ZHCS363L August 2011 – March 2017 TRF7970A
PRODUCTION DATA.
The activation of NFC target is done when a sufficient RF field level is detected on the antenna. The level needed for wake-up is selectable and is stored in a nonvolatile register.
When the activation occurs, the system performs automatic power-up and waits for the first command to be received. Based on this command, the system knows if it should operate as passive or active target and at what bit rate. After activation, the receiver system offers the same analog features (for example, AGC, AM/PM, and bandwidth selection) as in the case of an RFID reader.
When used as the NFC target, the chip is typically in a power down or standby mode. If EN2 = H, the chip keeps the supply system on. If EN2 = L and EN = L, the chip is in complete power down. To operate as NFC target or card emulator, the MCU must load a value different from zero (0) in the Target Detection Level register (B0-B2) to enable the RF measurement system (supplied by VEXT, so it can also operate during complete power down and consume only 3.5 µA). The RF measurement constantly monitors the RF signal on the antenna input. When the RF level on the antenna input exceeds the level defined in the in Target Detection Level register, the chip is automatically activated (EN is internally forced high).
When the voltage supply system and the oscillator are started and are stable, osc_ok goes high (B6 of RSSI Level and Oscillator Status register) and IRQ is sent with bit B2 = 1 of IRQ register (field change). Bit B7 NFC Target Protocol in register directly displays the status of RF level detection (running constantly also during normal operation). This informs the MCU that the chip should start operation as NFC TARGET device. When the first command from the INITIATOR is received, another IRQ sent with B6 (RX start) set in the IRQ register. The MCU must set EN = H (confirm the power up) in the time between the two IRQs, because the internal power-up ends after the second IRQ. The type and coding of the first initiator (or reader in the case of a card emulator) command defines the communication protocol type that the target must use. Therefore, the communication protocol type is available in the NFC Target Protocol register immediately after receiving the first command.
Based on the first command from the INITIATOR, the following actions are taken: