Texas Instruments RFID: Identify Compatible Tags, Readers, and Protocols
Working record | Updated October 3, 2026
Guide: https://yenra.com/texas-instruments-rfid/

Purpose: Use exact TI part numbers and documentation to check radio protocol, command support, memory, reader hardware and lifecycle status.

Instructions
1. Save a separate copy for each site, job or configuration. Use test aliases where records concern people or payments.
2. Fill each field with a result and its evidence reference. Mark unknown items UNRESOLVED; do not infer a pass.
3. Record the configuration, document revision and date behind each result. Keep credentials and sensitive records in approved systems rather than this worksheet.
4. Assign unresolved items an owner and next action. Sign off only within the scope actually verified.
5. Recheck affected fields after the configuration, supplier or requirements change.

Evaluation name: 
Date and reviewer: 
Scope and intended decision: 

1. Full part number/orderable suffix and source: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

2. Device role and datasheet revision: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

3. Frequency/protocol/mode: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

4. Required commands and memory operations: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

5. Host hardware, firmware and driver: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

6. Antenna, power and mounting configuration: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

7. Errata/design differences: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

8. Known sample and expected response: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

9. Read/write/application interpretation results: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

10. Authentication claim and supporting evidence: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

11. Lifecycle and supplier support check: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

12. Replacement acceptance owner: 
   Evidence/reference and result: 

Illustrative example from the guide (fictional, not a test result)
Invented engineering review A prototype built around a TRF7970A can inventory an RF430FRL152H-based sample using an implemented ISO/IEC 15693 mode. The team initially calls the sensor integration complete. On review, its application merely displays raw returned bytes. Completion requires identifying the sample firmware and documented data layout, reading the intended measurement, applying the defined interpretation and comparing the result with an appropriate reference. Radio communication is one verified step in that process.

Decision: ACCEPT / REVISE / HOLD
Decision scope and rationale: 
Unresolved item / owner / next action / due date: 
Approved by and date: 
Change that requires review: 

Primary references (verify applicable revision and scope)
https://www.ti.com/product/TRF7970A
https://www.ti.com/product/RF430FRL152H
https://www.ti.com/product/TMS37157