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Aspire :: Near Field Communication (NFC) Components
1 Aspire :: Near Field Communication (NFC) Components
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This section describes the NFC components developed in the Aspire project.
1.1 Context
1.1.1 Near Field Communication (NFC)
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an evolution of short-range RFID. This high-frequency wireless communication technology enables devices such as mobile phones or tags to exchange data over a few centimeters distance. Since NFC is an extension of the ISO 14443 standard, NFC devices are compatible with already existing contactless infrastructures (e.g., RFID tags or [public transportation systems>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Operation#HTransportation]). NFC technology targets mainly mobile phones which can therefore be used in three different ways. A NFC mobile phone can behave as a common RFID reader, it can be read or write to/from a contactless card or even be used in peer-to-peer mode: two NFC devices can communicate and exchange information.
1.1.1 NFC Forum
The [NFC Forum>http://www.nfc-forum.org] promotes the use of NFC short-range wireless interaction in consumer electronics, mobile devices and PCs. The NFC Forum provides also the [standardization>http://www.nfc-forum.org/specs] of NFC technology to ensure interoperability between devices and services.
1.1.1 APIs
1.1.1.1 JSR 257: Contactless Communication API
The [JSR 257 specification>http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=257] defines J2ME Optional Packages for (NFC, Visual, ...) contactless communication and for accessing (read or write) information on/from passive tags (NFC mainly).
1.1.1.1 Android NFC API
Soon
1.1 Source repository
* [Source repository>http://websvn.ow2.org/listing.php?repname=aspire&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fnfc%2F]
1.1 Components
1.1.1 General-purpose components
* NDEF Utilities
1.1.1 Terminal side components
1.1.1.1 J2ME
* Touch and Collect MIDlet
* [Touch and Locate MIDlet>Main.Documentation.NFC.J2ME.TouchLocate]
1.1.1.1 Android
Open-source NFC stacks have been recently annonced :
* NXP and Trusted Logic
** http://www.nxp.com/news/content/file_1700.html
* Inside Contactless
** http://www.insidecontactless.com/eng/Vision/Press-releases/INSIDE-CONTACTLESS-RELEASES-OPEN-SOURCE-NFC-PROTOCOL-STACK
** http://www.open-nfc.org/
** http://www.open-nfc.org/android.html
** http://www.open-nfc.org/opennfc_library/reference/packages.html
1.1.1.1 iPhone
* http://www.nearfield.org/2009/11/iphone-rfid-and-nfc-peripherals
1.1.1.1 Java Platform SE
* Touch and Launch Desktop (ie Tangible desktop)
1.1.1 Server-side components
Server-side components are packaged as OSGi bundles and can be deployed on OSGi platforms such as the OSGi profile of the ALEServer.
* [Bluetooth Server>Main.Documentation.Bundles.BluetoothServer]
1.1 Demonstrations
* [NFCMuseum>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCMuseum]
* [The Patrol Man>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HThePatrolMan]
* [Touch and Collect>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCPicking]
* [Touch and Locate>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HTouchandLocate]
* Touch and Launch
1.1 Misc
* The [OW2 GASP>http://gasp.ow2.org] develops also multiplayers mobile games with NFC features.
<h2 class="heading-1"><span id="HAspire3A3ANearFieldCommunication28NFC29Components">Aspire :: Near Field Communication (NFC) Components</span></h2>
<hr class="line"/>
<ul>
<li><a href="#HContext">1 Context</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#HNearFieldCommunication28NFC29">1.1 Near Field Communication (NFC)</a>
<li><a href="#HNFCForum">1.2 NFC Forum </a>
<li><a href="#HAPIs">1.3 APIs</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#HJSR2573AContactlessCommunicationAPI">1.3.1 JSR 257: Contactless Communication API</a>
<li><a href="#HAndroidNFCAPI">1.3.2 Android NFC API</a>
</ul>
</ul>
<li><a href="#HSourcerepository">2 Source repository</a>
<li><a href="#HComponents">3 Components</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#HGeneralpurposecomponents">3.1 General-purpose components</a>
<li><a href="#HTerminalsidecomponents">3.2 Terminal side components</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#HJ2ME">3.2.1 J2ME</a>
<li><a href="#HAndroid">3.2.2 Android</a>
<li><a href="#HiPhone">3.2.3 iPhone</a>
<li><a href="#HJavaPlatformSE">3.2.4 Java Platform SE</a>
</ul>
<li><a href="#HServersidecomponents">3.3 Server-side components</a>
</ul>
<li><a href="#HDemonstrations">4 Demonstrations</a>
<li><a href="#HMisc">5 Misc</a>
</ul> <hr class="line"/><p class="paragraph"/>This section describes the NFC components developed in the Aspire project.
<h3 class="heading-1-1"><span id="HContext">Context</span></h3>
<h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HNearFieldCommunication28NFC29">Near Field Communication (NFC)</span></h4>
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an evolution of short-range RFID. This high-frequency wireless communication technology enables devices such as mobile phones or tags to exchange data over a few centimeters distance. Since NFC is an extension of the ISO 14443 standard, NFC devices are compatible with already existing contactless infrastructures (e.g., RFID tags or <span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Operation#HTransportation">public transportation systems</a></span>). NFC technology targets mainly mobile phones which can therefore be used in three different ways. A NFC mobile phone can behave as a common RFID reader, it can be read or write to/from a contactless card or even be used in peer-to-peer mode: two NFC devices can communicate and exchange information.
<h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HNFCForum">NFC Forum </span></h4>
The <span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://www.nfc-forum.org">NFC Forum</a></span> promotes the use of NFC short-range wireless interaction in consumer electronics, mobile devices and PCs. The NFC Forum provides also the <span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://www.nfc-forum.org/specs">standardization</a></span> of NFC technology to ensure interoperability between devices and services.
<h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HAPIs">APIs</span></h4>
<h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HJSR2573AContactlessCommunicationAPI">JSR 257: Contactless Communication API</span></h5>
The <span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=257">JSR 257 specification</a></span> defines J2ME Optional Packages for (NFC, Visual, ...) contactless communication and for accessing (read or write) information on/from passive tags (NFC mainly).
<h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HAndroidNFCAPI">Android NFC API</span></h5>
Soon
<h3 class="heading-1-1"><span id="HSourcerepository">Source repository</span></h3>
<ul class="star">
<li><span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://websvn.ow2.org/listing.php?repname=aspire&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fnfc%2F">Source repository</a></span></li>
</ul><h3 class="heading-1-1"><span id="HComponents">Components</span></h3>
<h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HGeneralpurposecomponents">General-purpose components</span></h4>
<ul class="star">
<li>NDEF Utilities</li>
</ul><h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HTerminalsidecomponents">Terminal side components</span></h4>
<h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HJ2ME">J2ME</span></h5>
<ul class="star">
<li>Touch and Collect MIDlet</li>
<li><span class="wikilink"><a href="/xwiki/bin/view/Main.Documentation.NFC.J2ME/TouchLocate">Touch and Locate MIDlet</a></span></li>
</ul><h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HAndroid">Android</span></h5>
Open-source NFC stacks have been recently annonced :
<ul class="star">
<li>NXP and Trusted Logic<ul class="star">
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.nxp.com/news/content/file_1700.html">http://www.nxp.com/news/content/file_1700.html</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Inside Contactless<ul class="star">
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.insidecontactless.com/eng/Vision/Press-releases/INSIDE-CONTACTLESS-RELEASES-OPEN-SOURCE-NFC-PROTOCOL-STACK">http://www.insidecontactless.com/eng/Vision/Press-releases/INSIDE-CONTACTLESS-RELEASES-OPEN-SOURCE-NFC-PROTOCOL-STACK</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.open-nfc.org/">http://www.open-nfc.org/</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.open-nfc.org/android.html">http://www.open-nfc.org/android.html</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.open-nfc.org/opennfc_library/reference/packages.html">http://www.open-nfc.org/opennfc_library/reference/packages.html</a></span></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HiPhone">iPhone</span></h5>
<ul class="star">
<li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.nearfield.org/2009/11/iphone-rfid-and-nfc-peripherals">http://www.nearfield.org/2009/11/iphone-rfid-and-nfc-peripherals</a></span></li>
</ul><h5 class="heading-1-1-1-1"><span id="HJavaPlatformSE">Java Platform SE</span></h5>
<ul class="star">
<li>Touch and Launch Desktop (ie Tangible desktop)</li>
</ul><h4 class="heading-1-1-1"><span id="HServersidecomponents">Server-side components</span></h4>
Server-side components are packaged as OSGi bundles and can be deployed on OSGi platforms such as the OSGi profile of the ALEServer.
<ul class="star">
<li><span class="wikilink"><a href="/xwiki/bin/view/Main.Documentation.Bundles/BluetoothServer">Bluetooth Server</a></span></li>
</ul><h3 class="heading-1-1"><span id="HDemonstrations">Demonstrations</span></h3>
<ul class="star">
<li><span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCMuseum">NFCMuseum</a></span></li>
<li><span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HThePatrolMan">The Patrol Man</a></span></li>
<li><span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCPicking">Touch and Collect</a></span></li>
<li><span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HTouchandLocate">Touch and Locate</a></span></li>
<li>Touch and Launch</li>
</ul><h3 class="heading-1-1"><span id="HMisc">Misc</span></h3>
<ul class="star">
<li>The <span class="wikiexternallink"><a href="http://gasp.ow2.org">OW2 GASP</a></span> develops also multiplayers mobile games with NFC features.</li>
</ul>