8.1 Getting Started and Next Steps

For more information on the TI NFC/RFID devices and the tools and software that are available to help with your development, visit Overview for NFC / RFID.

8.2 Device Nomenclature

To designate the stages in the product development cycle, TI assigns prefixes to the part numbers of devices. Each commercial family member has one of three prefixes: x, p, or no prefix. These prefixes represent evolutionary stages of product development from engineering prototypes (with prefix x) through fully qualified production devices (with no prefix).

Device development evolutionary flow:

xTRF... – Experimental device that is not necessarily representative of the electrical specifications of the final device

pTRF... – Final device that conforms to the electrical specifications of the final product but has not completed quality and reliability verification

TRF... – Fully qualified production device

Devices with a prefix of x or p are shipped against the following disclaimer:

"Developmental product is intended for internal evaluation purposes."

Production devices have been characterized fully, and the quality and reliability of the device have been demonstrated fully. TI's standard warranty applies.

Predictions show that prototype devices have a greater failure rate than the standard production devices. TI recommends that these devices not be used in any production system because their expected end-use failure rate still is undefined. Only qualified production devices are to be used.

TI device nomenclature also includes a suffix with the device family name. This suffix indicates the package type and, optionally, the temperature range. Figure 8-1 provides a legend for reading the complete device name.

Figure 8-1 Device Nomenclature

8.3 Tools and Software

Design Kits and Evaluation Modules

Software

8.4 Documentation Support

The following documents describe the TRF7960 and TRF7961 devices. Copies of these documents are available on the Internet at www.ti.com.

Receiving Notification of Document Updates

To receive notification of documentation updates—including silicon errata—go to the product folder for your device on ti.com (for links to the product folders, see Section 8.5). In the upper-right corner, click the "Alert me" button. This registers you to receive a weekly digest of product information that has changed (if any). For change details, check the revision history of any revised document.

Application Notes

8.5 Related Links

Table 8-1 lists quick access links. Categories include technical documents, support and community resources, tools and software, and quick access to sample or buy.

8.6 Community Resources

The following link connects to TI community resources. Linked contents are provided "AS IS" by the respective contributors. They do not constitute TI specifications and do not necessarily reflect TI's views; see TI's Terms of Use.

TI E2E™ Community

TI's Engineer-to-Engineer (E2E) Community. Created to foster collaboration among engineers. At e2e.ti.com, you can ask questions, share knowledge, explore ideas, and help solve problems with fellow engineers.

8.7 Trademarks

MSP430, Tag-it, E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments.

FeliCa is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

8.9 Export Control Notice

Recipient agrees to not knowingly export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any product or technical data (as defined by the U.S., EU, and other Export Administration Regulations) including software, or any controlled product restricted by other applicable national regulations, received from disclosing party under nondisclosure obligations (if any), or any direct product of such technology, to any destination to which such export or re-export is restricted or prohibited by U.S. or other applicable laws, without obtaining prior authorization from U.S. Department of Commerce and other competent Government authorities to the extent required by those laws.

8.10 Glossary