ProxiLAB is a fully programmable card (PICC), reader (PCD) and NFC signal emulator for device characterization and protocol conformance verification. ProxiLAB Quest offers the performance and features required for full characterization and conformance validation of all 13.56 MHz contactless technologies, including the latest very high bit-rate evolutions. ProxiLAB Quest integrates with a variety of conformance certification solutions and test automation platforms.
ProxiLAB is an all-in-one contactless card and reader test tools, which can support,
Contactless Reader emulator test Contactless Card on items:
ISO 14443 (A/B/B'),
Mifare(TM)
VHBR (ASK, PSK to 27 Mbs)
ISO 15693, 18000-3
Felica(TM) (JISX 6319)
NFC-IP1, -IP2 (ISO/IEC 18092, ECMA 340)
EMV L1 Analog & Digital
Contactless Card emulator test Contactless Reader on items:
ISO 14443 (A/B/B'),
Mifare(TM)
VHBR (ASK, PSK to 27 Mbs)
ISO 15693, 18000-3
Felica(TM) (JISX 6319)
NFC-IP1, -IP2 (ISO/IEC 18092, ECMA 340)
EMV L1 Analog & Digital
ProxiLAB Quest is a fully programmable card (PICC), reader (PCD) and NFC signal emulator for device characterization and protocol conformance verification. ProxiLAB Quest offers the performance and features required for full characterization and conformance validation of all 13.56 MHz contactless technologies, including the latest very high bit-rate evolutions. ProxiLAB Quest integrates with a variety of conformance certification solutions and test automation platforms.
KEOLABS’ Quest line of testing tools delivers state of the art characterization capabilities with unprecedented ease-of-use through the new Quest software environment.Quest provides characterization tests as preconfigured scenarios. These scenarios control the tester ‘s programmable features to enable single-click access to contactless tests such as waveform analysis and performance profiling.
The scenario’s configuration, description, scripts, traces and results are all stored in a workbook file that can be easily shared with others using the free Quest software.
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB Technical Characteristics
ProxiLAB Quests’ redesigned architecture delivers new features to support device testing and characterization including:
• Accurate Arbitrary Waveform Generation (AWG)
• Advanced I/Q demodulation
• 20 dBm Vectorial Network Analysis (VNA)
• Pre-equalizer filtering
ProxiLAB Quest emulates both card and reader signals at analog and digital levels and allows full control of all signal parameters to enable:
• Protocol conformance verification
• Characterization
• Card/Reader waveform analysis
• Card EMD profiling
• True-waveform signal replay
• Resonance frequency / Q factor
• and more…
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS
• ISO 14443 (A/B/B’), Mifare(TM)
• VHBR (ASK, PSK to 27 Mbs)
• ISO 15693, 18000-3
• Felica(TM) (JISX 6319)
• NFC-IP1, -IP2 (ISO/IEC 18092, ECMA 340)
NFC Contactless TesterProxiLAB HARDWARE INTERFACES
• USB 3.1
• 3 General purpose I/O
• 2 Extension HDMI
• 2 Analog inputs
• 2 RF outputs
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB QUEST'S TOOLS FOR TESTING A PICC/CARD
NFC tester ProxiLAB: Contactless Card tester
• Regarding ISO1443 A/B, ISO 15693, FeliCa and other standards, detailed operation panel for testing
• Adjustable signal parameters for output of Analog&Digital
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB Digital/Analog trace
• Sequence view
• List view
• Protocol analysis
• Command description
• Timing measurement
• Statistic and timing analysis
• Export
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PICC LMA Analyzer
• Capture of a PICC frame
• ISO / EMVCo / NFC Forum LMA computation
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PICC EMD analysis
• On all scenario commands
• On all RF fields
• During the PICC processing time
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PICC Hinit
• Search minimum field required to activate the PICC
• Analog view for checking
• RF field step of 0.01A/m
• Iteration for a same power level
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PICC Shmoo-plot
• Multiple parameters variation
• Support both Analog & Digital parameters
• Iteration for a same x-param / y-param test point
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PICC performance
• Specific Shmoo-plot in Power to measure the PICC performance according to a particular APDU sequence
VNA
• Measure the resonance frequency
• Q factor
• Complex impedance
• -30bBm to +20dBm
• 8MHz to 80MHz
Script editor
• Python editor and debugger
• Auto-completion
• Syntax highlighting
• API explorer: Parameter helper, Drag and drop commands, Command documentation
• Examples explorer
• Logger
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB QUEST’S TOOLS FOR TESTING A PCD/READER
NFC tester ProxiLAB: Contactless PCD/Reader tester
• Regarding ISO1443 A/B, ISO 15693, FeliCa and other standards, detailed operation panel for testing
• Adjustable signal parameters for output of Analog&Digital
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PCD Waveforms Analyzer
• Capture of a particular PCD frame
• ISO / EMVCo / NFC Forum parameter decoding
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB PCD Phase Drift Immunity
• Shmoo-plot with various initial phase / phase drift test points
• Support of ISO14443 A/B and FeliCa
• LMA USB/LSB configurable
VNA
• Measure the resonance frequency
• Q factor
• Complex impedance
• -30bBm to +20dBm
• 8MHz to 80MHz
Script editor
• Python editor and debugger
• Auto-completion
• Syntax highlighting
• API explorer: Parameter helper, Drag and drop commands, Command documentation
• Examples explorer
• Logger
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB Robot PCD Interop
• 3D-Shmoo-plot
• Custom test script to be executed at each (x,y,z) position
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB CARDS LICENSE OPTIONS
SC-ProxiLAB-HW-Quest-(with VNA): ProxiLAB Quest hardware platform allowing support of Resonance frequency Measurement and Q Factor.
SC-PROXILAB-QUEST-PCD-ANA: ProxiLAB Quest Card Testing Analog Option. Software license option adding analog control of emulated reader (PCD) signals when testing smart cards (PICC).
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-PCD-DIG: ProxiLAB Quest Card Testing Digital Option. Software license option adds emulation of PCD ISO14443 A/B to test smart cards (PICC).
SC-PROXILAB-QUEST-PCD-NFC: ProxiLAB Quest NFC Card Testing Option. Software license option adds emulation of PCD for NFC (includes NFC IP1/IP2, ISO15693, FeliCa) to test smart cards (PICC) and phones.
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-PCD-VHBR-ASK: ProxiLAB Quest VHBR ASK Option. ProxiLAB Quest option for testing PICC with VHBR ASK (amplitude shift keying).
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-EMD-ANALYSER: ProxiLAB Quest Card testing EMD option. Software license option to analyse the Electronic Magnetic Disturbance (EMD) of a card (the noise of the chip)
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB READERS LICENSE OPTIONS
SC-ProxiLAB-HW-Quest-(with VNA): ProxiLAB Quest hardware platform allowing support of Resonance Frequency Measurement and Q Factor.
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-PICC-ANA: ProxiLAB Quest Reader Testing Analog Option. Software license option adds analog control of emulated smart card (PICC) signals when testing smart card reader (PCD) and NFC phones.
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-PICC-DIG: ProxiLAB Quest Reader Reader Testing Digital Option. Software license option adds emulation of PICC ISO14443 A/B to test card readers (PCD).
SC-ProxiLAB-Quest-Phase-Drift-Immunity-ANALYSER: ProxiLAB Quest Reader Testing PDI Option. Software license option to analyse the Phase Drift Immunity between a reader and a mobile.
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB ISO CARD ACCESSORIES
SC-PCD Assembly-4R7 (ISO PCD Assembly 1): ProxiLAB ISO 10373-6 High speed Test PCD Assembly (Rext 4,7 Ohm Version, latest ISO 10373-6 proposal). Used to perform Layer 2 ISO 14443 tests.
SC-PCD Assembly-1 R (ISO PCD Assembly 1): ProxiLAB ISO 10373-6 Low speed Test PCD Assembly (Rext 1 Ohm Version). Used to perform Layer 1 ISO 14443 tests (AMF tests).
SC-PCD Assembly-2R7 (ISO PCD Assembly 2): High speed test PCD assembly class 4-6. PCD Antenna and sensing coils for high speed (RExt: 4.7 Ohm) testing of contactless smart cards according to ISO 10373-6
SC-PCD Assembly ISO15693: PCD Antenna and sensing coils for testing contactless smart cards implementing ISO 15693 protocol
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB ISO READER ACCESSORIES
SC-REFPICC-CLASS1: ISO 10373-6 PICC Reference Probe, Class ID1. Class ID1 PICC reference probe for testing of contactless readers according to ISO 10373-6
SC-REFPICC-KIT-CLASS1-3: 10373-6 PICC Reference probes, Classes 1-3. PICC reference probe kit with probes for classes 1 to 3 allowing testing of contactless readers according to ISO 10373-6 standards
SC-REFPICC-KIT-CLASS4-6: 10373-6 PICC Reference probes, Classes 4-6. PICC reference probe kit with probes for classes 4 to 6 allowing testing of contactless readers according to ISO 10373-6 standards
SC-REFVICC: ISO 15693 VICC Reference Probe: VICC reference probe for testing of contactless readers that implement ISO 15693 protocol
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB NFC FORUM ACCESSORIES
SC-Poller-Listener-kit: Poller and Listener reference antennas for testing of NFC objects and systems
SC-NFC Forum Kit: In addition of the poller/listener antennas, KEOLABS provides a “calibration test bench” to calibrate the NFC antennas + a KEOKLAMP to maintain the antenna & the device.
NFC Contactless Tester ProxiLAB EMVCo ACCESSORIES
SC-EMVCo Test PICC V3.0: Kit of 3 EMVCo PICC tuned at 3 frequencies (2 antennas class 1 tuned at 13.56 & 16.1MHz and 1 class 3 tuned at 13.56MHz.
SC-EMVCo Test PCD V3.0: one EMVCo PCD antenna.
SC-EMVCo KIT: In addition of the 3 EMVCo PICC references and the PCD antenna, 1 stand to mount the Test PCD with stackers and 1 CMR to condition the signals and switching them between its inputs and outputs for test bench set-ups are added.
KEOLABS solutions can automate testing activities. Keolabs provide off-the shelf testing tools that run on top of its platforms, and additionally Keolabs supply libraries of test cases to perform automated compliance of any DUT(Device Under Test).
The vision at KEOLABS is to give the customers the best testing experience, leaving them free to focus on what they do best. You don't need to worry about test specifications, Keolabs offer turnkey solutions.
Having a finalized, qualified solution is one thing, but if that solution is open, that's even better. At KEOLABS, we even believe that this is essential which means that thanks to our user-friendly scripting interface, users can modify, copy-paste, or duplicate test cases if necessary.
A key point to emphasize is that Keolabs's solutions are deployed in the main officical certification laboratories, so you can be sure that if your device passes the tests in your R&D department, it will also pass the laboratory certification.
At KEOLABS, all our platforms and solutions are EMVCo qualified.
EMV™ is the global standard for payment cards and readers based on contact and contactless smart card technologies. The EMV specifications encompass test procedures and compliance processes managed by EMVCo, an organisation jointly owned and operated by American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay and Visa. KEOLABS provides complete testing solutions developed and qualified in accordance with EMVCo requirements.
EMVCo® contactless terminal level1
EMVCo PCD & Reduced Range level 1 analog test cases
• Radio Frequency Power
• PCD to PICC Signal Interface for Type A or Type B Communications
• PICC to PCD Signal Interface for Type A or Type B Communications
• Bit Level Coding Signal Interface for Type A & Type B communications
• PCD IQ Demodulation for Type A & Type B communications
EMVCo PCD level 1, digital test cases
• Type A Tests
• Basic Type A Exchange(single siza UID) and timings measurement
• Type B Tests with Basic Type B Exchange and timing measurements
EMVCo® contactless card level1
EMVCo PICC & Mobile level 1 analog test cases
• PICC Power Off and Power On Status Field
• PICC Behavior with Respect to the Radio Frequency Field
• PICC Responsiveness of a Type A PICC
• Verfying the PICC Transmission for Type A
• Bit Level Coding for a Type A PICC
• PICC Responsiveness of a Type B PICC
• Verfying the PICC Transmission for Type B
• Bit Level Coding for a Type B PICC
• Performance Pre-verification tests
EMVCo PICC level 1 digital test cases
• Basic Type A & B Exchanges and Timings Measurement
• Basic Type A & B Exchanges with the minimum and longer Frame Delay Times PCD to PICC
• Block Protocol Executable Tests to support of the EMV CL Polling
• Reception of chained I-Blocks from the PCD
KEOLABS provides off-the shelf solutions to verify conformity of international electronic passport such as eDriving License or Identity cards, from the durability tests until the application part.
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) standard is the international testing standard for validating electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents (eMRTD) implementing the ISO/IEC 18745-2 testing standard protocol in 13.56 MHz contactless communications. It is the foundation for ensuring the durability, reliability between an epassport and a border control. KEOLABS' eMRTD Testing Solution are SCRIPTIS-based solution that are available to users for《in house》evaluation of their products during development before engaging in a formal certification. KEOLABS provide eDriving license and Identity Card Testing solution based on the latest ISO/IEC 10373-6 testing standard for the analog & digital tests and based on ISO/IEC 18013-4 and IAS ECC/EAC V2 test specifications.
PICC Analog & Digital ISO 18745-2 + ISO 10373-6 Test suites
This Analog test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 18745-2 & ISO/IEC 10373-6 standards for Type A and Type B.
• Alternating magnetic field test
• eMRTD transmission
• Operating field strength
• eMRTD reception
• eMRTD maximum loading effect
• eMRTD EMD level and low EMD time test
This Digital test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 18745-2 & ISO/IEC 10373-6 standards for Type A and Type B.T
he test command sequences defined in ISO/IEC 18745-2 for "Plain", "BAC", "EAC", "PACE" with "AA-Active Authentication" options are supported.
• Type A & Type B initializetion tests
• Scenario G.1
• Testing of the PICC states transitions
• Handling of the anti-collision
• PICC reaction to ISO/IEC 14443-4 Scenarios…
ePassport - Application eMRTD test suite
This test suite covering ISO/IEC 7816 and logical data structure conforms to the ICAO specification called:
RF protocol and application test standard for eMRTD part3, Test for application protocol and logical data structure
• Layer 6 Security and Commands tests:
Select Application command
Security conditions of BAC protected eMRTDs
Basic access control
Protected SelectFile command, etc…
• Layer 7 Logical Data Structure tests:
Tests for the EF.COM LDS object
Tests for the Datagroup 1 LDS object
Tests for the datagroup 2 LDS opject
Tests for the SOD LDS object
Data Group 14
EF.CardAccess
Data Group 15
EF.CardSecurity
• Advanced Security mechanisms for machine readable travel documents Extended Access Control(EAC) / Tests for security implementation
eID - Application EAC V2 & IAS ECC Test suites
• BSI TR-03105 Part 3.3 Test plan for eID-Cards with Advanced Security Mechanisms
• IAS ECC Technical specification, formerly called IAS v2, is based on CEN TS 15480 mandatory features for application:
prEN 14890-1:2006 and prEN 14890-2:2006
ISO 7816 series
EAC V1.11
eDL - Application ISO 18013-4 Test suite
• ISO/IEC 18013-4 2019 - Personal Identification - ISO Compliant Driving License - Part 4: Test Methods
• ISO/IEC DTR 19446 - ISO - Compliant Driving License - European driving license
For cards and readers used in fare connection applications, KEOLABS provides off-the shelf solutions to verify conformity to relevant transport standards.
KEOLABS ISO 10373-6 Analog & Digital Testing Solutions are available to user for "in house" evaluation of their products during development before engaging in a format certification, conformance verification standards ensure the ISO/IEC 14443 interoperability between a card/ticket/smart objects and a reader.
PICC Analog ISO 10373-6 Test suites
This PICC Analog test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 10373-6 standard for Type A and Type B.
• Alternating magnetic field test
• PICC transmission(performed at 106kbps to 6.8Mbps)
• PICC Operating field strength(performed at 106kbps to 6.8Mbps)
• PICC reception(performed at 106kbps to 6.8Mbps)
• PICC maximum loading effect
• PICC EMD level and low EMD time test(performed at 106kbps)
PICC Digital ISO 10373-6 Test suites
This PICC Digital test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 10373-6 standard for Type A and Type B.
• Type A and Type B initialization tests
• Scenario G.1
• Testing of the PICC state transitions
• Handling of anti-collision
• PICC reaction to ISO/IEC14443-4 Scenarios…
PCD Analog ISO 10373-6 Test suites
This PCD Analog test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 10373-6 standard for Type A and Type B.
• ISO/IEC 14443-1 parameters tests
Alternating magnetic field test
• ISO/IEC 14443-2 parameters tests
PCD field strength
Modulation index and waveform
Load modulation reception
PCD EMD immunity test
PCD EMD recovery test
PCD Digital ISO 10373-6 Test suites
This PCD Digital test suite is compatible with ISO/IEC 10373-6 standard for Type A and Type B.
• Type A specific tests:
Frame Delay Time PICC to PCD ISO/IEC
Request Guard Time
Handling of bit collision during ATQA
Handling of anti-collision loop
Handling of RATS and ATS
Handling of PPS response
Frame size selection mechanism
Handling of Start-up Frame Guard Time
Handling of the CID during activation by the PCD
• Type B specific tests:
I/O transmission timing
Frame size selection mechanism
Handling of the CID during activation by the PCD
• Type A and Type B logical operations tests:
Handling of the polling loop
Reaction of the PCD to request for waiting time extension
Error detection and recovery
Handling of the NAD during chaining
• High bit rate selection tests:
Procedure for Type A
Procedure for Type B
Procedure for bit rate selection using S(PARAMETERS) blocks
KEOLABS offers off-the-shelf solutions to verify conformity of NFC enabled objects and systems to relevant standards including NFC forum.
The testing environment meets strict conformance requirements to NFC Forum standards for verifying analog, digital and application implementations in passive devices (cards, tags, mobiles, etc) and active systems (readers, mobiles).
The NFC Forum provides international test specifications for functional validation at the analog and protocol levels of phones, tags, devices and other systems implementing the NFC protocol in 13.56 Mhz contactless communications.These specifications are the foundation for ensuring the reliability and interoperability of NFC systems and devices.The NFC Forum specifications and derived testing solutions allow conformance assessment of:
• End-user contactless devices (smart cards (PICC), tags, keyfobs, NFC handsets)
• Packaged devices (inlays, modules)
• Embedded integrated circuits (hardware chips, secure elements)
KEOLABS provides complete testing solutions developed and qualified in accordance with NFC Forum requirements.
NFC FORUM Analog test suite(Poller/Listener)
Listen Mode:
• Power Reception
• Loading Effect Measurement
• Carrier Frequency
• Modulation reception at limit conditions
• Load Modulation Amplitude
• Subcarrier Modulation
Poll Mode:
• Power Emission Measurement
• Carrier Frequency
• Reset Characteristics
• Modulation measurement
• Load Modulation Amplitude Reception
NFC FORUM Digital test suite (Poller/Listener)
Poll Mode: Group1:
• Device with NFC-A, NFC-B, and NFC-F Technology
Poll Mode: Group2:
• Device with NFC-A, NFC-B, and NFC-F Technology
• Tags T1T, T2T, T3T, T4AT and T4BT
• Peer-to-Peer with NFC-A and NFC-F
• Tag operation: Reading Tests, Writing Tests, Write on Read Only Tests
Listen Mode: Group3:
• Device with NFC-A, NFC-B, and NFC-F Technology
• Tags T3T, T4AT, T4BT, T5T
• Peer-to-Peer with NFC-A and NFC-F
• Tag operation: Reading Tests, Writing Tests, Locking Tests, Read Only Tests
NFC FORUM LLCP/SNEP test suite(Initiator/Target)
Group1:MAC Link Layer
• MAC Link Activation and Deactivation
• LLC Activation
• Normal Phase
• LLC Deactivation
• Symmetry Procedure
Group2:
• Connectionless Transport Mode Tests
• Information Transfer
Group3:
• Connection-Oriented Mode Tests
• Connection Establishment
• Information Transfer
• Receiver Busy Condition
• Connection Termination
Group4:
• Aggregation Tests
SNEP:
• Client Tests
• Basic Interconnection Tests
• Put NDEF Message
• Get NDEF Message
• Server Tests
• Basic Interconnection Tests
• Accept NDEF Message
• Return NDEF Message
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