User manual

SCM3712 REFERENCE MANUAL 14
3.4. Contactless communication principles and SCM3712
usage recommendations
SCM3712 is a contactless reader
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designed to communicate with user tokens or via the NFC Peer-
To-Peer modes (Reader-To-Tag Mode & Peer-To-Peer Mode)with NFC enabled Mobile phones also
with other SCM3712/SCL3711 devices.
In any case the SCM3712 Reader Boards are being embedded into terminals, vending machines,
kiosks or any other final device.
The below pictures show a typical system configuration for a terminal and a kiosk application.
User Tokens and/or
NFC SmartPhone
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SCM 3712
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Fig.3-1: SCM3712 in a Terminal Use Application
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In the ISO/IEC 14443 standard, the reader is called the Proximity Coupling Cevice (PCD)