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SLOS743L – AUGUST 2011 – REVISED MARCH 2017
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6.15.3.3.3 RSSI Levels and Oscillator Status Register (0x0F)
describes the RSSI Levels and Oscillator Status register.
Table 6-47. RSSI Levels and Oscillator Status Register (0x0F)
Function:
Displays the signal strength on both reception channels and RF amplitude during RF-off state. The RSSI values are valid from
reception start till start of next transmission.
Bit
Name
Function
Description
B7
Unused
B6
osc_ok
Crystal oscillator stable
indicator
13.56-MHz frequency stable (approximately 200 µs)
B5
rssi_x2
MSB RSSI value of auxiliary
RX (RX_IN2)
Auxiliary channel is by default RX_IN2. The input can be swapped by B3 = 1
(Chip Status Control register 0x00). If "swapped", the Auxiliary channel is
connected to RX_IN1 and, hence, the Auxiliary RSSI represents the signal level
at RX_IN1.
B4
rssi_x1
Auxiliary channel RSSI
B3
rssi_x0
MSB RSSI value of auxiliary
RX (RX_IN2)
B2
rssi_2
MSB RSSI value of main
RX (RX_IN1)
Active channel is default and can be set with option bit B3 = 0 of Chip Status
Control register 0x00.
B1
rssi_1
Main channel RSSI
B0
rssi_0
LSB RSSI value of main RX
(RX_IN1)
RSSI measurement block is measuring the demodulated envelope signal (except in case of direct
command for RF amplitude measurement described later in direct commands section). The measuring
system is latching the peak value, so the RSSI level can be read after the end of receive packet. The
RSSI value is reset during next transmit action of the reader, so the new tag response level can be
measured. The RSSI levels calculated to the RF_IN1 and RF_IN2 are presented in
and
. The RSSI has 7 steps (3 bits) with 4-dB increment. The input level is the peak-to-peak
modulation level of RF signal measured on one side envelope (positive or negative).
6.15.3.3.4 Special Functions Register (0x10)
describes the Special Functions register at address 0x10.
Table 6-48. Special Functions Register (0x10)
Function:
User configurable options for ISO/IEC 14443 A specific operations
Bit
Name
Function
Description
B7
Reserved
Reserved
B6
Reserved
Reserved
B5
par43
Disables parity checking for
ISO/IEC 14443 A
B4
next_slot_37us
0 = 18.88 µs
1 = 37.77 µs
Sets the time grid for next slot command in ISO/IEC 15693
B3
Sp_dir_mode
Bit stream transmit for
MIFARE at 106 kbps
Enables direct mode for transmitting ISO/IEC 14443 A data, bypassing the
FIFO and feeding the data bit stream directly onto the encoder.
B2
4_bit_RX
0 = normal receive
1 = 4-bit receive
Enable 4-bit replay for example, ACK, NACK used by some cards; for example,
MIFARE Ultralight
B1
14_anticoll
0 = anticollision framing
(0x93, 0x95, 0x97)
1 = normal framing (no
broken bytes)
Disable anticollision frames for ISO/IEC 14443 A (this bit should be set to 1
after anticollision is finished)
B0
col_7_6
0 = 7 subcarrier pulses
1 = 6 subcarrier pulses
Selects the number of subcarrier pulses that trigger collision error in
ISO/IEC 14443 A at 106 kbps