Hi friends,
I designed as an outsourced project for another company a type2 charging station for EV, just hardware part. Nothing fancy about it, basic functions implemented with ESP32, few relays, a NFC reader for charging activation, a small display, etc.
But I may need to think to extend this into a direction I know nothing about, meaning NFC payment integration. I see that EU wants to implement mandatory payment in all charging stations beginning with 2027 iirc.
What does it mean from a technical point of view to integrate NFC payment, assuming I have in the station a LTE modem and a NFC reader? NFC readers for payment are different than basic NFC readers used just to read a serial # from a card and start charging? What embedded software do I need for that and what CPU is required? Do I need Linux or a freeRTOS with ESP32 will do the job? Will I need a normal CPU or do I need secure CPU? Are some specific certifications required for this, for hardware or software?
If somebody is knowledgeable in this area please give me some hints.
Thank you.