Datasheet
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Short form data sheet Rev. 1.2 — 31 March 2011  17 of 25
Philips Semiconductors
PN532/C1
NFC controller
9.1.5.1 MIFARE
®
 card interface mode
9.1.5.2 FeliCa™ card interface mode
Table 11: MIFARE
®
 CARD operating mode
Communication 
direction
MIFARE
®
 / ISO14443A MIFARE
®
 Higher Baudrates
Transfer speed 106kbit/s 212 kbit/s 424 kbit/s
PN532 receiving 
data from the 
reader / writer
Modulation on reader 
side
100 % ASK 100 % ASK 100 % ASK
bit coding Modified Miller coding Modified 
Miller
 coding
Modified Miller coding
Bitlength
128
⁄
13.56
 = 9.44 μs
64
⁄
13.56
 = 
9.44μs
⁄
2
32
⁄
13.56
 = 
9.44μs
⁄
4
PN532 sending 
data back to the 
reader / writer
Modulation on PN532 
side
Subcarrier load modulation subcarrier load 
modulation
subcarrier load 
modulation
Subcarrier frequency
13.56MHz
⁄
16
13.56MHz
⁄
16
13.56MHz
⁄
16
bit coding Manchester coding BPSK BPSK
Table 12: FeliCa™ CARD operating mode
Communication 
direction
FeliCa™ FeliCa™ Higher Baudrates
Baudrate 212kbaud 424kBaud
PN532 receiving data 
from the reader / writer
Modulation on reader side 8-14 % ASK 8-14 % ASK
bit coding Manchester Coding Manchester Coding
Bitlength
64
⁄
13.56
μs
32
⁄
13.56
μs
PN532 sending data 
back to the reader / 
writer
Modulation on PN532 side >12% ASK, loadmodulation >12% ASK, load modulation
bit coding Manchester coding Manchester coding










