Electromagnetic coupling reader
An electromagnetic coupling reader may include: an antenna, a management module, and a supervision unit, the supervision unit comprising a sleep mode configured to limit energy consumption, a first wake-up signal enabling the supervision unit to be extracted from the sleep mode, the management module comprising an energy saving mode consisting of measuring, at regular intervals, an impedance of the antenna in order to detect a presence of a peripheral authorizing an electromagnetic coupling, the wake-up signal being activated by the management module when a peripheral is detected, the electromagnetic coupling reader comprising a second wake-up signal controlled by a clock configured to extract the supervision unit from the sleep mode at regular intervals.
1. An electromagnetic coupling reader, comprising:
an antenna configured to perform the electromagnetic coupling,
a management module configured to modulate and transmit an input signal on said antenna, and to demodulate and transmit an output signal received by said antenna,
a supervision unit configured to generate said input signal and analyze said output signal in such a way as to organize a wireless communication,
said supervision unit comprising a sleep mode configured to limit energy consumption, a first wake-up signal enabling said supervision unit to exit said sleep mode,
said management module comprising an energy saving mode consisting of measuring, at regular intervals, an impedance of said antenna in order to detect the presence of a peripheral authorizing an electromagnetic coupling, said wake-up signal being activated by said management module when a peripheral is detected, and
a second wake-up signal controlled by a clock configured to extract said supervision unit from said sleep mode at regular intervals.
2. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 1 , wherein said regular intervals of said second wake-up signal are greater than said regular intervals of said energy saving mode.
3. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 1 , wherein said regular intervals of said second wake-up signal have a period of more than 1 s.
4. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 1 , wherein said regular intervals of said second wake-up signal have a period substantially equal to 2 s.
5. An electromagnetic coupling reader, comprising:
an antenna configured to perform the electromagnetic coupling,
a management module configured to modulate and transmit an input signal on said antenna, and to demodulate and transmit an output signal received by said antenna,
a supervision unit configured to generate said input signal and analyze said output signal in such a way as to organize a wireless communication,
said supervision unit comprising a sleep mode configured to limit energy consumption, a first wake-up signal enabling said supervision unit to exit said sleep mode,
said management module comprising an energy saving mode consisting of measuring, at regular intervals, an impedance of said antenna in order to detect the presence of a peripheral authorizing an electromagnetic coupling, said wake-up signal being activated by said management module when a peripheral is detected, and
a second wake-up signal controlled by a clock configured to extract said supervision unit from said sleep mode at regular intervals, wherein said energy saving mode has a waiting period and a detection period.
6. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 5 , wherein said waiting period is between 35 and 45 ms.
7. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 5 , wherein said waiting period is substantially equal to 40 ms.
8. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 5 , wherein said detection period is between 50 and 150 μs.
9. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 5 , wherein said detection period is substantially equal to 100 μs.
10. The electromagnetic coupling reader according to claim 1 , wherein said supervision unit implements the NFC protocol.