NomadLAB
A portable test and analysis tool for lab and field. Captures NFC, ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, FeliCa, ISO/IEC 7816 and SWP traffic, and emulates card signals.
The test bench as a whole
A test bench has four elements: software, tester, fixtures and the device under test. This shows where the product sits.
What it does
A portable test and analysis tool for lab and field. Captures NFC, ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, FeliCa, ISO/IEC 7816 and SWP traffic, and emulates card signals.
Display and analysis functions
What this product displays and how. Captured communication is presented in views organised by purpose.
Captures and analyses NFC and contact communication on site, down to byte level when used with RGPA.
- Contactless capture of NFC, ISO/IEC 14443 A/B and FeliCa
- Contact capture of ISO/IEC 7816 and SWP (HCI/SHDLC)
Emulates ISO/IEC 7816 and 14443 card signals for active testing of card readers.
- Functional checks and interoperability testing of reader devices
- On-site verification where portability matters
Portable on battery or USB power, with byte-level analysis through RGPA. It complements ProxiSPY Quest, which is the bench-mounted, higher-bandwidth instrument.
Four ways to use it
The same hardware takes different options depending on what you need.
| Use | Detail | Required option |
|---|---|---|
| Contactless capture | Captures and analyses ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, NFC-IP1 and IP2, and FeliCa communication | SPY-AB / SPY-NFC |
| Contact capture | Captures and analyses SWP and ISO/IEC 7816 communication in real time | SPY-CT |
| Contactless card emulation | Emulates an ISO/IEC 14443 A/B card to verify the reader at application level | PICC-AB |
| Contact card emulation | Emulates an ISO/IEC 7816 card to verify a contact reader at application level | UICC-7816 |
During emulation the unit handles ISO/IEC 14443 layer 3 commands such as ATQA and ATR automatically. ISO/IEC 14443 layer 4 commands are retrieved through the API so that responses can be returned from your own software.
Which one suits you
Using both together also works well: precise laboratory analysis with ProxiSPY and field work with NomadLAB, sharing capture data through the bundled RGPA analysis software.
Technical characteristics
| Analysis (bundled RGPA software) | ISO/IEC 14443 A and B, NFC-IP1 and IP2, FeliCa, SWP and ISO/IEC 7816 protocols, with communication displayed at protocol and byte level |
|---|---|
| Emulation | Emulation and analysis of ISO/IEC 14443 and ISO/IEC 7816 communication. During emulation, ISO/IEC 14443 layer 3 commands such as ATQA and ATR are handled automatically, while layer 4 commands can be retrieved and answered through the software API |
| Operations | Stand-alone operation from the touch panel on battery power with USB charging; also works as a USB 2.0 peripheral; controllable from Python, JScript, Java, C++ and other languages supporting Microsoft COM |
| Accessories | Micro Nano Sim Flex KIT (four 3FF micro probes, four 4FF nano probes and a long Nano SIM R1) and C-RF Probe 4 for non-standard form factors such as mobile phones |
Protocol support
| Function \ protocol | ISO14443 (A/B) | FeliCa | ISO18092 | ISO15693 | NFC Forum* | ISO7816 | SWP/HCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring (digital and application layers) | ○ | ○ | ○ | × | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Card emulation (digital layer) | ○ | × | × | × | × | ○ | × |
| Analogue waveform analysis / reader emulation | No — for analogue waveform analysis we recommend ProxiSPY Quest | ||||||
* NDEF, SNEP, LLCP, DEP and similar. If you need ISO/IEC 15693 analysis, consider ProxiSPY Quest.
Option structure and part numbers
You buy only the analysis and emulation functions you need on top of the hardware base, and can add more later. All part numbers carry the prefix “SC-NomadLAB-”.At least one function option is required.
| SC-NomadLAB-HW | Hardware base unit |
|---|---|
| SPY-AB | Signal capture and protocol analysis for ISO/IEC 14443 Type A and B |
| SPY-NFC | Signal capture and protocol analysis for NFC-IP1 and IP2, including FeliCa proximity protocol analysis |
| SPY-CT | Signal analysis between contact card and reader, covering both SWP and ISO/IEC 7816 |
| PICC-AB | ISO/IEC 14443 Type A and B contactless card emulation, with the SC-NomadLAB-Emu-RF Probe included |
| UICC-7816 | ISO/IEC 7816 contact card emulation |
NomadLAB compared with ProxiSPY Quest
| Item | ProxiSPY Quest | NomadLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Bench instrument for precise analysis | Portable analyser and emulator for field work |
| Monitoring level | Analogue, digital and application, to bit level | Digital and application, to byte level |
| ISO15693 | Yes, all modes | × |
| Contact (ISO/IEC 7816, SWP/HCI) | No — for precise contact analysis, use ContactLAB) | Yes — contact and contactless analysed together, end to end |
| Card emulation | No — monitoring only | ○ (ISO14443 A/B / ISO7816) |
| Analogue waveform capture and analysis | Yes — displayed like an oscilloscope in the Analog Viewer, for diagnosing noise and read failures | No — RF level display only |
| Power and operation | AC 100–240 V, PC required | USB powered with up to four hours on the internal battery, stand-alone from the unit's touch screen |
ProxiSPY Quest for precise analogue and bit-level analysis and outgoing quality inspection; NomadLAB for contact support, emulation and portability. Used together, they share capture data through the bundled RGPA software, linking precise laboratory analysis with field work.
Where it is used
- Setting up Level 1 verification for a new development
- Regression after a configuration change or update
- Coverage checks ahead of certification
Relationship to certification
What this product performs is conformance testing. Formal type approval is carried out by an accredited test laboratory, and the Letter of Approval is issued by EMVCo or the payment system. What we supply is the test environment and support in operating it.