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December 2017 DocID029132 Rev 3 1/25
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UM2042User manual
Discovery kit for the ST25R3911B high performance HF reader / NFC initiator
Introduction
The ST25R3911B-DISCO is a ready-to-use development kit to evaluate the functions of the high performance HF reader / NFC initiator ST25R3911B in Reader mode for contactless applications.
The ST25R3911B-DISCO kit supports
• ISO 18092 (NFCIP-1) active P2P
• ISO 14443A and ISO14443B
• ISO 15693
• FeliCa™
• VHBR, with 6.8 Mbit/s PCD to PICC framing and 3.4 Mbit/s PICC to PCD framing
• Up to 1.4 W output power with differential antenna
• Possibility of driving two antennas in single ended mode, with automatic antenna tuning (AAT) system
• Inductive and capacitive Wake-up
• User selectable and automatic gain control
• Transparent and Stream modes to implement MIFARE® Classic compliant or other custom protocols
The evaluation kit includes
• the STM32L476RET6, a 32-bit microcontroller with 512 KB of Flash memory
• a 105 mm x 52 mm, two turns antenna etched on the PCB, and its VHBR tuning circuit
• a Micro-USB connector for communication with the host PC and board powering
• six LEDs indicating the presence of the RF field and of the protocol used to communicate.
Figure 1. ST25R3911B-DISCO PCB (top view)
www.st.com
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Contents
1 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2.1 USB connectivity and power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2.2 STM32L4 MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2.3 ST25R3911B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2.4 Antenna and matching network components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 PCB layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.1 PCB overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.2 PCB layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Antenna matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) compliance statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.1 Part 15.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.2 Part 15.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.3 Part 15.105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.4 FCC ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Formal notices required by the Industry Canada (“IC”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.1 Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.2 Declaration de Conformité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.3 IC ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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List of tables
Table 1. NFC Forum matching alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Table 2. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Figure 1. ST25R3911B-DISCO PCB (top view). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Figure 2. Functional block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Figure 3. Schematics overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Figure 4. USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Figure 5. STM32L476 schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Figure 6. ST25R3911B schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Figure 7. Antenna and matching network schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Figure 8. PCB overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Figure 9. PCB layout, top layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Figure 10. PCB layout, mid layer 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Figure 11. PCB layout, mid layer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Figure 12. PCB layout, bottom layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Figure 13. VHBR matching with an AAT setting of 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Figure 14. NFC Forum matching with an AAT setting of 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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1 Quick start
The ST25R3911B-DISCO is connected to a PC via USB to show the features of the ST25R3911B chip. To do so, use the software STSW-ST25R001 to control all the functions of the discovery kit.
1.1 Getting started
Connect the discovery kit to a PC using a micro USB cable. The USB port of the PC must be capable of delivering at least 250 mA at 5 Volt supply.
To control the board, download the software STSW-ST25R001 from www.st.com and install it. Further information on how to operate the software can be found in the user manual UM2177 “PC software for the ST25R3911B-DISCO kit”, available on www.st.com.
1.2 System requirements
• Windows® PC (Windows 7 recommended)
• USB port, capable of delivering at least 250 mA at 5 V supply (1.25 W)
• Unit must be supplied by a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) limited power source through the USB port, the source should not exceed 60 VDC / 8 A / 100 VA
• Micro-USB cable
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2 Hardware
The PCB (Printed Circuit Board) is connected via USB to the PC. The STSW-ST25R001 PC software controls the STM32 MCU located on the PCB. The STM32 MCU (based on Arm® core) then operates the ST25R3911B via SPI.
The ST25R3911B is connected directly to the 5 V supply of the USB bus. An LDO converts this voltage down to 3.3 V, to supply the microcontroller.
A green LED close to the USB plug indicates if the board is powered. Six blue LEDs indicate the mode of operation (transmit / receive) and which technologies are in use.
The antenna runs along the PCB perimeter.
2.1 Block diagram
Figure 2 shows the functional block diagram of the board.
Figure 2. Functional block diagram
2.2 Schematics
As indicated in Figure 3, the schematics can be split into four main parts
• USB connectivity and power supply (Figure 4)
• STM32 MCU (Figure 5)
• ST25R3911B (Figure 6)
• Antenna and matching network components (Figure 7)
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2.2.1 USB connectivity and power supply
The ST25R3911B-DISCO board can be connected via USB to a host device.
Right behind the Micro-USB plug, an ECMF02 common mode filter with ESD protection for USB 2.0 interface is placed. The common mode filter is connected to VBUS and to the D+/D- data lines of the USB. All the USB terminals are ESD-protected by the built-in ESD diodes of the ECMF02.
Additionally, the power supply filter for the 5 V supplies the 3.3 V LDO, which, in turn, supplies the microcontroller.
A green LED is connected to the USB VBUS supply and shows the USB-power status.
2.2.2 STM32L4 MCU
This schematic includes the microcontroller needed to operate the NFC reader IC.
The MCU is clocked by a 32.768 kHz crystal. The MCU uses an internal PLL to generate the 48 MHz USB clock and the 80 MHz core clock from the provided 32.768 kHz.
Connector P201 is a JTAG/SWD interface to assist in software development. It can be connected to an external ST-LINK/V2 device using a 9-pin Cortex®-M adapter.
The six blue LEDs (LED201 to LED206) show the current mode of communication. If multiple protocols are active at the same time, then all corresponding LEDs are turned on.
The five resistors (R218 to R222) can be used to disconnect the MCU from SPI interface header P204. This SPI cross-connect mode can be used to operate the ST25R3911B with a different MCU PCB by cross connecting the ST25R3911B SPI to the second MCU PCB.
Connectors P202 and P203 can be used to connect an external UART or I2C host device to the MCU.
2.2.3 ST25R3911B
The ST25R3911B is directly connected to the filtered 5 V USB supply, and there are additional supply filtering components placed close to it. The jumper JP301 can be used to measure the supply current of the chip. If this measurement is performed, the ferrite bead L301 has to be removed.
Capacitors C301 to C304 provide additional filtering. All decoupling capacitors have been placed as close as possible to the ST25R3911B. Special care has been taken for C310, C302, C314 and C301, as they are the decoupling capacitors for the high power driver stage.
In order to demonstrate the capacitive wake-up feature, two capacitive electrodes are placed on the PCB. Additional electrodes can be connected using UFL connectors on P301 and P302.
For SPI cross-connecting to another reader PCB, the resistors R301 to R305 can be removed. Then the STM32L4 MCU SPI can be connected to the ST25R3911B on any customer PCB via header P204.
Thanks to J303 it is possible to bypass the internal VSP_RF regulator, this is required in case output currents higher than 200 mA need to be supplied.
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2.2.4 Antenna and matching network components
This schematic contains the matching network and the automatic antenna tuning capacitors, as well as the alternative NFC Forum matching components. In the default configuration, the ST25R3911B-DISCO is populated with a VHBR matching, with communication speeds up to 3.4 Mbps.
To support VHBR, the antenna is matched to a system Q-Factor of 8. By switching to the NFC Forum matching components the system Q-Factor is increased to 16. This can increase the read range up to 20%, depending on the used communication technology, but limits the maximum supported communication bit rate to 848 kbps. Additional details about antenna matching can be found on www.st.com/st25r.
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GND
3V3 LDO
GNDGND
USB Interface
USBD_P
USBD_N
V_RF3_3V
PM/USB_con
GND
EN1
GN
D2
VO 4
NC 5GN
D0
VI6 PG 3U102 LD39050PU33R
GND
ESDG101
Logo_ESD
RoHSG102
Logo_RoHS
ST25G103
Logo_ST25
ST MicroelectronicsG104
Logo_STM
L102FB_0603_0R
L101
FB_0603
C104
C_1μ_0603_X5R
C103
C_1μ_0603_X5R
C106
C_2μ2_0402_X5R
C105
C_10n_0402_X7R
C102
C_10μ_0603_X5R
C101
C_10μ_0603_X5R
R101
LED101
PWR 1
D- 2
D+ 3
ID 4
Shie
ld6
GND 5
P101
μUSB
VBUS1
D-2
D+3
ID4
GND 5
D- 6
D+ 7
GND 8
U101
ECMF02-4CMX8
V_RF
V_RF
V_RF
3V3
J101closed 0R
L103FB_0603_0R
PM/USB_con
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Microcontroller
SEN
INTRMISOMOSISCLK
MCU_CLK
V_RF3_3V
SPI/Power_Con
SPI/Power_Con
USBD_NUSBD_P
V_RF3_3V
PM/USB_con
PM/USB_con
Interface
LP_UART_RX
LP_UART_TXUART_TX
UART_RX
3V3GND
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P204 d.n.p.
SWD 3V3
PC13 2
PC14 - OSC32_IN 3
PC15 - OSC32_OUT 4
PC08
PC19
PC210
PC311
PA014
PA115
PA216
PA3/SAR_VREF+17
PA420
PA521
PA622
PA723
PC424
PC525
PB0 26
PB1/VREF+ 27
PB2 28
PB10/PE8 29
PB11/VCAP1 30
PB12/SD_VREF+ 33
PB13/PB14 34
PB14/PB15 35
PB15/PD8 36
PC637
PC738
PC8 39
PC9 40
PA841
PA942
PA1043
PA1144
PA1245
PA1346
PA1449
PA1550
PC10 51
PC11 52
PC12 53
PB3 55
PB4 56
PB5 57
PB6 58
PB7 59
PB8 61
PB9 62
497-15872-NDU201A
STM32L476RE
SCLK_MCUMISO_MCUMOSI_MCU
LP_UART_RXLP_UART_TX
UART_TXUART_RX
IRQ_MCULED1
LED2
VBAT/VLCD1
PF0/PD0/PH0 - OSC_IN5
PF1/PD1/PH1 - OSC_OUT6 NRST 7
VSSA 12
VDDA/VREF+13
VSS/PF4/PA3 18VDD/PF519
VSS/VCAP1 31VDD32
VSS/VCAP2/PF6 47VDD/VUSB/VSA/PF748
BOOT0 60
VSS 63VDD64
PD2 54
U201B
STM32L476RE
3V3
T_NRST
Cas
e
S201
Cas
e
S202 3V3
1234
P203
d.n.p.
3V3
1234
P202
d.n.p.
LP_UART_RXLP_UART_TX
T_NRST
T_JTDI
T_SWO
T_JTCK
T_JTMS
LED1LED2
LED3LED4
LED5LED6
SEN
MISO
INTR
MOSI
SCLKSCLK_MCU
MOSI_MCU
IRQ_MCU
MISO_MCU
/SS_MCU
SDASCL
3V3
C206
d.n.p.
C205
d.n.p.
Y201d.n.p.
USBD_NUSBD_P
J201
openJ202
open
Pin 18+19 Pin 47+48 Pin 63+64 Pin 12+13Pin 31+32 Pin 1
3V3
Pin 18+19 Pin 47+48 Pin 63+64 Pin 31+32 Pin 1
V_RF
3V3
R202R203
R205R206
R208R209
R201
R204
R207
R210
R211
R214
R215
R216
R217
R218
R219
R220
R221
R222
C203
C_4p3_0402
C204
C_4p3_0402
X20132.768 kHz
123456789
10
P201
Header 10
C209
C_4μ7_0402_X5R
C211
C_4μ7_0402_X5R
C210
C_100n_0402_X7R
C212
C_100n_0402_X7R
C213
C_100n_0402_X7R
C214
C_100n_0402_X7R
C216
C_100n_0402_X7R
C215
C_1μ_0402_X5R
C207
C_100n_0402_X7R
C208
C_100n_0402_X7RR223
L201
FB_0603AVDD
AVDD
LED201LED202
LED203LED204
LED205LED206
INTRMISOMOSISCLKSEN
V_RF
3V3
V_RF
LED6
C201
C_56p_0402
C202
C_56p_0402
R212
R213USBD_PUSBD_N MCU_D_N
MCU_D_P
T_JTMST_JTCKT_JTDI
MCU_D_PMCU_D_N
AVDD
SDASCL
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AVDDLED3
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GND
GND
GND
CSOCSI
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TRIM2_0TRIM2_1TRIM2_2TRIM2_3
RFO1RFO2
RFI1RFI2
SEN_11MISO_11MOSI_11SCLK_11INTR_11
VSP_RF
VSP
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J301
C303d.n.p.
GND
CSO_out
GND GND
GNDGND
GN
D1
GN
D3
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d.n.p.
GN
D1
GN
D3
2
P302
d.n.p.
V_RF_3911
RFI1RFI2
RFO1RFO2
TRIM1_0TRIM1_1TRIM1_2TRIM1_3TRIM2_0TRIM2_1TRIM2_2TRIM2_3
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Antenna_Con
TRIM2_0TRIM2_1TRIM2_2TRIM2_3
TRIM1_0TRIM1_1TRIM1_2TRIM1_3
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RFI2RFI1
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ST25R3911 NFC Initiator / HF Reader Controller Interface
Antenna Connection
VSP
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VSP
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AG
D
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GNDGNDGND
SEN
INTRMISOMOSISCLK
V_RF3_3V
MCU_CLK
SPI/Power_Con
3V3JP301
d.n.p.
J303
open
J302
d.n.p.
GND
V_RF
3V3
C302
C_100n_0402_X7R
C301
C_1μ_0402_X5R
C304
C_100n_0402_X7R
Y301
C308C_8p2_0402
C307C_8p2_0402
C309
C_10n_0402_X7R
C310
C_10n_0402_X7R
C311
C_10n_0402_X7R
C312
C_10n_0402_X7RC313
C_2μ2_0402_X5R
C314
C_2μ2_0402_X5R
C315
C_2μ2_0402_X5R
C316
C_1μ_0402_X5R
R306
C305
C_12p_0402
R307
C306
C_12p_0402
CSI_out
GND
R301R302
R303R304
R305
SPI/Power_Con
L301
FB_0603
V_RF_3911
ST25R3911
VD
D_I
O1
CSO2
VSP
_D3
XTO4 XTI5
VSN
_D6
VSP
_RF
9
RFO1 10
RFO2 11
VSN
_RF
12
TRIM1_3 13
TRIM2_3 14
TRIM1_0 19
TRIM2_0 20
VSS
21
RFI1 22
RFI2 23AG
D24
IRQ27
MCU_CLK28
MISO29
MOSI30
SCLK31
/SS32
VSP
_A7
VD
D8
TRIM1_2 15
TRIM2_2 16
TRIM1_1 17
TRIM2_1 18
CSI25
VSN
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TRIM1_2
TRIM1_3
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TRIM2_1
TRIM2_2
TRIM2_3
RFO1
RFO2
GND
GND
TRIM1
TRIM2
GND
TRIM1TRIM2
Trim Capacitor Banks
GND
RFI1RFI2
RFO1RFO2
TRIM1_0TRIM1_1TRIM1_2TRIM1_3TRIM2_0TRIM2_1TRIM2_2TRIM2_3
Antenna_Con
Antenna_Con
Antenna Connection
12
J403
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J402
C407
d.n.p.
C404
d.n.p.
NFC Forum matching
GND GND
RFI1
RFI2
RFI1
RFO1RFO2
TRIM1_0TRIM1_1TRIM1_2TRIM1_3TRIM2_0TRIM2_1TRIM2_2TRIM2_3
RFI2
C401C_82p_0603
C412C_82p_0603
C402C_10p_0603
C411C_10p_0603
C403
C_180p_0603
C410
C_180p_0603
C405C_680p_0603
C409C_680p_0603
L401
270n
L402
270n
C415C_5p6_0402
C416C_5p6_0402
C417C_12p_0402
C418C_12p_0402
C419C_27p_0402
C420C_27p_0402
C421C_56p_0402
C422C_56p_0402
C403_NFCF
C_120p_0603
C410_NFCF
C_120p_0603
C406C_120p_0603
C408C_120p_0603
Antenna Loop
R401
R402
R401_NFCF
R402_NFCF
J405
closed 0R
J404
closed 0R
J401
closed 0R
J406
closed 0R
J407
closed 0R
Antenna Circuit incl. EMI Filter and Matching
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2.3 PCB layout
2.3.1 PCB overview
The PCB (see Figure 8) is organized in two halves
• Left side: the SPI header P204 and the digital / MCU sections
• Right side: the analog parts and the ST25R3911B.
The whole PCB is surrounded by a two turns NFC antenna.
Figure 8. PCB overview
The boot button can be found right above the I2C header. If this button is pressed during the powering or the resetting of the board, the STM32L4 will enter the boot loader mode. The reset button is positioned between the JTAG/SWD header and the I2C header.
2.3.2 PCB layers
The PCB layout is designed considering that the ST25R3911B is a high power RF transmitter, hence the decoupling capacitors are located as close as possible to the positive and negative power supply pins, for example VSP_RF and VSN_RF.
Since the chip is using a differential output driver stage, the antenna matching network is treated as a differential network. The space between the components is kept as small as possible and the whole network is routed in a completely symmetrical way.
Via stitching and via shielding is used to maintain a low impedance and prevent short return current loops. The RF traces are protected by via stitching in combination with guard rings to create a via wall. This keeps the PCB electromagnetically “quiet”.
A via shield is used to create a vertical copper barrier through the PCB. This helps to reduce crosstalk and electromagnetic interference in any route carrying an RF signal. The RFI traces and AAT lanes are routed as close as possible to each other.
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Top layer
The top layer (Figure 9) contains most of the components and PCB traces. The unused areas around the ICs are filled with GND planes, guarded using via stitching. Furthermore, important analog traces are surrounded by GND vias.
Mid layer 1
This layer (Figure 10) is a pure GND plane, providing a low ohmic DC path for the GND connection.
Mid layer 2
Mid layer 2 (Figure 11) is used for the power distribution. It contains the power planes for the 5 V supply of the ST25R3911B and the 3.3 V supply of the microcontroller.
Bottom layer
The bottom layer (Figure 12) is mainly a GND plane, but some traces are routed through it.
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The default matching network assembled enables VHBR operation up to 3.4 Mbps.
Components for an optional NFC Forum matching are placed on the board. Exchanging the components as indicated in Table 1 will increase the Q factor of the antenna system. VHBR communication at 3.4 Mbps and 1.7 Mbps bit rate will not be supported anymore, but the read range for lower data rate applications will increase, up to 20%.
The matching impedance will remain the same when switching between the two matchings.
VHBR matching
The VHBR matching is designed with a target Q-Factor of 8. The matching impedance is around 12.8 + j5 Ω. The HW based AAT algorithm will typically adjust to an AAT value of 8 (see Figure 13).
Figure 13. VHBR matching with an AAT setting of 8
NFC Forum matching
The NFC Forum matching is designed with a target Q-Factor of 16.
To switch to the NFC Forum matching the user needs to change the components listed in Table 1.
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With the new assembled values, the matching impedance looks as in Figure 14, with a value close to 11 + j6 Ω.
Figure 14. NFC Forum matching with an AAT setting of 11
The HW based AAT algorithm will typically adjust to an AAT value of 11. Due to the higher Q-Factor the voltage on the antenna is also increasing. To put the receiver in an optimum signal level range, the capacitors C401 and C412 can be increased to 100 pF.
Table 1. NFC Forum matching alternatives
Default assembly Value NFC Forum replacement Value
C403 80 pF C403_NFCF 120 pF
C410 180 pF C410_NFCF 120 pF
R401 3R9 R401_NFCF 1R96
R402 3R9 R402_NFCF 1R96
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) compliance statements
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4.1 FCC Compliance Statement
4.1.1 Part 15.19
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
4.1.2 Part 15.21
Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by STMicroelectronics may cause harmful interference and void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
4.1.3 Part 15.105
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
4.1.4 FCC ID
FCC ID: YCPR3911BD1
4.2 Formal notices required by the Industry Canada (“IC”)
4.2.1 Compliance Statement
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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4.2.2 Declaration de Conformité
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
4.2.3 IC ID
IC ID: 8976B-R3911BD1
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Table 2. Document revision history
Date Revision Changes
23-Jun-2017 1 Initial release.
25-Jul-2017 2
Added Section 4.1.3: Part 15.105.
Updated Section 4.1.4: FCC ID and Section 4.2.3: IC ID.
Updated Figure 8: PCB overview, Figure 9: PCB layout, top layer and Figure 12: PCB layout, bottom layer.
15-Dec-2017 3Updated Figure 1: ST25R3911B-DISCO PCB (top view).
Updated Section 2: Hardware.
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