MP300 MT1

High performance industrial contactless reader/writer and parametrical tester

  • Supports ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, ISO/IEC 15693, Mifare TM, and FeliCa TM protocols

  • Tests and personalises wafers, micromodules, smartcards, e-Passports, RFID tags, inlays

  • Optimised to get the fastest throughput

  • Physical testing features, like resonance frequency measurement and chip impedance measurement


The main features of the MP300 MT1 are :

  • Up to 2 MP300 MT1 testers can be installed on one MP300 mother board
  • Compatible with ISO/IEC 14443-3 and -4, ISO/IEC 15693, Mifare TM, FeliCa TM, Innovatron TM specifications
  • Full management of the T=CL protocol
  • Supports the highest baudrates (up to 848 kbps)
  • All physical parameters adjustable (field strength, carrier frequency, modulation index, rise and fall time of the signals, ...)
  • All logical parameters adjustable (baudrate, duration of the bits, waiting time)
  • Open for implementation of custom protocols
  • Endless possibilities of protocolary customisation
  • Compatible with wafers, micro-modules, smartcards, M2M components, RFID tags, inlays
  • Presence of a high quality ISO/IEC 7816-3 smart card reader, for personalisation of the contact interface of a dual interface smartcard
  • Advanced logical test features (response time measurement, modulation alternance, short time between two commands, ...)
  • Advanced electrical measurement features : chip impedance, resonance frequency and Q factor of a smartcard
  • Open platform : integrate the MP300 MT1 inside your own personalisation environment
  • Compatible with the MVPi production machine interface

 

This production tester will typically be used in the following contexts :

  • OS loading, pre-personalisation, or personalisation of contactless micro-modules and smartcards
  • Personalisation of dual interface components
  • Reel to reel test handlers (micro-modules, RFID tags, ...)

 

Number of independent test head per board : 1

Supported protocols

ISO/IEC 14443-3 (proximity cards)
Type A
  • Supported
Type B
  • Supported
Anticollision
  • Managed by firmware
T=CL protocol
  • Managed by firmware
Supported baudrates
  • 106, 212, 424, 828 kbps
  • Asymetrical baudrates supported

B' (Innovatron)
Supported

ISO/IEC 15693 (vicinity cards)
Coding type
  • Manchester
Encoding modes
  • 1 out of 4
  • 1 out of 256

ISO 18000-3 Mode 1
Supported

Mifare TM

Types supported
  • Classic
  • Light
  • Ultra Light
  • Ultra Light C
  • Many more
Encryption
  • Assisted by hardware

FeliCa TM
Available baudrates
  • 212 and 424 kbps
Encryption
  • Available through an external device

Raw mode
Gives the possibility to exchange frames without any protocolary encapsulation

Out of standard chips
Benefit from Micropross’experience in smartcard programming

ISO/IEC 7816-3
T=0 and T=1 protocols
  • 100% implemented, managed by firmware
Hardware acceleration
  • Transmission and reception of characters managed by the MicroSmart technology

Programmable parameters

Physical parameters (contactless interface)
Field strength
  • Adjustable
Modulation index
  • From 0% to 100%
Field rise time
  • 0ms to 5ms
Carrier frequency
  • 12.56MHz to 14.56MHz
Modulation rise and fall times
  • 0µs to 10µs

Logical parameters (contact interface)
Type A pause width
  • 0 to 4.4µs
Frame waiting time
  • Adjustable in ETU
Type B framing (SOF, EGT, EOF, bit duration)
  • Adjustable in clock cycles
Communication speed
  • 106, 212, 424, 848 kbps

Physical parameters (contact interface)

Voltages
Vcc
  • 0V to 6V
Vol
  • 0V
Voh
  • Fixed to Vcc
Vil
  • 30% of Voh
Vih
  • 70% of Voh

Frequency
ISO 7816 clock frequency
  • 100Hz to 10MHz
ISO 7816 clock duty cycle
  • 50%

Pin states
All pins are independent from each other, and can be separately managed

ISO 7816 communication parameters
ETU width
  • From 1 to 4096 clock cycles (bit sampling adjustable)
BGT, initial ETU width
  • Adjustable in clock cycles
BWT, CWT, EGT, RGT, WWT
  • Adjustable in ETUs
Clock stop at high or low state
  • Adjustable
Clock stop tG and tH timings
  • Adjustable in clock cycles
Parity control
  • Can be forced to 0, 1, odd, even
Input parity error checking
  • Can be disabled
Pull-up resistor
  • 4.7kΩ or 22kΩ

Available tests

Electrical measurement

Resonance frequency measurement

Range
  • 11 to 24 MHz

Chip impedance
Done at 13.56 MHz

Logical testing

Automatic testing
Send type A command, wait, send type B command and receive answer (for type B cards)
Send type B command, wait, sent type A command and receive answer (for type A cards)
Switch on field, wait, send request command (A or B), receive answer
Send request, wait, send request, receive the answer
Antitearing
PICC reset characterization
Check minimum FDT (frame delay time)

Testing through API manipulation
Response time measurement
Sending of out of standard frames
Sending misformed blocks (wrong number of bits)
Retro modulation ratio measurement
Distance simulation checking

Communication parameters

USB 2.0
TCP/IP 10/100 Mbps
RS 232

Software development

Remote development (the code is executed from the PC)
Elements available
  • MPSDK .NET library available on demand
  • Communication Dll supplied
Supported programming languages
  • C, C++, VB, Java, .NET
  • Any language that supports Dll

Embedded development (the code is executed directly by the MP300)
Recommended cross compiler
  • Windriver compiler (prefered version : 4.4b)

User Interface

MPManager

The MP300 MT1 can be accessed using several ways :

  • First, using the driver dll that we supply, which enables the user to access all functionnalities of the MP300 MT1 from any programming language that supports Dll
  • For users prefering to embed their code directly inside the MP300 MT1, Micropross has designed the SORB interface, which completely encapsulates all programming tasks related to the management of embedded applications, and lets the user focus on the smartcard oriented code
  • Finally, we can also supply our own user interface, MVPi, which elegantly conciliates convenience of use, high throughput and stability.

MVPi is able to handle up to 32 test heads at the same time, but upgrades are easily possible.

 
The main window of MVPi


 

Statistics are available, either separated between all test heads, or displayed for the whole system

 

 
Here, the number of failures, and the reason of the failure, for the head 3


 

More statistics are available, showing the current test time, as well as the average one.

 
Here, total of good, bad chips, and the testing time


 

As smartcards are being produced, logfiles are also generated, that allow to keep track of the produced components. The content of this logfile is controlled by the user

 
An example of logfile produced by MVPi


 


Micropross supplies a complete range of accessories for the MP300 MT1, that include :

  • Various sizes of rack housing, who allow to protect the Micropross testers from any kind of danger
  • Different types of antennas
  • External smartcard readers
  • Software for production machines (MVPi)

We also supply packages to extend the warranty of the tester. Please ask us for the maintenance contracts available.