NRSTPD 6 19 AUX1 MFIN 7 18 AVSS MFOUT 8 17 RX 21 OSCIN VMID 16 20 AUX2 AVDD 15 TVSS 14 TX2 13 TVDD 12 TX1 11 9 SVDD TVSS 10 MFRC523 001aal155 Transparent top view Fig 3. Pinning configuration HVQFN32 (SOT617-1) 7.1 Pin description Table 3. Pin description Pin Symbol Type[1] Description 1 I2C I[2] I2C-bus enable input 2 PVDD P pin power supply 3 DVDD P digital power supply digital ground 4 DVSS G[3] 5 PVSS G pin power supply ground 6 NRSTPD I reset and power-down input: reset: enabled by a positive edge power-down: enabled when LOW; internal current sinks are switched off, the oscillator is inhibited and the input pins are disconnected from the outside world 7 MFIN I MIFARE signal input 8 MFOUT O MIFARE signal output 9 SVDD P MFIN and MFOUT pin power supply 10 TVSS G transmitter output stage 1 ground 11 TX1 O transmitter 1 modulated 13.56 MHz energy carrier output 12 TVDD P transmitter power supply: supplies the output stage of transmitters 1 and 2 13 TX2 O transmitter 2 modulated 13.56 MHz energy carrier output 14 TVSS G transmitter output stage 2 ground 15 AVDD P analog power supply MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 6 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 3. Pin description ...continued Pin Symbol Type[1] Description 16 VMID P internal reference voltage 17 RX I RF signal input 18 AVSS G analog ground 19 AUX1 O auxiliary outputs for test purposes 20 AUX2 O auxiliary outputs for test purposes 21 OSCIN I crystal oscillator inverting amplifier input; also the input for an externally generated clock (fclk = 27.12 MHz) 22 OSCOUT O crystal oscillator inverting amplifier output 23 IRQ O interrupt request output: indicates an interrupt event 24 SDA[2] I/O I2C-bus serial data line input/output NSS[2] I SPI signal input RX[2] I UART address input D1[2] I/O test port ADR_5[2] I/O I2C-bus address 5 input D2 I/O test port ADR_4[2] I I2C-bus address 4 input D3 I/O test port ADR_3[2] I I2C-bus address 3 input D4 I/O test port ADR_2[2] I I2C-bus address 2 input D5 I/O test port ADR_1[2] I I2C-bus address 1 input SCK[2] I SPI serial clock input 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DTRQ[2] O UART request to send output to microcontroller D6 I/O test port ADR_0[2] I I2C-bus address 0 input MOSI[2] I/O SPI master out, slave in MX[2] O UART output to microcontroller D7 I/O test port SCL[2] I/O I2C-bus clock input/output MISO[2] I/O SPI master in, slave out TX[2] O UART data output to microcontroller EA[2] I external address input for coding I2C-bus address [1] Pin types: I = Input, O = Output, I/O = Input/Output, P = Power and G = Ground. [2] The pin functionality of these pins is explained in Section 8.3 "Digital interfaces". [3] Connection of heatsink pad on package underside is not necessary. Optional connection to pin DVSS is possible. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 7 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8. Functional description The MFRC523 transmission module supports ISO/IEC 14443 A and ISO/IEC 14443 B Read/Write mode at various transfer speeds and modulation protocols. BATTERY MFRC523 ISO/IEC 14443 A CARD MICROCONTROLLER contactless card reader/writer Fig 4. 001aal156 MFRC523 Read/Write mode 8.1 ISO/IEC 14443 A functionality The physical level communication is shown in Figure 5. (1) ISO/IEC 14443 A READER ISO/IEC 14443 A CARD (2) MFRC523 001aal157 (1) Reader to card (MFRC523 sends data to a card). (2) Card to reader (card sends data to the MFRC523). Fig 5. ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE Read/Write mode communication diagram The physical parameters are described in Table 4. Table 4. Communication overview for ISO/IEC 14443 A reader/writer Communication direction Signal type Reader to card (MFRC523 sends data to a card) Card to reader (card sends data to the MFRC523) Transfer speed 106 kBd 212 kBd 424 kBd 848 kBd reader side modulation 100 % ASK 100 % ASK 100 % ASK 100 % ASK bit encoding modified Miller encoding modified Miller encoding modified Miller encoding modified Miller encoding bit length 128 (13.56 s) 64 (13.56 s) 32 (13.56 s) 16 (13.56 s) card side modulation subcarrier load modulation subcarrier load modulation subcarrier load modulation subcarrier load modulation subcarrier frequency 13.56 MHz / 16 13.56 MHz / 16 13.56 MHz / 16 13.56 MHz / 16 bit encoding Manchester encoding BPSK BPSK BPSK The MFRC523's contactless UART and dedicated external host must manage the ISO/IEC 14443 A protocol. Figure 6 shows the data coding and framing according to ISO/IEC 14443 A. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 8 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC ISO/IEC 14443 A framing at 106 kBd start 8-bit data 8-bit data odd parity start bit is 1 8-bit data odd parity odd parity ISO/IEC 14443 A framing at 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd start 8-bit data even parity 8-bit data odd parity start bit is 0 burst of 32 subcarrier clocks 8-bit data odd parity even parity at the end of the frame 001aak585 Fig 6. Data coding and framing according to ISO/IEC 14443 A The internal CRC coprocessor calculates the CRC value based on ISO/IEC 14443 A part 3 and handles parity generation internally based on the transfer speed. Automatic parity generation can be switched off using the ManualRCVReg register's ParityDisable bit. 8.2 ISO/IEC 14443 B functionality The MFRC523 reader IC fully supports the ISO 14443 international standard which includes the communication schemes ISO 14443 A and ISO 14443 B. Refer to the ISO 14443 reference documents Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit cards - Proximity cards (parts 1 to 4). Remark: NXP Semiconductors does not offer a software library to enable design-in of the ISO 14443 B protocol. 8.3 Digital interfaces 8.3.1 Automatic microcontroller interface detection The MFRC523 supports direct interfacing to hosts using SPI, I2C-bus or serial UART interfaces. The MFRC523 resets its interface and checks the current host interface type automatically after performing a power-on or hard reset. The MFRC523 identifies the host interface by sensing the logic levels on the control pins after the reset phase. This is done using a combination of fixed pin connections. Table 5 shows the different pin connection configurations. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 9 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 5. Connection protocol for detecting different interface types Pin Interface type UART (input) SPI (output) I2C-bus (I/O) SDA RX NSS SDA I2C 0 0 1 EA 0 1 EA D7 TX MISO SCL D6 MX MOSI ADR_0 D5 DTRQ SCK ADR_1 D4 - - ADR_2 D3 - - ADR_3 D2 - - ADR_4 D1 - - ADR_5 8.3.2 Serial Peripheral Interface The 5-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is supported and enables high-speed communication with the host. The interface can manage data speeds up to 10 Mbit/s. When communicating with a host, the MFRC523 acts as a slave. As such, it receives data from the external host for register settings, sends and receives data relevant for RF interface communication. An interface compatible with SPI enables high-speed serial communication between the MFRC523 and a microcontroller. The implemented interface meets with the SPI standard. The timing specification is given in Section 14.1 on page 76. MFRC523 SCK MOSI MISO NSS SCK MOSI MISO NSS 001aal159 Fig 7. SPI connection to host The MFRC523 acts as a slave during SPI communication and is timed using the SPI clock signal (SCK) generated by the master. Data communication from the master to the slave uses the MOSI line. The MISO line is used to send data from the MFRC523 to the master. Data bytes on both MOSI and MISO lines are sent with the MSB first. Data on both MOSI and MISO lines must be stable on the rising edge of the clock and can be changed on the falling edge. Data is sent by the MFRC523 on the falling clock edge and is stable during the rising clock edge. 8.3.2.1 SPI read data Reading data using SPI requires the byte order shown in Table 6 to be used. It is possible to read out up to n-data bytes. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 10 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The first byte sent defines both the mode and the address. Table 6. MOSI and MISO byte order Line Byte 0 MOSI address 0 address 1 address 2 MISO X[1] data 0 data 1 [1] Byte 1 Byte 2 To Byte n Byte n + 1 ... address n 00 ... data n 1 data n X = Do not care. Remark: The MSB must be sent first. 8.3.2.2 SPI write data To write data to the MFRC523 using SPI requires the byte order shown in Table 7. It is possible to write up to n-data bytes by only sending one address byte. The first send byte defines both the mode and the address byte. Table 7. MOSI and MISO byte order Line Byte 0 Byte 1 Byte 2 To Byte n Byte n + 1 MOSI address 0 data 0 data 1 ... data n 1 data n MISO X[1] X[1] X[1] ... X[1] X[1] [1] X = Do not care. Remark: The MSB must be sent first. 8.3.2.3 SPI Read and Write address byte The read address byte must meet the following criteria: * the Most Significant Bit (MSB) of the first byte sets the mode. To read data from the MFRC523, the MSB is set to logic 1; see Table 8 * bits [6:1] define the address * the Least Significant Bit (LSB) should be set to logic 0 Table 8. Address (MOSI) byte 0 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC SPI read address Bit 7 (MSB) 1 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 address address address address address address All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 Bit 0 (LSB) 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 11 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The write address byte must meet the following criteria: * the MSB of the first byte sets the mode. To write data to the MFRC523, the MSB is set to logic 0; see Table 9 * bits [6:1] define the address * the LSB should be set to logic 0 Table 9. SPI write address Address line (MOSI) Bit 7 (MSB) byte 0 Bit 6 0 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) address address address address address address 0 8.3.3 UART interface 8.3.3.1 Connection to a host MFRC523 RX RX TX TX DTRQ DTRQ MX MX 001aal158 Fig 8. UART connection to microcontrollers Remark: Signals DTRQ and MX can be disabled by clearing TestPinEnReg register's RS232LineEn bit. 8.3.3.2 Selectable UART transfer speeds The internal UART interface is compatible with the RS232 serial interface. The default transfer speed is 9.6 kBd. To change the transfer speed, the host controller must write a value for the new transfer speed to the SerialSpeedReg register. Bits BR_T0[2:0] and BR_T1[4:0] define the factors for setting the transfer speed in the SerialSpeedReg register. The BR_T0[2:0] and BR_T1[4:0] settings are described in Table 10. Examples of different transfer speeds and the relevant register settings are given in Table 11. Table 10. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC BR_T0 and BR_T1 settings BR_Tn Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 BR_T0 factor 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 BR_T1 range 1 to 32 33 to 64 33 to 64 33 to 64 33 to 64 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 33 to 64 33 to 64 33 to 64 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 12 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 11. Selectable UART transfer speeds Transfer speed (kBd) SerialSpeedReg value Decimal Transfer speed accuracy (%)[1] Hexadecimal 7.2 250 FAh 0.25 9.6 235 EBh 0.32 14.4 218 DAh 0.25 19.2 203 CBh 0.32 38.4 171 ABh 0.32 57.6 154 9Ah 0.25 115.2 122 7Ah 0.25 128 116 74h 0.06 230.4 90 5Ah 0.25 460.8 58 3Ah 0.25 921.6 28 1Ch 1.45 1228.8 21 15h 0.32 [1] The resulting transfer speed error is less than 1.5 % for all described transfer speeds. The selectable transfer speeds shown in Table 11 are calculated according to the following equations: If BR_T0[2:0] = 0: 6 27.12 10 transfer speed = ------------------------------- BR_T0 + 1 (1) If BR_T0[2:0] > 0: 27.12 10 6 transfer speed = ----------------------------------- BR_T1 + 33 --------------------------------- 2 BR_T0 - 1 (2) Remark: Transfer speeds above 1228.8 kBd are not supported. 8.3.3.3 UART framing Table 12. Bit UART framing Length Value Start 1-bit 0 Data 8-bit data Stop 1-bit 1 Remark: The LSB for data and address bytes must be sent first. No parity bit is used during transmission. To read data using the UART interface, the flow shown in Table 13 must be used. The first byte sent defines both the mode and the address. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 13 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 13. Read data byte order Pin Byte 0 Byte 1 RX address - TX - data 0 ADDRESS RX SA A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 (1) R/W SO DATA TX SA D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 SO MX DTRQ 001aak588 (1) Reserved. Fig 9. UART read data timing diagram To write data to the MFRC523 using the UART interface, the structure shown in Table 14 must be used. The first byte sent defines both the mode and the address. Table 14. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Write data byte order Pin Byte 0 Byte 1 RX address 0 data 0 TX - address 0 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 14 of 98 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx NXP Semiconductors MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC ADDRESS DATA RX SA A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 (1) R/W SO SA D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 SO All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 ADDRESS TX SA A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 (1) R/W SO MX DTRQ 001aak589 Fig 10. UART write data timing diagram MFRC523 Remark: The data byte can be sent directly after the address byte on pin RX. Contactless reader IC 15 of 98 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. (1) Reserved. MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The address byte must meet the following formats: * the MSB of the first byte sets the mode used - the MSB is set to logic 0 to write data to the MFRC523 - the MSB is set to logic 1 to read data from the MFRC523 * bit 6 is reserved for future use * bits [5:0] define the address; see Table 15 Table 15. Address byte 0 register; address MOSI Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) 1 or 0 reserved address address address address address address 8.3.4 I2C Bus Interface An I2C-bus interface is supported and enables implementation of a low-cost, low pin count serial bus interface to the host. The I2C-bus interface is implemented based on NXP Semiconductors' I2C-bus interface specification, rev. 2.1, January 2000. The interface can only act in slave mode. Therefore the MFRC523 does not perform clock generation or access arbitration. PULL-UP NETWORK PULL-UP NETWORK MFRC523 SDA SCL MICROCONTROLLER I2C CONFIGURATION WIRING EA ADR_[5:0] 001aal160 Fig 11. I2C-bus interface The MFRC523 can act as a slave receiver or slave transmitter in Standard mode, Fast mode and High-speed mode. SDA is a bidirectional line connected to a positive supply voltage using a current source or a pull-up resistor. Both SDA and SCL lines are set HIGH when data is not transmitted. The MFRC523 has a 3-state output stage to perform the wired-AND function. Data on the I2C-bus can be transferred at data rates of up to 100 kBd in Standard mode, up to 400 kBd in Fast mode or up to 3.4 Mbit/s in High-speed mode. If the I2C-bus interface is selected, spike suppression is activated on lines SCL and SDA as defined in the I2C-bus interface specification. See Table 156 on page 77 for timing requirements. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 16 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.3.4.1 Data validity Data on the SDA line must be stable during the HIGH clock period. The HIGH or LOW state of the data line must only change when the clock signal on SCL is LOW. SDA SCL data line stable; data valid change of data allowed mbc621 Fig 12. Bit transfer on the I2C-bus 8.3.4.2 START and STOP conditions To manage the data transfer on the I2C-bus, unique START (S) and STOP (P) conditions are defined. * A START condition is defined with a HIGH-to-LOW transition on the SDA line while SCL is HIGH. * A STOP condition is defined with a LOW-to-HIGH transition on the SDA line while SCL is HIGH. The I2C-bus master always generates the START and STOP conditions. The bus is busy after the START condition. The bus is free again a certain time after the STOP condition. The bus stays busy if a repeated START (Sr) is generated instead of a STOP condition. The START (S) and repeated START (Sr) conditions are functionally identical. Therefore, S is used as a generic term to represent both the START (S) and repeated START (Sr) conditions. SDA SDA SCL SCL S P START condition STOP condition mbc622 Fig 13. START and STOP conditions 8.3.4.3 Byte format Each byte must be followed by an acknowledge bit. Data is transferred with the MSB first; see Figure 16. The number of transmitted bytes during one data transfer is unrestricted but must meet the read/write cycle format. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 17 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.3.4.4 Acknowledge An acknowledge must be sent at the end of one data byte. The acknowledge-related clock pulse is generated by the master. The transmitter of data, either master or slave, releases the SDA line (HIGH) during the acknowledge clock pulse. The receiver pulls down the SDA line during the acknowledge clock pulse so that it remains stable LOW during the HIGH period of this clock pulse. The master can then generate either a STOP (P) condition to stop the transfer or a repeated START (Sr) condition to start a new transfer. A master-receiver indicates the end of data to the slave-transmitter by not generating an acknowledge on the last byte that was clocked out by the slave. The slave-transmitter releases the data line to allow the master to generate a STOP (P) or repeated START (Sr) condition. data output by transmitter not acknowledge data output by receiver acknowledge SCL from master 1 2 8 9 S clock pulse for acknowledgement START condition mbc602 Fig 14. Acknowledge on the I2C-bus P SDA acknowledgement signal from slave MSB acknowledgement signal from receiver Sr byte complete, interrupt within slave clock line held LOW while interrupts are serviced SCL S or Sr 1 2 7 8 9 1 2 ACK START or repeated START condition 3-8 9 ACK Sr or P STOP or repeated START condition msc608 Fig 15. Data transfer on the I2C-bus MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 18 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.3.4.5 7-Bit addressing During the I2C-bus address procedure, the first byte after the START condition is used to determine which slave will be selected by the master. Several address numbers are reserved. During device configuration, the designer must ensure that collisions with these reserved addresses cannot occur. Check the I2C-bus specification for a complete list of reserved addresses. The I2C-bus address specification is dependent on the definition of pin EA. Immediately after releasing pin NRSTPD or after a power-on reset, the device defines the I2C-bus address according to pin EA. If pin EA is set LOW, the upper 4 bits of the device bus address are reserved by NXP Semiconductors and set to 0101b for all MFRC523 devices. The remaining 3 bits (ADR_0, ADR_1, ADR_2) of the slave address can be freely configured by the customer to prevent collisions with other I2C-bus devices. If pin EA is set HIGH, ADR_0 to ADR_5 can be completely specified at the external pins according to Table 5 on page 10. ADR_6 is always set to logic 0. In both modes, the external address coding is latched immediately after releasing the reset condition. Further changes at the used pins are not taken into consideration. Depending on the external wiring, the I2C-bus address pins can be used for test signal outputs. MSB LSB bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 slave address bit 1 bit 0 R/W 001aak591 Fig 16. First byte following the START procedure 8.3.4.6 Register write access To write data from the host controller using the I2C-bus to a specific register in the MFRC523 the following frame format must be used. * The first byte of a frame indicates the device address according to the I2C-bus rules. * The second byte indicates the register address followed by up to n-data bytes. In one frame, all data bytes are written to the same register address. This enables fast FIFO buffer access. The Read/Write (R/W) bit is set to logic 0. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 19 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.3.4.7 Register read access To read out data from a specific register address in the MFRC523, the host controller must use the following procedure: * Firstly, a write access to the specific register address must be performed as indicated in the frame that follows * The first byte of a frame indicates the device address according to the I2C-bus rules * The second byte indicates the register address. No data bytes are added * The Read/Write bit is 0 After the write access, read access can start. The host sends the device address of the MFRC523. In response, the MFRC523 sends the content of the read access register. In one frame all data bytes can be read from the same register address. This enables fast FIFO buffer access or register polling. The Read/Write (R/W) bit is set to logic 1. write cycle I2C-BUS S SLAVE ADDRESS [A7:A0] 0 (W) A 0 JOINER REGISTER ADDRESS [A5:A0] 0 A [0:n] DATA [7:0] A P read cycle S I2C-BUS SLAVE ADDRESS [A7:A0] 0 (W) A 0 JOINER REGISTER ADDRESS [A5:A0] 0 A P optional, if the previous access was on the same register address [0:n] S I2C-BUS SLAVE ADDRESS [A7:A0] 1 (R) A [0:n] DATA [7:0] A DATA [7:0] A P sent by master sent by slave S start condition A not acknowledge P stop condition W write cycle A acknowledge R read cycle 001aak592 Fig 17. Register read and write access MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 20 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.3.4.8 High-speed mode In High-speed mode (HS mode), the device can transfer information at data rates of up to 3.4 Mbit/s, while remaining fully downward-compatible with Fast or Standard modes (F/S modes) for bidirectional communication in a mixed-speed bus system. 8.3.4.9 High-speed transfer To achieve data rates of up to 3.4 Mbit/s the following improvements have been made to I2C-bus operation. * The inputs of the device in HS mode incorporate spike suppression, a Schmitt trigger on the SDA and SCL inputs and different timing constants when compared to F/S mode * The output buffers of the device in HS mode incorporate slope control of the falling edges of the SDA and SCL signals with different fall times compared to F/S mode 8.3.4.10 Serial data transfer format in HS mode The HS mode serial data transfer format meets the Standard mode I2C-bus specification. HS mode can only start after all of the following conditions (all of which are in F/S mode): 1. START condition (S) 2. 8-bit master code (00001 XXXb) 3. Not-acknowledge bit (A) When HS mode starts, the active master sends a repeated START condition (Sr) followed by a 7-bit slave address with a R/W bit address and receives an acknowledge bit (A) from the selected MFRC523. Data transfer continues in HS mode after the next repeated START (Sr), only switching back to F/S mode after a STOP condition (P). To reduce the overhead of the master code, a master links a number of HS mode transfers, separated by repeated START conditions (Sr). HS mode (current-source for SCL HIGH enabled) F/S mode S MASTER CODE A Sr SLAVE ADDRESS R/W A DATA F/S mode A/A P (n-bytes + A) HS mode continues Sr SLAVE ADDRESS 001aak749 Fig 18. I2C-bus HS mode protocol switch MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 21 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC A 8-bit master code 0000 1xxx S t1 tH SDA high SCL high 1 2 to 5 6 7 8 9 F/S mode R/W 7-bit SLA Sr n + (8-bit data A + A/A) Sr P SDA high SCL high 1 2 to 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 to 5 6 7 8 9 If P then F/S mode HS mode If Sr (dotted lines) then HS mode tH tFS = Master current source pull-up msc618 = Resistor pull-up Fig 19. I2C-bus HS mode protocol frame 8.3.4.11 Switching between F/S mode and HS mode After reset and initialization, the MFRC523 is in Fast mode (which is in effect F/S mode as Fast mode is downward-compatible with Standard mode). The connected MFRC523 recognizes the "S 00001XXX A" sequence and switches its internal circuitry from the Fast mode setting to the HS mode setting. The following actions are taken: 1. Adapt the SDA and SCL input filters according to the spike suppression requirement in HS mode. 2. Adapt the slope control of the SDA output stages. It is possible for system configurations that do not have other I2C-bus devices involved in the communication to switch to HS mode permanently. This is implemented by setting Status2Reg register's I2CForceHS bit to logic 1. In permanent HS mode, the master code is not required to be sent. This is not defined in the specification and must only be used when no other devices are connected on the bus. In addition, spikes on the I2C-bus lines must be avoided because of the reduced spike suppression. 8.3.4.12 MFRC523 in lower speed modes MFRC523 is fully downward-compatible and can be connected to an F/S mode I2C-bus system. The device stays in F/S mode and communicates at F/S mode speeds because a master code is not transmitted in this configuration. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 22 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.4 Analog interface and contactless UART 8.4.1 General The integrated contactless UART supports the external host online with framing and error checking of the protocol requirements up to 848 kBd. An external circuit can be connected to the communication interface pins MFIN and MFOUT to modulate and demodulate the data. The contactless UART manage the protocol requirements for the communication protocols in cooperation with the host. Protocol handling generates bit and byte-oriented framing. In addition, it manages error detection such as parity and CRC, based on the various supported contactless communication protocols. Remark: The size and tuning of the antenna and the power supply voltage have an important impact on the achievable operating distance. 8.4.2 TX p-driver The signal on pins TX1 and TX2 is the 13.56 MHz energy carrier modulated by an envelope signal. It can be used to drive an antenna directly using a few passive components for matching and filtering; see Section 15 on page 79. The signal on pins TX1 and TX2 can be configured using the TxControlReg register; see Section 9.2.2.5 on page 48. The modulation index can be set by adjusting the impedance of the drivers. The impedance of the p-driver can be configured using registers CWGsPReg and ModGsPReg. The impedance of the n-driver can be configured using the GsNReg register. The modulation index also depends on the antenna design and tuning. The TxModeReg and TxSelReg registers control the data rate and framing during transmission and the antenna driver setting to support the different requirements at the different modes and transfer speeds. Table 16. Register and bit settings controlling the signal on pin TX1 Bit Bit Bit Tx1RFEn Force InvTx1RFOn 100ASK Bit Envelope Pin InvTx1RFOff TX1 GSPMos GSNMos Remarks 0 X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] not specified if RF is switched off 1 0 0 X[1] 0 RF pMod nMod 1 RF pCW nCW 0 1 X[1] 0 RF pMod nMod 100 % ASK: pin TX1 pulled to logic 0, independently of the InvTx1RFOff bit 1 RF pCW nCW 1 1 X[1] 0 0 pMod nMod 1 RF_n pCW nCW [1] X = Do not care. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 23 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 17. Register and bit settings controlling the signal on pin TX2 Bit Tx1RFEn Bit Bit Force Tx2CW 100ASK Bit Bit Envelope Pin InvTx2RFOn InvTx2RFOff TX2 GSPMos GSNMos Remarks 0 X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] X[1] not specified if RF is switched off 1 0 0 0 X[1] 0 RF pMod nMod - 1 RF pCW nCW 0 RF_n pMod nMod pCW nCW 1 1 0 1 [1] 1 X[1] 1 RF_n 0 X[1] X[1] RF pCW nCW 1 X[1] X[1] RF_n pCW nCW 0 X[1] 0 0 pMod nMod 1 RF pCW nCW 1 X[1] 0 0 pMod nMod 1 RF_n pCW nCW 0 X[1] X[1] RF pCW nCW 1 X[1] X[1] RF_n pCW nCW conductance always CW for the Tx2CW bit 100 % ASK: pin TX2 pulled to logic 0 (independent of the InvTx2RFOn/Inv Tx2RFOff bits) X = Do not care. The following abbreviations have been used in Table 16 and Table 17: * * * * * RF: 13.56 MHz clock derived from 27.12 MHz quartz crystal oscillator divided by 2 RF_n: inverted 13.56 MHz clock GSPMos: conductance, configuration of the PMOS array GSNMos: conductance, configuration of the NMOS array pCW: PMOS conductance value for continuous wave defined by the CWGsPReg register * pMod: PMOS conductance value for modulation defined by the ModGsPReg register * nCW: NMOS conductance value for continuous wave defined by the GsNReg register's CWGsN[3:0] bits * nMod: NMOS conductance value for modulation defined by the GsNReg register's ModGsN[3:0] bits * X = Do not care Remark: If only one driver is switched on, the values for CWGsPReg, ModGsPReg and GsNReg registers are used for both drivers. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 24 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.4.3 Serial data switch Two main blocks are implemented in the MFRC523. The digital block comprises the state machines, encoder/decoder logic. The analog block comprises the modulator and antenna drivers, the receiver and amplifiers. It is possible for the interface between these two blocks to be configured so that the interfacing signals are routed to pins MFIN and MFOUT. This topology allows the analog block of the MFRC523 to be connected to the digital block of another device. The serial signal switch is controlled by the TxSelReg and RxSelReg registers. Figure 20 shows the serial data switch for TX1 and TX2. DriverSel[1:0] 3-state INTERNAL CODER INVERT IF InvMod = 1 envelope 00 01 10 1 MFIN INVERT IF PolMFin = 0 11 to driver TX1 and TX2 0 = impedance = modulated 1 = impedance = CW 001aak593 Fig 20. Serial data switch for TX1 and TX2 8.4.4 MFIN and MFOUT interface support The MFRC523 is divided into a digital circuit block and an analog circuit block. The digital block contains state machines, encoder and decoder logic, etc. The analog block contains the modulator and antenna drivers, receiver and amplifiers. The interface between these two blocks can be configured to enable the interfacing signals to be routed to pins MFIN and MFOUT; see Figure 21 on page 26. This configuration is implemented using TxSelReg register's MFOutSel[3:0]/DriverSel[1:0] bits and RxSelReg register's UARTSel[1:0] bits. This topology allows some parts of the analog block to be connected to the digital block of another device. Switch MFOutSel in the TxSelReg register can be used to measure MIFARE and ISO/IEC14443 A related signals. This is especially important during the design-in phase or for testing purposes as it enables checking of the transmitted and received data. The most important use of pins MFIN and MFOUT is found in the active antenna concept. An external active antenna circuit can be connected to the MFRC523's digital block. Switch MFOutSel must be configured so that the internal Miller encoded signal is sent to pin MFOUT (MFOutSel = 100b). UARTSel[1:0] must be configured to receive a Manchester signal with subcarrier from pin MFIN (UARTSel[1:0] = 01). It is possible to connect a passive antenna to pins TX1, TX2 and RX (using the appropriate filter and matching circuit) and an active antenna to pins MFOUT and MFIN at the same time. In this configuration, two RF circuits can be driven (one after another) by a single host processor. Remark: Pins MFIN and MFOUT have a dedicated supply on pin SVDD with the ground on pin PVSS. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. 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TX bit stream 3-state LOW HIGH test bus internal envelope TX serial data stream reserved RX serial data stream MILLER CODER DIGITAL MODULE MFRC523 RX bit stream MANCHESTER DECODER UART Sel[1:0] 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MFOutSel[3:0] 3-state internal envelope envelope from pin MFIN HIGH TX2 MODULATOR DRIVER TX1 ANALOG MODULE MFRC523 SUBCARRIER LOW DEMODULATOR Manchester with subcarrier internal modulated NRZ coding without subcarrier (> 106 kBd) DEMODULATOR MFIN RX 001aal161 MFRC523 Contactless reader IC (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 26 of 98 Fig 21. Overview of MFIN and MFOUT signal routing 0 1 2 DRIVER 3 Sel[1:0] MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 8.4.5 CRC coprocessor The following CRC coprocessor parameters can be configured: * The CRC preset value can be either 0000h, 6363h, A671h or FFFFh depending on the ModeReg register's CRCPreset[1:0] bits setting * The CRC polynomial for the 16-bit CRC is fixed to x16 + x12 + x5 + 1 * The CRCResultReg register indicates the result of the CRC calculation. This register is split into two 8-bit registers representing the higher and lower bytes. * The ModeReg register's MSB first bit indicates that data will be loaded with the MSB first. Table 18. CRC coprocessor parameters Parameter Value CRC register length 16-bit CRC CRC algorithm algorithm according to ISO/IEC 14443 A and ITU-T CRC preset value 0000h, 6363h, A671h or FFFFh depending on the setting of the ModeReg register's CRCPreset[1:0] bits 8.5 FIFO buffer An 8 64 bit FIFO buffer is used in the MFRC523. It buffers the input and output data stream between the host and the MFRC523's internal state machine. This makes it possible to manage data streams up to 64 bytes long without the need to take timing constraints into account. 8.5.1 Accessing the FIFO buffer The FIFO buffer input and output data bus is connected to the FIFODataReg register. Writing to this register stores one byte in the FIFO buffer and increments the internal FIFO buffer write pointer. Reading from this register shows the FIFO buffer contents stored in the FIFO buffer read pointer and decrements the FIFO buffer read pointer. The distance between the write and read pointer can be obtained by reading the FIFOLevelReg register. When the microcontroller starts a command, the MFRC523 can, while the command is in progress, access the FIFO buffer according to that command. Only one FIFO buffer has been implemented which can be used for input and output. The microcontroller must ensure that there are not any unintentional FIFO buffer accesses. 8.5.2 Controlling the FIFO buffer The FIFO buffer pointers can be reset by setting FIFOLevelReg register's FlushBuffer bit to logic 1. Consequently, the FIFOLevel[6:0] bits are all set to logic 0 and the ErrorReg register's BufferOvfl bit is cleared. The bytes stored in the FIFO buffer are no longer accessible allowing the FIFO buffer to be filled with another 64 bytes. 8.5.3 FIFO buffer status information The host can get the following FIFO buffer status information: * Number of bytes stored in the FIFO buffer: FIFOLevelReg register's FIFOLevel[6:0] * FIFO buffer almost full warning: Status1Reg register's HiAlert bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 27 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC * FIFO buffer almost empty warning: Status1Reg register's LoAlert bit * FIFO buffer overflow warning: ErrorReg register's BufferOvfl bit. The BufferOvfl bit can only be cleared by setting the FIFOLevelReg register's FlushBuffer bit. The MFRC523 can generate an interrupt signal when: * ComIEnReg register's LoAlertIEn bit is set to logic 1. It activates pin IRQ when Status1Reg register's LoAlert bit changes to logic 1. * ComIEnReg register's HiAlertIEn bit is set to logic 1. It activates pin IRQ when Status1Reg register's HiAlert bit changes to logic 1. If the maximum number of WaterLevel[5:0] bits (as set in the WaterLevelReg register) or less are stored in the FIFO buffer, the HiAlert bit is set to logic 1. It is generated according to Equation 3: HiAlert = 64 - FIFOLength WaterLevel (3) If the number of WaterLevel[5:0] bits (as set in the WaterLevelReg register) or less are stored in the FIFO buffer, the LoAlert bit is set to logic 1. It is generated according to Equation 4: LoAlert = FIFOLength WaterLevel (4) 8.6 Interrupt request system The MFRC523 indicates certain events by setting the Status1Reg register's IRq bit and, if activated, by pin IRQ. The signal on pin IRQ can be used to interrupt the host using its interrupt handling capabilities. This allows the implementation of efficient host software. 8.6.1 Interrupt sources overview Table 19 shows the available interrupt bits, the corresponding source and the condition for its activation. The ComIrqReg register's TimerIRq interrupt bit indicates an interrupt set by the timer unit which is set when the timer decrements from 1 to 0. The ComIrqReg register's TxIRq bit indicates that the transmitter has finished. If the state changes from sending data to transmitting the end of the frame pattern, the transmitter unit automatically sets the interrupt bit. The CRC coprocessor sets the DivIrqReg register's CRCIRq bit after processing all the FIFO buffer data which is indicated by CRCReady bit = 1. The ComIrqReg register's RxIRq bit indicates an interrupt when the end of the received data is detected. The ComIrqReg register's IdleIRq bit is set if a command finishes and the Command[3:0] value in the CommandReg register changes to idle (see Table 150 on page 68). The ComIrqReg register's HiAlertIRq bit is set to logic 1 when the Status1Reg register's HiAlert bit is set to logic 1 which means that the FIFO buffer has reached the level indicated by the WaterLevel[5:0] bits. The ComIrqReg register's LoAlertIRq bit is set to logic 1 when the Status1Reg register's LoAlert bit is set to logic 1 which means that the FIFO buffer has reached the level indicated by the WaterLevel[5:0] bits. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 28 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The ComIrqReg register's ErrIRq bit indicates an error detected by the contactless UART during send or receive. This is indicated when any bit is set to logic 1 in register ErrorReg. Table 19. Interrupt sources Interrupt flag Interrupt source Trigger action TimerIRq timer unit the timer counts from 1 to 0 TxIRq transmitter a transmitted data stream ends CRCIRq CRC coprocessor all data from the FIFO buffer has been processed RxIRq receiver a received data stream ends IdleIRq ComIrqReg register command execution finishes HiAlertIRq FIFO buffer the FIFO buffer is almost full LoAlertIRq FIFO buffer the FIFO buffer is almost empty ErrIRq contactless UART an error is detected 8.7 Timer unit The MFRC523A has a timer unit which the external host can use to manage timing tasks. The timer unit can be used in one of the following timer/counter configurations: * * * * * Timeout counter Watchdog counter Stop watch Programmable one shot Periodic trigger The timer unit can be used to measure the time interval between two events or to indicate that a specific event occurred after a specific time. The timer can be triggered by events explained in the paragraphs below. The timer does not influence any internal events, for example, a time-out during data reception does not automatically influence the reception process. In addition, several timer-related bits can be used to generate an interrupt. The timer has an input clock of 13.56 MHz derived from the 27.12 MHz quartz crystal oscillator. The timer consists of two stages: prescaler and counter. The prescaler (TPrescaler) is a 12-bit counter. The reload values (TReloadVal_Hi[7:0] and TReloadVal_Lo[7:0]) for TPrescaler can be set between 0 and 4095 in the TModeReg register's TPrescaler_Hi[3:0] bits and TPrescalerReg register's TPrescaler_Lo[7:0] bits. The reload value for the counter is defined by 16 bits between 0 and 65535 in the TReloadReg register. The current value of the timer is indicated in the TCounterValReg register. When the counter reaches 0, an interrupt is automatically generated, indicated by the ComIrqReg register's TimerIRq bit setting. If enabled, this event can be indicated on pin IRQ. The TimerIRq bit can be set and reset by the host. Depending on the configuration, the timer will stop at 0 or restart with the value set in the TReloadReg register. The timer status is indicated by the Status1Reg register's TRunning bit. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 29 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The timer can be started manually using the ControlReg register's TStartNow bit and stopped using the ControlReg register's TStopNow bit. The timer can also be activated automatically to meet any dedicated protocol requirements, by setting the TModeReg register's TAuto bit to logic 1. The delay time of a timer stage is set by the reload value + 1. The total delay time (td) is calculated using Equation 5: TPrescaler 2 + 1 TReloadVal + 1 t d = --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13.56 MHz (5) or if the TPrescalEven bit is set, using Equation 6: TPrescaler 2 + 2 TReloadVal + 1 t d = --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13.56 MHz (6) An example of calculating total delay time (td) is shown in Equation 7, where the TPrescaler value = 4095 and TReloadVal = 65535: 4095 2 + 1 65535 + 1 39.59 s = ----------------------------------------------------------------------13.56 MHz (7) Example: To give a delay time of 25 s requires 339 clock cycles to be counted and a TPrescaler value of 169. This configures the timer to count up to 65535 time-slots for every 25 s period. 8.8 Power reduction modes 8.8.1 Hard power-down Hard power-down is enabled when pin NRSTPD is LOW. This turns off all internal current sinks including the oscillator. All digital input buffers are separated from the input pins and clamped internally (except pin NRSTPD). The output pins are frozen at either a HIGH or LOW level. 8.8.2 Soft power-down mode Soft power-down mode is entered immediately after the CommandReg register's PowerDown bit is set to logic 1. All internal current sinks are switched off, including the oscillator buffer. However, the digital input buffers are not separated from the input pins and keep their functionality. The digital output pins do not change their state. During soft power-down, all register values, the FIFO buffer content and the configuration keep their current contents. After setting the PowerDown bit to logic 0, it takes 1024 clocks until the Soft power-down mode is exited indicated by the PowerDown bit. Setting it to logic 0 does not immediately clear it. It is automatically cleared by the MFRC523 when Soft power-down mode is exited. Remark: When the internal oscillator is used, time (tosc) is required for the oscillator to become stable. This is because the internal oscillator is supplied by VDDA and any clock cycles will not be detected by the internal logic until VDDA is stable. It is recommended for the serial UART, to first send the value 55h to the MFRC523. The oscillator must be stable MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 30 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC for further access to the registers. To ensure this, perform a read access to address 0 until the MFRC523 answers to the last read command with the register content of address 0. This indicates that the MFRC523 is ready. 8.8.3 Transmitter Power-down mode The Transmitter Power-down mode switches off the internal antenna drivers and the RF field. Transmitter Power-down mode is entered by setting either the TxControlReg register's Tx1RFEn bit or Tx2RFEn bit to logic 0. 8.9 Oscillator circuit MFRC523 OSCOUT OSCIN 27.12 MHz 001aal162 Fig 22. Quartz crystal connection The clock applied to the MFRC523 provides a time basis for the synchronous system's encoder and decoder. The stability of the clock frequency is an important factor for correct operation. To obtain optimum performance, clock jitter must be reduced as much as possible. This is best achieved using the internal oscillator buffer with the recommended circuitry. If an external clock source is used, the clock signal must be applied to pin OSCIN. In this case, be very careful in optimizing clock duty cycle and clock jitter. Ensure the clock quality has been verified. 8.10 Reset and oscillator start-up time 8.10.1 Reset timing requirements The reset signal is filtered by a hysteresis circuit and a spike filter before it enters the digital circuit. The spike filter rejects signals shorter than 10 ns. In order to perform a reset, the signal must be LOW for at least 100 ns. 8.10.2 Oscillator start-up time If the MFRC523 has been set to a Power-down mode or is powered by a VDDX supply, the start-up time for the MFRC523 depends on the oscillator used and is shown in Figure 23. The time (tstartup) is the start-up time of the crystal oscillator circuit. The crystal oscillator start-up time is defined by the crystal. The time (td) is the internal delay time of the MFRC523 when the clock signal is stable before the MFRC523 can be addressed. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 31 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The delay time is calculated by: 1024 t d = -------------- = 37.74 s 27 s (8) The time (tosc) is the sum of td and tstartup. device activation oscillator clock stable clock ready tstartup td tosc t 001aak596 Fig 23. Oscillator start-up time 9. MFRC523 registers 9.1 Register bit behavior Depending on the functionality of a register, the access conditions to the register can vary. In principle, bits with same behavior are grouped in common registers. The access conditions are described in Table 20. Table 20. Behavior of register bits and their designation Abbreviation Behavior MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Description R/W read and write These bits can be written and read by the microcontroller. Since they are used only for control purposes, their content is not influenced by internal state machines, for example the ComIEnReg register can be written and read by the microcontroller. It will also be read by internal state machines but never changed by them. D dynamic These bits can be written and read by the microcontroller. Nevertheless, they can also be written automatically by internal state machines, for example the CommandReg register changes its value automatically after the execution of the command. R read only These register bits hold values which are determined by internal states only, for example the CRCReady bit cannot be written externally but shows internal states. W write only Reading these register bits always returns zero. reserved - Registers which are indicated as being reserved must not be changed. However, in the case of a write access, it is recommended that 0 is always written. - Registers which are indicated as being reserved for future use or are for production tests must not be changed. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 32 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.1.1 MFRC523 register overview Table 21. MFRC523 register overview Subaddress (Hex) Register name Function Refer to Page 0: Command and status 00h Reserved reserved for future use Table 22 on page 36 01h CommandReg starts and stops command execution Table 24 on page 36 02h ComlEnReg enable and disable interrupt request control bits Table 26 on page 37 03h DivlEnReg enable and disable interrupt request control bits Table 28 on page 37 04h ComIrqReg interrupt request bits Table 30 on page 38 05h DivIrqReg interrupt request bits Table 32 on page 39 06h ErrorReg error bits showing the error status of the last command executed Table 36 on page 40 07h Status1Reg communication status bits Table 36 on page 40 08h Status2Reg receiver and transmitter status bits Table 38 on page 41 09h FIFODataReg input and output of 64 byte FIFO buffer Table 40 on page 42 0Ah FIFOLevelReg number of bytes stored in the FIFO buffer Table 42 on page 42 0Bh WaterLevelReg level for FIFO underflow and overflow warning Table 44 on page 43 0Ch ControlReg miscellaneous control registers Table 46 on page 43 0Dh BitFramingReg adjustments for bit-oriented frames Table 48 on page 44 0Eh CollReg bit position of the first bit-collision detected on the RF interface Table 50 on page 44 0Fh Reserved reserved for future use Table 52 on page 45 Page 1: Command 10h Reserved reserved for future use Table 54 on page 45 11h ModeReg defines general modes for transmitting and receiving Table 56 on page 46 12h TxModeReg defines transmission data rate and framing Table 58 on page 47 13h RxModeReg defines reception data rate and framing Table 60 on page 47 14h TxControlReg controls the antenna driver pins TX1 and TX2 Table 62 on page 48 15h TxASKReg controls the setting of the transmission modulation Table 64 on page 49 16h TxSelReg selects the internal sources for the antenna driver Table 66 on page 49 17h RxSelReg selects internal receiver settings Table 68 on page 50 18h RxThresholdReg selects thresholds for the bit decoder Table 70 on page 51 19h DemodReg defines demodulator settings Table 72 on page 51 1Ah Reserved reserved for future use Table 74 on page 52 1Bh Reserved reserved for future use Table 76 on page 52 1Ch MfTxReg controls MIFARE communication transmit parameters Table 78 on page 52 1Dh MfRxReg controls MIFARE communication receive parameters Table 80 on page 53 1Eh TypeBReg controls the ISO/IEC 14443 B functionality Table 82 on page 53 1Fh SerialSpeedReg selects the speed of the serial UART interface Table 84 on page 54 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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MFRC523 register overview ...continued Subaddress (Hex) Register name Function Refer to Page 2: Configuration 20h Reserved reserved for future use Table 86 on page 55 21h CRCResultReg shows the MSB and LSB values of the CRC calculation Table 88 on page 55 22h CRCResultReg shows the MSB and LSB values of the CRC calculation Table 90 on page 55 23h Reserved reserved for future use Table 92 on page 56 24h ModWidthReg controls the ModWidth setting Table 94 on page 56 25h Reserved reserved for future use Table 96 on page 56 26h RFCfgReg configures the receiver gain Table 98 on page 57 27h GsNReg selects the conductance of the antenna driver pins TX1 and TX2 for modulation Table 100 on page 57 28h CWGsPReg defines the conductance of the p-driver output when not active Table 102 on page 58 29h ModGsPReg defines the conductance of the p-driver output during modulation Table 104 on page 58 2Ah TModeReg defines settings for the internal timer 2Bh TPrescalerReg 2Ch TReloadReg defines the 16-bit timer reload value Table 110 on page 60 2Dh TReloadReg defines the 16-bit timer reload value Table 112 on page 60 2Eh TCounterValReg shows the 16-bit timer value Table 114 on page 60 2Fh TCounterValReg shows the 16-bit timer value Table 116 on page 61 Table 106 on page 58 Table 108 on page 59 Page 3: Test register 30h Reserved reserved for future use Table 118 on page 61 31h TestSel1Reg general test signal configuration Table 120 on page 61 32h TestSel2Reg general test signal configuration and PRBS control Table 122 on page 62 33h TestPinEnReg enables pin output driver on pins D1 to D7 Table 124 on page 62 34h TestPinValueReg defines the values for D1 to D7 when it is used as an I/O bus Table 126 on page 63 35h TestBusReg shows the status of the internal test bus Table 128 on page 63 36h AutoTestReg controls the digital self-test Table 130 on page 63 37h VersionReg shows the software version Table 132 on page 64 38h AnalogTestReg controls the pins AUX1 and AUX2 Table 134 on page 64 39h TestDAC1Reg defines the test value for TestDAC1 Table 136 on page 66 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 34 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 21. MFRC523 register overview ...continued Subaddress (Hex) Register name Function Refer to 3Ah TestDAC2Reg defines the test value for TestDAC2 Table 138 on page 66 3Bh TestADCReg shows the value of ADC I-channel and Q-channel Table 140 on page 66 3Ch to 3Fh Reserved reserved for production tests Table 142 to Table 148 on page 67 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 35 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2 Register descriptions 9.2.1 Page 0: Command and status 9.2.1.1 Reserved register 00h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 22. Reserved register (address 00h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 23. Bit 2 1 0 Reserved register bit descriptions Symbol Value Description 7 to 0 reserved 9.2.1.2 5 - reserved for future use CommandReg register Starts and stops command execution. Table 24. CommandReg register (address 01h); reset value: 20h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol: 00 RcvOff PowerDown Command[3:0] Access: - R/W D D Table 25. Bit 0 CommandReg register bit descriptions Symbol Value Description 7 to 6 00 0 reserved 5 RcvOff 1 analog part of the receiver is switched off 4 PowerDown 1 Soft Power-down mode entered 0 MFRC523 starts the wake up procedure during which this bit is read as a logic 1; it is read as a logic 0 when the MFRC523 is ready; see Section 8.8.2 on page 30 Remark: The PowerDown bit cannot be set when the SoftReset command is activated 3 to 0 Command[3:0] - MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC activates a command based on the Command value; reading this register shows which command is executed; see Section 10.3 on page 68 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 36 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.1.3 ComIEnReg register Control bits to enable and disable the passing of interrupt requests. Table 26. ComIEnReg register (address 02h); reset value: 80h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol IRqInv TxIEn RxIEn IdleIEn HiAlertIEn LoAlertIEn ErrIEn TimerIEn Access R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W Table 27. 9.2.1.4 ComIEnReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 1 signal on pin IRQ is inverted with respect to the Status1Reg register's IRq bit 0 signal on pin IRQ is equal to the IRq bit; in combination with the DivIEnReg register's IRqPushPull bit, the default value of logic 1 ensures that the output level on pin IRQ is 3-state IRqInv 6 TxIEn - allows the transmitter interrupt request (TxIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 5 RxIEn - allows the receiver interrupt request (RxIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 4 IdleIEn - allows the idle interrupt request (IdleIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 3 HiAlertIEn - allows the high alert interrupt request (HiAlertIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 2 LoAlertIEn - allows the low alert interrupt request (LoAlertIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 1 ErrIEn - allows the error interrupt request (ErrIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ 0 TimerIEn - allows the timer interrupt request (TimerIRq bit) to be propagated to pin IRQ DivIEnReg register Control bits to enable and disable the passing of interrupt requests. Table 28. DivIEnReg register (address 03h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol IRQPushPull reserved MfinActIEn reserved CRCIEn reserved Access R/W - R/W - R/W - Table 29. MFRC523 6 DivIEnReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 IRQPushPull 1 pin IRQ is a standard CMOS output pin 0 pin IRQ is an open-drain output pin 6 to 5 reserved - reserved for future use 4 MfinActIEn - allows the MFIN active interrupt request to be propagated to pin IRQ 3 reserved - reserved for future use 2 CRCIEn - allows the CRC interrupt request, indicated by the DivIrqReg register's CRCIRq bit, to be propagated to pin IRQ 1 to 0 reserved - reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 37 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.1.5 ComIrqReg register Interrupt request bits. Table 30. ComIrqReg register (address 04h); reset value: 14h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol Set1 TxIRq RxIRq IdleIRq HiAlertIRq LoAlertIRq ErrIRq TimerIRq Access W D D D D D D D Table 31. ComIrqReg register bit descriptions All bits in the ComIrqReg register are cleared by software. Bit Symbol Value Description 7 1 indicates that the marked bits in the ComIrqReg register are set 0 indicates that the marked bits in the ComIrqReg register are cleared Set1 6 TxIRq 1 set immediately after the last bit of the transmitted data was sent out 5 RxIRq 1 receiver has detected the end of a valid data stream if the RxModeReg register's RxNoErr bit is set to logic 1, the RxIRq bit is only set to logic 1 when data bytes are available in the FIFO 4 IdleIRq 1 if a command terminates, for example, when the CommandReg changes its value from any command to the Idle command (see Table 150 on page 68) if an unknown command is started, the CommandReg register Command[3:0] value changes to the idle state and the IdleIRq bit is set the microcontroller starting the Idle command does not set the IdleIRq bit 3 HiAlertIRq 1 the Status1Reg register's HiAlert bit is set the HiAlertIRq bit stores this event and can only be reset as indicated by the Set1 bit in this register 2 LoAlertIRq 1 Status1Reg register's LoAlert bit is set the LoAlertIRq bit stores this event and can only be reset as indicated by the Set1 bit in this register MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 1 ErrIRq 1 any error bit in the ErrorReg register is set 0 TimerIRq 1 the timer decrements the timer value in register TCounterValReg to zero All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 38 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.1.6 DivIrqReg register Interrupt request bits. Table 32. DivIrqReg register (address 05h); reset value: x0h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol Set2 reserved MfinActIRq reserved CRCIRq reserved Access W - D - D - Table 33. DivIrqReg register bit descriptions All bits in the DivIrqReg register are cleared by software. Bit Symbol Value Description 7 Set2 1 indicates that the marked bits in the DivIrqReg register are set 0 indicates that the marked bits in the DivIrqReg register are cleared - reserved for future use 6 to 5 reserved MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 4 MfinActIRq 1 MFIN is active; this interrupt is set when either a rising or falling signal edge is detected 3 reserved - reserved for future use 2 CRCIRq 1 the CalcCRC command is active and all data is processed 1 to 0 reserved - reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 39 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.1.7 ErrorReg register Error bit register showing the error status of the last command executed. Table 34. ErrorReg register (address 06h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol WrErr TempErr reserved BufferOvfl CollErr CRCErr ParityErr ProtocolErr Access R R - R R R R R Table 35. ErrorReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 WrErr 1 data is written into the FIFO buffer by the host during the MFAuthent command or if data is written into the FIFO buffer by the host during the time between sending the last bit on the RF interface and receiving the last bit on the RF interface 6 TempErr[1] 1 internal temperature sensor detects overheating, in which case the antenna drivers are automatically switched off 5 reserved - reserved for future use 4 BufferOvfl 1 the host or a MFRC523's internal state machine (e.g. receiver) tries to write data to the FIFO buffer even though it is already full 3 CollErr 1 a bit-collision is detected cleared automatically at receiver start-up phase only valid during the bitwise anticollision at 106 kBd always set to logic 0 during communication protocols at 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd 2 CRCErr 1 the RxModeReg register's RxCRCEn bit is set and the CRC calculation fails automatically cleared to logic 0 during receiver start-up phase 1 ParityErr 1 parity check failed automatically cleared during receiver start-up phase only valid for ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE communication at 106 kBd 0 ProtocolErr 1 set to logic 1 if the SOF is incorrect automatically cleared during receiver start-up phase bit is only valid for 106 kBd during the MFAuthent command, the ProtocolErr bit is set to logic 1 if the number of bytes received in one data stream is incorrect [1] 9.2.1.8 Command execution clears all error bits except the TempErr bit. Cannot be set by software. Status1Reg register Contains status bits of the CRC, interrupt and FIFO buffer. Table 36. Bit Symbol Access MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Status1Reg register (address 07h); reset value: 21h bit allocation 7 6 5 reserved CRCOk CRCReady - R R 4 IRq 3 TRunning reserved R All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 2 R - 1 0 HiAlert LoAlert R R (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 40 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 37. Status1Reg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 reserved - reserved for future use 6 CRCOk 1 the CRC result is zero the CRCOk bit is undefined for data transmission and reception: use the ErrorReg register's CRCErr bit indicates the status of the CRC coprocessor, during calculation the value changes to logic 0, when the calculation is done correctly the value changes to logic 1 5 CRCReady 1 the CRC calculation has finished; only valid for the CRC coprocessor calculation using the CalcCRC command 4 IRq - indicates if any interrupt source requests attention with respect to the setting of the interrupt enable bits: see the ComIEnReg and DivIEnReg registers 3 TRunning 1 MFRC523's timer unit is running, i.e. the timer will decrement the TCounterValReg register with the next timer clock Remark: in gated mode, the TRunning bit is set to logic 1 when the timer is enabled by TModeReg register's TGated[1:0] bits; this bit is not influenced by the gated signal 2 reserved - reserved for future use 1 HiAlert 1 the alert level for the number of bytes in the FIFO buffer (FIFOLength[6:0]) is: HiAlert = 64 - FIFOLength WaterLevel otherwise value = logic 0 Example: FIFOLength = 60, WaterLevel = 4 then HiAlert = logic 1 FIFOLength = 59, WaterLevel = 4 then HiAlert = logic 0 0 LoAlert 1 the alert level for number of bytes in the FIFO buffer (FIFOLength[6:0]) is: LoAlert = FIFOLength WaterLevel otherwise value = logic 0 Example: FIFOLength = 4, WaterLevel = 4 then LoAlert = logic 1 FIFOLength = 5, WaterLevel = 4 then LoAlert = logic 0 9.2.1.9 Status2Reg register Contains status bits of the receiver, transmitter and data mode detector. Table 38. Status2Reg register (address 08h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 Symbol TempSensClear I2CForceHS reserved MFCrypto1On ModemState[2:0] Access R/W R/W - D R Table 39. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 5 4 3 2 1 0 Status2Reg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 TempSensClear 1 clears the temperature error if the temperature is below the alarm limit of 125 C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 41 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 39. 9.2.1.10 Status2Reg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol 6 I2CForceHS Value Description I2C-bus input filter settings: 1 the I2C-bus input filter is set to the High-speed mode independent of the I2C-bus protocol 0 the I2C-bus input filter is set to the I2C-bus protocol used 5 to 4 reserved - reserved 3 MFCrypto1On - indicates that the MIFARE Crypto1 unit is switched on and all data communication with the card is encrypted; this bit is cleared by software; can only be set to logic 1 by a successful execution of the MFAuthent command only valid in Read/Write mode for MIFARE standard cards 2 to 0 ModemState[2:0] - shows the state of the transmitter and receiver state machines: 000 idle 001 wait for the BitFramingReg register's StartSend bit 010 TxWait: wait until RF field is present if the TModeReg register's TxWaitRF bit is set to logic 1. The minimum time for TxWait is defined by the TxWaitReg register 011 transmitting 100 RxWait: wait until RF field is present if the TModeReg register's TxWaitRF bit is set to logic 1. The minimum time for RxWait is defined by the RxWaitReg register 101 wait for data 110 receiving FIFODataReg register Input and output of 64 byte FIFO buffer. Table 40. Bit FIFODataReg register (address 09h); reset value: xxh bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol FIFOData[7:0] Access D 2 1 0 Table 41. FIFODataReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol 7 to 0 FIFOData[7:0] data input and output port for the internal 64-byte FIFO buffer. FIFO buffer acts as parallel in/parallel out converter for all serial data stream inputs and outputs Description 9.2.1.11 FIFOLevelReg register Indicates the number of bytes stored in the FIFO. Table 42. Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC FIFOLevelReg register (address 0Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol FlushBuffer FIFOLevel[6:0] Access W R All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 2 1 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 42 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 43. FIFOLevelReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 FlushBuffer 1 immediately clears the internal FIFO buffer's read and write pointer and ErrorReg register's BufferOvfl bit. Reading this bit always returns 0 - indicates the number of bytes stored in the FIFO buffer. Writing to the FIFODataReg register increments and reading decrements the FIFOLevel value 6 to 0 FIFOLevel[6:0] 9.2.1.12 WaterLevelReg register Defines the level for FIFO under- and overflow warning. Table 44. Bit WaterLevelReg register (address 0Bh); reset value: 08h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol reserved WaterLevel[5:0] Access - R/W Table 45. 0 WaterLevelReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 6 reserved reserved for future use 5 to 0 WaterLevel[5:0] defines a warning level to indicate a FIFO buffer overflow or underflow: Status1Reg register's HiAlert bit is set to logic 1 if the remaining number of bytes in the FIFO buffer space is equal to, or less than the defined number of WaterLevel[5:0] bits Status1Reg register's LoAlert bit is set to logic 1 if equal to, or less than the WaterLevel[5:0] bits in the FIFO buffer Remark: to calculate values for HiAlert and LoAlert, see Section 9.2.1.9 on page 41. 9.2.1.13 ControlReg register Miscellaneous control bits. Table 46. Bit 7 Symbol W Table 47. Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 6 TStopNow TStartNow Access MFRC523 ControlReg register (address 0Ch); reset value: 10h bit allocation 5 4 3 2 1 reserved RxLastBits[2:0] - R W 0 ControlReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 TStopNow 1 timer stops immediately 6 TStartNow 1 timer starts immediately. Reading this bit always returns it to 0 5 to 3 reserved - reserved for future use 2 to 0 RxLastBits[2:0] - indicates the number of valid bits in the last received byte. If this value is zero, the whole byte is valid All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 43 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.1.14 BitFramingReg register Adjustments for bit-oriented frames. Table 48. Bit BitFramingReg register (address 0Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol StartSend RxAlign[2:0] reserved TxLastBits[2:0] Access W R/W - R/W Table 49. BitFramingReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 StartSend 1 starts the transmission of data only valid in combination with the Transceive command 6 to 4 RxAlign[2:0] used for reception of bit-oriented frames: defines the bit position for the first bit received to be stored in the FIFO buffer example: 0 LSB of the received bit is stored at bit position 0, the second received bit is stored at bit position 1 1 LSB of the received bit is stored at bit position 1, the second received bit is stored at bit position 2 7 LSB of the received bit is stored at bit position 7, the second received bit is stored in the next byte that follows at bit position 0 These bits are only to be used for bitwise anticollision at 106 kBd, for all other modes they are set to 0 9.2.1.15 3 reserved - reserved for future use 2 to 0 TxLastBits[2:0] - used for transmission of bit oriented frames: defines the number of bits of the last byte that will be transmitted. 000b indicates that all bits of the last byte will be transmitted CollReg register Defines the first bit-collision detected on the RF interface. Table 50. CollReg register (address 0Eh); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 Symbol ValuesAfterColl reserved CollPosNotValid CollPos[4:0] Access R/W - R R Table 51. 4 3 2 1 0 CollReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 ValuesAfterColl 0 all received bits will be cleared after a collision only used during bitwise anticollision at 106 kBd, otherwise it is set to logic 1 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 6 reserved - reserved for future use 5 CollPosNotValid 1 no collision detected or the position of the collision is out of the range of CollPos[4:0] All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 44 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 51. Bit CollReg register bit descriptions ...continued Symbol Value Description 4 to 0 CollPos[4:0] - shows the bit position of the first detected collision in a received frame only data bits are interpreted example: 00h indicates a bit-collision in the 32nd bit 01h indicates a bit-collision in the 1st bit 08h indicates a bit-collision in the 8th bit these bits will only be interpreted if the CollPosNotValid bit is set to logic 0 9.2.1.16 Reserved register 0Fh Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 52. Bit Reserved register (address 0Fh); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 53. 2 1 0 1 0 Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use 9.2.2 Page 1: Communication 9.2.2.1 Reserved register 10h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 54. Bit Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 55. MFRC523 Reserved register (address 10h); reset value: 00h bit allocation 2 Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 45 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.2.2 ModeReg register Defines general mode settings for transmitting and receiving. Table 56. Bit ModeReg register (address 11h); reset value: 3Fh bit allocation 7 Symbol 6 5 4 MSBFirst reserved TxWaitRF reserved Access R/W Table 57. - R/W 3 2 PolMFin reserved CRCPreset[1:0] R/W - R/W - 1 0 ModeReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 MSBFirst 1 CRC coprocessor calculates the CRC with MSB first. In the CRCResultReg register the values for the CRCResultMSB[7:0] bits and the CRCResultLSB[7:0] bits are bit reversed Remark: during RF communication this bit is ignored 6 reserved - reserved for future use 5 TxWaitRF 1 transmitter can only be started if an RF field is generated 4 reserved - reserved for future use 3 PolMFin defines the polarity of pin MFIN Remark: the internal envelope signal is encoded active LOW, changing this bit generates a MFinActIRq event 2 reserved 1 to 0 CRCPreset [1:0] 1 polarity of pin MFIN is active HIGH 0 polarity of pin MFIN is active LOW - reserved for future use defines the preset value for the CRC coprocessor for the CalcCRC command Remark: during any communication, the preset values are selected automatically according to the definition of bits in the RxModeReg and TxModeReg registers MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 00 0000h 01 6363h 10 A671h 11 FFFFh All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 46 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.2.3 TxModeReg register Defines the data rate during transmission. Table 58. Bit TxModeReg register (address 12h); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol TxCRCEn TxSpeed[2:0] InvMod TxFraming Access R/W D R/W D Table 59. TxModeReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 TxCRCEn 1 enables CRC generation during data transmission Remark: can only be set to logic 0 at 106 kBd 6 to 4 TxSpeed[2:0] defines the bit rate during data transmission the MFRC523 handles transfer speeds up to 848 kBd 9.2.2.4 3 InvMod 2 to 0 TxFraming[1:0] 000 106 kBd 001 212 kBd 010 424 kBd 011 848 kBd 100 reserved 101 reserved 110 reserved 111 reserved 1 modulation of transmitted data is inverted defines the framing used for data transmission 00 ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE 01 reserved 10 reserved 11 ISO/IEC 14443 B RxModeReg register Defines the data rate during reception. Table 60. Bit RxModeReg register (address 13h); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol RxCRCEn RxSpeed[2:0] RxNoErr RxMultiple RxFraming Access R/W D R/W R/W D Table 61. RxModeReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 RxCRCEn 1 enables the CRC calculation during reception Remark: can only be set to logic 0 at 106 kBd MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 47 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 61. RxModeReg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol 6 to 4 RxSpeed[2:0] Value Description defines the bit rate while receiving data. The MFRC523 manages transfer speeds up to 848 kBd 000 106 kBd 001 212 kBd 010 424 kBd 011 848 kBd 100 reserved 101 reserved 110 reserved 111 reserved 3 RxNoErr 1 an invalid received data stream (less than 4 bits received) will be ignored and the receiver remains active 2 RxMultiple 0 receiver is deactivated after receiving a data frame 1 able to receive more than one data frame only valid for data rates above 106 kBd in order to handle the polling command after setting this bit, the Receive and Transceive commands will not terminate automatically. Multiple reception can only be deactivated by writing any command (except the Receive command) to the CommandReg register, or by the host clearing the bit if set to logic 1, an error byte is added to the FIFO buffer at the end of a received data stream which is a copy of the ErrorReg register value 1 to 0 9.2.2.5 RxFraming defines the expected framing for data reception 00 ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE 01 reserved 10 reserved 11 ISO/IEC 14443 B TxControlReg register Controls the logical behavior of the antenna driver pins TX1 and TX2. Table 62. TxControlReg register (address 14h); reset value: 80h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol InvTx2RF InvTx1RF InvTx2RF InvTx1RF Tx2CW reserved Tx2RFEn Tx1RFEn On On Off Off Access Table 63. R/W Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC R/W R/W R/W - R/W R/W TxControlReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol MFRC523 R/W Value Description 7 InvTx2RFOn 1 output signal on pin TX2 inverted when driver TX2 is enabled 6 InvTx1RFOn 1 output signal on pin TX1 inverted when driver TX1 is enabled 5 InvTx2RFOff 1 output signal on pin TX2 inverted when driver TX2 is disabled 4 InvTx1RFOff 1 output signal on pin TX1 inverted when driver TX1 is disabled All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 48 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 63. 9.2.2.6 TxControlReg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol Value Description 3 1 output signal on pin TX2 continuously delivers the unmodulated 13.56 MHz energy carrier 0 Tx2CW bit is enabled to modulate the 13.56 MHz energy carrier Tx2CW 2 reserved - reserved for future use 1 Tx2RFEn 1 output signal on pin TX2 delivers the 13.56 MHz energy carrier modulated by the transmission data 0 Tx1RFEn 1 output signal on pin TX1 delivers the 13.56 MHz energy carrier modulated by the transmission data TxASKReg register Controls transmit modulation settings. Table 64. Bit TxASKReg register (address 15h); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 Symbol 6 Access - Table 65. 4 3 2 1 0 reserved R/W - TxASKReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 reserved - 6 Force100ASK 1 5 to 0 reserved 9.2.2.7 5 reserved Force100ASK reserved for future use forces 100 % ASK modulation independently of the ModGsPReg register setting - reserved for future use TxSelReg register Selects the internal sources for the analog module. Table 66. Bit 7 5 4 3 2 1 reserved DriverSel[1:0] MFOutSel[3:0] Access: - R/W R/W Bit Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 6 Symbol: Table 67. MFRC523 TxSelReg register (address 16h); reset value: 10h bit allocation 0 TxSelReg register bit descriptions Symbol Value Description 7 to 6 reserved - reserved for future use 5 to 4 DriverSel[1:0] - selects the input of drivers TX1 and TX2 00 3-state; in soft power-down the drivers are only in 3-state mode if the DriverSel[1:0] value is set to 3-state mode 01 modulation signal (envelope) from the internal encoder, Miller pulse encoded 10 modulation signal (envelope) from pin MFIN 11 HIGH; the HIGH level depends on the setting of bits InvTx1RFOn/InvTx1RFOff and InvTx2RFOn/InvTx2RFOff All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 49 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 67. 9.2.2.8 TxSelReg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol 3 to 0 MFOutSel[3:0] Value Description selects the input for pin MFOUT 0000 3-state 0001 LOW 0010 HIGH 0011 test bus signal as defined by the TestSel1Reg register's TstBusBitSel[2:0] value 0100 modulation signal (envelope) from the internal encoder, Miller pulse encoded 0101 serial data stream to be transmitted, data stream before Miller encoder 0110 reserved 0111 serial data stream received, data stream after Manchester decoder 1000 to 1111 reserved RxSelReg register Selects internal receiver settings. Table 68. Bit RxSelReg register (address 17h); reset value: 84h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol UARTSel[1:0] RxWait[5:0] Access R/W R/W Table 69. 0 RxSelReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol 7 to 6 UARTSel[1:0] 5 to 0 1 RxWait[5:0] Value Description selects the input of the contactless UART 00 constant LOW 01 Manchester with subcarrier from pin MFIN 10 modulated signal from the internal analog module, default 11 NRZ coding without subcarrier from pin MFIN which is only valid for transfer speeds above 106 kBd - after data transmission the activation of the receiver is delayed for RxWait bit-clocks, during this `frame guard time' any signal on pin RX is ignored this parameter is ignored by the Receive command all other commands, such as Transceive, MFAuthent use this parameter the counter starts immediately after the external RF field is switched on MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 50 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.2.9 RxThresholdReg register Selects thresholds for the bit decoder. Table 70. RxThresholdReg register (address 18h); reset value: 84h bit allocation Bit 9.2.2.10 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol MinLevel[3:0] reserved CollLevel[2:0] Access R/W - R/W Table 71. RxThresholdReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 4 MinLevel[3:0] defines the minimum signal strength at the decoder input that will be accepted. If the signal strength is below this level it is not evaluated 3 reserved reserved for future use 2 to 0 CollLevel[2:0] defines the minimum signal strength at the decoder input that must be reached by the weaker half-bit of the Manchester encoded signal to generate a bit-collision relative to the amplitude of the stronger half-bit DemodReg register Defines demodulator settings. Table 72. DemodReg register (address 19h); reset value: 4Dh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol AddIQ[1:0] FixIQ TPrescal Even TauRcv[1:0] TauSync[1:0] Access R/W R/W - R/W R/W Table 73. DemodReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 to 6 AddIQ[1:0] - defines the use of I-channel and Q-channel during reception Remark: the FixIQ bit must be set to logic 0 to enable the following settings: 5 FixIQ 00 selects the stronger channel 01 selects the stronger channel and freezes the selected channel during communication 10 reserved 11 reserved 1 if the bits of AddIQ are set to X0, the reception is fixed to I-channel if the bits of AddIQ are set to X1, the reception is fixed to Q-channel MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 51 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 73. DemodReg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol 4 TPrescalEven 0 Value the following formula is used to calculate fTimer of the prescaler: fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 1). Description 1 the following formula is used to calculate fTimer of the prescaler: fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 2). (Default TPrescalEven is logic 0) 3 to 2 TauRcv[1:0] - changes the time-constant of the internal PLL during data reception Remark: if set to 00b the PLL is frozen during data reception 1 to 0 TauSync[1:0] - changes the time constant of the internal PLL during burst 9.2.2.11 Reserved register 1Ah Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 74. Bit 9.2.2.12 Reserved register (address 1Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 75. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Reserved register 1Bh Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 76. Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 77. 9.2.2.13 Reserved register (address 1Bh); reset value: 00h bit allocation 2 Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use MfTxReg register Controls some MIFARE communication transmit parameters. Table 78. Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC MfTxReg register (address 1Ch); reset value: 62h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol reserved TxWait[1:0] Access - R/W All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 52 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.2.14 Table 79. MfTxReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 2 reserved reserved for future use 1 to 0 TxWait defines the additional response time. 7 bits are added to the value of the register bit by default MfRxReg register Table 80. Bit MfRxReg register (address 1Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 4 3 2 1 Symbol reserved ParityDisable reserved Access - R/W - Table 81. Bit 4 0 MfRxReg register bit descriptions Symbol Value Description 7 to 5 reserved - reserved for future use ParityDisable 1 3 to 0 reserved 9.2.2.15 5 generation of the parity bit for transmission and the parity check for receiving is switched off. The received parity bit is handled like a data bit - reserved for future use TypeBReg register Configures the ISO/IEC 14443 B functionality. Table 82. Bit Symbol Access Table 83. 6 5 4 3 2 1 RxSOFReq RxEOFReq reserved EOFSOF NoTxSOF NoTxEOF Width R/W R/W - R/W R/W R/W 0 TxEGT[1:0] R/W TypeBReg register bit descriptions Symbol 7 RxSOFReq 5 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 Bit 6 MFRC523 TypeBReg register (address 1Eh); reset value: 00h bit allocation RxEOFReq reserved Value Description 1 requires SOF; a datastream starting without SOF is ignored 0 accepts a datastream starting with or without SOF; an SOF is removed and not written into the FIFO 1 requires EOF; a datastream ending without EOF generates a protocol error 0 accepts a datastream ending with or without EOF; an EOF is removed and not written into the FIFO - reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 53 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 83. TypeBReg register bit descriptions ...continued Bit Symbol 4 EOFSOFWidth 1 Value Description if this bit is set to logic 1 and EOFSOFAdjust bit (AutoTestReg register) is logic 0, the SOF and EOF will have the maximum length defined in ISO/IEC 14443 B. if this bit is set to logic 1 and the EOFSOFAadjust bit is logic 1: then SOF low = (11 ETU 8 cycles) / fclk SOF high = (2 ETU + 8 cycles) / fclk EOF low = (11 ETU 8 cycles) / fclk 0 if this bit is cleared and EOFSOFAdjust bit is logic 0, the SOF and EOF will have the minimum length defined in ISO/IEC 14443 B. if this bit is set to logic 0 and the EOFSOFAdjust bit is logic 1 results in an incorrect system behavior in respect to ISO specification 9.2.2.16 3 NoTxSOF 1 SOF is suppressed 2 NoTxEOF 1 EOF is suppressed 1 to 0 TxEGT defines EGT bit length 00 no bits 01 1 bit 10 2 bits 11 3 bits SerialSpeedReg register Selects the speed of the serial UART interface. Table 84. Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC SerialSpeedReg register (address 1Fh); reset value: EBh bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol BR_T0[2:0] BR_T1[4:0] Access R/W R/W 1 Table 85. SerialSpeedReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 5 BR_T0[2:0] factor BR_T0 adjusts the transfer speed: for description, see Section 8.3.3.2 on page 12 4 to 0 BR_T1[4:0] factor BR_T1 adjusts the transfer speed: for description, see Section 8.3.3.2 on page 12 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 54 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.3 Page 2: Configuration 9.2.3.1 Reserved register 20h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 86. Bit 9.2.3.2 Reserved register (address 20h); reset value: 00h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 87. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use 2 1 0 CRCResultReg registers Shows the MSB and LSB values of the CRC calculation. Remark: The CRC is split into two 8-bit registers. Table 88. Bit 7 5 4 3 CRCResultMSB[7:0] Access R 2 1 0 Table 89. CRCResultReg register higher bit descriptions Bit Symbol 7 to 0 CRCResultMSB[7:0] shows the value of the CRCResultReg register's most significant byte. Only valid if Status1Reg register's CRCReady bit is set to logic 1 Table 90. CRCResultReg (lower bits) register (address 22h); reset value: FFh bit allocation 7 Description 6 5 4 3 Symbol CRCResultLSB[7:0] Access R Table 91. Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 6 Symbol Bit MFRC523 CRCResultReg (higher bits) register (address 21h); reset value: FFh bit allocation 2 1 0 CRCResultReg register lower bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 CRCResultLSB[7:0] shows the value of the least significant byte of the CRCResultReg register. Only valid if Status1Reg register's CRCReady bit is set to logic 1 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 55 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.3.3 Reserved register 23h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 92. Bit 9.2.3.4 Reserved register (address 23h); reset value: 88h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 93. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use 2 1 0 ModWidthReg register Sets the modulation width. Table 94. Bit 9.2.3.5 ModWidthReg register (address 24h); reset value: 26h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol ModWidth[7:0] Access R/W 2 1 0 Table 95. ModWidthReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol 7 to 0 ModWidth[7:0] defines the width of the Miller modulation as multiples of the carrier frequency (ModWidth + 1 / fclk). The maximum value is half the bit period Description Reserved register 25h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 96. Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Reserved register (address 25h); reset value: 87h bit allocation 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - Table 97. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 2 1 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 56 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.3.6 RFCfgReg register Configures the receiver gain. Table 98. Bit RFCfgReg register (address 26h); reset value: 48h bit allocation 7 6 5 3 2 1 Symbol reserved RxGain[2:0] reserved Access - R/W - Table 99. 0 RFCfgReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 reserved - reserved for future use 6 to 4 RxGain[2:0] defines the receiver's signal voltage gain factor: 000 18 dB 001 23 dB 010 18 dB 011 23 dB 100 33 dB 101 38 dB 110 43 dB 111 3 to 0 9.2.3.7 4 reserved 48 dB - reserved for future use GsNReg register Defines the conductance of the antenna driver pins TX1 and TX2 for the n-driver when the driver is switched on. Table 100. GsNReg register (address 27h); reset value: 88h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol CWGsN[3:0] ModGsN[3:0] Access R/W R/W 0 Table 101. GsNReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 4 CWGsN[3:0] defines the conductance of the output n-driver during periods without modulation which can be used to regulate the output power and subsequently current consumption and operating distance. The value is only used if driver TX1 or TX2 is switched on during Soft power-down mode the highest bit is forced to logic 1 Remark: the conductance value is binary-weighted 3 to 0 ModGsN[3:0] defines the conductance of the output n-driver during periods without modulation which can be used to regulate the modulation index. The value is only used if driver TX1 or TX2 is switched on during Soft power-down mode the highest bit is forced to logic 1 Remark: the conductance value is binary weighted MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 57 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.3.8 CWGsPReg register Defines the conductance of the p-driver output during periods of no modulation. Table 102. CWGsPReg register (address 28h); reset value: 20h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol reserved CWGsP[5:0] Access - R/W 1 0 Table 103. CWGsPReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 6 reserved reserved for future use 5 to 0 CWGsP[5:0] defines the conductance of the p-driver output which can be used to regulate the output power and subsequently current consumption and operating distance during Soft power-down mode the highest bit is forced to logic 1 Remark: the conductance value is binary weighted 9.2.3.9 ModGsPReg register Defines the conductance of the p-driver output during modulation. Table 104. ModGsPReg register (address 29h); reset value: 20h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol reserved ModGsP[5:0] Access - R/W 1 0 Table 105. ModGsPReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 6 reserved reserved for future use 5 to 0 ModGsP[5:0] defines the conductance of the p-driver output during modulation which can be used to regulate the modulation index. If the TxASKReg register's Force100ASK bit is set to logic 1 the value of ModGsP has no effect during Soft power-down mode the highest bit is forced to logic 1 Remark: the conductance value is binary weighted 9.2.3.10 TModeReg and TPrescalerReg registers These registers define the timer settings. Remark: The TPrescaler setting higher 4 bits are in the TModeReg register and the lower 8 bits are in the TPrescalerReg register. Table 106. TModeReg register (address 2Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol TAuto TGated[1:0] TAutoRestart TPrescaler_Hi[3:0] Access R/W R/W R/W R/W All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 58 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 107. TModeReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 TAuto 1 the timer starts automatically at the end of the transmission in all communication modes at all speeds or when InvTxnRFOn bits are set to logic 1 and the RF field is switched on when RxMultiple bit in register RxModeReg is logic 0: in MIFARE mode and ISO/IEC 14443 B at 106 kBd, the timer stops after the 5th bit (1 start bit, 4 data bits). In all other modes, the timer stops after the 4th bit if the RxMultiple bit is set to logic 1, the timer never stops. In this case the timer can be stopped by setting the TStopNow bit in register ControlReg to logic 1 0 6 to 5 indicates that the timer is not influenced by the protocol TGated[1:0] internal timer is runs in gated or non-gated mode Remark: in gated mode, the Status1Reg register's TRunning bit is logic 1 when the timer is enabled by the TModeReg register bits these bits do not influence the gating signal 00 4 3 to 0 TAutoRestart non-gated mode 01 gated by pin MFIN 10 gated by pin AUX1 11 - 1 timer automatically restarts its count-down from the 16-bit timer reload value instead of counting down to zero 0 timer decrements to 0 and the ComIrqReg register's TimerIRq bit is set to logic 1 TPrescaler_Hi[3:0] - defines the higher 4 bits of the TPrescaler value the following formula is used to calculate fTimer if TPrescalEven bit in Demod Reg is set to logic 0: fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 1). where TPreScaler = [TPrescaler_Hi:TPrescaler_Lo] (TPrescaler value on 12 bits). The default TPrescalEven is logic 0 the following formula is used to calculate fTimer if TPrescalEven bit in Demod Reg is set to logic 1: fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 2); see Section 8.7 "Timer unit" Table 108. TPrescalerReg register (address 2Bh); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TPrescaler_Lo[7:0] Access R/W All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 2 1 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 59 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 109. TPrescalerReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TPrescaler_Lo[7:0] defines the lower 8 bits of the TPrescaler value the following formula is used to calculate fTimer if TPrescalEven bit in Demot Reg is set to logic 0: fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 1) where TPreScaler = [TPrescaler_Hi:TPrescaler_Lo] (TPrescaler value on 12 bits). The default TPrescalEven is logic 0; fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (2 * TPreScaler + 2); see Section 8.7 "Timer unit" 9.2.3.11 TReloadReg register Defines the 16-bit timer reload value. Remark: The reload value bits are contained in two 8-bit registers. Table 110. TReloadReg (higher bits) register (address 2Ch); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TReloadVal_Hi[7:0] Access R/W 2 1 0 Table 111. TReloadReg register higher bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TReloadVal_Hi[7:0] defines the higher 8 bits of the 16-bit timer reload value. On a start event, the timer loads the timer reload value. Changing this register affects the timer only at the next start event Table 112. TReloadReg (lower bits) register (address 2Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TReloadVal_Lo[7:0] Access R/W 2 1 0 Table 113. TReloadReg register lower bit descriptions 9.2.3.12 Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TReloadVal_Lo[7:0] defines the lower 8 bits of the 16-bit timer reload value. On a start event, the timer loads the timer reload value. Changing this register affects the timer only at the next start event TCounterValReg register Contains the timer value. Remark: The timer value bits are contained in two 8-bit registers. Table 114. TCounterValReg (higher bits) register (address 2Eh); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TCounterVal_Hi[7:0] Access R All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 2 1 0 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 60 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 115. TCounterValReg register higher bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TCounterVal_Hi[7:0] timer value higher 8 bits Table 116. TCounterValReg (lower bits) register (address 2Fh); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TCounterVal_Lo[7:0] Access R 2 1 0 1 0 Table 117. TCounterValReg register lower bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TCounterVal_Lo[7:0] timer value lower 8 bits 9.2.4 Page 3: Test 9.2.4.1 Reserved register 30h Functionality is reserved for future use. Table 118. Reserved register (address 30h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - 2 Table 119. Reserved register bit descriptions 9.2.4.2 Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for future use TestSel1Reg register General test signal configuration. Table 120. TestSel1Reg register (address 31h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol reserved TstBusBitSel[2:0] Access - R/W 0 Table 121. TestSel1Reg register bit descriptions Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Symbol Description 7 to 3 reserved reserved for future use 2 to 0 TstBusBitSel[2:0] selects a test bus signal which is output at pin MFOUT. If AnalogSelAux2[3:0] = FFh in AnalogTestReg register, test bus signal is also output at pins AUX1 or AUX2 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 61 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.4.3 TestSel2Reg register General test signal configuration and PRBS control. Table 122. TestSel2Reg register (address 32h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol TstBusFlip PRBS9 PRBS15 TestBusSel[4:0] Access R/W R/W R/W R/W 0 Table 123. TestSel2Reg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 TstBusFlip 1 test bus is mapped to the parallel port in the following order: TstBusBit4,TstBusBit3, TstBusBit2, TstBusBit6, TstBusBit5, TstBusBit0; see Section 16.1 on page 80 6 PRBS9 - starts and enables the PRBS9 sequence according to ITU-TO150; the data transmission of the defined sequence is started by the Transmit command Remark: all relevant registers to transmit data must be configured before entering PRBS9 mode 5 PRBS15 - starts and enables the PRBS15 sequence according to ITU-TO150; the data transmission of the defined sequence is started by the Transmit command Remark: all relevant registers to transmit data must be configured before entering PRBS15 mode 4 to 0 TestBusSel[4:0] 9.2.4.4 - selects the test bus; see Section 16.1 "Test signals" on page 80 TestPinEnReg register Enables the test bus pin output driver. Table 124. TestPinEnReg register (address 33h); reset value: 80h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol RS232LineEn TestPinEn[5:0] reserved Access R/W R/W - Table 125. TestPinEnReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 RS232LineEn 0 serial UART lines MX and DTRQ are disabled 6 to 1 TestPinEn[5:0] - enables the output driver on one of the data pins D1 to D7 which outputs a test signal Example: setting bit 1 to logic 1 enables pin D1 output setting bit 5 to logic 1 enables pin D5 output Remark: If the SPI is used, only pins D1 to D4 can be used. If the serial UART interface is used and the RS232LineEn bit is set to logic 1 only pins D1 to D4 can be used. 0 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC reserved - reserved for future use All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 62 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.4.5 TestPinValueReg register Defines the high and low values for the test port D1 to D7 when it is used as I/O. Table 126. TestPinValueReg register (address 34h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Symbol UseIO TestPinValue[5:0] reserved Access R/W R/W - Table 127. TestPinValueReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 UseIO 1 enables the I/O functionality for the test port when one of the serial interfaces is used. The input/output behavior is defined by value TestPinEn[5:0] in the TestPinEnReg register - defines the value of the test port when it is used as I/O and each output must be enabled by TestPinEn[5:0] in the TestPinEnReg register 6 to 1 TestPinValue[5:0] Remark: Reading the register indicates the status of pins D6 to D1 if the UseIO bit is set to logic 1. If the UseIO bit is set to logic 0, the value of the TestPinValueReg register is read back. 0 9.2.4.6 reserved - reserved for future use TestBusReg register Shows the status of the internal test bus. Table 128. TestBusReg register (address 35h); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol TestBus[7:0] Access R 2 1 0 Table 129. TestBusReg register bit descriptions 9.2.4.7 Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 TestBus[7:0] shows the status of the internal test bus. The test bus is selected using the TestSel2Reg register; see Section 16.1 on page 80 AutoTestReg register Controls the digital self-test. Table 130. AutoTestReg register (address 36h); reset value: 40h bit allocation Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 Symbol reserved AmpRcv Access - R/W 5 4 reserved EOFSOF Adjust - R/W All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 3 2 1 0 SelfTest[3:0] R/W (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 63 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 131. AutoTestReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 reserved - reserved for production tests 6 AmpRcv 1 internal signal processing in the receiver chain is performed non-linearly which increases the operating distance in communication modes at 106 kBd Remark: due to non-linearity, the effect of the RxThresholdReg register's MinLevel[3:0] and the CollLevel[2:0] values is also non-linear 5 reserved - 4 EOFSOFAdjust 0 reserved for production tests If set to logic 0 and the EOFSOFwidth bit is set to logic 1 it results in the maximum length of SOF and EOF according to ISO/IEC 14443 B If set to logic 0 and the EOFSOFwidth bit is set to logic 0 it results in the minimum length of SOF and EOF according to ISO/IEC 14443 B 1 If this bit is set to logic 1 and the EOFSOFwidth bit is logic 1, it results in SOF high = (2 ETU + 8 cycles) / fclk SOF low = (11 ETU 8 cycles) / fclk EOF low = (11 ETU 8 cycles) / fclk 3 to 0 SelfTest[3:0] - enables the digital self-test. The self-test can also be started by the CalcCRC command; see Section 10.3.1.4 "CalcCRC command" on page 69. Self-test is enabled by 1001b. Remark: for default operation the self-test must be disabled by 0000b 9.2.4.8 VersionReg register Shows the MFRC523 software version. Table 132. VersionReg register (address 37h); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol Version[7:0] Access R 2 1 0 Table 133. VersionReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 Version[7:0] indicates current MFRC523 software version Remark: the current version of the MFRC523 is B1h or B2h 9.2.4.9 AnalogTestReg register Determines the analog output test signal at, and status of, pins AUX1 and AUX2. Table 134. AnalogTestReg register (address 38h); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol AnalogSelAux1[3:0] AnalogSelAux2[3:0] Access R/W R/W All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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AnalogTestReg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Value Description 7 to 4 AnalogSelAux1[3:0] controls pin AUX1 0000 3-state 0001 output of TestDAC1 (AUX1), output of TestDAC2 (AUX2)[1] 0010 test signal Corr1[1] 0011 reserved 0100 DAC: test signal MinLevel[1] 0101 DAC: test signal ADC_I[1] 0110 DAC: test signal ADC_Q[1] 0111 reserved 1000 reserved, test signal for production test[1] 1001 reserved 1010 HIGH 1011 LOW 1100 TxActive: 106 kBd: HIGH during start bit, data bit, parity and CRC 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd: HIGH during data and CRC 1101 RxActive: 106 kBd: HIGH during data bit, parity and CRC 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd: HIGH during data and CRC 1110 subcarrier detected: 106 kBd: not applicable 212 kBd: 424 kBd and 848 kBd: HIGH during last part of data and CRC 1111 test bus bit as defined by the TestSel1Reg register's TstBusBitSel[2:0] bits Remark: all test signals are described in Section 16.1 "Test signals" on page 80 3 to 0 AnalogSelAux2[3:0] [1] MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC controls pin AUX2 (see bit descriptions for AUX1) Remark: Current source output; the use of 1 k pull-down resistor on AUXn is recommended. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 65 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.4.10 TestDAC1Reg register Defines the test value for TestDAC1. Table 136. TestDAC1Reg register (address 39h); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol reserved TestDAC1[5:0] Access - R/W 1 0 Table 137. TestDAC1Reg register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 reserved reserved for production tests 6 reserved reserved for future use 5 to 0 TestDAC1[5:0] defines the test value for TestDAC1. Output of DAC1 can be routed to AUX1 by setting value AnalogSelAux1[3:0] to 0001b in the AnalogTestReg register 9.2.4.11 TestDAC2Reg register Defines the test value for TestDAC2. Table 138. TestDAC2Reg register (address 3Ah); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 Symbol reserved TestDAC2[5:0] Access - R/W 1 0 Table 139. TestDAC2Reg register bit descriptions 9.2.4.12 Bit Symbol Description 7 to 6 reserved reserved for future use 5 to 0 TestDAC2[5:0] defines the test value for TestDAC2. DAC2 output can be routed to AUX2 by setting value AnalogSelAux2[3:0] to 0001b in the AnalogTestReg register TestADCReg register Shows the values of ADC I-channel and Q-channel. Table 140. TestADCReg register (address 3Bh); reset value: xxh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Symbol ADC_I[3:0] ADC_Q[3:0] Access R R 0 Table 141. TestADCReg register bit descriptions MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Bit Symbol Description 7 to 4 ADC_I[3:0] ADC I-channel value 3 to 0 ADC_Q[3:0] ADC Q-channel value All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 66 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.4.13 Reserved register 3Ch Functionality reserved for production test. Table 142. Reserved register (address 3Ch); reset value: FFh bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Table 143. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for production tests Table 144. Reserved register (address 3Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - 2 Table 145. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for production tests Table 146. Reserved register (address 3Eh); reset value: 03h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - 2 Table 147. Reserved register bit descriptions Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for production tests Table 148. Reserved register (address 3Fh); reset value: 00h bit allocation Bit 7 6 5 4 3 Symbol reserved Access - 2 Table 149. Reserved register bit descriptions MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Bit Symbol Description 7 to 0 reserved reserved for production tests All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 67 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 10. MFRC523 command set The MFRC523 operation is determined by a state machine capable of performing a set of commands. A command is executed by writing a command code (see Table 150) to the CommandReg register. Arguments and data necessary to process a command are exchanged using the FIFO buffer. 10.1 General description The MFRC523 operation is determined by a state machine capable of performing a set of commands. A command is executed by writing a command code (see Table 150) to the CommandReg register. Arguments and/or data necessary to process a command are exchanged via the FIFO buffer. 10.2 General behavior * Each command that needs a data bit stream (or data byte stream) as an input immediately processes any data in the FIFO buffer. An exception to this rule is the Transceive command. Using this command, transmission is started with the BitFramingReg register's StartSend bit. * Each command that needs a certain number of arguments, starts processing only when it has received the correct number of arguments from the FIFO buffer. * The FIFO buffer is not automatically cleared when commands start. This makes it possible to write command arguments and/or the data bytes to the FIFO buffer and then start the command. * Each command can be interrupted by the host writing a new command code to the CommandReg register, for example, the Idle command. 10.3 MFRC523 command overview Table 150. Command overview MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Command Command Action code Idle 0000 no action, cancels current command execution Mem 0001 stores 25 bytes into the internal buffer Generate RandomID 0010 generates a 10-byte random ID number CalcCRC 0011 activates the CRC coprocessor or performs a self-test Transmit 0100 transmits data from the FIFO buffer NoCmdChange 0111 no command change, can be used to modify the CommandReg register bits without affecting the command, for example, the PowerDown bit Receive 1000 activates the receiver circuits Transceive 1100 transmits data from FIFO buffer to antenna and automatically activates the receiver after transmission All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 68 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 150. Command overview ...continued Command Command Action code - 1101 reserved for future use MFAuthent 1110 performs the MIFARE standard authentication as a reader SoftReset 1111 resets the MFRC523 10.3.1 MFRC523 command descriptions 10.3.1.1 Idle mode Places the MFRC523 in Idle mode. The Idle command also terminates itself. 10.3.1.2 Mem command Transfers 25 bytes from the FIFO buffer to the internal buffer. To read out the 25 bytes from the internal buffer the Mem command must be started with an empty FIFO buffer. In this case, the 25 bytes are transferred from the internal buffer to the FIFO. During a hard power-down (using pin NRSTPD), the 25 bytes in the internal buffer remain unchanged and are only lost if the power supply is removed from the MFRC523. This command automatically terminates when finished and the Idle command becomes active. 10.3.1.3 Generate RandomID This command generates a 10-byte random number which is initially stored in the internal buffer. This then overwrites the 10 bytes in the internal 25-byte buffer. This command automatically terminates when finished and the MFRC523 returns to Idle mode. 10.3.1.4 CalcCRC command The FIFO buffer content is transferred to the CRC coprocessor and the CRC calculation is started. The calculation result is stored in the CRCResultReg register. The CRC calculation is not limited to a dedicated number of bytes. The calculation is not stopped when the FIFO buffer is empty during the data stream. The next byte written to the FIFO buffer is added to the calculation. The CRC preset value is controlled by the ModeReg register's CRCPreset[1:0] bits. The value is loaded in to the CRC coprocessor when the command starts. This command must be terminated by writing a command to the CommandReg register, such as, the Idle command. If the AutoTestReg register's SelfTest[3:0] bits are set correctly, the MFRC523 enters Self-test mode. Starting the CalcCRC command initiates a digital self-test. The result of the self-test is written to the FIFO buffer. 10.3.1.5 Transmit command The FIFO buffer content is immediately transmitted after starting this command. Before transmitting the FIFO buffer content, all relevant registers must be set for data transmission. This command automatically terminates when the FIFO buffer is empty. It can be terminated by another command written to the CommandReg register. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 69 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 10.3.1.6 NoCmdChange command This command does not influence any running command in the CommandReg register. It can be used to manipulate any bit except the CommandReg register Command[3:0] bits, for example, the RcvOff bit or the PowerDown bit. 10.3.1.7 Receive command The MFRC523 activates the receiver path and waits for a data stream to be received. The correct settings must be chosen before starting this command. This command automatically terminates when the data stream ends. This is indicated either by the end of frame pattern or by the length byte depending on the selected frame type and speed. Remark: If the RxModeReg register's RxMultiple bit is set to logic 1, the Receive command does not automatically terminate. It must be terminated by starting another command in the CommandReg register. 10.3.1.8 Transceive command This command continuously repeats the transmission of data from the FIFO buffer and the reception of data from the RF field. The first action is transmit and after transmission the command is changed to receive a data stream. Each transmit process must be started by setting the BitFramingReg register's StartSend bit to logic 1. This command must be cleared by writing any command to the CommandReg register. Remark: If the RxModeReg register's RxMultiple bit is set to logic 1, the Transceive command never leaves the receive state because this state cannot be cancelled automatically. 10.3.1.9 MFAuthent command This command manages MIFARE authentication to enable a secure communication to any MIFARE card. The following data is written to the FIFO buffer before the command can be activated: * * * * * * * * * * * * Authentication command code (60h, 61h) Block address Sector key byte 0 Sector key byte 1 Sector key byte 2 Sector key byte 3 Sector key byte 4 Sector key byte 5 Card serial number byte 0 Card serial number byte 1 Card serial number byte 2 Card serial number byte 3 12 bytes in total are written to the FIFO. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 70 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Remark: When the MFAuthent command is active all access to the FIFO buffer is blocked. However, if there is access to the FIFO buffer, the ErrorReg register's WrErr bit is set. This command automatically terminates when the MIFARE card is authenticated and the Status2Reg register's MFCrypto1On bit is set to logic 1. This command does not terminate automatically if the card does not answer, so the timer must be initialized to automatic mode. In this case, in addition to the IdleIRq bit, the TimerIRq bit can be used as the termination criteria. During authentication processing, the RxIRq bit and TxIRq bit are blocked. The Crypto1On bit is only valid after termination of the MFAuthent command, either after processing the protocol or writing Idle to the CommandReg register. If an error occurs during authentication, the ErrorReg register's ProtocolErr bit is set to logic 1 and the Status2Reg register's Crypto1On bit is set to logic 0. 10.3.1.10 SoftReset command This command performs a reset of the device. The configuration data of the internal buffer remains unchanged. All registers are set to the reset values. This command automatically terminates when finished. Remark: The SerialSpeedReg register is reset and therefore the serial data rate is set to 9.6 kBd. 11. Limiting values Table 151. Limiting values In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Symbol Parameter VDDA VDDD Conditions Min Max Unit analog supply voltage 0.5 +4.0 V digital supply voltage 0.5 +4.0 V VDD(PVDD) PVDD supply voltage 0.5 +4.0 V VDD(TVDD) TVDD supply voltage 0.5 +4.0 V 0.5 +4.0 V VDD(SVDD) SVDD supply voltage VI input voltage all input pins except pins MFIN and RX VSS(PVSS) 0.5 VDD(PVDD) + 0.5 V pin MFIN VSS(PVSS) 0.5 VDD(SVDD) + 0.5 V per package; VDDD in shortcut mode - 200 mW Ptot total power dissipation Tj junction temperature - 100 C VESD electrostatic discharge voltage HBM; 1500 , 100 pF; JESD22-A114-B - 2000 V - 200 V MM; 0.75 H, 200 pF; JESD22-A114-A MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 71 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 12. Recommended operating conditions Table 152. Operating conditions Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VDD(PVDD) VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD); VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V [1][2] VDDA analog supply voltage 2.5 3.3 3.6 V VDDD digital supply voltage VDD(PVDD) VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD); VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V [1][2] 2.5 3.3 3.6 V VDD(TVDD) TVDD supply voltage VDD(PVDD) VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD); VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V [1][2] 2.5 3.3 3.6 V VDD(PVDD) PVDD supply voltage VDD(PVDD) VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD); VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V [3] 1.6 1.8 3.6 V VDD(SVDD) SVDD supply voltage VSSA = VSSD = VSS(PVSS) = VSS(TVSS) = 0 V 1.6 - 3.6 V Tamb ambient temperature HVQFN32 25 - +85 C [1] Supply voltages below 3 V reduce the performance in, for example, the achievable operating distance. [2] VDDA, VDDD and VDD(TVDD) must always be the same voltage. [3] VDD(PVDD) must always be the same or lower voltage than VDDD. 13. Thermal characteristics Table 153. Thermal characteristics Symbol Parameter Conditions Package Rth(j-a) in still air with exposed pin soldered on a 4 layer JEDEC PCB HVQFN32 40 thermal resistance from junction to ambient Typ Unit K/W 14. Characteristics Table 154. Characteristics Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Input characteristics Pins EA, I2C and NRSTPD ILI input leakage current 1 - +1 A VIH HIGH-level input voltage 0.7VDD(PVDD) - - V VIL LOW-level input voltage - - 0.3VDD(PVDD) V ILI input leakage current 1 - +1 A VIH HIGH-level input voltage 0.7VDD(SVDD) - - V VIL LOW-level input voltage - - 0.3VDD(SVDD) V Pin MFIN MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 72 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 154. Characteristics ...continued Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Pin SDA ILI input leakage current 1 - +1 A VIH HIGH-level input voltage 0.7VDD(PVDD) - - V VIL LOW-level input voltage - - 0.3VDD(PVDD) V Vi input voltage 1 - VDDA +1 V Ci input capacitance VDDA = 3 V; receiver active; VRX(p-p) = 1 V; 1.5 V (DC) offset - 10 - pF Ri input resistance VDDA = 3 V; receiver active; VRX(p-p) = 1 V; 1.5 V (DC) offset - 350 - Pin RX[1] Input voltage range; see Figure 24 Vi(p-p)(min) minimum peak-to-peak input voltage Manchester encoded; VDDA = 3 V - 100 - mV Vi(p-p)(max) maximum peak-to-peak input voltage Manchester encoded; VDDA = 3 V - 4 - V minimum Manchester encoded; VDDA = 3 V; RxGain[2:0] = 111b (48 dB) - 5 - mV Input sensitivity; see Figure 24 Vmod modulation voltage Pin OSCIN ILI input leakage current 1 - +1 A VIH HIGH-level input voltage 0.7VDDA - - V VIL LOW-level input voltage - - 0.3VDDA V Ci input capacitance - 2 - pF VDDA = 2.8 V; DC = 0.65 V; AC = 1 V (p-p) Input/output characteristics pins D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 and D7 ILI input leakage current 1 - +1 A VIH HIGH-level input voltage 0.7VDD(PVDD) - - V VIL LOW-level input voltage - - 0.3VDD(PVDD) V VOH HIGH-level output voltage VDD(PVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VDD(PVDD) 0.4 - VDD(PVDD) V VOL LOW-level output voltage VDD(PVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VSS(PVSS) - VSS(PVSS) + 0.4 V MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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Characteristics ...continued Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit IOH HIGH-level output current VDD(PVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA IOL LOW-level output current VDD(PVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA Output characteristics Pin MFOUT VOH HIGH-level output voltage VDD(SVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VDD(SVDD) 0.4 - VDD(SVDD) V VOL LOW-level output voltage VDD(SVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VSS(PVSS) - VSS(PVSS) + 0.4 V IOL LOW-level output current VDD(SVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA IOH HIGH-level output current VDD(SVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA VOH HIGH-level output voltage VDD(PVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VDD(PVDD) 0.4 - VDD(PVDD) V VOL LOW-level output voltage VDD(PVDD) = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VSS(PVSS) - VSS(PVSS) + 0.4 V IOL LOW-level output current VDD(PVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA IOH HIGH-level output current VDD(PVDD) = 3 V - - 4 mA Pin IRQ Pins AUX1 and AUX2 VOH HIGH-level output voltage VDDD = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VDDD 0.4 - VDDD V VOL LOW-level output voltage VDDD = 3 V; IO = 4 mA VSS(PVSS) - VSS(PVSS) + 0.4 V IOL LOW-level output current VDDD = 3 V - - 4 mA IOH HIGH-level output current VDDD = 3 V - - 4 mA VDD(TVDD) = 3 V; IDD(TVDD) = 32 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 3Fh VDD(TVDD) 0.15 - - V VDD(TVDD) = 3 V; IDD(TVDD) = 80 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 3Fh VDD(TVDD) 0.4 - - V VDD(TVDD) = 2.5 V; IDD(TVDD) = 32 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 3Fh VDD(TVDD) 0.24 - - V VDD(TVDD) = 2.5 V; IDD(TVDD) = 80 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 3Fh VDD(TVDD) 0.64 - - V Pins TX1 and TX2 VOH HIGH-level output voltage MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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Characteristics ...continued Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VOL LOW-level output voltage VDD(TVDD) = 3 V; IDD(TVDD) = 32 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 0Fh - - 0.15 V VDD(TVDD) = 3 V; IDD(TVDD) = 80 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 0Fh - - 0.4 V VDD(TVDD) = 2.5 V; IDD(TVDD) = 32 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 0Fh - - 0.24 V VDD(TVDD) = 2.5 V; IDD(TVDD) = 80 mA; CWGsP[5:0] = 0Fh - - 0.64 V Current consumption Ipd power-down current VDDA = VDDD = VDD(TVDD) = VDD(PVDD) = 3 V hard power-down; pin NRSTPD set LOW [2] - - 5 A soft power-down; RF level detector on [2] - - 10 A IDDD digital supply current pin DVDD; VDDD = 3 V - 6.5 9 mA IDDA analog supply current pin AVDD; VDDA = 3 V; CommandReg register's bit RcvOff = 0 - 7 10 mA pin AVDD; receiver switched off; VDDA = 3 V; CommandReg register's bit RcvOff = 1 - 3 5 mA [3] - - 40 mA [4][5][6] - 60 100 mA [7] - - 4 mA IDD(PVDD) PVDD supply current pin PVDD IDD(TVDD) TVDD supply current pin TVDD; continuous wave IDD(SVDD) SVDD supply current pin SVDD Clock frequency fclk clock frequency - 27.12 - MHz clk clock duty cycle 40 50 60 % tjit jitter time RMS - - 10 ps Crystal oscillator VOH HIGH-level output voltage pin OSCOUT - 1.1 - V VOL LOW-level output voltage pin OSCOUT - 0.2 - V Ci input capacitance MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC pin OSCOUT - 2 - pF pin OSCIN - 2 - pF All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 75 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 154. Characteristics ...continued Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Typical input requirements fxtal crystal frequency - 27.12 - MHz ESR equivalent series resistance - - 100 CL load capacitance - 10 - pF Pxtal crystal power dissipation - 50 100 W [1] The voltage on pin RX is clamped by internal diodes to pins AVSS and AVDD. [2] Ipd is the total current for all supplies. [3] IDD(PVDD) depends on the overall load at the digital pins. [4] IDD(TVDD) depends on VDD(TVDD) and the external circuit connected to pins TX1 and TX2. [5] During typical circuit operation, the overall current is below 100 mA. [6] Typical value using a complementary driver configuration and an antenna matched to 40 between pins TX1 and TX2 at 13.56 MHz. [7] IDD(SVDD) depends on the load at pin MFOUT. VDDA + 1 V Vmod Vi(p-p)(max) Vi(p-p)(min) VMID 13.56 MHz carrier 0V -1 V 001aak012 Fig 24. Pin RX input voltage range 14.1 Timing characteristics Table 155. SPI timing characteristics MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit tWL pulse width LOW line SCK 50 - - ns tWH pulse width HIGH line SCK 50 - - ns th(SCKH-D) SCK HIGH to data input hold time SCK to changing MOSI 25 - - ns tsu(D-SCKH) data input to SCK HIGH set-up time changing MOSI to SCK 25 - - ns All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 76 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 155. SPI timing characteristics ...continued Symbol Parameter th(SCKL-Q) SCK LOW to data output SCK to changing MISO hold time Conditions t(SCKL-NSSH) SCK LOW to NSS HIGH time tNSSH NSS HIGH time before communication Min Typ Max Unit - - 25 ns 0 - - ns 50 - - ns Table 156. I2C-bus timing in Fast mode Symbol Parameter MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Conditions fSCL SCL clock frequency tHD;STA hold time (repeated) START condition tSU;STA Fast mode High-speed Unit mode Min Max Min Max 0 400 0 3400 kHz after this period, 600 the first clock pulse is generated - 160 - ns set-up time for a repeated START condition 600 - 160 - ns tSU;STO set-up time for STOP condition 600 - 160 - ns tLOW LOW period of the SCL clock 1300 - 160 - ns tHIGH HIGH period of the SCL clock 600 - 60 - ns tHD;DAT data hold time 0 900 0 70 ns tSU;DAT data set-up time 100 - 10 - ns tr rise time SCL signal 20 300 10 40 ns tf fall time SCL signal 20 300 10 40 ns tr rise time SDA and SCL signals 20 300 10 80 ns tf fall time SDA and SCL signals 20 300 10 80 ns tBUF bus free time between a STOP and START condition 1.3 - 1.3 - s All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 77 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC tSCKL tSCKH tSCKL SCK tSLDX tDXSH tSHDX tDXSH MOSI MSB LSB MISO MSB LSB tSLNH NSS 001aaj634 Remark: The signal NSS must be LOW to be able to send several bytes in one data stream. To send more than one data stream NSS must be set HIGH between the data streams. Fig 25. Timing diagram for SPI SDA tSU;DAT tf tSP tr tHD;STA tf tLOW tBUF SCL tr tHD;STA S tHIGH tHD;DAT tSU;STA tSU;STO Sr P S 001aaj635 Fig 26. Timing for Fast and Standard mode devices on the I2C-bus MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 78 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 15. Application information A typical application diagram using a complementary antenna connection to the MFRC523 is shown in Figure 27. The antenna tuning and RF part matching is described in the application note Ref. 1 and Ref. 2. supply DVDD 3 PVDD PVSS NRSTPD MICROPROCESSOR host interface AVDD TVDD 15 12 2 17 5 16 6 11 AVSS VMID TX1 CRx R1 C vmid R2 23 13 18 4 21 C1 L0 Ra antenna MFRC523 10, 14 IRQ RX C0 C2 C0 C2 Ra TVSS TX2 Lant L0 C1 DVSS 22 OSCIN OSCOUT 27.12 MHz 001aal163 Fig 27. Typical application diagram MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 79 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 16. Test information 16.1 Test signals 16.1.1 Self-test The MFRC523 has the capability to perform a digital self-test. The self-test is started by using the following procedure: 1. Perform a soft reset. 2. Clear the internal buffer by writing 25 bytes of 00h and implement the Config command. 3. Enable the self-test by writing 09h to the AutoTestReg register. 4. Write 00h to the FIFO buffer. 5. Start the self-test with the CalcCRC command. 6. The self-test is initiated. 7. When the self-test has completed, the FIFO buffer contains the following 64 bytes: FIFO buffer byte values for version B2h: 0x00, 0xEB, 0x66, 0xBA, 0x57, 0xBF, 0x23, 0x95, 0xD0, 0xE3, 0x0D, 0x3D, 0x27, 0x89, 0x5C, 0xDE, 0x9D, 0x3B, 0xA7, 0x00, 0x21, 0x5B, 0x89, 0x82, 0x51, 0x3A, 0xEB, 0x02, 0x0C, 0xA5, 0x00, 0x49, 0x7C, 0x84, 0x4D, 0xB3, 0xCC, 0xD2, 0x1B, 0x81, 0x5D, 0x48, 0x76, 0xD5, 0x71, 0x61, 0x21, 0xA9, 0x86, 0x96, 0x83, 0x38, 0xCF, 0x9D, 0x5B, 0x6D, 0xDC, 0x15, 0xBA, 0x3E, 0x7D, 0x95, 0x3B, 0x2F 16.1.2 Test bus The test bus is used for production tests. The following configuration can be used to improve the design of a system using the MFRC523. The test bus allows internal signals to be routed to the digital interface. The test bus comprises two sets of test signals which are selected using their subaddress specified in the TestSel2Reg register's TestBusSel[4:0] bits. The test signals and their related digital output pins are described in Table 157 and Table 158. Table 157. Test bus signals: TestBusSel[4:0] = 07h Pins MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC Internal signal name Description D6 s_data received data stream D5 s_coll bit-collision detected (106 kBd only) D4 s_valid s_data and s_coll signals are valid D3 s_over receiver has detected a stop condition D2 RCV_reset receiver is reset D1 - reserved All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 80 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 158. Test bus signals: TestBusSel[4:0] = 0Dh Pins Internal test signal name Description D6 clkstable oscillator output signal D5 clk27/8 oscillator output signal divided by 8 D4 to D3 - reserved D2 clk27 oscillator output signal D1 - reserved 16.1.3 Test signals on pins AUX1 or AUX2 The MFRC523 allows the user to select internal signals for measurement on pins AUX1 or AUX2. These measurements can be helpful during the design-in phase to optimize the design or used for test purposes. Table 159 shows the signals that can be switched to pin AUX1 or AUX2 by setting AnalogSelAux1[3:0] or AnalogSelAux2[3:0] in the AnalogTestReg register. Remark: The DAC has a current output, therefore it is recommended that a 1 k pull-down resistor is connected to pin AUX1 or pin AUX2. Table 159. Test signal descriptions AnalogSelAuxn[3:0] Signal on pin AUXn 16.1.3.1 0000 3-state 0001 DAC: register TestDAC1 or TestDAC2 0010 DAC: test signal Corr1 0011 reserved 0100 DAC: test signal MinLevel 0101 DAC: test signal ADC_I 0110 DAC: test signal ADC_Q 0111 to 1001 reserved 1010 HIGH 1011 LOW 1100 TxActive 1101 RxActive 1110 subcarrier detected 1111 TstBusBit Example: Output test signals TestDAC1 and TestDAC2 The AnalogTestReg register is set to 11h. The output on pin AUX1 has the test signal TestDAC1 and the output on pin AUX2 has the test signal TestDAC2. The signal values of TestDAC1 and TestDAC2 are controlled by the TestDAC1Reg and TestDAC2Reg registers. Figure 28 shows test signal TestDAC1 on pin AUX1 and TestDAC2 on pin AUX2 when the TestDAC1Reg register is programmed with a slope defined by values 00h to 3Fh and the TestDAC2Reg register is programmed with a rectangular signal defined by values 00h and 3Fh. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 81 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 001aak597 (1) (2) 100 ms/div (1) TestDAC1 (500 mV/div) on pin AUX1. (2) TestDAC2 (500 mV/div) on pin AUX2. Fig 28. Output test signals TestDAC1 on pin AUX1 and TestDAC2 on pin AUX2 16.1.3.2 Example: Output test signals Corr1 and MinLevel Figure 29 shows test signals Corr1 and MinLevel on pins AUX1 and AUX2, respectively. The AnalogTestReg register is set to 24h. 001aak598 (1) (2) (3) 10 s/div (1) MinLevel (1 V/div) on pin AUX2. (2) Corr1 (1 V/div) on pin AUX1. (3) RF field. Fig 29. Output test signals Corr1 on pin AUX1 and MinLevel on pin AUX2 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 82 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 16.1.3.3 Example: Output test signals ADC I-channel and ADC Q-channel Figure 30 shows the channel behavior test signals ADC_I and ADC_Q on pins AUX1 and AUX2, respectively. The AnalogTestReg register is set to 56h. 001aak599 (1) (2) (3) 5 s/div (1) ADC_I (1 V/div) on pin AUX1. (2) ADC_Q (500 mV/div) on pin AUX2. (3) RF field. Fig 30. Output ADC I-channel on pin AUX1 and ADC Q-channel on pin AUX2 16.1.3.4 Example: Output test signals RxActive and TxActive Figure 31 shows the RxActive and TxActive test signals relating to RF communication. The AnalogTestReg register is set to CDh. * At 106 kBd, RxActive is HIGH during data bits, parity and CRC reception. Start bits are not included * At 106 kBd, TxActive is HIGH during start bits, data bits, parity and CRC transmission * At 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd, RxActive is HIGH during data bits and CRC reception. Start bits are not included * At 212 kBd, 424 kBd and 848 kBd, TxActive is HIGH during data bits and CRC transmission MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 83 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 001aak600 (1) (2) (3) 10 s/div (1) RxActive (2 V/div) on pin AUX1. (2) TxActive (2 V/div) on pin AUX2. (3) RF field. Fig 31. Output RxActive on pin AUX1 and TxActive on pin AUX2 16.1.3.5 Example: Output test signal RX data stream Figure 32 shows the data stream that is currently being received. The TestSel2Reg register's TestBusSel[4:0] bits are set to 07h to enable test bus signals on pins D1 to D6; see Section 16.1.2 "Test bus" on page 80. The TestSel1Reg register's TstBusBitSel[2:0] bits are set 06h (pin D6 = s_data) and AnalogTestReg register is set to FFh (TstBusBit) which outputs the received data stream on pins AUX1 and AUX2. 001aak601 (1) (2) 20 s/div (1) s_data (received data stream) (2 V/div). (2) RF field. Fig 32. Received data stream on pins AUX1 and AUX2 MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 84 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 16.1.3.6 Pseudo-Random Binary Sequences (PRBS) The pseudo-random binary sequences PRBS9 and PRBS15 are based on ITU-TO150 and are defined with the TestSel2Reg register. Transmission of either data stream is started by the Transmit command. The preamble/sync byte/start bit/parity bit are automatically generated depending on the mode selected. Remark: All relevant registers for transmitting data must be configured in accordance with ITU-TO150 before selecting PRBS transmission. MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 85 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 17. Package outline HVQFN32: plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminals; body 5 x 5 x 0.85 mm A B D SOT617-1 terminal 1 index area A A1 E c detail X C e1 e 1/2 e b 9 y y1 C v M C A B w M C 16 L 17 8 e e2 Eh 1/2 1 terminal 1 index area e 24 32 25 X Dh 0 2.5 5 mm scale DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions) UNIT A(1) max. A1 b c D (1) Dh E (1) Eh e e1 e2 L v w y y1 mm 1 0.05 0.00 0.30 0.18 0.2 5.1 4.9 3.25 2.95 5.1 4.9 3.25 2.95 0.5 3.5 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.05 0.05 0.1 Note 1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.075 mm maximum per side are not included. REFERENCES OUTLINE VERSION IEC JEDEC JEITA SOT617-1 --- MO-220 --- EUROPEAN PROJECTION ISSUE DATE 01-08-08 02-10-18 Fig 33. Package outline SOT617-1 (HVQFN32) MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 86 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Detailed package information can be found at: www.nxp.com/package/SOT617-1.html 18. Handling information Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) evaluation has been performed according to SNW-FQ-225B rev.04/07/07 (JEDEC J-STD-020C). MSL for this package is level 1 which means 260 C convection reflow temperature. Dry pack is not required. Unlimited out-of-pack floor life at maximum ambient 30 C/85 % RH. 19. Packing information The straps around the package of stacked trays inside the piano-box have sufficient pre-tension to avoid loosening of the trays. strap 46 mm from corner tray ESD warning preprinted chamfer barcode label (permanent) PIN 1 barcode label (peel-off) chamfer QA seal PIN 1 Hyatt patent preprinted In the traystack (2 trays) only ONE tray type* allowed *one supplier and one revision number. printed piano box 001aaj740 Fig 34. Packing information 1 tray MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 87 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC The straps around the package of stacked trays inside the piano-box have sufficient pre-tension to avoid loosening of the trays. strap 46 mm from corner tray ESD warning preprinted chamfer barcode label (permanent) PIN 1 barcode label (peel-off) chamfer QA seal PIN 1 Hyatt patent preprinted In the traystack (2 trays) only ONE tray type* allowed *one supplier and one revision number. printed piano box 001aal164 Fig 35. Packing information 5 trays MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 88 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 20. Abbreviations Table 160. Abbreviations Acronym Description ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter ASK Amplitude Shift Keying BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CW Continuous Wave DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter EOF End Of Frame ETU Elementary Time Unit HBM Human Body Model I2 C Inter-integrated Circuit LSB Least Significant Bit MISO Master In Slave Out MM Machine Model MOSI Master Out Slave In MSB Most Significant Bit NRZ Not Return to Zero NSS Not Slave Select PCB Printed-Circuit Board PLL Phase-Locked Loop PRBS Pseudo-Random Bit Sequence RX Receiver SOF Start Of Frame SPI Serial Peripheral Interface TX Transmitter UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter 21. Glossary Modulation index -- Defined as the voltage ratio (Vmax Vmin) / (Vmax + Vmin). Load modulation index -- Defined as the voltage ratio for the card (Vmax Vmin) / (Vmax + Vmin) measured at the card's coil. 22. References MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC [1] Application note -- MFRC52x Reader IC Family Directly Matched Antenna Design [2] Application note -- MIFARE (ISO/IEC 14443 A) 13.56 MHz RFID Proximity Antennas All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 89 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 23. Revision history Table 161. Revision history Document ID Release date MFRC523 v. 3.7 20111108 Modifications: * * MFRC523_35 Modifications: MFRC523_34 Modifications: MFRC523_33 Modifications: MFRC523_32 Modifications: * Product data sheet - MFRC523 v. 3.6 - MFRC523_35 - MFRC523_34 Product data sheet Section 9.2.1.7 "ErrorReg register" on page 40 added Product data sheet Table 131 "VersionReg register bit descripitons" on page 63 changed 20100715 * * * * * * * Supersedes Table 154 "Characteristics": unit of Pxtal corrected 20100924 * Change notice Table 2 "Ordering information": updated MFRC523 v. 3.6 20110628 Modifications: Data sheet status Product data sheet - MFRC523_33 Section 9.2.2.10 "DemodReg register": register updated. Section 9.2.2.15 "TypeBReg register": register updated. Section 9.2.3.10 "TModeReg and TPrescalerReg registers": register updated. Section 9.2.4.7 "AutoTestReg register": register updated. Section 8.7 "Timer unit": timer calculation updated. Section 9.2.4.8 "VersionReg register": version: B2h updated. Section 16.1 "Test signals": selftest result updated. 20100305 Product data sheet - * Table 106 "TModeReg register bit descriptions" and Table 108 "TPrescalerReg register bit descriptions": text updated. * Section 8.7 "Timer unit": input clock frequency changed to 13.56 MHz and text updated. * Table 154 "SPI timing characteristics": NSS HIGH time, tNSSH added. 20100112 Product data sheet - MFRC523_32 115231 * The format of this data sheet has been redesigned to comply with the new identity guidelines of NXP Semiconductors. * * * Legal texts have been adapted to the new company name where appropriate. * * * * * * * Graphics: updated to latest standard. General re-wording of MIFARE designation and commercial conditions. Table 106 "TModeReg register bit descriptions" and Table 108 "TPrescalerReg register bit descriptions": changed value "fTimer = 13.56 MHz / (TPreScaler + 1)". Descriptive text: updated. Register and bit names: updated. Register tables: presentation updated. Parameter symbols: updated. Section 9 "MFRC523 registers" now follows Section 8 "Functional description". Section 16 "Test information" added, incorporating Section 16.1 "Test signals". 115231 May 2007 Product data sheet - 115230 115230 September 2006 Product data sheet - 115220 115220 August 2006 Preliminary data sheet - - MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 90 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 24. Legal information 24.1 Data sheet status Document status[1][2] Product status[3] Definition Objective [short] data sheet Development This document contains data from the objective specification for product development. Preliminary [short] data sheet Qualification This document contains data from the preliminary specification. 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The license includes the right to use the IC in systems and/or end-user equipment. RATP/Innovatron Technology 24.5 Trademarks Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. I2C-bus -- logo is a trademark of NXP B.V. MIFARE -- is a trademark of NXP B.V. 25. Contact information For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 92 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 26. Tables Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. Table 19. Table 20. Table 21. Table 22. Table 23. Table 24. Table 25. Table 26. Table 27. Table 28. Table 29. Table 30. Table 31. Table 32. Table 33. Table 34. Table 35. Table 36. Quick reference data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Communication overview for ISO/IEC 14443 A reader/writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Connection protocol for detecting different interface types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 MOSI and MISO byte order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 MOSI and MISO byte order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SPI read address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SPI write address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 BR_T0 and BR_T1 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Selectable UART transfer speeds . . . . . . . . . .13 UART framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Read data byte order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Write data byte order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Address byte 0 register; address MOSI . . . . . .16 Register and bit settings controlling the signal on pin TX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Register and bit settings controlling the signal on pin TX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 CRC coprocessor parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Interrupt sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Behavior of register bits and their designation .32 MFRC523 register overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Reserved register (address 00h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .36 CommandReg register (address 01h); reset value: 20h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 CommandReg register bit descriptions . . . . . .36 ComIEnReg register (address 02h); reset value: 80h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 ComIEnReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . .37 DivIEnReg register (address 03h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 DivIEnReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . .37 ComIrqReg register (address 04h); reset value: 14h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 ComIrqReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . .38 DivIrqReg register (address 05h); reset value: x0h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 DivIrqReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .39 ErrorReg register (address 06h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 ErrorReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .40 Status1Reg register (address 07h); reset value: 21h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Table 37. Status1Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 41 Table 38. Status2Reg register (address 08h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Table 39. Status2Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 41 Table 40. FIFODataReg register (address 09h); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Table 41. FIFODataReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . 42 Table 42. FIFOLevelReg register (address 0Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Table 43. FIFOLevelReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . 43 Table 44. WaterLevelReg register (address 0Bh); reset value: 08h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Table 45. WaterLevelReg register bit descriptions . . . . . 43 Table 46. ControlReg register (address 0Ch); reset value: 10h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Table 47. ControlReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 43 Table 48. BitFramingReg register (address 0Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Table 49. BitFramingReg register bit descriptions . . . . . 44 Table 50. CollReg register (address 0Eh); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Table 51. CollReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Table 52. Reserved register (address 0Fh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Table 53. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 45 Table 54. Reserved register (address 10h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Table 55. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 45 Table 56. ModeReg register (address 11h); reset value: 3Fh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Table 57. ModeReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . 46 Table 58. TxModeReg register (address 12h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Table 59. TxModeReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 47 Table 60. RxModeReg register (address 13h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Table 61. RxModeReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 47 Table 62. TxControlReg register (address 14h); reset value: 80h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Table 63. TxControlReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . 48 Table 64. TxASKReg register (address 15h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Table 65. TxASKReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 49 Table 66. TxSelReg register (address 16h); reset value: 10h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Table 67. TxSelReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . 49 Table 68. RxSelReg register (address 17h); reset value: 84h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 continued >> MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 93 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 69. RxSelReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .50 Table 70. RxThresholdReg register (address 18h); reset value: 84h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Table 71. RxThresholdReg register bit descriptions . . . .51 Table 72. DemodReg register (address 19h); reset value: 4Dh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Table 73. DemodReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . .51 Table 74. Reserved register (address 1Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Table 75. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .52 Table 76. Reserved register (address 1Bh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Table 77. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .52 Table 78. MfTxReg register (address 1Ch); reset value: 62h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Table 79. MfTxReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .53 Table 80. MfRxReg register (address 1Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Table 81. MfRxReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .53 Table 82. TypeBReg register (address 1Eh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Table 83. TypeBReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . .53 Table 84. SerialSpeedReg register (address 1Fh); reset value: EBh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Table 85. SerialSpeedReg register bit descriptions . . . . .54 Table 86. Reserved register (address 20h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Table 87. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .55 Table 88. CRCResultReg (higher bits) register (address 21h); reset value: FFh bit allocation . . . . . . . .55 Table 89. CRCResultReg register higher bit descriptions 55 Table 90. CRCResultReg (lower bits) register (address 22h); reset value: FFh bit allocation . . . . . . . .55 Table 91. CRCResultReg register lower bit descriptions .55 Table 92. Reserved register (address 23h); reset value: 88h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Table 93. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .56 Table 94. ModWidthReg register (address 24h); reset value: 26h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Table 95. ModWidthReg register bit descriptions . . . . . .56 Table 96. Reserved register (address 25h); reset value: 87h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Table 97. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .56 Table 98. RFCfgReg register (address 26h); reset value: 48h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Table 99. RFCfgReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . .57 Table 100. GsNReg register (address 27h); reset value: 88h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Table 101. GsNReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .57 Table 102. CWGsPReg register (address 28h); reset value: 20h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Table 103. CWGsPReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 58 Table 104. ModGsPReg register (address 29h); reset value: 20h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Table 105. ModGsPReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 58 Table 106. TModeReg register (address 2Ah); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Table 107. TModeReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 59 Table 108. TPrescalerReg register (address 2Bh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Table 109. TPrescalerReg register bit descriptions . . . . . 60 Table 110. TReloadReg (higher bits) register (address 2Ch); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Table 111. TReloadReg register higher bit descriptions . . 60 Table 112. TReloadReg (lower bits) register (address 2Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Table 113. TReloadReg register lower bit descriptions . . 60 Table 114. TCounterValReg (higher bits) register (address 2Eh); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . 60 Table 115. TCounterValReg register higher bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Table 116. TCounterValReg (lower bits) register (address 2Fh); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . 61 Table 117. TCounterValReg register lower bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Table 118. Reserved register (address 30h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Table 119. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . 61 Table 120. TestSel1Reg register (address 31h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Table 121. TestSel1Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 61 Table 122. TestSel2Reg register (address 32h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Table 123. TestSel2Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 62 Table 124. TestPinEnReg register (address 33h); reset value: 80h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Table 125. TestPinEnReg register bit descriptions . . . . . 62 Table 126. TestPinValueReg register (address 34h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Table 127. TestPinValueReg register bit descriptions . . . 63 Table 128. TestBusReg register (address 35h); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Table 129. TestBusReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 63 Table 130. AutoTestReg register (address 36h); reset value: 40h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Table 131. AutoTestReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . 64 Table 132. VersionReg register (address 37h); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Table 133. VersionReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . 64 Table 134. AnalogTestReg register (address 38h); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Table 135. AnalogTestReg register bit descriptions . . . . . 65 continued >> MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 94 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC Table 136. TestDAC1Reg register (address 39h); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Table 137. TestDAC1Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . .66 Table 138. TestDAC2Reg register (address 3Ah); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Table 139. TestDAC2Reg register bit descriptions . . . . . .66 Table 140. TestADCReg register (address 3Bh); reset value: xxh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Table 141. TestADCReg register bit descriptions . . . . . . .66 Table 142. Reserved register (address 3Ch); reset value: FFh bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 143. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 144. Reserved register (address 3Dh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 145. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 146. Reserved register (address 3Eh); reset value: 03h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 147. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 148. Reserved register (address 3Fh); reset value: 00h bit allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 149. Reserved register bit descriptions . . . . . . . . . .67 Table 150. Command overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Table 151. Limiting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Table 152. Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Table 153. Thermal characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Table 154. Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Table 155. SPI timing characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Table 156. I2C-bus timing in Fast mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Table 157. Test bus signals: TestBusSel[4:0] = 07h . . . . .80 Table 158. Test bus signals: TestBusSel[4:0] = 0Dh . . . . .81 Table 159. Test signal descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Table 160. Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Table 161. Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 continued >> MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 95 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 27. Figures Fig 1. Fig 2. Fig 3. Fig 4. Fig 5. Fig 6. Fig 7. Fig 8. Fig 9. Fig 10. Fig 11. Fig 12. 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Simplified block diagram of the MFRC523. . . . . . .4 Detailed block diagram of the MFRC523 . . . . . . . .5 Pinning configuration HVQFN32 (SOT617-1) . . . .6 MFRC523 Read/Write mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE Read/Write mode communication diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Data coding and framing according to ISO/IEC 14443 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SPI connection to host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 UART connection to microcontrollers . . . . . . . . .12 UART read data timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 UART write data timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 I2C-bus interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Bit transfer on the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Acknowledge on the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Data transfer on the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 First byte following the START procedure . . . . . .19 Register read and write access . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 I2C-bus HS mode protocol switch . . . . . . . . . . . .21 I2C-bus HS mode protocol frame. . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Serial data switch for TX1 and TX2 . . . . . . . . . . .25 Overview of MFIN and MFOUT signal routing . . .26 Quartz crystal connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Oscillator start-up time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Pin RX input voltage range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Timing diagram for SPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Timing for Fast and Standard mode devices on the I2C-bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Typical application diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Output test signals TestDAC1 on pin AUX1 and TestDAC2 on pin AUX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Output test signals Corr1 on pin AUX1 and MinLevel on pin AUX2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Output ADC I-channel on pin AUX1 and ADC Q-channel on pin AUX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Output RxActive on pin AUX1 and TxActive on pin AUX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Received data stream on pins AUX1 and AUX2 .84 Package outline SOT617-1 (HVQFN32) . . . . . . .86 Packing information 1 tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Packing information 5 trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 continued >> MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Quick reference data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Pinning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7.1 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8.1 ISO/IEC 14443 A functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8.2 ISO/IEC 14443 B functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8.3 Digital interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8.3.1 Automatic microcontroller interface detection. . 9 8.3.2 Serial Peripheral Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 8.3.2.1 SPI read data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 8.3.2.2 SPI write data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8.3.2.3 SPI Read and Write address byte . . . . . . . . . 11 8.3.3 UART interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8.3.3.1 Connection to a host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8.3.3.2 Selectable UART transfer speeds . . . . . . . . . 12 8.3.3.3 UART framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8.3.4 I2C Bus Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8.3.4.1 Data validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.3.4.2 START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.3.4.3 Byte format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.3.4.4 Acknowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8.3.4.5 7-Bit addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8.3.4.6 Register write access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8.3.4.7 Register read access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8.3.4.8 High-speed mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8.3.4.9 High-speed transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8.3.4.10 Serial data transfer format in HS mode . . . . . 21 8.3.4.11 Switching between F/S mode and HS mode . 22 8.3.4.12 MFRC523 in lower speed modes . . . . . . . . . . 22 8.4 Analog interface and contactless UART . . . . . 23 8.4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 8.4.2 TX p-driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 8.4.3 Serial data switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8.4.4 MFIN and MFOUT interface support . . . . . . . 25 8.4.5 CRC coprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.5 FIFO buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.5.1 Accessing the FIFO buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.5.2 Controlling the FIFO buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.5.3 FIFO buffer status information . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.6 Interrupt request system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8.6.1 Interrupt sources overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8.7 Timer unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8.8 Power reduction modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8.1 Hard power-down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8.2 Soft power-down mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8.3 Transmitter Power-down mode . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 Oscillator circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10 Reset and oscillator start-up time . . . . . . . . . 8.10.1 Reset timing requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10.2 Oscillator start-up time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MFRC523 registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 Register bit behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1.1 MFRC523 register overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 Register descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1 Page 0: Command and status . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.1 Reserved register 00h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.2 CommandReg register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.3 ComIEnReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.4 DivIEnReg register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.5 ComIrqReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.6 DivIrqReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.7 ErrorReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.8 Status1Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.9 Status2Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.10 FIFODataReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.11 FIFOLevelReg register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.12 WaterLevelReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.13 ControlReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.14 BitFramingReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.15 CollReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.1.16 Reserved register 0Fh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2 Page 1: Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.1 Reserved register 10h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.2 ModeReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.3 TxModeReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.4 RxModeReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.5 TxControlReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.6 TxASKReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.7 TxSelReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.8 RxSelReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.9 RxThresholdReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.10 DemodReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.11 Reserved register 1Ah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.12 Reserved register 1Bh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.13 MfTxReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.14 MfRxReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.15 TypeBReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.2.16 SerialSpeedReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3 Page 2: Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.1 Reserved register 20h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 33 36 36 36 36 37 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 52 52 52 53 53 54 55 55 continued >> MFRC523 Product data sheet COMPANY PUBLIC All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 3.7 -- 8 November 2011 115237 (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. 97 of 98 MFRC523 NXP Semiconductors Contactless reader IC 9.2.3.2 CRCResultReg registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.3 Reserved register 23h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.4 ModWidthReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.5 Reserved register 25h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.6 RFCfgReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.7 GsNReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.8 CWGsPReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.9 ModGsPReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.10 TModeReg and TPrescalerReg registers . . . . 9.2.3.11 TReloadReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.3.12 TCounterValReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4 Page 3: Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.1 Reserved register 30h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.2 TestSel1Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.3 TestSel2Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.4 TestPinEnReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.5 TestPinValueReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.6 TestBusReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.7 AutoTestReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.8 VersionReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.9 AnalogTestReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.10 TestDAC1Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.11 TestDAC2Reg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.12 TestADCReg register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2.4.13 Reserved register 3Ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MFRC523 command set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 General behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3 MFRC523 command overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1 MFRC523 command descriptions . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.1 Idle mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.2 Mem command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.3 Generate RandomID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.4 CalcCRC command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.5 Transmit command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.6 NoCmdChange command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.7 Receive command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.8 Transceive command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.9 MFAuthent command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3.1.10 SoftReset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Recommended operating conditions. . . . . . . 13 Thermal characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 Timing characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Application information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Test information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1 Test signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1.1 Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 56 56 56 57 57 58 58 58 60 60 61 61 61 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 66 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 72 72 76 79 80 80 80 16.1.2 16.1.3 16.1.3.1 Test bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Test signals on pins AUX1 or AUX2. . . . . . . . Example: Output test signals TestDAC1 and TestDAC2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1.3.2 Example: Output test signals Corr1 and MinLevel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1.3.3 Example: Output test signals ADC I-channel and ADC Q-channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1.3.4 Example: Output test signals RxActive and TxActive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1.3.5 Example: Output test signal RX data stream . 16.1.3.6 Pseudo-Random Binary Sequences (PRBS). 17 Package outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Handling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Packing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.1 Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3 Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 81 81 82 83 83 84 85 86 87 87 89 89 89 90 91 91 91 91 92 92 92 93 96 97 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in section `Legal information'. (c) NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com Date of release: 8 November 2011 115237