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Product short data sheet
COMPANY PUBLIC
Rev. 3.0 — 5 November 2015
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NXP Semiconductors
MF3ICD(H)Q1
MIFARE DESFire EV1 256B contactless smartcard IC
2. Features and benefits
2.1 RF interface: ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
Contactless transmission of data and powered by the RF-field (no battery needed)
Operating distance: up to 100 mm (depending on power provided by the PCD and
antenna geometry)
Operating frequency: 13.56 MHz
Fast data transfer: 106 kbit/s, 212 kbit/s, 424 kbit/s, 848 kbit/s
High data integrity: 16/32 bit CRC, parity, bit coding, bit counting
True deterministic anticollision
7 bytes unique identifier (cascade level 2 according to ISO/IEC 14443-3 and option for
random ID)
Uses ISO/IEC 14443-4 protocol
2.2 ISO/IEC 7816 compatibility
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-3 APDU message structure
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘A4’ for SELECT FILE
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘B0’ for READ BINARY
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘D6’ for UPDATE BINARY
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘B2’ for READ RECORDS
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘E2’ for APPEND RECORD
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘84’ for GET CHALLENGE
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘88’ for INTERNAL AUTHENTICATE
Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘82’ for EXTERNAL AUTHENTICATE
2.3 Non-volatile memory
256 bytes application memory
1, 2
Data retention of 10 years
Write endurance typical 500 000 cycles
2.4 NV-memory organization
Flexible file system
Number of applications and files per application depending on available memory
File types supported: standard data file, back-up data file, value file, linear record file
and cyclic record file
File size is determined during creation
1. User application example: 1 Application, 2 AES keys, 1 Data file (256 bytes)
2. Also available in 2 KB, 4 KB and 8 KB. Refer to Ref. 1
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