MIFARE technology is used to define smart cards, one of those methods is writing and reading card data, and the second method is the chip inside the card and its capabilities.
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. Digital data is encoded on RFID tags or smart tags. The RFID card works based on a unique characteristic. These data are received by the reader of radio waves. This card is used to identify objects, people and inventory management, which can be used in offices, stores and homes.
Types of ID cards
There are three types of cards:
• Card with contact
• Contactless card
• Combination card
Contact card:
Contact cards are the most common type of cards. The card has a contact area of approximately one centimeter, which includes several gold-plated contact pads. These pads establish the electronic flow when the card is in contact with the card reader.
Contactless card:
Contactless cards work in the vicinity of the card reader. It communicates with the card reader through radio frequency. RFID credit card, radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and MIFARE credit card are of this type of card.
MIFARE card
The name MIFARE is derived from Mikron’s FARE Collection, Mifare being NXP Semiconductors’ trademark for integrated circuits and reader modules. They use radio frequency to create a contactless connection between the card and the card reader to read the card.
A smart chip-based device includes an embedded secure microcontroller or equivalent intelligence, internal memory, and a small antenna as well as a contactless radio frequency interface that communicates. The contactless user interface allows users to easily accept card reading within a short distance between the card and the card reader.
The difference between MIFARE card and RFID card
MIFARE card difference And the RFID card is that a MIFARE credit card has more memory than an RFID credit card, and these cards are widely used in hotels for credit cards and cards with identification purposes. Mifare ICs are used in more than one Billion RFID transmitters are used. These chips comply with the international standard ISO 14443 IEC / A Type, which is widely used in contactless smart cards. In other words, Mifare is the RFID brand.
Types of MIFARE cards
MIFARE and Classic, MIFARE Plus, MIFARE Desfire MIFARE include MIFARE Ultralight family. These cards can be used in more than 40 different fields. Some of these cards are for tickets used in public transportation (single and multiple-board tickets), event tickets (stadiums, exhibitions, amusement parks), personnel cards, school cards, citizenship cards, and parking cards. used.