The ACR128
is a dual interface smart card reader compliant to ISO 7816 Part 1-3
Class A, B standard for the Contact smart card and to ISO 14443 Part
1-4 Type A, B standard for the Contactless Card.By combining contact
and contactless interfaces in one reader, ACR128 is
appropriate for situations where the environments favor dual interface
applications. For example, you may use the ACR128 on the one hand to
settle your online payment with contact EMV Level 1 cards, on the
other hand to read the balance of your Mifare membership
cards.Furthermore, it can also be used as embedded readers in bigger
machines and systems such as vending machines, automatic fare
collection systems, and public telephone systems.
ACR128 is PC/SC Compliant for contact and contactless
interfaces. It makes use of high-speed communication for PICCs
(proximity or contactless cards) with maximum speed of 848 kbps like
DesFire Cards. Furthermore, ACR128 has intelligent support for hybrid
cards and combi cards and it is designed such that it can still detect
a contactless card even if it is inserted in the contact card slot.As
different applications require different levels of security and
functionality, theACR128 has a built-in SAM card slot
for added security. What is more is ACR128 uses a
landing type card acceptor which minimizes card damage for more
reliable card operations.
