Multipurpose NFC readers for consumer & industrial
Multipurpose NFC readers for consumer & industrial
Make your system smarter and user-friendly with the ST25R100 and ST25R200 NFC readers, offering unparalleled reading performance.
Designed for seamless integration into systems with compact antennas, these readers include advanced low power card detection (LPCD) technology. The best part? Even in energy-saving mode, they can detect the presence of NFC tags.
Key benefits
Tiny package
Seamless integration into any applications.
Multipurpose and cost-effective
Optimized for consumer and industrial applications.
10-year longevity program
Ideal for long-lasting medical and industrial applications.
Ideally suited for Reader+Tag solutions
Easily combine the ST25R100 or ST25R200 readers with ST25 tags to enable offline communications between devices. ST25 Reader+Tag solutions are ideal for brand lock-in strategies and delivering premium brand experiences. For example, brands can equip main units with a reader and accessories with a tag—such as batteries and consumables— to maximize loyalty. Various other use cases can be activated to simplify customers' lives, including simple device pairing, parameter settings, and much more.
Key applications
Healthcare & medical
Beauty & lifestyle
Gaming & education
Access control
Key features
- Dynamic power adjustment for small antennas
- Compact 4 x 4 mm package for small devices
- Free software libraries and prototyping kit for quick market entry
- Improved low-power card detection (LPCD)
- Able to drive two independent single-ended antennas
- OSP for easier waveshape smoothing
Select your product
ST25R100
Entry-level NFC reader
0.8 W power output, -25 to + 85°C, 4x4 QFN package…
ST25R200
Multipurpose NFC reader
1.2 W power output, -40 to + 85°C, 4x4 QFN package…
Start your design
Find some of the key development tools for the ST25R200 reader below.
STEVAL-25R200SA
STEVAL-25R200SA
Discover how the STEVAL-25R200SA kit enables immediate performance testing of various NFC antennas, facilitating quicker creation of mock-ups or prototypes.
X-NUCLEO-NFC10A1
X-NUCLEO-NFC10A1
Get ahead of your design and minimize your development efforts with the ST25R200 using the X-NUCLEO-NFC10A1 board.
Everything you need in one place
Everything you need in one place
ST offers a variety of online eDesign tools, including a brand-new thermal simulation tool based on Gerber files that supports the ST25R200 and ST25R100, an NFC tuning circuit tool to calculate the NFC reader antenna matching network, and an NFC inductance calculator.