This document provides an overview of NFC on Nokia & Symbian platforms for developers. It discusses Nokia's developer offering and positioning in mobile platforms. The document then details the NFC architecture in Symbian, including the various API options for application development. It also covers distributing applications through Nokia's channels.

1. NFC on Nokia & Symbian
Introduction for Developers
MIT 13th december 2010
Ganesh Sivaraman
Senior Manager
Forum Nokia
December 13, 2010
v2.5.1

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Agenda
• Nokia Developer offering
• NFC Architecture in Symbian & API deep dive
• Application development
• Distribution

3. Developer offering

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Platform Positioning

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NFC coming to Nokia Smartphones…
Speculations are in and around:
• Allaboutsymbian.com: “NFC in select Nokia
smartphones next year”
• NFC World: “All new Nokia smartphones to
come with NFC from 2011”
• NFC Times: “Nokia C7 is NFC enabled”
Anssi Vanjoki, EVP Markets, Nokia

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Smartphone OS Shipments Q2 2010
Data: Canalys
Source: http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/11899_Canalys_Q2_stats_show_Nokias_S.php

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Smartphone Market Share in 2014
Data: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, September 7, 2010
Source: http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS22486010

8. NFC on Symbian, API deep dive

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Nokia NFC Architecture
Supported Operating Modes: NFC Applications
• Reader/writer
– Tag manipulation
NFC Interfaces
– SmartPosters
– Type A/B reader mode Middleware
– Mifare classic 1k/4k, Jewel read only, NFC & adaptation
Forum type 1-4
• Peer-2-Peer Base Band
– Can connect to another NFC Device
– Bluetooth pairing
– Data exchange NFC Controller
NFC Antenna
ISO14443

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NFC Interfaces
• All interfaces offer same/similar level
Native App Native App Java App of functionality & granularity
• Technology choice depends on other
criteria e.g.:
– Developer Skillset
C++ API Qt C++ API JSR-257 – Use case
– Cross platform needs
NFC Services (Middleware) – Platform integration
Adaptation (HAL & Drivers)

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NFC Services APIs
API Description
NFC Discovery API Provides methods to subscribe and discover tags and NDEF messages.
NFC Tag Extension API Provides implementation and access (read/write) methods for different
types of NFC targets.
NDEF API Provides methods for handling NDEF messages and accessing NDEF
messages on tags.
NFC Peer-to-Peer API Provides the LLCP API for peer-to-peer communications between NFC
devices.
NFC Content Handler API Provides the ECOM plug-in interface for subscribing and receiving NDEF
messages.

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Symbian Native development
• Symbian^3 SDK
– Comes with Carbide.c++ IDE
• NFC Plugin for S^3 SDK
– Adds NFC services libraries
– Adds NFC emulation support for
device-less development & testing
• Optional – Qt for Symbian

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Qt development
• Nokia Qt SDK
– Comes with QtCreator IDE and device
simulator
• Qt Mobility (NFC API) 1.x will add NFC
API support

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J2me NFC API – JSR-257
• Complete implementation of the JSR-257
Contactless Communication API + Nokia
extensions
– com.innovision.rf (NFC Forum Type 1,
Innovision Jewel, Innovision Topaz)
– com.nokia.nfc.nxp.mfstd (MIFARE 1k, MIFARE
4k)
– com.nokia.nfc.nxp.simpletag (NFC Forum Type
2 - MIFARE Ultralight)
– com.sony.felica (NFC Forum Type 3 - Sony
FeliCa)

15. Application development

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What is Qt?
• Develop C++ code only once
– Deploy for multiple platforms
– … with native look & feel!
• More than UI
– 23 modules, around 800 classes, 9000 functions
– Development tools: IDE, UI designer, help system, translation tool
• Maximum performance
– Native code on all platforms
– Still possible to use platform specific APIs!

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Platforms Windows
Mac OS
Linux / X11
C++ Embedded Linux
Windows CE
Maemo / MeeGo
Java Symbian
Python
Ada
Pascal Maintained by the
Perl Qt open source community.
PHP Not officially supported by Nokia.

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Longer history than you might think
Focus on mobile platforms (Symbian, Maemo, MeeGo), dedicated mobility APIs
Nokia purchases Trolltech
Qt 4.0 – leads to new KDE 4 desktop
Qtopia – platform for mobile phones & PDAs
First public release through newsgroups (Qt 0.90)
• Dual licensing: commercial & free for open source
Decided to go into business
• “Q” looked beautiful in Emacs font. “t” for toolkit
• Company : Quasar Technologies (later: Trolltech)
Development started
• Cross platform GUI toolkit was needed Eirik Chambe- Haavard
Eng Nord

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You’re using it already!
… and many, many more!
All trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners.

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Qt pre-installed
on new Symbian
platform phones
Upgrade your phone with
future user experience
enhancements!

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Qt: used in all (future) platforms
... start developing now!
(and switch to MeeGo when devices are available)

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Qt SDKs from qt.nokia.com
Common Qt APIs
Qt SDK for
Nokia Qt Qt SDK for Qt SDK for Qt SDK for Qt SDK for
Embedded
SDK Windows Windows CE Mac OS Linux / X11
Linux
Windows Other
Symbian Simulator Mac OS X Linux (X11)
CE / Mobile devices
Maemo / Windows
(MeeGo) XP / Vista / 7 You can of
course install
multiple SDKs at
the same time

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Nokia Qt SDK
• One-Click installation:
– Development tools
– Build for and debug in real devices
• Symbian
• MeeGo / Maemo
– Test on host PC
• Simulator
– Qt Mobility
• No extra device SDKs required anymore

24. Application Distribution

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The global mobile apps
economy is set to be worth
$17.5 billion by 2012.*
The global mobile advertising market will
be valued at over
$16 billion by 2011.**
*Chetan Sharma Consulting, March 2010
** M:Metrics, August, 2010

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Nokia Ovi Store Opportunity
Today you can distribute apps to approximately….
175m 500m
Nokia Symbian Devices Series 40 Devices

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Ovi Store Statistics
Users in 190+ countries
2.7 million application downloads / day
135+ device models supported
Storefront available in 30 languages
Operator billing with 99 operators in 27 countries
(growing)
http://www.forum.nokia.com/Distribute/Ovi_Store_statistics.xhtml

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Ovi Store
Access reports.
You get 70%, Nokia 30%.
(Operator billing: 60/40)
Quality Assurance.
Create content items.
Add meta data.
Register at
publish.ovi.com
(one-time fee of €1)

29. Thank you!
Damien.balsan@nokia.com
For more information visit: http://forum.nokia.com
December 13, 2010

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Smart Installer Packaging Can be installed to a
device that has Qt
already installed.
Ovi Store always requires
Sign with free
Source code the Smart Installer.
publishing certificate
.cpp Sign with free
.sis .sis publishing certificate
App installation package Signed app
SI SI
package app app
.sis .sis
Meta-package Deliverable, signed
(.sis) meta-package
.sis
Smart Installer package
(in Nokia Qt SDK)

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Forum Nokia Library
library.forum.nokia.com