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Near-field communication (NFC) is a technology used to provide short-range wireless connectivity to carry two-way interactions between electronic devices. It is a flavor of RFID (radio-frequency identification), but it additionally has a specific set of standards including ISO/IEC 14443 and ISO/IEC 15693 to ensure interoperability of NFC-enabled equipment.

NFC uses inductive coupling between two devices and operates at 13.56 MHz. An NFC device can draw power from the RF field generated by another NFC device enabling devices to run without a battery or power supply and thus fit into particularly small form factors such as tags, stickers, key fobs or cards. Even when supplied, NFC requires very little energy and is thus ideally suited for battery-powered devices such as smartphones.

Because the transmission range is so short, NFC-enabled transactions are inherently more secure than those conveyed using other wireless technologies.

ST offers a comprehensive set of solutions including NFC / RFID tags and readers, dynamic NFC tags, NFC controllers and secure elements supported by a rich development ecosystem.

ST25 NFC / RFID Readers

ST21NFCD

ST25 NFC / RFID Readers

ST25 NFC / RFID Readers

ST25DV-PWM series Dynamic NFC Tags

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Application Notes (5 of 11)

	Resource title	Latest update
PDF	AN4974 Antenna matching for ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 2.0	12 Mar 2020	12 Mar 2020 AN4974 Antenna matching for ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 2.0
PDF	AN4914 Automatic Antenna Tuning (AAT) of ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 2.0	12 Mar 2020	12 Mar 2020 AN4914 Automatic Antenna Tuning (AAT) of ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 2.0
PDF	AN5085 Cycling endurance and data retention of EEPROMs in ST25DVxxx products based on CMOS F8H process 2.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5085 Cycling endurance and data retention of EEPROMs in ST25DVxxx products based on CMOS F8H process 2.0
PDF	AN4910 Data exchange between wired (I²C) and wireless (RF ISO 15693) using fast transfer mode supported by ST25DV-I2C 2.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4910 Data exchange between wired (I²C) and wireless (RF ISO 15693) using fast transfer mode supported by ST25DV-I2C 2.0
PDF	AN4913 Energy harvesting delivery impact on ST25DVxxx behavior during RF communication 1.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4913 Energy harvesting delivery impact on ST25DVxxx behavior during RF communication 1.0
PDF	AN2866 How to design a 13.56 MHz customized antenna for ST25 NFC / RFID Tags 3.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN2866 How to design a 13.56 MHz customized antenna for ST25 NFC / RFID Tags 3.0
PDF	AN2972 How to design an antenna for dynamic NFC tags 9.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN2972 How to design an antenna for dynamic NFC tags 9.0
PDF	AN5043 Layout recommendations for the design of boards with ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 4.0	09 Oct 2017	09 Oct 2017 AN5043 Layout recommendations for the design of boards with ST25R3911B/ST25R391x devices 4.0
PDF	AN4911 NDEF management with ST25DVxxx and ST25TVxxx products 4.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4911 NDEF management with ST25DVxxx and ST25TVxxx products 4.0
PDF	AN4433 Storing data into the NDEF memory of M24SR 2.0	27 May 2015	27 May 2015 AN4433 Storing data into the NDEF memory of M24SR 2.0
PDF	AN4985 Wake-up mode of the ST25R3911B/ST25R391x 1.0	12 Mar 2020	12 Mar 2020 AN4985 Wake-up mode of the ST25R3911B/ST25R391x 1.0

Presentations (5 of 6)

	Resource title	Latest update
PDF	M24SR product presentation 2.2	25 May 2020	25 May 2020 M24SR product presentation 2.2
PDF	ST253911B-12 product presentation 1.0	19 Jun 2020	19 Jun 2020 ST253911B-12 product presentation 1.0
PDF	ST25DV-I2C product presentation 2.3	26 Feb 2020	26 Feb 2020 ST25DV-I2C product presentation 2.3
PDF	ST25DV-PWM product presentation 1.0	25 May 2020	25 May 2020 ST25DV-PWM product presentation 1.0
PDF	ST25TA product presentation 1.2	25 May 2020	25 May 2020 ST25TA product presentation 1.2
PDF	ST25TV NFC tags Product Presentation 1.0	14 May 2020	14 May 2020 ST25TV NFC tags Product Presentation 1.0

Flyers (5)

	Resource title	Latest update
PDF	M24SR series flyer 2.0	08 Jul 2020	08 Jul 2020 M24SR series flyer 2.0
PDF	ST25DV-I2C series flyer 1.1	26 May 2020	26 May 2020 ST25DV-I2C series flyer 1.1
PDF	ST25DV-PWM series Flyer 1.0	23 Jul 2018	23 Jul 2018 ST25DV-PWM series Flyer 1.0
PDF	ST25R3911B/12 flyer 1.0	08 Jul 2020	08 Jul 2020 ST25R3911B/12 flyer 1.0
PDF	ST25TV series flyer 1.0	26 May 2020	26 May 2020 ST25TV series flyer 1.0

Brochures (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	NFC solutions from ST 1.0		17 Jul 2020	17 Jul 2020 NFC solutions from ST 1.0

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MCU & MPU Embedded Software

Part number	Status	Description	Type	Supplier
X-CUBE-NFC1	Active	STM32Cube expansion software for X-NUCLEO-NFC01A1	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST
X-CUBE-NFC4	Active	Dynamic NFC/RFID tag IC software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST
X-CUBE-NFC5	Active	High performance HF reader/NFC initiator IC software expansion for STM32Cube	STM32Cube Expansion Packages	ST

X-CUBE-NFC1

Description:

STM32Cube expansion software for X-NUCLEO-NFC01A1

X-CUBE-NFC4

Description:

Dynamic NFC/RFID tag IC software expansion for STM32Cube

X-CUBE-NFC5

Description:

High performance HF reader/NFC initiator IC software expansion for STM32Cube

ST25 - NFC / RFID Software

Part number	Status	Description	Type	Supplier
STSW-ST25001	Active	Application executable of the "NFC Tap" Android app for ST25 product family	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25DV001	Active	Firmware for ST25DV-DISCOVERY kit	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25IOS001	Active	Application executable of the "NFC Tap" iOS app for ST25 product family	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25PC001	Active	Windows® PC software for ISO15693, ISO14443-A/B, NFC and industrial readers	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25R001	Active	PC software installer for ST25R3911B-DISCO	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25R002	Active	Sources of STM32L4 based firmware for ST25R3911B-DISCO	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25R004	Active	Antenna Matching Tool for ST25R NFC/HF reader family	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST
STSW-ST25SDK001	Active	Software Development Kit for ST25 Tags and Dynamic Tags	ST25 - NFC / RFID Software	ST