ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Reader

ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Reader Software Development Kit


The ACR120 contactless smart card reader is a compact and cost-effective contactless reader. Developed based on the 13.56MHz contactless smart card (RFID) technology, it supports Mifare® and ISO 14443 A and B cards. It has a proximity operating distance of up to 5 cm, depending on the type of contactless tag in use.

The versatile reader is available in both USB and Serial interfaces. This allows the device to be easily integrated into the PC environment and other systems. Easily and conveniently operable,  it is an ideal tool for a broad range of applications including public transport terminal, physical and logical access control, and even vending machines.

On the other hand, the ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Development Kit (ACR120 SDK) enables effective development of customized applications and systems using Mifare® cards, contactless readers, and PCs. Software development companies can use the kit to develop systems specific to their requirements in order to meet customers’ demands or to incorporate various contactless smart card technologies into their current applications.

The development kit is now priced at only US$179 (USB interface by default and Serial interface on request).

ACR120 SDK Contents:
Smart Card Reader(s)
  • 1 x ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Reader
  • 1 x ACR38DT DualKey SIM-sized Smart Card Reader
Test Card(s)/ Token(s)
  • 5 x Mifare 1K Cards
  • 1 x Combi Card
CD-ROM
  • Software drivers
    • supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP32, XP64, VISTA32, and VISTA64
  • Demo programs
    • ACR120 Multi-Application demo - shows how the card is used as stored-value for Parking Card, Train Ticket Card, Vending Machine, Weighing Machine and Loyalty Application.
    • ACR120 Time and Attendance demo - shows how the card is used for time-in and time-out for office attendance records.
  • Utility Tools
    • ACR120 Tool - helps to analyze the reader settings, change the communication speed, protocol configuration and manipulate data on your MIFARE?card
    • QuickView - checks for proper driver installation of ACR38DT DualKey
  • Sample Codes
    • demonstrates basic commands used to communicate with the ACR120 reader and the smart cards
    • Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi , VB.NET, C#
  • Reference Manuals
  • Technical Specifications
SDK Operating System Support
  • Win 98, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista
  • Win XP x64, Win Vista x64