Technical data NFC and RFID HF
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 AMNFC/RFID HF interface
Some SpringCore devices feature a HF passive RFID interface at 13.56MHz, supporting also NFC Forum modes.
Technical specifications
Key specifications
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 13.56MHz |
| Frequency precision | +/- 7 kHz |
| Output power | depends on the actual device, refer to the datasheet |
| TX modulation index (nominal) | 100% (ISO/IEC 14443 type A and alikes) 12% (ISO/IEC 14443 type B and alikes) 30% (ISO/IEC 15693 and alikes) |
| RX sensitivity | depends on the actual device, refer to the datasheet |
| Device to card bitrates (kbit/s) | 26 (ISO/IEC 15693 and alikes) 106, 212, 424, 848 (ISO/IEC 14443 and alikes) |
| Card to device bitrates (kbit/s) | 26 (ISO/IEC 15693 and alikes) 106, 212, 424, 848 (ISO/IEC 14443 and alikes) |
Standard compliance
| Mode | Standards |
|---|---|
| Reader/writer | ISO/IEC 14443 A & B (PCD role) ISO/IEC 15693 (VCD role) & ISO/IEC 18000-3M1 (interrogator role) ISO/IEC 18000-3M3 (interrogator role) Innovatron radio protocol (legacy Calypso cards) Proprietary protocols based on 14443-2 or 15639-2 (see “supported contactless cards” below) |
| Card emulation | ISO/IEC 14443 A (PICC role) |
| Peer-to-peer | ISO/IEC 18092 (initiator & target roles, passive mode) |
Other features
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| NFC Forum interoperability | NFC-A, NFC-B, NFC-F, NFC-V (poller role) Tags types 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5 (reader/writer role) NFC-A, tag type 4A (listener role / card emulation) Designed for compliance with NFC Forum CR12 Digital specification1 |
| EPC interoperability | EPC HF Gen2 (interrogator role) |
| Banking industry standards | Designed for compliance with EMV contactless L1 Digital specification1 |
| Transport industry standards | Designed for compliance with CEN TS 16794 / ISO/IEC TS 24192 and RCTIF1 |
1 unless explicitly stated in the corresponding datasheet, the products are “designed for” buy NOT certified.
Supported contactless cards
Any SpringCore device featuring a NFC/RFID HF interfaces supports all contactless cards, NFC tags and RFID labels that comply with any of the standards listed in the technical specifications above.
The table below lists some of the cards that have been actually tested over the device. This list is not exhaustive.
| Card family | Manufacturer & order code(s) | Standard(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mifare Classic | NXP MF1S50, MF1S70, MF1ICS20 | ISO/IEC 14443 type A |
| Mifare UltraLight Mifare UltraLight EV1 |
NXP MF0ICU1 NXP MF0UL11, MF0UL21 |
ISO/IEC 14443 type A NFC Forum type 2 |
| Mifare UltraLight C | NXP MF0ICU20, MF0ICU21 | ISO/IEC 14443 type A |
| Mifare Plus Mifare Plus EV1 Mifare Plus X Mifare Plus SE |
NXP MF1SPLUS NXP MF1P2x NXP MF1XPLUS NXP MF1SEP1 |
ISO/IEC 14443 type A |
| Desfire EV0 Desfire EV1 Desfire EV2 |
NXP MF3ICD40 NXP MF3ICD21, MF3ICD41, MF3ICD81 NXP MF3D22, MF3D42, MF3D82 |
ISO/IEC 14443 type A NFC Forum type 4A |
| NTAG NTAG I2C NTAG DNA |
NXP NT2Lx, NT2Hx NXP NT3Hx NXP NT4hx |
ISO/IEC 14443 type A NFC Forum type 2 |
| ICODE SLI, SLIX SLIX2 ICODE SLIX-L, SLIX-S ICODE DNA |
NXP SL2S2x NXP SL2S5x NXP SL2S6x |
ISO/IEC 15693 ISO/IEC 18000-3M1 NFC Forum type 5 |
| ICODE ILT, ILT-M | NXP SL2S1x | ISO/IEC 18000-3M3 |
| NFC Barcode | ThinFilm (formerly Kovio) | ISO/IEC 14443-2 type A |
| my-d Proximity | Texas Instruments | |
| my-d Vicinity | Texas Instruments | |
| Calypso CD21 | ||
| Calypso CD97 | ||
| Calypso GTML | ||
| ASK Contactless Tickets | ASK CTS256B, ASK CTS512B | ISO/IEC 14443-2 type B |
| Inside Secure PicoPass/PicoTag | ISO/IEC 14443-2 type B ISO/IEC 15693-2 |
|
| ST25TA | ST MicroElectronics | ISO/IEC 14443-4 type A NFC Forum type 4 |
| ST25TB | ST MicroElectronics | ISO/IEC 14443-3 type B |
| ST25TV | ST MicroElectronics | ISO/IEC 15693 NFC Forum type 5 |
| SR176 SR512 SRI512 SRIX |
ST MicroElectronics | ISO/IEC 14443-2 type B |
| M24LR | ST MicroElectronics | ISO/IEC 15693 |
| Atmel CryptoRF | Microchip | |
| FeliCa Lite, FeliCa Lite-S |