ACR1252 Contactless Smartcard Development Kit

ACR1252 Contactless Smartcard Development Kit
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The ACR1252 from ACS is an NFC Forum-certified, 13.56 MHz USB contactless smartcard reader that supports ISO 14443 type A and B cards, MIFARE, FeliCa, and ISO 18092–compliant NFC cards and tags. Replacing the popular ACR122 and ACR1222U, as well as the ACR1251, this reader is equipped with an optional SAM slot which provides a high-level of security in contactless and NFC transactions, and can also be supplied in various OEM module formats.

The ACR1252 SDK is a complete package providing all the components required for application development:
  • 1 x ACR1252U NFC Forum Certified Reader with SAM slot

  • 5 x Mifare 1K Contactless Smart Cards

  • 5 x ACOS3 Contactless Smart Cards

  • 1 x ACOS6-SAM Cards

  • 1 x SDK download key

ACR1252U-M1 SAM SDK



Product:

Credential type(s): Contactless
NFC modes: Read and Write, Peer-to-peer, Card emulation
Form factor: Portable
Connector: USB Type-A
OS support: Windows 10, 8, 7; Linux; Mac OS; Android 3.1 and later

Contactless Card Interface:

Contactless interface standard: ISO 14443 Type A and B; ISO 18092 NFC
Contactless credential types: MIFARE, FeliCa
Contactless operating frequency: High (13.56MHz)
Data transmission protocol: T=CL
Contactless operating distance: Up to 50mm (2.0in) depending on tag type
Contactless read/write speed: 106/212/424kbps programmable

SAM Contact Smartcard Interface:

Contact interface standard: ISO 7816 Class A
Contact card types: Contact chip - SIM sized card
Data transmission protocol: T=0 / T=1
Contact read/write speed: 9.6kbps - 215kbps

Host Interface:

Host interface standards: USB CCID
Host data transmission speed (wired): 12 Mbps (USB 2.0 full speed)

Other Features:

Card detection: Movement detection, Automatic detection of card type, Short circuit and thermal protection
Status indicator: 1 x programmable LED (red and green); 1 x programmable buzzer (monotone)
Firmware in-field upgradeable: Yes

Certifications:

Manufacturer's warranty: 1 year
MTBF: 500 000hrs
Type approvals: CE, UKCA, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, IEC 62368
Application approvals: NFC Forum Certification Mark, EMV Level 1 (Contact), J-LIS (Japan), VCCI (Japan), TELEC (Japan), KC (Korea), BIS (India)
Country of origin: China

Physical:

Dimensions: 98 x 65 x 12.8mm (3.9 x 2.6 x 0.50in)
Weight (±5%): 81g (2.9oz)
Cable length supplied: 1m (39in)

Power:

Supply voltage: 5V DC
Operating current: 200mA (max)
Battery power option: No

Environment:

Operating temperature: 0 to 60degC (32 to 140degF)
Operating humidity: 10-90% RH (non-condensing)

The ACR1252U SDK is a complete package providing all the components required for application development:

  • 1 x ACR1252U-M1 NFC SAM reader
  • 5 x MIFARE 1K Contactless Smartcards
  • 5 x ACOS3 Contactless Smartcards
  • 5 x ACOS6-SAM Smartcards
  • 1 x SDK download key


The SDK download includes: USB driver: Supports Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Utility Tools:
- PC/SC Learning Tool – enables users to perform PC/SC-compliant Windows API smart card functions, with the option of 'Teach mode' to guide you through the standard sequence of commands
- Tools to support reader polling and programming, NFC card programming, PC/SC card polling and simple PC/SC commands
- ACS QuickView - which reads and displays smartcard reader and smartcard details, and polls to test the presence of a card in the reader
- ACS Script Tool - helps to send APDU commands to one or more smartcards or smartcard readers, including passing values between readers

Sample Codes: Demonstrates basic commands used to communicate with the ACR1252U-M1 SAM reader and smartcards. Visual Basic 2013, Visual C++ 2013, Visual C# 2013, Java Version 6 or above

Reference Manuals: Easy to use reference manuals for the ACR1252U-M1 SAM reader, MIFARE Classic 1K, ACOS3 and ACOS6-SAM smartcards to help with the development process

Technical Specifications: Includes detailed technical specifications of all the contained products

Manufacturer's part number: SDK-ACR1252U-M1

Manufacturer: ACS

Connection Method: USB

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ACR1252U Software Devlopment Kit Product Briefing

ACR1252U SDK_product_briefing.pdf
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