NFC-enabled Audio System
Tap-to-pair has become a common habit when connecting an NFC-enabled smartphone conveniently to a wireless speaker. Bringing this experience to the next level, even a multi-speaker audio system can be set up with NFC. If all speakers are equipped with an NFC chip, you simply tap one speaker to another to establish the connection. That’s what we call a true wireless stereo system - and it works with any phone, no matter if it is NFC-enabled. The same can be done with NFC-headsets.
Features:
- Tap-to-pair to connect an NFC-enabled smartphone conveniently to a wireless speaker or headphone
- Easy integration into any OS environment
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Featured NXP Products:
NFC multi-speaker and headset audio system
Speaker Version
Tap-to-pair has become a common habit when connecting an NFC-enabled smartphone conveniently to a wireless speaker. Bringing this experience to the next level, even a multi-speaker audio system can be set up with NFC. If all speakers are equipped with an NFC chip, you simply tap one speaker to another to establish the connection. That’s what we call a true wireless stereo system - and it works with any phone, no matter if it is NFC-enabled.
Headset version
Same use case can be shown with NFC headset, with smartphone being connected to the first headset by simply tapping to the smartphone, and then tap the 2 headset together to share the audio content to the second headset.
Features:
Speaker Version
| Traditional push button pairing | NFC pairing | |
|---|---|---|
| Action for pairing | Push sync button as long as requested in the user manual | Touch the 2 speakers together |
| Connection time for bluetooth pairing | Usually at least 10 to 30 sec | 1 second |
| Connection repeatability | Varied from environment Sometimes fails | Always repeatable |
| Usual issues | Can connect to wrong bluetooth device if there are multiple ones nearby | No error possibility |
| Scalability | Adding a 3rd speaker or more requires again same manual action | As easy as before |
| Unpairing | Must follow carefully the user manual, risk is that speaker can stay connected or wrong one be disconnected | Touch the 2 speakers together |
Headset version
- Share immediately your music with your friend, or neighbour in public transportation, by simply tapping both headset
- No need to connect your friend or neighbour’s phone to your phone, simply tap both headset
- Disconnect/unpaired by tapping again both headset
