COMPRION NFC Forum Test Solutions. NFC Forum Approved Compliance Testing

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1 COMPRION Test Solutions Approved Compliance Testing

2 NFC Specifications According to a non-profit industry association wants to advance the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) in consumer electronics, mobile devices and PCs. NFC is the set of protocols that enables electronic devices to establish radio communication with each other by bringing them into proximity. Following its intention to standardize these NFC technologies, the defined three different NFC operation modes: Peer-to-peer (P2P) mode for quick data exchange between two NFC devices Reader/writer mode for reading and writing NFC tags Card emulation mode for the operation of a device like a contactless card, for example a credit card, ticket or identity card The reader/writer mode For the peer-to-peer mode, a data link between supports different tag types: the devices is required that is specified in: 4 Type 1-5 Tag Specification The has defined five tag types that work with NFC devices. The operation specifications for the Type 1, 2, 3, 4A/B and 5 tags provide the information on how an device is expected to operate the corresponding tag platform. 5 LLCP Specification The Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) specification provides the procedural means for the transfer of upper layer information units between two devices. It uses an asynchronous balanced mode to enable a real peer-to-peer communication between devices. 6 SNEP Specification SNEP is the Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol All three operating modes are based on the used to exchange NFC messages between analog and the digital protocol layer. Peer-to-Peer Mode Reader/Writer Mode Card Emulation Mode two NFC devices in peer-to-peer mode. 1 Analog Specification The Analog Specification defines the The data format used in peer-to-peer is electrical characteristics and the signal interface of NFC devices. Tag Type 1, 2, 3, 4a/b, 5 POS Terminal the same as used in reader/writer mode: 7 NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 2 Digital Protocol Specification Specifies a common data format for The Digital Protocol Specification defines The fundamental NFC technologies A, B, F and V, which are modulation techniques Connection Handover Applications compliant devices and tags. An NDEF message can contain text, pictures, URLs, and so on. derived from ISO (A and B), FeliCa (F) and ISO (V) 8 RTD 3 The ISO and the NFC Data Exchange Protocol (NFC-DEP) Activity Specification The Activity Specification explains how the SNEP Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) NDEF 4 Type 1-5 Tag Operation Activities 8 NFC Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification Specifies the format and the rules for building standard record types used by application definitions and third parties that are based on the NDEF data NFC Digital Protocol Specification can be used to set up the communication protocol 2 Digital Protocol format. The RTD specification provides a way to efficiently define record formats for new with another NFC device or tag. It describes the building blocks, called activi- 1 RF Analog applications and gives users the opportunity to create their own applications based on ties, for the communication protocol. specifications. Layer structure of the NFC operation modes

3 COMPRION Test Solutions for Compliance Program provides technical specifications for the definition of the different layers of all NFC operating modes as described above and a matching set of test specifications for test purposes. These test specifications are part of the NFC Forum compliance program, which was established to encourage and facilitate development and increase market availability of products that comply with specifications. Any implementation can only confirm its compliance to the NFC Forum specification if it successfully passes the applicable set of test cases executed on an NFC Forum approved test tool. COMPRION offers solutions approved by for all test standards: Test Topic Analog Digital Protocol Tag Tag Performance LLCP SNEP COMPRION Approved Test Solution UT³ Analog Test Bench with Device Test Center UT³ Digital Protocol Test Bench with Device Test Center UT³ Tag Test Bench with Device Test Center UT³ Tag Performance Test Bench with Device Test Center UT³ LLCP Test Bench with Device Test Center UT³ SNEP Test Bench with Device Test Center Approved: UT³ Platform All these test solutions are based on UT³ Platform, COMPRION s all-interface conformance test platform. Part of the delivery package is a test task specific antenna. approved UT³ Platform Safety cell with Kawasaki robot for Analog testing The UT³ Platform and a 6-axis Kawasaki industry robot are the main elements of COMPRION s test solution for analog testing. It allows robust, precise and flexible horizontal as well as vertical positioning of reference antennas (poller and listener) with a high repetitive accuracy of ± 0.05 mm. For simulation of natural movements, even the generation of any three-dimensional trajectory is possible. A USB camera assists the precise positioning control of this test solution that is integrated into a CE approved safety cell, ready to be used 24/7 in any laboratory. Pre-Conformance Testing: CL Verify A Apart from analog testing, all test benches are also available for CL Verify A, COMPRION s device for contactless pre-conformance tests. It is controlled by the same GUI (COMPRION Device Test Center) as the UT³ Platform. CL Verify A

4 All-in-One Control Station: COMPRION Device Test Center COMPRION s Device Test Center includes test plan management, monitoring abilities and test result analysis for all COMPRION device test platforms. Synchronized views for all layers of the traced communication including protocol interpreters for a fast and convenient data analysis It offers Management of multiple devices under test with different configurations Automated test plan generation according to the features of the device under test to guarantee a complete selection of all mandatory test cases Summary reports and result statistics It also includes the optional Analog Scope, a full-fledged digital storage oscilloscope for detailed analysis of the analog signal, which comes with a bunch of useful measurement features such as the modulation index and the frequency spectrum. Selection of Analog Scope quick measurement features The outstanding usability and performance of our contactless test platforms enable you to make sure that your products conform to the latest standards.

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