SB nº 233: Update to Polling Collision Indication

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EMV<sup>®</sup> Specification Bulletin No. 233 First Edition December 2019 Update to Polling Collision Indication (SB215) This Specification Bulletin updates the PCD collision indication in the case of PCDs supporting Proprietary Technologies as defined in SB215

Applicability

This Specification Bulletin applies to:

  • Specification Bulletin 215 - Polling Collision Indication
  • EMV Level 1 Specifications for Payment Systems, EMV Contactless Interface Specification, Version 3.0 – February 2018.

Related Documents

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Description

This specification bulletin updates requirement 9.2.1.7 that PCDs are responsible for suppressing the unintentional collision indication that occurs in the polling sequence for proprietary technologies as defined in SB215.

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Specification Change Change Requirement 9.2.1.7 as follows: Requirements 9.2: Polling PCD … 9.2.1.7 If the PCD supports other technologies, then the PCD shall reset the Operating Field (as defined in section 3.2.6) before continuing with 9.2.1.3 (symbol 20). PCDs that implement other technologies are responsible for suppressing any unintentional collision indications. These would may occur when PICCs support the other more than one technology alongside another supported technology and are due to the same PICC responding both before and after the RESET (symbol 20).

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Legal Notice

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