ST X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

NFC card reader expansion board based on ST25R3911B for STM32 Nucleo

(X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1)

Version 1.0.0 (July 14th, 2017)

Quick Start Guide Contents

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X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1: NFC card reader expansion board
Hardware and Software overview

Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources

STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview

NFC card reader expansion board

Hardware Overview

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X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1 Hardware description

• The X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1 is an NFC card reader expansion board

based on the ST25R3911B. The expansion board is configured to

support ISO14443A/B, ISO15693, FeliCa™ and AP2P

communication. By default, a VHBR compatible matching is
populated to achieve bit rates up to 3.4 Mbps.

• The ST25R3911B manages frame coding and decoding in reader

mode for standard applications, such as NFC, proximity and vicinity
HF RFID standards

• Furthermore, the automatic antenna tuning (AAT) technology enables

operations close to metallic parts and/or in changing environments.

Main Features

• Six general purpose LEDs

• ISO 18092 (NFCIP-1) active P2P

• ISO 14443Aand ISO14443B

• ISO 15693

• FeliCa™

• VHBR

• Up to 1.4 W output power with differential antenna

• Compatible with Arduino™ UNO R3 connectors

• Compatible with STM32 Nucleo boards

ST25R3911B

Key Product on board

ST25R3911B

Highly integrated NFC Initiator / HF Reader IC

Latest info available at www.st.com

X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1

Arduino UNO R3 connector

Etched Antenna

Latest info available at www.st.com

X-CUBE-NFC5

NFC card reader expansion board

Software Overview

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X-CUBE-NFC5 Software Description

• The X-CUBE-NFC5 software expansion for STM32Cube

provides a complete middleware for STM32 to control

applications using ST25R3911B (HF reader/NFC initiator IC).

• The software is based on STM32Cube technology and

expands STM32Cube based packages. It is built on top of
STM32Cube software technology to ease portability across
different STM32 microcontrollers.

• The software comes with sample implementations of the

drivers running on the XNUCLEO-NFC05A1 expansion board

plugged on top of a NUCLEO-F401RE or NUCLEOL476RG
board.

Key features

• Complete middleware to build applicationsusing the

ST25R3911B high performanceHFreader/NFC initiator with 1.4

Wsupporting VHBR and AAT

• Easy portability across different MCUfamilies, thanks to

STM32Cube

• Sample application to detect several NFCtag types and mobile

phones supportingP2P

• Free, user-friendly license terms

• Sample implementation available on theX-NUCLEO-NFC05A1

expansion board,plugged into one NUCLEO-F401RE
orNUCLEO-L476RG board

• Complete RF/NFC abstraction (RFAL) for allmajor technologies

including complete ISO-DEP and NFC-DEP layers

Overall Software Architecture

Quick Start Guide Contents

5

X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1: NFC card reader expansion board
Hardware and Software overview

Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources

STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview

Setup & Demo Examples

HW prerequisites

• 1x NFC card reader expansion board

(X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1)

• 1x STM32 Nucleo development board

(NUCLEO-F401RE or NUCLEO-L476RG)

• 1x USB type A to Mini-B USB cable

• 1x Laptop/PC for logging output (optional)

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Mini USB Cable

NUCLEO-F401RE

NUCLEO-L476RG

X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1

X-NUCLEO-NFC05A1
plugged on a compatible
STM32 Nucleo development
board