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MD 150M Manual English version
Users’  Manual 
Product:  
Mifare USB Reader 
Model:  
MD-150M 
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are 
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a 
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio 
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and 
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the 
following measures: 
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which 
the receiver is connected. 
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions:   
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and   
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference 
that may cause undesired operation. 
INFORMATION TO USER 
To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface 
cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes 
or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for 
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. 

MD-150M/MK-1500M User Manual
─  Table of contaens  ─ 
I.  MD-150M Specification -----------------------------    3 
II. Communication protocol --------------------------   5 
III. MD-150M command list ------------------------------ 6 
IV. MD-150M command description -----------------   7 
NOTE 
This document is written by SUNION Electronic Corp. SUNION Electronic Corp. 
reserves the right to change devices or specifications detailed herein at any time 
without notice. Any third party is forbidden strictly to copy, edit, modify or quote the 
contents of this document without written approval from SUNION electronic Corp. 
SUNION’s products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support 
devices or systems. 
Copyright 2003~2007, SUNION Electronic Corporation All right reserved. 
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I. MD-150 M Reader Specification 
1 .Reader Specification 
Part Number  MD-150M 
RF Transmit Frequency  13.56 MHz 
Supported Transponder 
Mifare_UltraLight 
Mifare_One(S50) 
Mifare_One(S70) 
Mifare_Pro(X) 
Mifare_DESFire 
Maximum Reading Range* 25~30 mm 
Reading Times  150 ms 
Power Supply  DC 5V/ 500mA Regulated 
Power Consumption  68mA in operation 
Communications Parameters  9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit 
Operating Temperature  0°C ~ 55°C 
Storage Temperature  -25°C ~ 85°C 
Storage Humidity  5 ~ 95%RH non-condensing 
Communications Interface  Mini USB 
Dimension (L  × W  × H)  MD-150M      (PCBA) : 70mm × 30mm × 6.5mm 
Other 
1 Status indicators 1 Buzzer 
Antenna On board or external (option) 
* Reading range may vary in depend on different transponder type. 
2 . Antenna Specification 
58.81mm
5.26mm
Wire Diameter:0.3mm 
Wire-wire distance:0.5mm 
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3. Dimension 
70mm
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4.275mm
2.575mm
66.875mm
26.975mm
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30mm
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2mm
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2mm
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II.  Communication protocol 
This machine passes USB interface and computer end line homework in order to use a 
USB connecting wire, USB of the homework is transfered to the driver of Serial Port through 
can offer by institute of our company under the environment of Microsoft Windows XP/2000 (#1) 
Succeed RS-232 signal USB signal simulation; So user meet device in operating system is it 
increase one group communication mound newly to find on the administrator after the last 
copies of machine on installation driver (COM PORT) ; Procedure of user can is it communicate 
to go on through this communication between mound and copies of machine.   
MD-150M are using t he international S tandard UART  communication for mat, 
and support RS-232 interface with communication parameters set to 9600.N.8.1. 
     DA TA format are as follows: 
HEADER DATA CHECK 
SOH PT  ID1 ID2 FC1 FC2 STX DATA ETX  BCC 
01H  Identify  Reader ID  Function Code 02H Data 03H  Checksum
     Description: 
1.  SOH, STX and ET X are all cont ained with  one byte and used f or control byte, the 
definition is: 
   SOH=01H,  STX=02H, ETX=03H 
Note: The “SOH” is the start byte for current command set 
  The “STX” is the start byte for “Data” 
  The “ETX” is the end byte for “Data” 
 You will need these to judge the data length you transmitted or received;   the 
data length will vary in depend on different command you given 
2.  PT (Packet T ype) is used to identify w here is the message come s from; “S” means it 
comes from PC and “s” means from the reader. 
3.  ID1, ID2 are the ID codes of reader, the value is always “01”. 
4.  FC1 and F C2 are function codes, and relat ed to the DA TA, the relative dat a please 
refers to the next page. 
5.  BCC is checksum,from SOH to ETX one byte do “xor”,then do “or” 20H. 
Ex. Reader responds: 
SOH “S” “01” “A1” STX “010” ETX BCC 
BCC = 01H xor 53H xor 30H xor 31H xor 41H xor 31H xor 02H
Xor 30H xor 31H xor 30H xor 03H or 20H =33H   
(#1) : Driver please to our company website download, procedure this by Prolific Technology Inc.   
Offer. 
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III. USB Reader Command list 
Function  Code  Description  Page 
1  "A0"  Switch to Stand-Alone Operation  7 
2  "A1"  Read card and acquire card ID  8 
3  "E1"  Acquire model name and firmware version  9 
4 "E2" Reset reader  10 
5  "K0"  Read data in specified page/block  11 
6  "K1"  Write data into specified page/block  12 
7  "K2"  Lock specified page/block  13 
8  "K3"  Set A,B Key value of 32 Sector groups  14 
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IV. USB Reader command description 
1. “A0” (Switch to Stand-Alone Operation) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “A” “0” STX ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH   “s”   ID1   ID2  “A” “0”  STX  data ETX   BCC 
Function description: 
(1)  This function code is able to switch the reader to the “Stand-Alone Operation”. 
(2)    Data response value is "Y" means successful, "N" means failure, duplicate, or no 
data. 
Example: 
Controller send:  
SOH + "S01A0" + STX + ETX + BCC   
USB Reader responds: 
SOH + "s01A0" + STX + " Y " + ETX + BCC (“Y” means Successful) 
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2. “A1” (Read card and acquire card ID) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “A” “1” STX ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH   “s”   ID1   ID2  “A” “1”  STX  data ETX   BCC 
Data description: 
(1)  The format of “data” will be: Card type (1 byte) + Card ID (16 byte). 
(2)  Card number is    “0”  ~ “9” , “A”  ~ “F” 。 ex. "00000000003EA88F"。 
Function description: 
(1)  Use this function to acquire card ID number through reader. 
(2)    The “data” will be “N” if no card presented or failed reading; Such as: STX + “ N ” + 
ETX。 
Example: 
Controller send:  
SOH + "S01A1" + STX + ETX + BCC   
USB Reader responds: 
SOH + "s01A1" + STX + " N " + ETX + BCC (“N” means no card been read or failed 
reading) 
SOH + "s01A1" + STX + "ME007000000123456" + ETX + BCC   
Description: 
1.   The “data” responded by USB Reader is; 
Card type is Multi-Page Typ. 
Card ID is "E007000000123456". 
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3. “E1” (Acquire model name and firmware version) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “E” “1” STX ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds:  
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “E” “1” STX date  ETX BCC 
Data description:  
(1)  The value of “data” will include current firmware version and model name. 
Function description: 
(1)  Use this function to get model name and firmware version for current reader. 
Example:  
Controller send: 
SOH + "S07E1" + STX + ETX + BCC   
USB Reader responds: 
SOH + "s07E1" + STX + "V1.01 USB Reader" + ETX + BCC   
Description: 
1.  The current firmware version is: V1.01and the model name is: USB Reader. 
2.  Sunion reserved the right to update firmware at any time without prior notice. 
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4. “E2” ( Reset reader)   
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “E” “2” STX ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “E” “2” STX data  ETX BCC 
Function description: 
1. Use this function to reset USB Reader. 
2. If “data” value responded is “Y” means the set up is successful, “N” means failed, 
repeated or no data. 
3. CF Card will respond “Y” first then commence reset. 
Example:   
Controller send: 
SOH + "S01E2" + STX + ETX + BCC   
USB Reader responds: 
SOH + "s01E2" + STX + “Y” + ETX + BCC (“Y” means the set up is successful) 
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5. “K0”( Read data in specified page/block) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “K” “0” STX DATA  ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “K” “0” STX data  ETX BCC 
Data description:  
1.  “DATA” should be entered as: Card type (1 bytes) + Page/Block number (2 bytes). 
2.  When Read Mifare Card, Card type is “M ” + Page/Block number;The page/block 
number is fixed to 2 bytes. Number is “00”  ~ “3F”(HEX) ,64 Blocks (0 Block is 
first)。 
 Block0   Block1   Block2   Block3
Block4   Block5   Block6   Block7
Block60  Block61  Block62  Block63 
Block56  Block57  Block58  Block59 
Sector 0 
Sector 1 
Sector 14 
Sector 15 
AB
Key
Function description: 
1. Use this function to Read Mifare Card Block DATA. 
2. Every Sector last Block is A,B Key values. 
3. Read Every Sector A Key is always “0”. 
Example:   
Controller send: 
SOH + "S01K0" + STX + "M0E" + ETX + BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH + "s01K0" + STX + "M00E0000456789ABCDEF1234567898765432" + ETX + 
BCC 
Description: 
1.  USB Reader responded: 
"0E"  ─  The information is from page/block NO.0E. 
"0000456789ABCDEF1234567898765432" ─ The dat a ins ide the p age/block 
NO.0E. 
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6. “K1” (Write data into specified page/block)   
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “K” “1” STX DATA  ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “K” “1” STX data  ETX BCC 
Data description:  
1.  DATA should be entered as cars type, page/block number and the information you 
want to input, just as follow: 
Card type (1 byte) + Page/block number (2 bytes) + Information (16 bytes). 
2.    When Write Mifare Card, Card type is “M ” + Page/Block number;The page/block 
number is “01”  ~ “3F”(HEX) ,63 Blocks。 
3.      Responded “data” value will be as following: 
a. If “data” is “Y” means writing is successful. 
b.  If “data” is “N” means failed or no data. 
4.    When Write data into specified page/block Sector A,B Key, please attend to 
“DATA” value. Because If Responded “data” is “Y” means writing is successful, 
Sector A,B Key was written and you can’t read this “DATA” value. 
Function description:  
1. Use this function to write information into desired block/Page of a card. 
2. Use this function to write information into desired A,B Key of a Sector. 
Example:  
Controller send:  
SOH + "S01K1" + STX + "M060000456789ABCDEF1234567898765432" + ETX + BCC 
USB Reader responds:  
SOH + "s01K1" + STX + "Y" + ETX + BCC 
(“Y” means the set up is successful)   
USB Reader responds:  
SOH + "s01K1" + STX + "N" + ETX + BCC 
(“N” means writing is failed or no data) 
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7. “K2” (Choose want to use Key) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “K” “2” STX DATA  ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “K” “2” STX data  ETX BCC 
Data description:  
1.  “DATA” should be compare with A,B Key, sector number you want to lock, just as 
follow: Card type (1 byte) + Page/block number (2 bytes) 
2.  Card type should be entered as: “M” for Multi-Page. 
3.  The range of page/block number is different in different card type. 
4.  “K2” function can’t lock a block of EM4135 tag. (Must use “K9”) 
5.  Responded “data” value will be as following: 
If “data” is “Y” means page/block is successfully locked. 
If “data” is “N” means failed. 
Function description: 
1.  Use this function to lock the data in specified page/block.   
2.  Warning! This action is not recoverable, no any unlock maybe perform, use with 
extreme care!!! 
Example:  
Controller send: 
SOH + "S01K2" + STX + "M07" + ETX + BCC 
USB Reader responds:  
SOH + "s01K2" + STX + "Y" + ETX + BCC 
(“Y” means page/block is successfully locked) 
USB Reader responds:  
SOH + "s01K2" + STX + "N" + ETX + BCC 
(“N” means failed) 
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8. “K3” (Set A,B Key value of 32 Sector groups ) 
Controller send: 
SOH “S”  ID1 ID2 “K” “3” STX DATA  ETX BCC 
USB Reader responds: 
SOH “s”  ID1 ID2 “K” “3” STX data  ETX BCC 
Data description:  
1.  DATA should be entered as cars type, Sector group and the information you want 
to input, just as follow:Card type (1 byte) +[Sector group(2 bytes)]+ Information (12 
bytes). 
2.  The range of Sector group of Reader is "01"- "20"(HEX ) 32 groups altogether. 
"01":  Sector  0 
"02":  Sector  1 
"03":  Sector  2 
"10":  Sector  15 
All groups of Sector picture of the Reader to reaching every group Sector of Mifare 
card. 
3.  Responded “data” value will be as following: 
If “data” is “Y” means page/block is successfully locked. 
If “data” is “N” means failed. 
4.  The content of the Reader is while wanting to write into Key value of each one 
Sector : " 123456789ABC " (12 yards of A , B Key value ). 
Function description: 
1.  Use this function to Set A,B Key value of 32 Sector groups. 
2.  Can just use K0 to need K2 movements effectively after needing to use this 
function. 
3.  As want to revise within Mifare card , must establish Key of this Sector to the 
mould group first , Then choose to want Key of authentication , could read 
and write the materials within Mifare card in this way. 
Example:  
Controller send: 
SOH + "S01K3" + STX + " M01123456789ABC " + ETX + BCC 
USB Reader responds:  
SOH + "s01K3" + STX + "Y" + ETX + BCC 
(“Y” means page/block is successfully locked) 
Description: 
1.  USB Reader responded: 
"M01"  ─  Write into the first group. 
"123456789ABC " ─  The first group A,B Key Sector 0. 
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