MIFARE Ultralight® MIFARE Ultralight C RFID card from NXP

General Description

MIFARE and MIFARE Ultralight are registered trademarks of NXP B.V. and are used under license.
NXP Semiconductors developed the MIFARE® MF0 UL X1(MIFARE® Ultralight EV1) for use in a contactless smart ticket, smart card or token in combination with a Proximity Coupling Device (PCD). The MF0 UL X1 is designed to work in an ISO/ IEC 14443 Type A compliant environment. The target applications include single trip or limited use tickets in public transportation networks, loyalty cards or day passes for events. The MF0 UL X1 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.

MIFARE®, RF interface (ISO/ IEC 14443 A)
* Contactless transmission of data and supply energy (no battery needed)
* Operating distance: up to 100 mm (depending on field strength and antenna geometry)
* Operating frequency: 13.56 MHz
* Fast data transfer: 106 kbit/s
* High data integrity: 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
1.2 EEPROM
* 1536-bit total memory
* 1184-bit user memory
* 36 pages user r/w area
* 512-bit compatible to MF0ICU1
* Field programmable read-only locking function per page for first 512-bit
* Field programmable read-only locking function per block
* 32-bit user definable One-Time Programmable (OTP) area
* 16-bit counter
* Data retention of 5 years
* Write endurance 10000 cycles
1.3 Security
* 3DES Authentication
* Anti-cloning support by unique 7-byte serial number for each device
* 32-bit user programmable OTP area
* Field programmable read-only locking function per page for first 512-bit
* Read-only locking per block for rest of memory

Application
Public transport
Event ticketing
Prepaid applications
Loyalty schemes
NFC Forum Tag Type 2
Toy and amusement