MIFARE Ultralight EV1 - Contactless ticket IC
NXP Semiconductors developed the MIFARE Ultralight EV1 MF0ULx1 for use in a contactless smart ticket, smart card or token in combination with a Proximity Coupling Device (PCD). The MF0ULx1 is designed to work in an ISO/IEC 14443 Type A compliant
environment (see [1]). The target applications include single trip or limited use tickets in public transportation networks, loyalty cards or day passes for events. The MF0ULx1 serves as a replacement for conventional ticketing solutions such as paper tickets,
magnetic stripe tickets or coins. It is also a perfect ticketing counterpart to contactless card families such as MIFARE DESFire or MIFARE Plus.
The MIFARE Ultralight EV1 is succeeding the MIFARE Ultralight ticketing IC and is fully functional backwards compatible. Its enhanced feature and command set enable more efficient implementations and offer more flexibility in system designs.
The mechanical and electrical specifications of MIFARE Ultralight EV1 are tailored to meet the requirements of inlay and paper ticket manufacturers.
Features and benefits
• Contactless transmission of data and supply energy• Operating distance up to 100 mm depending on antenna geometry and reader configuration
• Operating frequency of 13.56 MHz • Data transfer of 106 kbit/s
• Data integrity of 16-bit CRC, parity, bit coding,bit counting
• True anticollision
• 7 byte serial number (cascade level 2 according to ISO/IEC 14443-3)
• Typical ticketing transaction: < 35 ms
• Fast counter transaction: < 10 ms
EEPROM
• 640-bit or 1312-bit, organized in 20 or 41 pages with 4 bytes per page• First 512 bits compatible to MF0ICU1
• Field programmable read-only locking function per page for the first 512 bits
• Field programmable read-only locking function per 2 pages above page 15
• 32-bit user definable One-Time Programmable (OTP) area
• 384-bit or 1024-bit freely available user Read/ Write area (12 or 32 pages)
• 3 independent, true one-way 24-bit counters on top of the user area
• Anti-tearing support for counters, OTP area and lock bits
• Configurable password protection with optional limit of unsuccessful attempts
• ECC based originality signature
• Data retention time of 10 years
• Write endurance 100.000 cycles
• Write endurance for one-way counters 1.000.000 cycles
Applications
• Public transportation• Event ticketing
• Loyalty
