Features and benefits
• Highly integrated demodulator and decoder
• Buffered output drivers to connect an antenna with minimum number of external components
• Integrated RF level detector
• Integrated Polling Loop for automatic device discovery
• RF protocols supported
– ISO/IEC 14443A, ISO/IEC 14443B PICC mode
– ISO/IEC 14443A, ISO/IEC 14443B PCD mode designed according to NFC Forum digital protocol T4T
platform and ISO-DEP (see Ref. [1])
– FeliCa PCD mode
– MIFARE PCD encryption mechanism (MIFARE 1K/4K)
– NFC Forum tags T1T, T2T, T3T, T4T and T5T (see Ref. [1])
– NFCIP-1, NFCIP-2 protocol (see Ref. [9] and Ref. [11])
– Only up to Frimware version 12.50.0A: NFC Forum certification for P2P, reader and card mode (see Ref. [1])
– ISO/IEC 15693/ICODE VCD mode (see Ref. [10])
– NFC Forum-compliant embedded T4T for NDEF short record
– Support for "Enhanced Contactless Polling" by Apple (see Ref. [13]) (PN7161 only)
• Supported host interfaces
– NCI 2.0 protocol interface according to NFC Forum standardization (see Ref. [2])
– I2C-bus High-speed mode (see Ref. [4])
– SPI-bus (see Ref. [5])
• Flexible clock supply concept to facilitate PN7160 integration
– Internal oscillator for 27.12 MHz crystal connection
– Integrated PLL unit to make use of device reference clock and facilitate PN7160 integration
• Integrated power management unit
– Direct connection to a battery (2.5 V to 5.5 V voltage supply range)
– Support different low-power states configuration: Hard Power-Down state and Standby state activated by
firmware
– Autonomous mode when host is shut down
• Automatic wake-up via RF field, internal timer, and host interfaces
• Integrated non-volatile memory to store data and executable code for customization
– Anti tearing support to recover from tearing events
• Standards compliance
– NFC Forum Device Requirements (see Ref. [1])
– NCI 2.0
Applications
• Mobile devices
• Portable equipment (personal digital assistants, tablet, notebook, wearable)
• Consumer devices
• Smart home gateways