
73S1210F
Self-Contained Smart Card Reade r
with PINpad and Power Manage ment
Simplifying System Integration™
DATA SHEET
May 2009
Rev. 1.4 © 2009 Teridian Semiconductor Corporation 1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 73S1210F is a versatile and economical CMOS
System-on-Chip device intended for smart car d reader
applications. The circuit is built ar ound an 80515 hi gh-
performance core; it features primar il y an ISO-7816 / EMV
interface and a generic asynchronous se rial interface.
Delivered with turnkey Teridian embedded firm ware, it
forms a ready-to-use smart car d r eader solution that can be
seamlessly incorporated into any micropr oce ssor-based
system where a serial line is available.
The solution is scalable, thanks to a buil t-in I2
In addition, the cir cuit features an ON /OFF mode which
operates directly with an ON/OFF syst em switch: A ny
activity on the ON/O FF button is debounced i nternally
and controls the power generation circuit accordingly,
under the supervision of the firmware (OFF request /
OFF acknowledgement at firm ware level). The OFF
mode can be alternatively initiat ed from the controller
(firmware action instead of ON/OFF switch).
C interface
that allows to drive external electrica l smart card interfaces
such as Teridian 73S 8010 ICs. This makes the solution
immediately able to support multi-card slots or multi-SAM
architectures.
In addition, the 73S1210 features a 5x6 PINpad interface, 8
user I/Os, multiple interrupt options and an analog voltage
input (for DC volt age monitoring such as battery level
detection) that make it suitable for l ow-cost PINpad reader
devices.
The 80515 CPU core instruction set is compatible with the
industry standard 8051, while offering one clock-cycle per
instruction processing power (most instructions) . With a
CPU clock running up to 24MH z, it results in up to 24MIPS
available that meets the requirements of va r i ous encryption
needs such as AES, DES / 3-DES and even RSA (for PIN
encryption for instance).
The circuit r equi r es a single 6MHz to 12MHz crystal.
The respective 73S1210F embedded memories are 32KB
Flash program memory, 2KB use r XRAM memory, and
256B IRAM memory. Dedicated FIFOs f or the ISO 7816
UART are independent from the user XRAM and IRAM.
Alternatively to the turnkey firmware offered by Teridian,
customers can develop their own embedded firmware
directly within their application or using Teridian 73S1210F
Evaluation Board through a JTAG-like i nterface.
The chip incorporates an inductor-based DC -D C converter
that generates all t he nece ssary voltages to the various
73S1210F function blocks (smart card interface, digital
core, etc.) from any of two distinct power supply sources:
the +5V bus (VBUS, 4.4 to 6.5V), or a main battery (VBAT,
4.0V to 6.5V). The chip automatically powers-up the DC-
DC converter with VBUS if it is prese nt, or uses VBAT as the
supply input if VBUS is not present. Alternatively, t he pin VPC
can support a wider power supply input range (2.7V to
6.5V), when using a single system supply source.
In OFF mode, the circuit typically draws less than 1µA,
which makes it ideal for applications where battery life
must be maximized.
Embedded Flash memory is in-system progr ammable
and lockable by means of on-silicon fuses. This makes
the 73S1210F suitable f or both development and
production phases.
Teridian Semiconductor Corporation offers with its
73S1210F a very comprehensive set of software
libraries for EMV . Refer to the 73S12xxF Software
User’s Guide for a complete description of the
Application Programm i ng Interface (API Libraries) and
related software modules.
A complete array of development and pr ogramming
tools, libraries and dem onstration boards enable rapid
development and certif i ca tion of readers that meet
most demanding smart card standards.
APPLICATIONS
• PINpad smart car d readers:
o With serial connectivity
o Ideal for low-cost POS Terminals and Digital
Identification ( Secure Login, Gov’t ID, ...)
• SIM Readers in Perso nal Wireless devices
• Payphones & Vending machines
• General purpose smart card readers
ADVANTAGES
• Reduced BOM
• Versatile power supply options
o 2.7V to 6.5V ranges
• Higher performance CPU core (up to 24MIPS)
• Built-in EMV/IS O slot, expandable to multi-slots
• Flexible power supply options
o On-chip DC-DC converter
o CMOS switches between supply inputs
• Sub-µA Power Down mode with ON/OFF switch
• Powerful In-Circuit Emulation and P r ogramming
• A complete set of E MV4.1 / ISO7816 li br aries
• Turnkey PC/SC firmware and host drivers
o Multiple OS supported