NXP Semiconductors introduced the PN7120 to accelerate NFC adoption for IoT and Smart Home use cases including a variety of appliances and consumer electronics such as home network gateways and routers, set-top boxes (STB), audio devices, printers, gaming consoles and more.
Today, many Smart Home devices are based on Linux or Android. NXP’s integrated solution includes all RF communication protocols for NFC, NFC controller interface (NCI) and Linux and Android drivers to ease development. For example, integrating the PN7120 into a TV can enable convenient pairing to a router and introduce new use cases beyond traditional TV consumption such as personalised access, video-on-demand payment, maintenance and commissioning.
The device features an NFC contactless reader IC and embedded firmware with integrated communication protocols relevant for NFC. Through its drivers and software, the solution is optimised for Linux and Android, and easy to integrate in any other embedded operating system. It uses the standardised NFC controller interface (NCI) maintained by the NFC Forum, to speed integration with the system’s main controller.
The PN7120 comes with a single-board computer demo kit, including interface boards for the latest Raspberry Pi releases and for BeagleBone.
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