Fig.1Communication Protocol and Packet Structure3
Fig.2Printed Model No. (type C)10
Fig.3Example of Antenna Placement (type C)11
Fig.4Pin Assignment of Connectors CN1-311
Fig.5Placement of Parts for RS-232C Interface12
Fig.6 Antenna Board (type C)13
Fig.7 RF/Control Board14
Fig.8 Printed Mode l No. (type E)15
Fig.9 Antenna Board (type E)17
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1 Definition
In this document, following words are used in the following sense.
Controller - An external computer, a gate controller or an equivalent equipment directly
connected to Reader/ Wr iter t hrough specified wired interface.
Reader/Writer - The equipment, specified in this document, for Sony Remote Card
System : FeliCa.
Card - A Contactless Smart Card for Sony Remote Card System : FeliCa
2 General
2.1Basic Specification
Table 1 shows Reader/Writer “RC-S44x” models. RC-S445 has dual CPUs and
external memories for sub CPU . RC-S441 is a singl e CPU type same as th e models
RC-S430 and RC-S480.
Reader/Writer consists of 3 parts – an antenna board, an RF/control board and the
cable that connects the antenna board and the RF/control board. There are 2 antenna
types called Type C and E (see Chapter 6).
Model No.CPUMemory
RC-S445C/6LDual
RC-S441C/6LCStraight
RC-S441E/6L
2.1.1Dimensions
The dimension of each ty pe are descri bed in Chapter 6.
The tolerance is ±0.5mm.
modulation: Receive - ASK, Manchester Coding
Transmit - ASK(8-14%), Manchester Coding
modulation bandwidth: ±300kHz (-30dB relative to carrier level)
( ISO type B )
[Note] ISO/IEC document 14443 on the type B protocol was not
published at the design stage of these Reader/Writer. The design was
made according to then the newest available documents as described
below.
Single-
Table 1 Reader/Writer RC-S44x models
µ
V/m at 1 0m (Ty pe E Ant enna)
µ
V/m at 10m (Type B Antenna)
Flash 4Mbyte
SRAM 0.5Mbyte
µ
V/m at 10m (Type C Antenna)
Antenna
Type
C
E
Serial
Interface
RS485A
RS232C
RS485A
CMOS
Connector
Type
Right angle
Right angle
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