SB nº 201: PPS

EMV^® Specification Bulletin No. 201 First Edition January 2018 PPS This Specification Bulletin changes requirement 5.8.1.1. It allows the PCD to send a PPS command if the PICC indicates support for higher bit rates.

Applicability

This Specification Bulletin applies to:  EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems, Book D – EMV Contactless Communication Protocol Specification, Version 2.6 – March 2016.  Specification Bulletin No. 186: PPS Command Related Documents  None

Description

This bulletin changes PPS requirement 5.8.1.1 for the PCD. The PCD is now allowed to send a PPS command in case the PICC indicates support for higher bit rates.

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Proposed Specification Change Change Requirement 5.8.1.1 as follows: Requirements 5.22: PPS Command PCD 5.8.1.1 If the PICC indicates in TA(1) of the ATS that it supports only a bit rate of 106 kbits/s in both directions, then tThe PCD shall not send a PPS command. If the PICC indicates in TA(1) of the ATS that it supports higher bit rates, then the PCD may send a PPS command. PICC 5.8.1.2 If the PPS command is not the first block received after the PICC has sent the RATS response, the PICC shall ignore the PPS command.

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Legal Notice

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