Datasheet Texas Instruments TRF7970ARHBR

Manufacturer	Texas Instruments
Series	TRF7970A
Part Number	TRF7970ARHBR

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Design Kits & Evaluation Modules

• Development Kits: TRF7970ATB
  NFC Transceiver Add-on Target Board Module
  Lifecycle Status: Active (Recommended for new designs)
  
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• Evaluation Modules & Boards: DLP-7970ABP
  NFC Transceiver Booster Pack
  Lifecycle Status: Active (Recommended for new designs)
  
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Application Notes

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  NFC Card Emulation Using the TRF7970A (Rev. A)
  PDF, 1.1 Mb, Revision: A, File published: Dec 22, 2016
  The Near Field Communication (NFC) market is emerging into multiple fields including Medical, Consumer, Retail, Industrial, Automotive, and Smart Grid. Card Emulation is one of the three operational modes supported by the TRF7970A. When using Card Emulation, the user can configure the TRF7970A to emulate a Type 4A or Type 4B Tag Platform. When emulating either of the Tag Platforms, Record Type Def
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  TRF7970A Firmware Design Hints (Rev. A)
  PDF, 1.3 Mb, Revision: A, File published: Jun 29, 2016
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  TRF7970A + MSP430G2xx NFC/RFID Module Reference Design
  PDF, 1.7 Mb, File published: Aug 25, 2014
  This application report is intended to provide a complete hardware and firmware reference design for use in NFC/RFID applications, using the TRF7970A NFC/RFID transceiver combined with a MSP430G2xx series 16-bit microcontroller. The reference design is intended to be easy to incorporate into new and existing designs. The MSP430G2xx MCU plus TRF7970A handles basic NFC/RFID task while communicating
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  NFC Active and Passive Peer-to-Peer Communication Using the TRF7970A (Rev. A)
  PDF, 845 Kb, Revision: A, File published: Dec 22, 2016
  Peer-to-peer (P2P) is one of the three modes supported by the TRF7970A. The Near Field Communication (NFC) market is emerging into multiple fields including Medical, Consumer, Retail, Industrial, Automotive, and Smart Grid. Peer-to-peer (P2P) is very common in these fields, because it allows for a wireless virtual channel to be created between two devices. This application report describes two NFC
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  Using Special Direct Mode With the TRF7970A
  PDF, 896 Kb, File published: Feb 20, 2015
  This document is intended as an introduction and reference for using Special Direct Mode and Direct Mode 1 with the TRF79xxA devices. Previously, Direct Mode 0 was required when using the TRF79xxA with popular non-ISO standard RFID protocols, such as MIFAREВ® Classic. Special Direct Mode and Direct Mode 1 reduce the overall system complexity and cost in these types of application use cases. In summ
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  MIFARE DESFire EV1 AES Authentication With TRF7970A
  PDF, 2.6 Mb, File published: Dec 30, 2014
  MIFAREВ® DESFireВ® EV1 is an ISO14443A RFID transponder and an NFC Type 4A Tag Platform that is used in many NFC and RFID security applications due to the ability it has to operate in the clear or operate as a secure transponder using any one of three different types of encryption: Single DES, Triple DES, or AES.In general, AES is viewed as the most secure level of encryption of the methods listed
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  Build Instructions for neard (Linux NFC) for AM335x + TRF7970A (Rev. B)
  PDF, 1.8 Mb, Revision: B, File published: Jul 11, 2017
  This document describes the process required to correctly build and test Linux NFC (neard) on AM335x (Cortex-A8) based BeagleBone + BeagleBone RF Cape + TRF7970ATB connected platform, using the Texas Instruments Sitara Software Development Kit (SDK) v3.03 and associated TI SDK file system in conjunction with the neard NFC stack.
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  Antenna Design Guide for the TRF79xx
  PDF, 1.1 Mb, File published: May 30, 2017
  This paper describes the design steps for creating and tuning an NFC/high frequency (HF) RFID antenna tuned to 13.56 MHz for the TRF79xxA series of devices. The matching network uses a 50-О© 3-element match. A 3-element match is recommended as it allows the designer to select the required antenna quality factor (Q) for the application.
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  NFC/HF RFID Reader/Writer Using the TRF7970A (Rev. A)
  PDF, 1.6 Mb, Revision: A, File published: Dec 22, 2016
  The Near Field Communication (NFC) market is emerging into multiple fields including medical, consumer, retail, industrial, automotive, and smart grid. Reader/Writer is one of the three operational modes supported by the TRF7970A. When using Reader/Writer mode the user can configure the TRF7970A to read Type 2, Type 3, Type 4A, Type 4B, and Type 5 tag platforms, also called transponders. The tags
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  Minimizing TRF7964A and TRF7970A Current Use During Power-Down Mode (Rev. A)
  PDF, 257 Kb, Revision: A, File published: Jun 28, 2017
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  TRF7970A NFC Reader Antenna Multiplexing
  PDF, 1.8 Mb, File published: May 9, 2016
  This application report describes the implementation of multiple reader antennas with a single TRF7970A NFC transceiver IC. For demonstration purposes, the MSP430F5529 LaunchPadв„ў development kit with TRF7970A BoosterPackв„ў plug-in module are used. The PE42359 UltraCMOSВ® RF Switch from Peregrine Semiconductors is used for switching due to its simple control methodology and low power loss during swit
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  TRF7960 and TRF7970A Comparison
  PDF, 59 Kb, File published: Aug 3, 2011
  This application report is intended to help users of the TRF7970A high-frequency RFID/NFC reader IC understand the differences between it and the TRF7960 IC. Understanding these differences in detail and applying this knowledge to application-specific requirements can assist in development efforts.
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  Automating Audio Bluetooth Connectivity Using NFC Secure Simple Pairing
  PDF, 610 Kb, File published: Mar 25, 2013
  The NFC Forum and the BluetoothВ® Special Interest Group (SIG) collaborated to produce an application document entitled, NFC Forum Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing Using NFC Application Document located at NFCForum-AD-BTSSP_1.0. This collaborative document is a follow up to a previously released specification by the NFC Forum entitled, NFC Forum Connection Handover Specification, which began t
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  Using TI Technology to Simplify Bluetooth Pairing Via NFC
  PDF, 3.0 Mb, File published: Nov 28, 2011
  Bluetooth pairing usually involves some level of user interaction to confirm the identity of the user and/or the devices themselves. There are many pairing mechanisms available across the versions of Bluetooth (v2.0 through v4.0). This process is typically lengthy and sometimes confusing to the user, and so this application report is aimed at showing TI technology developers details on implementin
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  Antenna Matching for the TRF7960 RFID Reader (Rev. A)
  PDF, 1.2 Mb, Revision: A, File published: Sep 24, 2013
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  NFC/RFID Reader Ultra-Low-Power Card Presence Detect With MSP430 and TRF79xxA
  PDF, 2.8 Mb, File published: Mar 18, 2013
  NFC and RFID reader battery-powered applications must have a defined and limited energy consumption budget as well as low cost for a product to be realized. Techniques and strategies have emerged over the years for the card presence detection that attempt to address both concerns.The intent of this application report is to contribute to these techniques and strategies by offering an advancement

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• Semiconductors > Wireless Connectivity > NFC / RFID