MIFARE^® Ultralight-based tickets offer an ideal solution for low-cost, high-volume applications such as public transport, loyalty cards. and event ticketing

They serve as a perfect contactless replacement for magnetic stripe, barcode, or QR-code systems.

The introduction of the contactless MIFARE Ultralight^® ICs for limited-use applications can lead to reduced system installation and maintenance costs.

MIFARE Ultralight C - Contactless ticket IC

1. General description:

NXP Semiconductors has developed the MIFARE Ultralight C - Contactless ticket IC MF0ICU2 to be used in a contactless smart ticket or smart card in combination with Proximity Coupling Devices (PCD).

The communication layer (MIFARE RF Interface) complies to parts 2 and 3 of the ISO/IEC 14443 Type A standard

2. Features and benefits

MIFARE RF Interface (ISO/IEC 14443 A)

Contactless transmission of data and supply energy

Operating distance up to 100 mm depending on antenna geometry and reader configuration

Operating frequency of 13.56 MHz

Data transfer of 106 kbit/s

Data integrity of 16-bit CRC, parity, bit coding, bit counting

True anticollision

7 byte serial number (cascade level 2 according to ISO/IEC 14443-3)

 Typical ticketing transaction: < 35 ms

Fast counter transaction: < 10 ms

2.1 EEPROM

1536-bit total memory

512-bit compatible to MF0ICU1

36 pages, 1152-bit user r/w area

Field programmable read-only locking function per block 

Field programmable read-only locking function per page for first 512-bit

16-bit one-way counter

32-bit user definable One-Time Programmable (OTP) area 

Write endurance 100000 cycles

Data retention of 10 years

3. Applications

such as public transportation, event ticketing and loyalty applications.

White Blank without printing

There is no any printing content on the blank card. Many customer order large quantity blank card.
They print the blank cards by their printer that can save a lot of cost.
Generally laminated coated overlay should be added on blank card, and then it is printable by customer.