The ACR122T NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader is the token version of the ACR122U NFC Reader. ACR122T is especially designed for Near Field Communication (NFC) applications requiring great portability and utmost user convenience. Developed based on 13.56 MHz contactless (RFID) technology and the ISO/IEC 18092 standard for NFC, it supports not only MIFARE® and ISO 14443 Type A and B cards, but also all four types of NFC tags.

ACR122T is a plug-and-play USB device with CCID and PC/SC compliance, ensuring interoperability with different systems and applications. It is ideal for secure personal identity verification and online micro-payment transactions, including computer log-on, e-payment, home banking and network authentication.

PC-Linked USB Contactless Reader NFC Reader
  • USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface
  • CCID Compliance
  • Smart Card Reader:
    • Read/write speed up to 424 kbps
    • Built-in antenna for contactless tag access, with card reading distance of up to 50 mm (depending on tag type)
    • Supports ISO 14443 Type A and B, MIFARE, FeliCa, and all 4 types of NFC (ISO/IEC 18092) tags
    • Built-in anti-collision feature (only 1 tag is accessed at any time)
  • Application Programming Interface:
    • Supports PC/SC
    • Supports CT-API (through wrapper on top of PC/SC)
  • Peripherals:
    • User-controllable bi-color LED
  • Supports Android™ OS 3.1 and above
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (mm) 75.0 mm (L) x 30.0 mm (W) x 12.7 mm (H)
Weight (g) 15 g
USB Interface
Protocol USB CCID
Power Source From USB port
Speed USB Full Speed (12 Mbps)
Contactless Smart Card Interface
Standard ISO/IEC 18092 NFC, ISO 14443 Type A & B, MIFARE®, FeliCa
Protocol ISO 14443-4 Compliant Card, T=CL 
MIFARE® Classic Card, T=CL 
ISO18092, NFC Tags 
FeliCa
Built-in Peripherals
LED 1 bi-color: Red and Green
Certifications/Compliance
Certifications/Compliance EN 60950/IEC 60950
ISO 18092
ISO 14443
USB Full Speed
PC/SC
CCID
VCCI (Japan)
KC (Korea)
Microsoft® WHQL
CE
FCC
RoHS 2
Device Driver Operating System Support
Device Driver Operating System Support Windows® CE
Windows®
Linux®
MAC OS®
Solaris
Android™

ACR122T is end-of-life already. To inquire about a suitable replacement or pending orders, please contact [email protected].

Drivers for ACR122T
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
Android EVK  1.56 MB
Version 1.1.6
18-Jan-2024
Android™ 3.1 or above
MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver  5.22 MB
Version 4.2.8.0
20-Mar-2018
Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® 11, 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  955.93 KB
Version 4.2.8.0
20-Mar-2018
Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® 11, Windows® Server 2003, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2008 R2, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows® Server 2016 R2
PC/SC Drivers  371 KB
Version 2.0.1.0
23-Nov-2015
Windows® CE 5.0, Windows® CE 6.0, Windows® CE 7.0
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 ACR122T
Product Presentation

Product Presentation of ACR122T NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader

Technical Specification

Technical Specification of ACR122T NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader

Application Programming Interface

API Driver Manual of ACR122T NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader