Texas Instruments Unveils New NFC Transponder

Posted By: Hamid Moarefon: Monday, December 7, 2015In: Parts

In its mission to help developers bring the ease of NFC to automotive infotainment systems, Texas Instruments (TI) has recently unveiled an industry-first dynamic dual interface NFC transponder with Q100 automotive qualification.

The all-new The RF430CL330H-Q1 transponder enables simple secure pairing (SSP) utilizing the Out of Band (OOB) association model for Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth Smart between an NFC-enables smartphone or tablet and an automotive infotainment system. By pairing and connecting or executing NFC-enabled Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) with one tap to configure certain driver settings when entering the car, this eliminates complex manual procedures.

Moreover, a highly optimized NFC interface can serve as a secure configuration and service interface for diagnostics data, supporting 106, 212, 424 and 848 kBaud data rates to enable maximum communication flexibility. The RF430CL330H-Q1 transponder supports a serial peripheral interface (SPI)or I2C connection to an infotainment host processor in the vehicle, including the DRA72x “Jacinto 6 Eco” or DRA74x “Jacinto 6” automotive Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) from Texas Instruments.

Hamid Moaref

Hamid Moaref has always been fascinated by cars and the automotive industry. His family has a longstanding association with the industry and has been in the tire business for the past 35 years. Raised in Dubai, Hamid attended Capilano University in Vancouver where he graduated with a BBA in marketing before attending an intensive course in magazine publishing in 2005. He has been the publisher and chief editor of Tires & Parts magazine for the past ten years.