Information about Iso 15693

ISO 15693 is an ISO standard for "Vicinity Cards", i.e. cards which can be read from a greater distance as compared to Proximity cards.

ISO 15693 systems operate at the 13.56 MHz frequency, and offer maximum read distance of 1-1.5 metres.

As the vicinity cards have to operate at a greater distance, the necessary magnetic field is less (0.15 to 5 A/m) than that for a proximity card (1.5 to 7.5 A/m).

Communication to the card

Communication from the reader to the card uses an Amplitude Shift Keying with 10% or 100% Modulation index.

The data coding is:
1 out of 4 pulse position modulation
2 bits are coded as the position of a 9.44 µs pause in a 75.52 µs symbol time, giving a bit rate of 26.48 kilobits per second The least-significant bits are sent first.
1 out of 256 pulse position modulation
8 bits are coded as the position of a 9.44 µs pause in a 4.833 ms symbol time, giving a bit rate of 1.65 kbit/s.

Communication to the reader

The card has two ways to send its data back to the reader:

Amplitude Shift Keying

Amplitude Shift Keying 100% modulation index on a 423.75 kHz Subcarrier The data rate can be:

Low 6.62 kbit/s ( fc/2048)

High 26.48 kbit/s ( fc/512)

A logic 0 starts with 8 pulses of 423.75 kHz followed by an unmodulated time of 18.88 µs (256/ fc), a logic 1 is the other way round.

The data frame delimitors are code violations, a start of frame is:
  1. an unmodulated time of 56.64 µs (768/ fc),
  2. 24 pulses of 423.75 kHz
  3. a logic 1


and the end of a frame is:
  1. a logic 0
  2. 24 pulses of 423.75 kHz
  3. an unmodulated time of 56.64 µs


The data is sent using a Manchester code.

Frequency Shift Keying

frequency-shift keying by switching between a 423.75 kHz sub carrier (operating frequency divided by 32) and a 484.25 kHz sub carrier (operating frequency divided by 28).

The data rate can be:

Low 6.67 kbit/s ( fc/2032)

High 26.69 kbit/s ( fc/508)

A logic 0 starts with 8 pulses of 423.75 kHz followed by 9 pulses of 484.28 kHz, a logic 1 is the other way round.

The data frame delimitors are code violations, a start of frame is:
  1. 27 pulses of 484.28 kHz
  2. 24 pulses of 423.75 kHz
  3. a logic 1


and the end of a frame is:
  1. a logic 0
  2. 24 pulses of 423.75 kHz
  3. 27 pulses of 484.28 kHz


The data is sent using a Manchester code.

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International Organization for Standardization (Organisation internationale de normalisation), widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.
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Proximity card is a generic name for contactless integrated circuit devices used for security access or payment systems. It can refer to the older 125 kHz devices or the newer 13.56 MHz contactless RFID cards, most commonly known as contactless smartcards.
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Amplitude-shift keying (ASK) is a form of modulation that represents digital data as variations in the amplitude of a carrier wave.

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