PN532/NFC Breakout Board
An open-source hardware reference design for NXP's PN532
This page hosts the latest public releases for our open source(CC BY-SA 3.0 license) PN532 NFC breakout board.
Fully assembled boards can be purchased from Adafruit.com, and the original board files and schematics (designed with Cadsoft Eagle) can be downloaded below.
The latest public schematic can also be seen in .PDF format.
The engineers at the TechnoCentrum at Radboud University Nijmegen were kind enough to spend some valuable time tuning this board, and put together an excellent app note on the tuning process. If you're interested in designing a board with an integrated antenna you may find some helpful information in PN532 Antenna Design.
Hardware: Eagle Schematics and Board Files
Design Files
This download contains the Eagle schematic and board files for the PN532 Breakout Boards. All of the parts used when designing this PCB are available in the microBuilder Footprint library. Most of the parts in the library also have the appropriate Digikey or Mouser ID to reorder the exact model used.
| Version Number | Release Date | Release Notes |
 | 1.0 | 8 June 2011 | See .zip file |
| 1.3 | 6 Feb 2012 | See .zip file |
Where can I buy one?
Fully assembled boards are available from our partner Adafruit Industries. By purchasing assembled boards from Adafruit you allow us to pay for our servers, and recover some of the the expenses involved in developing the reference designs and software libraries we provide. If you find some of this information useful, buying something from us is a great way to say thanks ... though we'd be just as happy if you drop us a line as well!
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Use of this design should be attributed to: microBuilder.eu.