Hitag1 based transponders are highly integrated and do not need any additional components beside the external coil.

Data between Key (RWD) and transponder is transmitted bidirectionally, in Half Duplex Mode. The HITAG 1 transponder IC offers also an encrypted data transmission.

The AntiCollision (AC) Mode, which is used mainly in long range operation, allows to handle several transponders that are at the same time in the communication field of the antenna, thus achieving highest operating reliability and permitting to handle several transponders quickly and simultaneously. 

The HITAG 1 transponder IC provides two protocol modes, Standard and Advanced Mode. The Advanced Protocol Mode operates compared to the Standard Protocol Mode with an increased number of Startbits and a 8-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) sent by the transponder IC at read operations. 

HITAG 1 transponder IC offer a memory of 2 kbit.

Feature
* Identification transponder for use in contactless applications
* Operating frequency 125 kHz
* Data transmission and energy supply via RF link, no internal battery
* Non-volatile memory of 2 kbit
* Organized in 64 pages, 4 bytes each
* 10 years non-volatile data retention
* 100000 erase/ write cycles
* Selective read/ write protection of memory content

* Mutual authentication function

Hitag2 based transponders are highly integrated and do not need any additional components beside the HITAG 2 transponder IC and the external coil. Data are transmitted bidirectionally, in half duplex mode, between Read Write Device (RWD) and HITAG transponder IC. To achieve a main stream security, data may be transmitted enciphered. HITAG 2 transponder IC offer a memory of 256 bit.

Custom specific configuration of the transponder IC is possible by using the configuration page. The configuration page allows the selection of different modes and access possibilities and also the configuration of the memory. The pages of the memory can be protected against read or write access by setting corresponding memory flags.

The HITAG 2 transponder IC provides - besides password and crypto mode - the following three standard read only modes, that can be configured using the configuration byte:
* public-mode A
* public-mode B (animal identification, according to ISO 11784 and ISO 11785)
* public-mode C (PIT compatible mode PCF793x)

Feature
* Identification transponder for use in contactless applications
* Operating frequency 125 kHz
* Data transmission and energy supply via RF link, no internal battery
* Reading distance same as writing distance
* Non-volatile memory of 256 bits (128-bit user data and 128-bit control data/secret memory) organized in 8 pages, 4 bytes each
* 10 years non-volatile data retention
* 100000 erase/ write cycles
* Selective read/ write protection of memory content
* Two coding schemes for read operation: Biphase and Manchester coding
* Effective communication protocol with outstanding data integrity check
* Mutual authentication function
* Read/ write mode allows:
Plain data transmission (password mode)
Encrypted data transmission (crypto mode)
* In read/write mode multi-tag operation possible because of special HALT-function
* Emulation of standard industrial read-only transponders:
public-mode A (MIRO and transponders from EM (H400x))
public-mode B (according to ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 for animal identification)
public-mode C (PIT compatible mode)

Application
Logistics
Livestock tracking
Asset tracking
Gas cylinder ID
Casino - gambling
Industrial automation