General description

The new Pegoda is NXP’s latest generation of reference designs for secure MIFARE applications. Built around proven, well-established MIFARE solutions and powerful ARM Cortex-M3 processors, these design in kits are available in two evaluation kits: the MFEV710 and the MFEV852.

The MFEV710 design in kit includes the MFRD710 contactless smartcard reader, a design based on the MFRC523 contactless reader IC. The kit supports the entire MIFARE portfolio: MIFARE Classic, MIFARE DESFire, MIFARE Plus, and MIFARE Ultralight C, including SAM AV2 (in x- and non-x modes). The kits also offer full support of MIFARE discover, with a reader library for all the MIFARE card products.

Features and benefits

Features

■ Multiprotocol ISO/IEC 14443 and MIFARE operation

■ PC/SC-based architecture on widely deployed hardware solutions

■ Full support for entire MIFARE card portfolio and MIFAREdiscover

■ SAM support in standard or x-mode

■ ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller with integrated flash memory

■ Firmware in source code and binaries

■ USB host interface to PC and Windows-based user interface

■ Optional support for RS232, RS485, JTAG, Ethernet

Benefits

■ Fast, flexible development of SAM-based, secure reader systems

■ Quick embedded development with portable code

■ Easy customization with flash-based microcontroller

■ Custom firmware and JTAG debugging with optional hardware extension board

Applications

■ Public transportation

■ Access management

■ PC peripheral terminal