NFC tag-side controller for smart sensing applications
The NGC1081 is a microcontroller with integrated NFC connectivity, sensing capabilities, and energy harvesting functions. It allows for the development of miniaturized smart devices that can be controlled and powered by a personal mobile phone. It can operate in passive mode, where it communicates wirelessly and harvests energy from the NFC field as well as in battery mode as a self-contained sensing node. It has 12-bit SAR ADC, 10-bit DAC, one analog output, 4 analog inputs, and an integrated temperature sensor. It operates at 28 MHz and includes standard peripherals like UART, SPI, I²C, and 32 kHz RTC. It is available in a VQFN-32 package.
Summary of Features
NFC interface compliant to ISO 14443 type A
Arm® 32-bit Cortex®-M0 microcontroller core
Two operation modes: passive or battery
Memory:
16 kB ROM as bootloader
16 kB RAM
60 kB NVM
Sensing unit:
12-bit SAR ADC/ 10bit DAC
Integrated temperature-sensor
Digital I/O: SPI, I²C, UART
Integrated H-bridge supports up to 250 mA load current
Passive mode or battery mode
Available in VQFN-32 package
Benefits
Single-chip solution to build battery-free smart sensors for miniaturized designs
Intuitive connection with mobile phone enabling a cloud-based business model
Natural galvanically isolated sensing interface for applications with direct human body contact
Potential Applications
Battery-free sensing nodes, sensor inlays
NFC data, temperature loggers
Vital NFC sensing (e.g. health care/medical patches)
Smart NFC thermostats
Galvanically isolated sensor frontends
NFC programming interface of electronic devices
Application Software Development
NGC1081 shares the same firmware development SDK as the NAC1080. All firmware example code for NAC1080 are also valid for NGC1081.
Antenna Design
NAC/NGC Antenna design - login to myInfineon to download the content.
NFC tag-side controller for smart sensing applications
The NGC1081 is a microcontroller with integrated NFC connectivity, sensing capabilities, and energy harvesting functions. It allows for the development of miniaturized smart devices that can be controlled and powered by a personal mobile phone. It can operate in passive mode, where it communicates wirelessly and harvests energy from the NFC field as well as in battery mode as a self-contained sensing node.
It has 12-bit SAR ADC, 10-bit DAC, one analog output, 4 analog inputs, and an integrated temperature sensor. It operates at 28 MHz and includes standard peripherals like UART, SPI, I²C, and 32 kHz RTC. It is available in a VQFN-32 package.
Summary of Features
- NFC interface compliant to ISO 14443 type A
- Arm® 32-bit Cortex®-M0 microcontroller core
- Two operation modes: passive or battery
- Memory:
- 16 kB ROM as bootloader
- 16 kB RAM
- 60 kB NVM
- Sensing unit:
- 12-bit SAR ADC/ 10bit DAC
- Integrated temperature-sensor
- Digital I/O: SPI, I²C, UART
- Integrated H-bridge supports up to 250 mA load current
- Passive mode or battery mode
- Available in VQFN-32 package
Benefits
- Single-chip solution to build battery-free smart sensors for miniaturized designs
- Intuitive connection with mobile phone enabling a cloud-based business model
- Natural galvanically isolated sensing interface for applications with direct human body contact
Potential Applications
- Battery-free sensing nodes, sensor inlays
- NFC data, temperature loggers
- Vital NFC sensing (e.g. health care/medical patches)
- Smart NFC thermostats
- Galvanically isolated sensor frontends
- NFC programming interface of electronic devices
Application Software Development
NGC1081 shares the same firmware development SDK as the NAC1080. All firmware example code for NAC1080 are also valid for NGC1081.
Antenna Design
NAC/NGC Antenna design - login to myInfineon to download the content.
