The ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Reader is a compact and cost-effective smart card contactless reader and writer. Developed based on the 13.56 MHz contactless (RFID) technology, it supports Mifare® and ISO 14443 A and B cards.
ACR120 has a proximity operating distance of up to 5 cm, depending on the type of contactless tag in use. The versatile reader is also available in module form, as well as in both USB and Serial interfaces, allowing the device to be easily integrated into the PC environment and other systems.
The compact design of ACR120 makes installation quick and handy in any location, making it an ideal tool for a broad range of applications, including public transport terminal, physical and logical access control, and even vending machines.
- USB PnP or serial RS232 interface (Also available in RS485 upon request)
- Read and write functionality
- Built-in antenna for contactless tag access, with card reading distance of up to 50 mm
- Supports major contactless smart cards conforming to ISO 14443 Type A and B in the market
- Supports Mifare cards, including new Mifare Ultralight C and Mifare Plus SL1 (4 Byte UID) and SL3
- Built-in anti-collision feature (at least 1 card is detected when multiple cards are presented)
- Selective card polling capability (especially useful when multiple cards are presented)
- Operation LED
- Buzzer
- OEM PCBA module version (Upon request)
- Public transportation terminals
- Automatic fare collection
- Vending machines
- Physical access control
- Logical access control
- Time and attendance
- Contactless public phones
- Metering
| Dimensions | 120 mm (L) x 73 mm (W) x 20 mm (H) |
| Weight | 155 g |
| Interface | USB Full Speed or RS232 (Serial) |
| Operating Distance | >= 50 mm |
| Supply Voltage | Regulated 5V DC |
| Supply Current | 200mA |
| Operating Temperature | 0-50°C |
| Operating Frequency | 13.56 MHz |
| CLK Frequency | 3.58 MHz |
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| Release Date | Drivers | OS Support | Version | File Size | Notes |
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| 16/07/2010 | MSI Installer for Proprietary Driver | Win 98, Win ME | 1.1.1.0 | 2 MB |
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| 16/07/2010 | MSI Installer for Proprietary Driver | Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Win Server 2003, Win Server 2003 R2, Win Server 2008 | 1.1.1.0 | 3 MB |
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| 16/07/2010 | MSI Installer for Proprietary Driver | Win XP x64, Win Vista x64, Win 7 x64, Win Server 2003 x64, Win Server 2003 R2 x64, Win Server 2008 x64, Win Server 2008 R2 x64 | 1.1.1.0 | 1,017 KB |
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| 13/11/2009 | ACS Synchronous API Drivers (Proprietary Drivers) | Win 98, Win ME, Win 2000, Win XP, Win XP x64, Win Vista, Win Vista x64, Win 7, Win 7 x64, Win Server 2003, Win Server 2003 x64, Win Server 2003 R2, Win Server 2003 R2 x64, Win Server 2008, Win Server 2008 x64, Win Server 2008 R2 x64 | 1.0.1.1 | 85 KB |
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| 24/08/2006 | ACS Synchronous API Drivers (Proprietary Drivers) | Linux | 1.5.0.4 | 20 KB |
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| 11/07/2007 | Java Native Interface (JNI) | JDK 1.4 (Windows), JDK 1.5 (Windows) | 1.0.0.3 | 104 KB |
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| Serial Non-PnP interface (ACR120S) | |||||
| 05/12/2007 | ACS Synchronous API Driver Installer (Proprietary) | Win 98, Win ME, Win 2000, Win XP, Win XP x64, Win Vista, Win Vista x64 | 21.01.06 | 500 KB |
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| 13/04/2006 | ACS Synchronous API Drivers (Proprietary Drivers) | Linux | 1.1.1 | 50 KB |
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| 10/01/2007 | Java Native Interface (JNI) | JDK1.4 (Windows), JDK1.5 (Windows) | 1.0.0.2 | 87 KB |
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