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PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Rev. 1.5 — 9 February 2021 User manual 318515 COMPANY PUBLIC Document information Information Content Keywords OM5577, PN7120, demo kit, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Abstract This document is the user manual of the PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit.
PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Introduction The present document describes the OM5577/PN7120S demonstration kit, a flexible and easy-to-use Single Board Computer (SBC) Kit for the PN7120 NFC controller. It contains a PN7120 NFC controller board, a Raspberry Pi interface board, a BeagleBone interface board, as well as an NFC Forum Type 2 Tag in a form of a MIFARE Ultralight card.
NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Overview 3.1 Kit description OM5577/PN7120S kit is a high performance fully NFC-compliant expansion board for both Raspberry Pi (refer to for more details) and BeagleBone (refer to for more details). It meets compliance with reader mode, P2P mode and Card emulation mode standards.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 3.2.1 PN7120 NFC controller board The PN7120 NFC controller board is the main board of the demonstration kit. It embeds the PN7120 and all related circuitry. It also includes an onboard RF antenna with related matching circuitry.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 3.2.2 BeagleBone interface board The BeagleBone interface board offers support for connection to BeagleBone board (refer to for more details). As such it integrates the connectors allowing the PN7120 NFC controller board to be plugged on it, as well as connectors to be assembled on top of the BeagleBone board.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 3.2.3 Raspberry Pi interface board The Raspberry Pi interface board offers support for connection to Raspberry Pi board (refer to for more details). As such it integrates the connectors allowing the PN7120 NFC controller board to be plugged on it, as well as connector to be assembled on top of the Raspberry Pi board.
PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 3.2.4 MIFARE Ultralight EV1 card OM5577/PN7120S kit includes a MIFARE Ultralight EV1 card allowing to demonstrate NFC reader capabilities of PN7120 NFC controller. MIFARE Ultralight EV1 is the next generation of paper ticketing smart card IC for limited- use applications.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Details 4.1 PN7120 NFC controller board 4.1.1 Schematics Notes: - C8 capacitor (on PN7120 pin D7) has been identified useless - R53/R54 resistors have been identified useless Figure 6. PN7120 NFC controller board schematics UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Figure 14. BeagleBone interface board bottom components layers 4.2.2.2 Layers 1 and 2 Figure 15. BeagleBone interface board layers 1 and 2 UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 4.2.2.5 Top silkscreen layer Figure 18. BeagleBone interface board top silkscreen layer 4.3 Raspberry Pi interface board 4.3.1 Schematics Figure 19. Raspberry Pi interface board schematics UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 4.3.2 Layout 4.3.2.1 Components layers Figure 20. Raspberry Pi interface board top components layers Figure 21. Raspberry Pi Interface board bottom components layers UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual 4.3.2.2 Layers 1 and 2 Figure 22. Raspberry Pi interface board layers 1 and 2 4.3.2.3 Layer 3 Figure 23. Raspberry Pi interface board layer 3 4.3.2.4 Layer 4 Figure 24. Raspberry Pi interface board layer 4 UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
Additional information 6.1 Using different antenna The OM5577/PN7120S kit provides a flexible way of connecting an external RF antenna to be used in place of the onboard one. On the PN7120 NFC controller board, the dedicated 3 pins connector referenced as TB1 allows connecting your own antenna.
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UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Indeed, the PN7120 NFC controller board provides all required signal on TB2 and TB3 (signals are duplicated on both connectors) connectors to interface boards. Figure 27. PN7120 NFC controller board interface connectors Table 6. PN7120 NFC controller board TB2 connector pinout...
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Product certification Only the default configuration of the product is considered in below certification statements. Other configurations, described in Section 6, are excluded. 7.1 European Conformity The PN7120 NFC controller board (see Section 3.2.1) meets applicable tests and...
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Figure 28. FCC accreditation 7.2.2 Installation instructions PN7120 NFC controller board can then be reused as a module for integration into end devices following below instruction/restrictions: • The module is limited to OEM installation ONLY •...
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UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual Note: The grantee is not responsible for any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the third party responsible for compliance. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual References The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer. The initial idea behind it was to develop a small and cheap computer to be used by kids all over the world to learn programming.
Purchase of NXP ICs with NFC technology products using NXP Semiconductors products, and NXP Semiconductors Purchase of an NXP Semiconductors IC that complies with one of the accepts no liability for any assistance with applications or customer product Near Field Communication (NFC) standards ISO/IEC 18092 and ISO/ design.
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UM10878 NXP Semiconductors PN7120 NFC controller SBC kit user manual MIFARE Ultralight — is a trademark of NXP B.V. FeliCa — is a trademark of Sony Corporation. NXP — wordmark and logo are trademarks of NXP B.V. UM10878 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
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