An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones
The Short-range-controlled communication system (RCC) based on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card is a replacement for the standard near-field communication (NFC) system to support near-field payment applications. The RCC uses both the low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) wireless communi...
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doaj-0414e14f81bd4085bb134e03fdebdf9f2020-11-25T03:31:09ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-09-01204997499710.3390/s20174997An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile PhonesMingyang Gong0Haichun Zhang1Zhenglin Liu2School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaSchool of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaSchool of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaThe Short-range-controlled communication system (RCC) based on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card is a replacement for the standard near-field communication (NFC) system to support near-field payment applications. The RCC uses both the low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) wireless communication system. The RCC communication distance is controlled under 10 cm. However, current RCCs suffer from compatibility issues, and the LF communication distance is lower than 0.5 cm in some phones with completely metallic shells. In this paper, we propose an improved LF communication system design, including an LF transmitter circuit, LF receiver chip, and LF-HF communication protocol. The LF receiver chip has a rail-to-rail amplifier and a self-correcting clock recovery differential Manchester decoder, which do not have the limitations of accurate gain and high system clock. The LF receiver chip is fabricated in a 0.18 <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>m CMOS technology platform, with a die size of 1.05 mm × 0.9 mm and current consumption of 41 <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>A. The experiments show that the improved RCC has better compatibility, and the communication distance reaches to 4.2 cm in phones with completely metallic shells.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/17/4997range-controlled communicationlow-frequency circuitsrail-to-rail amplifier |
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An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones |
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An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones |
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An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones |
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An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones |
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An Improved Design and Implementation of a Range-Controlled Communication System for Mobile Phones |
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The Short-range-controlled communication system (RCC) based on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card is a replacement for the standard near-field communication (NFC) system to support near-field payment applications. The RCC uses both the low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) wireless communication system. The RCC communication distance is controlled under 10 cm. However, current RCCs suffer from compatibility issues, and the LF communication distance is lower than 0.5 cm in some phones with completely metallic shells. In this paper, we propose an improved LF communication system design, including an LF transmitter circuit, LF receiver chip, and LF-HF communication protocol. The LF receiver chip has a rail-to-rail amplifier and a self-correcting clock recovery differential Manchester decoder, which do not have the limitations of accurate gain and high system clock. The LF receiver chip is fabricated in a 0.18 <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>m CMOS technology platform, with a die size of 1.05 mm × 0.9 mm and current consumption of 41 <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>A. The experiments show that the improved RCC has better compatibility, and the communication distance reaches to 4.2 cm in phones with completely metallic shells. |
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