With the NFC Forum’s certification of Release CR13/TR13.1, wireless charging is becoming increasingly significant for smaller devices such as digital pens, smart glasses, smart locks, fitness trackers, and generic IoT modules. Chip manufacturers and product developers are aiming to incorporate batteries that can be wirelessly charged with up to 1 watt of power.
“At the analogue level, the test bench verifies the optimized operating volume and the associated field strength and signal wave form timings. A special feature here is foreign object detection (FOD), i.e. the test cases simulate a foreign object (e.g. paper clip) in the operation volume and check the reaction to it. At the digital level, the protocol is checked to ensure interoperability with various manufacturer implementations,” explained Marcus Dormanns, Director Product management, COMPRION.
“This announcement is an example of how NFC Forum empowers companies to validate the interoperability and performance of their NFC-enabled wireless charging products,” added “This announcement is an example of how NFC Forum empowers companies to validate the interoperability and performance of their NFC-enabled wireless charging products,” added Mike McCamon, Executive Director, NFC Forum.
The test bench is offered in two versions: one for certification using the COMPRION UT³ Platform with the Kawasaki robot, and another for pre-certification, comprising the COMPRION CL Verify along with the Dobot MG400.
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