TTA Bulletin n°280: Contactless Terminal Level 1 Type Approval v3.2a Release

2025-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 v2.0 Type Approval Bulletins

Contactless Acceptance Device

EMV® Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 280 Second Edition, January 2025 Contactless Terminal Level 1 Type Approval v3.2a Release This Bulletin announces the availability of PCD Test Plan v3.2a documents

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This Bulletin applies to Contactless Terminal Level 1 Testing.

Effective Date

March 1st, 2025

Description

EMVCo is pleased to announce the availability of Contactless Terminal Level 1 (PCD) Type Approval Test Plan v3.2 documents. 1. Updated documents The following documents have been published on EMVCo website:

EMV Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1― PCD Analogue Test Bench and Test Case Requirements, Version 3.2a, January 2025
EMV Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1― PCD Digital Test Cases Version 3.2a, January 2025
EMV Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1 ― Device Test Environment Version 3.2a, January 2025
EMVCo Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1 ― Implementation Conformance Statement Version 3.2a
EMV Terminal Type Approval PCD Level 1 – Administrative Process, version 3.2a, January 2025 2. Changes since previous versions Regarding the Analogue Test Bench and Test Case Requirements, the most important changes since version 3.1a are:
SB 300 – PICC Presence Check Procedure: Update of the Frame Trails defined in Table C.1 and Table C.3.
SB303 – Adding an optional Suspend and a Mandatory Suspend in the Polling Loop:
Update of TAB115 Test Case
New Test Case TAB116
SB283 – PCD Phase Drift: New Test Case TAB117.
Type A overshoot and undershoot measurements:
Update of Test Case TA128 to cover only overshoot measurements.
New Test Case TA129 to measure undershoots.
New definition of the detection measurement window for overshoots following rising edges in Test Cases TA128, TB126, TB127 and in Appendix E.
Update of the tFSOFF definition and modification of the default tFSOFF value applied during Test Transactions. Note: No technical changes have been made since v3.2a draft 2, October 2024. Regarding the Digital Test Cases, the most important changes since version 3.1a are:
Based on SB 300 – PICC Presence Check Procedure
Remove removal procedure steps from most TC
Indicate that TC TA002, TA420, TB003 and TB420: depend on PCD support of removal procedure (ICS)
New TC for presence check TA004, TB007, TA419 and TB419 that depend on PCD support of presence check procedure (ICS)
Based on SB 303 – Adding an Optional Suspend and a Mandatory Suspend in the Polling Loop
New requirement to disable the optional suspend by default
Update TC TC002 with suspend instead of reset
New TC TC003 that depend on support of optional suspend
TA307.0: Restore subcase x = 0 with modulation with a duration of a 3-byte frame
In TA412.xy and TB412.xy: New subcases with WTXM and FWT combinations such that FWTTEMP ⩽ FWTMAX, PICC Note: No technical changes have been made since v3.2a draft 1, October 2024. Regarding the Device Test Environment, the most important changes since version 3.1a are:
Based on SB300 – PICC Presence Check Procedure
Require new function to select the transaction completion procedure during testing.
Based on SB303 – Adding an Optional Suspend in the Polling Loop
Require new function to enable/disable the optional suspend of the Operating Field during polling loop. Note: No technical changes have been made since v3.2a draft 1, October 2024. Regarding the Implementation Conformance Statement, the most important changes since version 3.1a are:
Based on SB300 – PICC Presence Check Procedure
New questions III.1.4 and III.1.5 to check which transaction completion procedure(s) the PCD implements.
Based on SB303 – Adding an Optional Suspend in the Polling Loop
New question III.1.1.3 to check if the PCD performs the optional suspend after a polling cycle.
New optional section for identification of hardware and interface configuration in case of PCD in a Contactless Product. Regarding the Administrative Process, the most important changes since version 3.1a are:
Clarification on PCD Late Renewal.
Introduction of PCD Anticipated Renewal process. 3. Activation and migration planning The version 3.2a of the PCD Test Plan will be activated on March 1st, 2025 and will become mandatory on May 1st, 2025.

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