TWR PRO Contactless reader
TWR Pro is revolutionary and innovative product, based on 13.56 MHz RFID and 433 MHz wireless technology. These relatively well known technologies are combined with D-logic’s genuine Low Power Consumption fundamentals. D-Logic – Low Power Consumption (DL-LPC) is a result of 2 year long research conducted at our R&D labs. After thorough research and lot of testing, finally we got unexpectedly good results regarding devices power consumption.
Based on that result, we made TWR Pro, unique product among all other RFID readers worldwide. TWR is acronym for Total Wireless Reader; Pro stands for Professionals, for whom it is primarily intended. It comes as a set with all needed resources, including more additional reader/writer for Mifare card programming, set of cards for testing, well documented SDK API and DLL, demo software with examples and source-code for several programming languages like Delphi, Lazarus, C/C++. Regular updates and improvements of firmware and documentation can be obtained absolutely free from download section at our site.
TWR Pro can read MiFare ISO 14443 type-A proximity cards and tags. It can read Mifare unique CSN (4-byte or 7-byte) only, or user defined data like cardholder number and system ID’s. Card blacklisting feature is also avaliable as a standard option. TWR Pro incorporates 48-bit standard Mifare keys with special security keys to provide better security.
Technology brief:
TWR Pro is set of two paired hardware devices: a card reader and RF transceiver.
Card reader device is contactless RFID reader intended for all passive ISO14443 A-type MiFare cards and tags. Maximum card reading range is up to 4 cm (approx. 1.5 “) from reader’s surface. It uses 433 MHz wireless technology platform to transmit all card related data and device status data to RF transceiver.
Due to our Low Power Consumption technology, we can provide enough power for readers everyday regular operations with only one battery pack. According to our lab and on-field testing results, one battery pack has enough capacity to provide 1,000,000 (1 Million) card reading cycles. Also, it can work in stand-by mode for 10 years or it can give one Full-dump Log package (64KB) package per day for next 80 years! Reader can be mounted as indoor or as outdoor device, with use of special housing.
Reader has it’s paired device, a small and clever RF transceiver which can be connected to PC’s USB port. Reader and RF transceiver communicate with each other by dedicated wireless link established on a frequency of 433 MHz. It also incorporates separate channel groups, which are good way to avoid collisions or “RF pollution”. NO external power is needed.
Known limitations of USB cable length can be override by RS-485 RF transceiver module, if needed. This is exception from common installation practice, since that type of topology needs some cabling, but is also good way to override longer distances and get closer to reader’s area due to some specific site installation demands.
Due to our Low Power Consumption technology, we can provide enough power for readers everyday regular operations with only one battery pack. According to our lab and on-field testing results, one battery pack has enough capacity to provide 1,000,000 (1 Million) card reading cycles. Also, it can work in stand-by mode for 10 years or it can give one Full-dump Log package (64KB) package per day for next 80 years! Reader can be mounted as indoor or as outdoor device, with use of special housing.
Reader has it’s paired device, a small and clever RF transceiver which can be connected to PC’s USB port. Reader and RF transceiver communicate with each other by dedicated wireless link established on a frequency of 433 MHz. It also incorporates separate channel groups, which are good way to avoid collisions or “RF pollution”. NO external power is needed.
Known limitations of USB cable length can be override by RS-485 RF transceiver module, if needed. This is exception from common installation practice, since that type of topology needs some cabling, but is also good way to override longer distances and get closer to reader’s area due to some specific site installation demands.
Features
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Indoor or outdoor mounting options
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Reader is self adaptive, smart, low power device without any external power needed
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Up to 1,000,000 card reading cycles with one battery
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Reading of Mifare ISO 14443A cards with 4 and 7-byte UID
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Reading of unique CSN (Card Serial Number) or user defined card number values
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Whole data communication between reader and RF transceiver is through air medium in frequency range of 433 MHz, on a specific set of channels, which can be changed by user
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Effective range distance between reader and RF transceiver can be up to 100 meters, while best results are achieved in range of 25 meters, depending of environment and EMI influence
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Reader has internal clock (RTC) and flash memory for events storage
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All device status messages can be obtained on demand
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All device settings can be made via user interface without physical approach to device
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Up to 65535 unique card numbers
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Up to 16384 card events
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4 predefined event types (regular entrance/exit, blacklisted card attempt, foreign card attempt)
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Up to 8 user defined actions (like private leave, business leave, lunch etc)
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All events can be monitored in Real Time
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Reader can act as a one-way or two-way reader with anti-pass back functionality
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When using user defined cards, security is taken into consideration by defining and using Mifare card keys
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Reader support ‘blacklist card’ option for prohibiting access up to 65535 user defined cards
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Reader has some built-in security features in purpose for preventing counterfeited cards access
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Reader supports locking with user defined password for security sensitive options, like time programming, reader firmware upgrade, log reading
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RF transceiver can be protected with user defined password and data, which can be used as license key functionality, protection of software etc.
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Fully featured SDK and API
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Regular updates and improvements are free
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Custom options for specific purposes are available through our technical support and sales
Hardware features:
| Mounting | Wall mount, desktop, horizontal, vertical |
| Dimensions | 160 g (5.64 oz) with RF transceiver and battery |
| Style | Attractive, slim polycarbonate enclosure |
| Card format | Mifare Classic 1K, ISO 14443 A |
| Wireless communication effective range | Up to 50 meters (100 m LOS); best results at 20 m |
| Operating frequency | 13.56 MHz card reading; 433 MHz LPD range for device communication |
| Hardware | 16-bit microcontroller, Built-in RealTimeClock |
| Memory | 2 MB onboard Flash |
| Communication port | USB 2.0 |
| Visual indicators | Two LEDs indicate device I/O activity and card events |
| Audible indicator | Buzzer |
| Power supply requirement | Built-in Long Lasting 3.6 V Battery pack, enough for up to 1,000,000 (1M) device cycles, which in total includes card reading events, log reading, info reading or 10 years in stand-by mode |
| Power consumption | Max. 12 µA at stand-by |
| Operating temperature | -10° to +60° C |
| Operating humidity | 5% to 90% relative, non-condensing |
| Installation place | Indoor; Outdoor with special housing/mounting case (ordered separately); Always avoid direct rain, snow or water |
| Warranty | Warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for 12 months |
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