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ISO 15693 is an ISO standard for " Vicinity Card s", i.e. cards which can be read from a greater distance as compared to Proximity Card s.

ISO 15693 systems operate at the 13.56 MHz Frequency , and offer maximum read distance of 1-1.5 metres.

As the vicinity cards have to operate at a greater distance, the necessary Magnetic Field is less (0.15 to 5 A/m) than that for a proximity card (1.5 to 7.5 A/m).

COMMUNICATION TO THE CARD

Communication from the reader to the card uses an Amplitude Shift Keying with 10% or 100% Modulation Index .

The data coding is:

;1 out of 4 Pulse Position Modulation :
2 bits are coded as the position of a 9,44 µs pause in a 75,52 µs symbol time, giving a bit rate of 26,48 kilo Bits Per Second The Least-significant Bit s are sent first.

;1 out of 256 pulse position modulation :
8 bits are coded as the position of a 9,44 µs pause in a 4,833 ms symbol time, giving a bit rate of 1,65 kbit/s.


COMMUNICATION TO THE READER

The card has two ways to send its data back to the reader:


Amplitude Shift Keying

Amplitude Shift Keying 100% modulation index on a 423,75 kHz Subcarrier
The data rate can be:

Low 6,62 kbit/s ( fc/2048)

High 26,48 kbit/s ( fc/512)

A logic 0 starts with 8 pulses of 423,75 kHz followed by an unmodulated time of
18,88 µs (256/ fc), a logic 1 is the other way round.

The Data Frame delimitors are code violations, a start of frame is:
# an unmodulated time of 56,64 µs (768/ fc),
# 24 pulses of 423,75 kHz
# a logic 1

and the end of a frame is:
# a logic 0
# 24 pulses of 423,75 kHz
# an unmodulated time of 56,64 µs

The data is sent using a Manchester Code .

Frequency Shift Keying

Frequency-shift Keying by switching between a 423,75 kHz sub carrier (operating frequency divided by 32) and a 484,25 kHz sub carrier (operating frequency divided by 28).

The data rate can be:

Low 6,67 kbit/s ( fc/2032)

High 26,69 kbit/s ( fc/508)

A logic 0 starts with 8 pulses of 423,75 kHz followed by 9 pulses of 484,28 kHz, a logic 1 is the other way round.

The Data Frame delimitors are code violations, a start of frame is:

# 27 pulses of 484,28 kHz
# 24 pulses of 423,75 kHz
# a logic 1

and the end of a frame is:
# a logic 0
# 24 pulses of 423,75 kHz
# 27 pulses of 484,28 kHz

The data is sent using a Manchester Code .