NXP Introduces iOS 11 Toolkit to Expand iPhone NFC Capabilities into the IoT
September 21 2017 - 03:02AM
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI), co-inventor of NFC
technology, today introduced a new toolkit for NFC tagging ICs with
iOS support, which unlocks the potential to now connect billions of
consumer and industrial products to the Internet of Things (IoT).
With Apple®’s announcement, earlier this summer, to support NFC
read capabilities for NFC Forum-compliant tags, NXP’s portfolio of
advanced NFC tagging chips can now be designed into solutions used
with iOS 11 on iPhone® 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
and iPhone X models. To accelerate and simplify development, NXP
offers iOS developers a full tool suite of NFC hardware and
software solutions – for developers to explore the benefits in
various markets including consumer electronics, smart home, food
and beverage, fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, gaming, toy
industries and more.
“As co-inventor of NFC technology, NXP invites Apple developers
to join us in the NFC universe as we drive solutions that deliver
on the promise of the IoT – all by enabling consumers to use their
smartphones as NFC readers that interact with NFC tags,” said
Alexander Rensink, business segment manager, secure identification
solutions business at NXP. “We look forward to a surge of
creativity and applications that use our comprehensive iOS
developer tools and fully compliant NFC Forum tags. In addition to
providing certified tags on the market, they are also the easiest
to design into solutions that can dramatically change business
operations and enhance the daily lives of consumers.”
NXP’s market-leading NFC Forum based solutions include certified
IC tags for consistent and predictable NFC user experiences, reader
ICs and reference designs, developer kits, mobile applications and
software development tools for both iOS and Android
platforms:
- NXP’s tag IC Portfolio: Includes passive smart
tags (NTAG, ICODE) with innovative security and interactive
functionalities, including energy harvesting (NTAG F, NTAG I²C
plus) as well as sensing and logging tags (NTAG SmartSensor). It
spans both the ISO 14443 and ISO 15693 protocols for maximum
interoperability with reader infrastructures.
- NFC TagInfo by NXP: A mobile app for iOS
that supports scanning tags and displaying information, and the iOS
version also completes an NFC-NDEF action automatically. The iOS
App is planned to be available in the App Store, and the Android
version is available on Google Play.
- NTAG SmartSensor Starter Kit: supporting iOS
development on macOS using LPCXpreso IDE, containing sample code
for temperature logging and therapy adherence, example source code
for iOS and macOS Apps.
- NXP TagXplorer: A software tool for
programming tags with machines in Java runtime environments,
including macOS and Windows, to fully leverage NXP’s innovative IC
features.
- NXP TagWriter: A widely deployed Android-based
mobile App to read and encode NFC tags.
- NFC App Developer Starter Kits: Includes NFC
tags with NXP’s NFC Forum type 2, 4 and 5 ICs that support a wide
variety of features and security levels. The kits are available by
Identiv, Lab-ID, LUX-IDent, Smartrac and will be offered through
their worldwide sales channels.
Availability
The iOS 11 toolkit is expected to be available in September
2017. For updates visit: http://nxp.com/nfc.
About NXP Semiconductors NXP Semiconductors
N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) enables secure connections and infrastructure
for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier,
better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity
solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in
the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and
smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of
combined experience and expertise, the company has 31,000 employees
in more than 33 countries and posted revenue of $9.5 billion in
2016. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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