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# Ingenutec

NFC: we make it work

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## Posts

- [Navigating the NFC landscape with Ingenutec...](https://www.ingenutec.com/05/navigating-the-nfc-landscape-with-ingenutec/) - I've been putting quite a bit of effort into marketing plans lately. This has forced me to think about what Ingenutec offers...
- [Lessons I've Learned](https://www.ingenutec.com/05/lessons-ive-learned/) - Here are the lessons I've learned from running my own business... My transition to owning my own business was an organic one. I had always wanted to start my own business but thought that I had to save up a bunch of money, quit my job and create the business while I lived on those
- [Eschewing Magnetic Stripe](https://www.ingenutec.com/01/eschewing-magnetic-stripe/) - ...Don't swipe I recently dined at a local restaurant for lunch. At the end of the meal the waiter handed me the check. As I usually do, I blindly handed over my credit card. The waiter disappeared for a few minutes and reappeared with my credit card receipt, a pen and a smile, happily wishing
- [Reframing Confidence: It Won't Be That Hard](https://www.ingenutec.com/02/reframing-confidence-it-wont-be-that-hard/) - "That's a hard problem and I solve hard problems" -- Robert Palmer, Jr The bane of any project is the schedule. Marketing has already sold it, Sales wants it yesterday, Engineering says it's impossible. This is the age old stereotype about product development. As a design services company and a consultant, my job is to
- [NFC Design Problems: A Wholistic Solution](https://www.ingenutec.com/02/understand-the-magic-of-nfc-concept-to-creation/) - You're designing a new product and integrating NFC as one of the features. It's simple, the manufacturer has all the application notes and you have excellent, top notch engineers. Then you start questioning, "which NFC chip should I use?," "what tag should I use?," and the big one "how do I design the antenna?" This
- [Tap into the Contactless Revolution: A Travel Experience](https://www.ingenutec.com/01/tap-into-contactless-revolution/) - Europe has always been way ahead, first in chip card adoption, now in contactless adoption, so what I saw should not have been a surprise. To actually experience it though; as they say, seeing is believing. I recently took a business trip to Austria and Italy. The obvious wonders are the majestic beauty and the
- [Unexpected Timelines](https://www.ingenutec.com/04/unexpected-timelines/) - or How Long does EMVCo certification take? I had originally planned to talk about NFC project timelines in general, but the topic is too broad. Instead, I'm going to break it into multiple posts and today focus on EMVCo certification. The area that generally presents the most surprise with customers is the timeline for EMVCo
- [Meet the CEO, COO, CFO and President](https://www.ingenutec.com/04/meet-the-ceo-coo-cfo-and-president/) - As a business owner I wear many hats and confront many challenges. My career is a reflection of what has prepared me for these challenges. From architecting, writing custom software, planning and installing a custom iPIX camera system for the G8 Conference to hovering 30 feet over a thoroughfare in a bucket truck to perform a

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.ingenutec.com/) - Ingenutec is dedicated to providing engineering services and consulting expertise to other businesses interested in deploying NFC solutions.
- [Sigil](https://www.ingenutec.com/sigil/) - Real-World Digital Identity Verification Sigil offers secure mDL verification and identity reading systems for Age Verification and KYC driven applications, enabling frictionless onboarding and instant age verification. Schedule a Call Know Your Customer Read name, address and more with a tap. Eliminate data entry errors. Let your customer know and approve what information is being
- [Blog](https://www.ingenutec.com/blog/) - NFC Musings NFC Musings EMV & Payment CertificationsWearable & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration Navigating the NFC landscape with Ingenutec… By Robert PalmerMay 22, 2024 What seems trivial to the expert is likely daunting to the uninitiated I’ve been putting quite a bit of effort into marketing plans lately. This has forced me to think about what
- [Contact](https://www.ingenutec.com/contact/) - Make an appointment or contact us during business hours
- [Links](https://www.ingenutec.com/links/) - @ingenutecYouTubeLinkedinWebsiteFacebookInstagramCONTACTBLOGLINKEDINYOUTUBEXFACEBOOK PAGEWEBSITE
- [Products](https://www.ingenutec.com/products/) - Made for mobile and small payment terminals, our Vision L1 module provides easy, seamless integration for contactless payments and transactions.
- [EMV & Payment Certification](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/emv-payment-certification/) - EMV & Payment Certification EMV & Payment Certification EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss EMV & Payment Certification Add contactless and chip-card support to your products. We have OEM hardware and software ready for EMV certification or we can customize and develop payment
- [Cookie Policy](https://www.ingenutec.com/cookie-policy/) - About this cookie policy This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data
- [News](https://www.ingenutec.com/news/) - News News EMV & Payment CertificationsWearable & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration Navigating the NFC landscape with Ingenutec… NFC MusingsMay 22, 2024What seems trivial to the expert is likely daunting to the uninitiated I’ve been putting quite a bit of effort into marketing plans lately. This has forced me to think about what Ingenutec offers and how
- [Projects](https://www.ingenutec.com/projects/) - Projects Projects EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware IntegrationView allAntennasEMV & Payment CertificationHardware IntegrationSoftware IntegrationWearables & Readers →12→
- [Software Integration](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/software-integration/) - Software Integration Software Integration EMV & Payment CertificationWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration “Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.” – Bjarne Stroustrup Software Stacks & Custom Development You have the hardware, now you need to figure out how to make it work. We know NFC controllers and how to control them. We can
- [Hardware Integration](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/hardware-integration/) - Hardware Integration Hardware Integration EMV & Payment CertificationWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration “One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it…” – Gaston Bachelard Hardware Integration We can create the hardware for you, we can fill in your resource gaps. Are you working with a new NFC or
- [Antennas](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/antennas/) - Antennas Antennas EMV & Payment CertificationWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw Antenna Design & Tuning Need an PCB or flex antenna? Let us design it for you. Already have an antenna? We can perform the impedance matching. Having trouble
- [Wearables & Readers](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/wearables-readers/) - Wearable & Readers Wearables & Readers EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke Readers & Wearables Intelligent wearable device for payment and non-payment applications. We have an OEM wearable module. We can help you develop your own solution or integrate our module. Mobile configuration and
- [Services](https://www.ingenutec.com/services/) - Services Services EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration EMV & Payment Certification Payment products, implementation & certification Add contactless and chip-card support to your products. We have OEM hardware and software ready for EMV certification or we can customize and develop payment hardware specific to your application. Preparing for certification? Leverage our experience and relationships to guide
- [Company](https://www.ingenutec.com/company/) - Company Company EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration Who We Are Ingenutec was founded in 2009 to offer NFC consulting and engineering services. We are here to accelerate your product development and eliminate the NFC learning curve as a obstacle to your product development. Since inception, our offerings have expanded to include EMV consulting and
- [Community](https://www.ingenutec.com/company/community/) - Community Community EMV & Payment CertificationsWearables & ReadersAntennasHardware IntegrationSoftware Integration FIRST® Robotics Ingenutec is strong supporter of FIRST® Robotics (firstinspires.org) through its mentoring of two local high school teams. This is one of our ways of giving back to the community and encouraging the growth of STEM at the high school level. FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

## Portfolio

- [Wearable Consulting](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/wearable-consulting/) - Antenna tuning and RF configuration. Consulting on NFC integration for payments, JCOP development, using NXP's Loader Service and MiFare4Mobile.
- [Wearable Stack Development](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/wearable-stack-development/) - Developed the NFC Wearable Stack and associated API for NXP. This is based on the existing NFC stack.
- [EMV Reader](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/emv-reader/) - Ingenutec updated an existing product to support contactless payment. We provided design consulting on the hardware and developed the software for an EMV compliant contactless reader module, which passed TA for EMV L1, VISA L2 and MasterCard L2.
- [NFC Feature Demonstration](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/nfc-feature-demonstration/) - Developed an Android application to read and write non-standard NFC tags.
- [NFC Stack Customization](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/nfc-stack-customization/) - Ingenutec created a customized version of the Android NFC stack to create Host Card Emulation (HCE) capability before Android had HCE.
- [NFC Feasibility Study](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/nfc-feasibility-study/) - Ingenutec provided an analysis and feasibility report addressing a customer's interest in adding NFC to their product.
- [Reader Stack Integration](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/reader-stack-integration/) - Using RFID to manage replenishables in a high volume ink jet printer.
- [USB Reader with Secure Element](https://www.ingenutec.com/project/usb-reader-secure-element/) - Fully custom design of a USB NFC reader with JCOP secure element.

## Team

- [Robert G Palmer Jr](https://www.ingenutec.com/dt_team/robertpalmer/) - Robert has over 20 years of product development experience and more than 10 years of NFC and EMV experience. Ingenutec represents a combination of his technical expertise and business acumen to create an organization focused on helping customers accelrate the integration of contactless technogies into their products. He has expertise in both hardware and software engineering with specific focus on embedded product applications.

## Photo Albums

- [Agency Gallery](https://www.ingenutec.com/dt_gallery/agency-gallery/)

## Categories

- [NFC Musings](https://www.ingenutec.com/category/nfc-musings/) - Blog entries

## Portfolio Categories

- [Wearables & Readers](https://www.ingenutec.com/project-category/wearables-and-readers/)
- [Antennas](https://www.ingenutec.com/project-category/antennas/)
- [EMV & Payment Certification](https://www.ingenutec.com/project-category/emv-and-payment-certification/)
- [Hardware Integration](https://www.ingenutec.com/project-category/hardware/)
- [Software Integration](https://www.ingenutec.com/project-category/software/)

## Team Categories

- [Founders](https://www.ingenutec.com/dt_team_category/founders/)