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  PN544 C2 User Manual
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9.12.1  Initiator 
To start discovering a remote NFC target, the host shall send an ETSI HCI generic event 
“EVT_READER_REQUESTED”. When a remote NFC target has been activated, host 
receives the proprietary event “NXP_EVT_NFC_ACTIVATED”. Then the host can 
exchange data with the remote peer using event “NXP_EVT_NFC_SND_DATA” and 
receiving event “NXP_EVT_NFC_RCV_DATA”. The host can close the communication 
with remote peer by sending ETSI HCI generic event “EVT_END_OPERATION”. 
 
External NFC-IP1 
Target
Initialization, anticollision, and 
activation
Send the data in 
NFC-IP1 protocol
Receive the data in 
NFC-IP1 protocol
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De-Activation
NFC-IP1
Initiator
Gate
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NXP_EVT_NFC_SND_DATA
EVT_END_OPERATION
NFC-IP1 Initiator
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NFC-IP1
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Gate
EVT_READER_REQUESTED
NFC-IP1
Initiator
Gate
NXP_EVT_NFC_ACTIVATED
NXP_EVT_NFC_RCV_DATA
NFC-IP1
Initiator
Gate
NFC-IP1
Initiator
Gate
NFC-IP1
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NFC-IP1
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NFC-IP1
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Fig 63.  NFC-IP1 Initiator