PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES

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…

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)

HARDWARE INTERFACES

• USB 3.1
• 3 General purpose I/O
• 2 Extension HDMI
• 2 Analog inputs
• 2 RF outputs

QUEST’S TOOLS FOR TESTING A PICC/CARD

Digital/Analog trace

• Sequence view
• List view
• Protocol analysis
• Command description
• Timing measurement
• Statistic and timing analysis
• Export

PICC LMA Analyzer

• Capture of a PICC frame
• ISO / EMVCo / NFC Forum LMA computation

PICC EMD analysis

• On all scenario commands
• On all RF fields
• During the PICC processing time

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

PICC Shmoo-plot

• Multiple parameters variation
• Support both Analog & Digital parameters
• Iteration for a same x-param / y-param test point

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

QUEST’S TOOLS FOR TESTING A PCD/READER

PCD Waveforms Analyzer

• Capture of a particular PCD frame
• ISO / EMVCo / NFC Forum parameter decoding

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 tuning 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

Robot PCD Interop

• 3D-Shmoo-plot
• Custom test script to be executed at each (x,y,z) position

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)

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.

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

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 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.

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.

OTHER ACCESSORIES

• Inter-connection Cables: 50cm or 100cm SMA/SMA Platform