VTAP100 mobile pass NFC reader board (USB + RS232)
Technical Specifications Dimensions (PCB): 41mm x 79mm (1.61in x 3.11in), with integrated 40mm (1.57in) square antenna
Power Supply: 5V DC (typ. 110mA, max 150mA)
Mounting options: 4 x integrated mounting holes and 4 x removable mounting holes/lugs
Weight: 6g (0.21oz)
Operating Temperature: -25 to +70°C (-13 to 158°F)
Operating Humidity: 0 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
NFC Interface Frequency/standards: 13.56MHz, ISO 14443 and ISO 18092
Mobile pass compatibility:
- Apple Wallet NFC passes (VAS protocol - classed as a VAS-only device)
- Google Wallet NFC passes (Smart Tap protocol)
- Pass auto-selection, including full Apple ECP compliance for iOS wake-up
- Selective field extraction & decryption of pass data
- Mobile device type detection and inclusion
- Multiple simultaneous pass IDs, enrolment URL and STUID capture, where supported on mobile OS
Card/tag compatibility:
- MIFARE Ultralight, Classic, DESFire, NFC Types 1..5;
- UID/CSN reading as standard on all card types;
- Secure data reading on MIFARE Classic as standard, others on request;
- NFC tag reading on Type 2 and 4 (Ultralight/NTAG and DESFire/HCE)
Read range: Typically 25mm (1in) depending on environment and phone/card/tag antenna
Pass IDs: Up to 6 x Apple merchant IDs and 6 x Google collector IDs
ECC key slots: 6 total (shared between Apple & Google merchant IDs)
USB/Serial interfaces USB device types (can enable/disable as required):
- USB Mass storage (for easy configuration, key loading & firmware updates);
- Human interface device(standard barcode reader/keyboard emulation);
- USB Virtual COM port (includes active, passive and file transfer modes)
Serial interface: Physical RS-232 serial port (includes active, passive and file transfer modes)
Connectors: Micro USB socket on board; 8-pin captive cable connector for USB and RS-232 (2mm pitch)
Operating system support: Full support on Windows, Linux, OSX; support for keyboard emulation and virtual COM device types on Android; most embedded and other operating systems support keyboard emulation as a minimum
Other features Operator feedback: Buzzer and RGB LEDs (configurable default colour + automatic card and pass reading beep/flash)
Field configurable: Yes, using configuration files, and with password and hardware-based lock
Field upgradeable: Yes, using encrypted firmware file and secure bootloader, and factory reset feature
External antenna: Optional via 3-pin external antenna connector
Hardware security: Optional cryptographic co-processor with secure hardware-based key storage
Encryption algorithms: ECDH, NIST P-256, ECDSA, HMAC SHA-256, AES-128 CTR, AES-256 GCM, ANSI-X9.63-KDF and HKDF according to RFC5869 using HMAC-SHA256
Compliance / Certification Apple VAS, Google SmartTap, UKCA, CE, FCC, NCC, RoHS
24-month limited hardware warranty
Manufacturer's part number: VTAP100-OEM
Manufacturer: Dot Origin
Connection Method: USB