This presentation offers an overview over the various architectures that can be used for integrating near-field communications (NFC) into different types of devices. The integration results may exhibit different levels of complexity, depending on how the various functions for contactless smart cards, RFID tags, read/write functions, and peer-to-peer transfer are selected, combined and implemented.
Relevant hardware factors include not only the cost of manufacturing and development, but also the positioning of antennas and mechanical structures.
With regard to the software, it is especially the assignment of modules and system resources and the quality of the APIs that determine the cost of integration and the attainable level of function.
As NFC will frequently have to be combined with technologies such as Secure Elements or Bluetooth, the integration strategy to be applied will often depend, to a large extent, on the various device classes. The same is true of the decision in favor of making or buying a component, a decision which needs to be made for the individual system components.
This tutorial presents the different available options. It is primarily aimed at technology decision-makers and developers planning to integrate NFC or to take an existing NFC integration one step further.
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Christian Lührs
Stollmann GmbH
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