As contactless smart card technology becomes widely accepted in the market, integration of different components in a single device offers security and convenience sought after in many applications.

The ACR1283L is a cost-effective and powerful contactless smart card reader designed to operate in standalone mode to cater to a wide range of contactless card applications. It comes with four built-in SAM slots, making it suitable for applications that have multiple card issues or different security requirements. ACR1283L enriches user interaction with its two-line graphic LCD, four LEDs, buzzer to clearly display application and card operation status, and a twelve-key capacitive touch keypad for user input. In addition to its standalone operation, The ACR1283L also supports PC-linked operation for typical contactless PC/SC host applications.

With its high-speed 32-bit MCU and strong antenna performance, ACR1283L is ready for highly secure and highly demanding applications where speed and security are essential, such as payment and government applications. An all-in-one, cost-effective and powerful terminal designed to provide greater flexibility and convenience, ACR1283L is the smart choice for your smart card applications!

PC-Linked Standalone USB Contactless Reader SAM Slot(s) Built-in Memory Graphical/ Dot Matrix LCD Keypad/ PINPad Firmware Upgradeable
  • ARM 32-bit CortexTM-M3 Processor
  • Dual Operation Modes:
    • PC-linked
    • Standalone
  • PC-linked Operation:
    • USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface
    • CCID Compliance
    • Supports PC/SC
    • Supports CT-API (through wrapper on top of PC/SC)
  • Standalone Operation:
    • Support for third-party application programming
    • Over 400 KB memory space for third-party application
    • Over 500 KB memory space for data storage
    • Supported development platforn:
      • IAR Embedded Workbench, Version 5.50 or above
      • CoIDE(GCC), Version 1.3.0 or above
  • Smart Card Reader:
    • Read/Write speed of up to 848 kbps
    • Built-in antenna for contactless tag access, with card reading distance of up to 50 mm (depending on tag type)
    • Support for ISO 14443 Part 4 Type A and B and Mifare series
    • Built-in anti-collision feature (only one tag is accessed at any time)
    • Four ISO 7816-compliant SAM slots
  • Built-in Peripherals:
    • Two-line graphic LCD
    • Four user-controllable LEDs
    • User-controllable buzzer
    • Twelve-key capacitive touch keypad
  • In-device AES (128 and 256), DES and 3DES encryption
  • USB Firmware Upgradability

ACR1283L is end-of-life already. To inquire about a suitable replacement or pending orders, please contact [email protected].

Drivers for ACR1283L
USB Interface OS Support
PC/SC Driver Installer  258.98 KB
Version 1.1.8.3
22-Feb-2022
Mac OS® X 10.6 or above
MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver  5 MB
Version 4.2.6.1
11-Oct-2017
Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® Server 2003, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2008 R2, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows® Server 2016 R2
MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver  5 MB
Version 4.0.6.0
14-Nov-2014
Windows® 7 (for users who did not install required Microsoft Windows Updates and get driver signature error (Code 52))
PC/SC Drivers  921 KB
Version 4.2.6.0
14-Sep-2017
Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® Server 2003, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2008 R2, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows® Server 2016 R2
PC/SC Driver Package  3.04 MB
Version 1.1.8
10-Jan-2020
Linux ®
PC/SC Drivers  458 KB
Version 1.1.8
06-Jan-2020
Linux®, Mac OS® X
CT-API Library  2.04 MB
Version 1.0.1.1
23-Jan-2017
Windows® XP, Windows® Server 2003, Windows® Vista, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2008 R2, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows 8.1, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows® 10, Windows® 11
CT-API Library  261 KB
Version 1.0.1
23-Jan-2017
Linux®, Mac OS® X 10.5, Mac OS® X10.6, Mac OS® X10.7, Mac OS® X10.8, Mac OS® X10.9



Manuals & Datasheets for ACR1283L
Product Presentation

Product Presentation of ACR1283L Standalone Contactless Reader

Technical Specification

Technical Specification of ACR1283L Standalone Contactless Reader

Application Programming Interface

API Driver Manual of ACR1283L Standalone Contactless Reader

Reference Manual

Reference Manual of ACR1283L Standalone Contactless Reader