
AN11079
Contact reader ICs - TDA product support packages
Rev. 1.1 — 1 October 2014
Application note
Document information
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Content
Keywords
Contact reader ICs, TDA8034, TDA8035, TDA8024, TDA8026, TDA8023,
TDA8029, TDA8007B, TDA8037, Motherboard, Daughterboard,
Software, EMV Level1, Payment, NDS, CISCO technology
Abstract
This product gives a summary of all available product support packages
for the contact reader ICs, the TDA family.

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Revision history
Rev
Date
Description
1.1
20141001
Adding of TDA8037, NDS replaced by CISCO technology
1.0
20110523
Initial version

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1. Introduction
NXP has shipped more than 600 million reader ICs and its product architecture has
become the reference standard across the industry. NXP’s strength in cryptography and
security has enabled smartcard readers that support the high data rates and security
required by advanced applications.
NXP, the world leader in contact reader ICs, supports the Pay TV as well as POS and
PC market with a series of optimized solutions that deliver high-level protection to the
smartcard and the system.
1.1 Scope
This application note gives an overview of all product support introduced together with
our contact reader ICs, such as:
• Documentation
• Development board
• Software
1.2 Abbreviations
These abbreviations are used in this application note.
Table 1. Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
SAM
Secure Application Module
HW
Hardware
SW
Software
Doc
Documentation

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2. Contact reader IC product overview
2.1 Introduction
NXP, the world leader in contact reader ICs, supports the Pay TV as well as POS and
PC market with a series of optimized solutions that deliver high-level protection to the
smartcard and the system.
Table 2. Overview of contact reader IC portfolio
Product
Description
Features
Compliant
CISCO
technology
EMV
TDA8037
Cost efficient class B card
interface
Cost optimized solution for
Pay TV market
TDA8035 Single card interface
Wide VDD range
Low power consumption in
inactive mode
TDA8034
Cost efficient single card
interface
Cost optimized solution
Limited VDD range
Low power consumption in
inactive mode
TDA8024
Reference single card
interface
Market proven solution for
Pay TV market
TDA8023
Single card interface
tailored for the payment
market
Simple logic tailored for
payment
TDA8026
Multi (5) slot card
interface for multiple
SAMs/contact cards
One single IC can act as a
front end for up to 5 contact
cards, PCI PED compliant.
TDA8007B
Dual card interface with
embedded contact UART
Easy integration due to
integrated UART.
TDA8029
Smart card controller
integrating the whole
protocol layer
Very easy integration due to
available protocol stack.

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The TDA8024, TDA8034, and TDA8035 are low-cost, contact-based smartcard reader
ICs that read the majority of viewing cards issued by broadcasters. They are CISCO
technology and ISO 7816 compliant, so they offer high levels of design flexibility and
support all three levels of smartcard classes.
The TDA8007 is tailored for the requirements for the POS market, enabling with two
frontends in addition to an included UART an easy integration into the POS reader,
having the EMV L1 certification available. The TDA8023 enables due to its availability of
simple logic to include easily the payment functionality into the payment reader. Several
SAMs on top of the contact reader IC may be included through the TDA8026, having 5
smart card interfaces on board.
The TDA8029 includes a microcontroller on top of a UART and a smart card interface; as
such the integration into existing solutions is only low effort as the protocol is handled by
the contact reader IC.