AT88SC0808/1616/3216/6416CRF, AT88RF04C
Appendix A. Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Definition
88RF
Second generation CryptoRF devices. Catalog Number Series: AT88RFxxC
88SC
First generation CryptoRF devices. Catalog Number Series: AT88SCxxxxCRF
A
Unmodulated PCD field amplitude. Used in modulation index calculation.
AAC
Authentication Attempts Counter.
AACi
Authentication Attempts Counter with index i.
A/m
Amperes per Meter. Units of magnetic field strength.
AC
Alternating Current.
Access Control
Registers in the Configuration Memory that are reserved for security configuration.
ACK
Acknowledge response, indicates success of the requested operation.
Active state
The state of a PICC that is selected and ready to receive commands.
ADDR
Address identifying the location to begin a read or write operation.
AFI
Application Family Identifier. Used during Type B anticollision.
AK
Authentication Key. PR Register bits.
AM
Authentication Mode. AR Register mode control bit.
Anticollision
Registers in the Configuration Memory that are reserved for anticollision information.
APP
Application bytes.
AR
Access Register.
ASK
Amplitude Shift Keying modulation. PCD data transmission signaling format.
AT
Anti-tearing.
ATQB
Answer to Request Type B. The response to a polling command.
ATTRIB
PICC Selection Command, Type B.
Auth
Authentication.
B
Modulated PCD field amplitude. Used in modulation index calculation.
CA
Post Authentication Cryptogram calculated by Host for comparison with CiA
Card
ChA
ChE
CH
A PICC with loop antenna in a plastic card or other RFID form factor.
Challenge from Host (for Mutual Authentication).
Challenge from Host (for Encryption Activation).
Challenge calculated by CryptoRF for Comparison with ChA or ChE
Ci
Initial Cryptogram with Index i, stored in CryptoRF.
CiA
Cryptogram with Index i after Authentication, stored in CryptoRF.
CID
Card ID. The 4 bit code used to identify a PICC in the Active state.
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