ARC1300 Developer's Kit

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ARC1300 is a high performance contactless ISO 14443 A/B smart card reader for easy integration into a number of smart card applications.

The ARC1300 software develoment kit provides the tools, documentation and code samples needed to successfully integrate and develop contactless smart card applications compliant to ISO/IEC 14443 A/B. The kit also allows you to develop customized applications using encrypted data storage, as well as evaluating and integrating cards based on the entire MIFARE family. ARC1300 is available with USB or RS232 interface.

SDK (Software Development Kit)

  • Getting Started Guide
  • Tools for Windows, WinCe, Linux or embedded
  • Example source code in C++ and C++ API for handling contactless cards and SAMs
  • Documentation
  • C# wrapper

HDK (Hardware Development Kit)

  • 1 x ARC1300 OEM Reader incl. connecting cable
  • 2 x MIFARE UltraLight C sample cards
  • 2 x MIFARE Classic 4K sample cards
  • 2 x MIFARE DESFire EV1 4K sample cards
  • 2 x MIFARE Plus 4K - 7BUID sample cards
  • Documentation

Features

  • Compliant to ISO/IEC 14443 A/B and ISO/IEC 18092 (NFC)
  • Support for a wide range of contactless standards in public transport, including the entire MIFARE family
  • Support for NFC mobile applications, smart posters and ticketing, including both passive reader mode and active peer to peer (P2P) mode
  • Compliant to EMV contactless
  • 4 x triple coloured LED lights for card interaction/payment confirmation
  • Audio Buzzer
  • Easy integration in a number of smart card applications, terminals and kiosks
  • USB or RS232 for host communication
  • 4 x SAM ISO/IEC 7816 slots for improved smart card security
  • Air data transfer rate up to 424 kBit/s

Supported Tag-ICs

MIFARE 1k, MIFARE 4k, MIFARE UltraLight, MIFARE UltraLight C, MIFARE DESFire, MIFARE DESFire EV1, MIFARE SmartMX, MIFARE Plus, GTML, GTML2, ISO 14443A tags, ISO 14443B tags, FeliCa RC-S860, FeliCa RC-S885, FeliCa RC-S965, Calypso, VDV

Supported SAMs

MIFARE SAM (DESFire), MIFARE SAM AV1, MIFARE SAM AV2, S9TSAM, NSAM, Calypso SAM, FeliCa SAM and other ISO/IEC 7816 compliant SAMs

Specifications

RF Frequency 13.56 MHz
RF Standards ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, ISO/IEC 18092
RF Speed 106 kBit/s, 212 kBit/s, 424 kBit/s
RF Reading Distance Up to 100mm (depending on tag)
RF Antenna Integrated, external antenna possible
RF Amplifier Yes, field upgradeable
Processor ARM 72 MHz
Firmware Upgrade Yes
Dimensions 110mm x 67mm
Weight Approx. 40g
Power Supply 5V ± 5%
Current Consumption 280mA (operational), 70mA (RF off), 2mA (sleep)
Storage Temperature -40°C to +85°C
Operating Temperature -40°C to +85°C
Compliances RoHS, FCC, WEEE, CE for bus, tram and rail
User Interface 4 x Triple coloured LEDs (red/green/yellow)
Crypto Algorithms 3DES, AES, RSA, PKI
Hash Algorithms SHA1, SHA2, MD5
Host Interface USB: Mini Horizontal, RS232: Screw Terminal
Host Communication USB, RS232 or TTL (communication speed up to 1Mbit/s)
SAM Security 4 x ISO/IEC 7816 SAM slots up to 1.1 Mbit/s

Downloads

Title Date Link
Datasheet 15 May 2013 Download
Developer's Kit Datasheet 10 September 2012 Download

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