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AN11340: MIFARE Ultralight EV1 Features and Hints

Application note detailing features, memory organization, security mechanisms, and implementation hints for MIFARE Ultralight EV1 contactless ICs in ticketing applications.

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Overview

This application note provides technical guidance for implementing NXP MIFARE Ultralight EV1 (MF0ULx1) contactless ICs. It covers the device's memory organization, including user memory, One-Time Programmable (OTP) areas, and lock bytes. The document details key features such as three independent 24-bit counters, password protection with a 32-bit password and 16-bit PACK, and an originality check for anti-cloning. It also provides practical implementation hints for public transport ticketing, multiple-trip ticket management using OTP bits, and strategies for handling tearing during transactions. Compatibility information for NXP NFC readers like MFRC530, MFRC531, and CLRC632 is included.

Use Cases

  • Public transport ticketing
  • Event ticketing
  • Loyalty programs
  • Secured data storage
  • NFC-based access control
  • Anti-counterfeiting

Topics

MIFARE Ultralight EV1
MF0UL1x
MF0UL2x
Contactless IC
NFC
OTP
Anti-cloning
Originality Check
Ticketing
Memory Organization

Referenced Parts

CLRC632

NXP Semiconductors

CLRC632; Standard multiprotocol reader solution.

MF0ULx1

NXP Semiconductors

MIFARE Ultralight EV1, Contactless Single-trip Ticket IC MF0ULx1, Product data sheet

MFRC530

NXP Semiconductors

MFRC530; Reader solution for MIFARE products, Doc. No. 0574**

MFRC531

NXP Semiconductors

MFRC531; Standard ISO/IEC 14443 A/B reader solution

MIFARE SAM AV3

NXP Semiconductors

MIFARE SAM AV3 (secure access module) can be used to store the required key(s) and execute the cryptographic calculations.

MF0UL1x

NXP Semiconductors

Figure 1. Memory organization MF0UL1x

MF0UL2x

NXP Semiconductors

Figure 2. Memory organization MF0UL2x

MIFARE DESFire EV3

NXP Semiconductors

please consider other products like MIFARE Plus EV2 or MIFARE DESFire EV3 for high secure applications.

MIFARE DESFire Light

NXP Semiconductors

MIFARE DESFire Light has CC enhanced-basic attack potential profile

MIFARE Plus EV2

NXP Semiconductors

please consider other products like MIFARE Plus EV2 or MIFARE DESFire EV3 for high secure applications.