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ACR88 Handheld Portable Smart Card Reader
  ACR88 Handheld Portable Smart Card Reader

ACR88 Reader: $129.95
ACR88 is a versatile handheld portable smart card reader, having a built-in keypad, LCD display, bi-color LED and buzzer features. It can also host the feature of non-volatile memory to give better support to your system. In addition, its onboard memory enables future firmware and application enhancements that guarantee against obsolescence.

ACR88 is a line of secured electronic devices of pocket size designed primarily for multi-application. It is capable of performing secure authentication, displaying rich information from the card, conducting online or offline transaction.

Also ACR88 is programmable through ACR88 Script-Builder. Users can now quickly build their own standalone applications according to easy-to-use and well defined script commands provided by ACS. There is no more need to program the device in lower level languages, nor to deal with development and other hardware platform dependent issues! With ACR88, you can have full rein of realizing the limitless possibilities, which your application will bring.

Standard features:

  • Dual operation modes:
       PC-linked: powered through USB
       Standalone: powered through 3x AAA batteries
  • Accepts ISO-7816 Class A, B (5V & 3V) cards: two full-size cards and 3 SAM cards
  • Ergonomic and highly durable keypad
  • Easy-to-read, graphical LCD with backlight
  • Monotone buzzer with software controlled ON/OFF
  • 3 bi-color LED
  • Real-time clock (RTC) with independent backup battery
  • Field upgradeable for firmware (requires a firmware upgrade cable)
  • On-board memory for standalone program (script loadable)
  • Tamper switch which protect fraudulent intrusion
  • Hand-held size and weight
  • (Optional) Non-volatile memory for font storage  

Typical Applications :

  • Customer Loyalty
  • Electronic commerce
  • Health care project - medical identification
  • Online-payment device
  • E-government application

Technical Specifications :

Interface

USB

Power (PC-linked mode)
Power (Standalone mode)

automatically switch to USB bus power, always ON
automatically switch to 3 x AAA-size battery power, soft ON/OFF switch

Power consumption

Less than 100mA (excluding card power) in standalone mode

Backup battery

Independent backup battery (1 x CR2032) for RTC

Operating voltage

3.3V

Supply Current

< 60mA (without backlight and smart card)

Operating Temperature

0-50oC

CLK Frequency

3.58 MHz

Standards / Certifications

EMV Level 1, ISO7816-1/2/3, CE, FCC

Operating System Support

Windows 98SE, ME, 2K, XP

 


 

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