RF Ideas LC608X 125 kHz RFID Card Reader User Manual

99009010 Rev W

pcProx® Plus, pcProx® Enroll &

Wiegand Converter

Configuration Utility

User Manual

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OEM: The proximity card and badge reader available in self-contained electronic modules for easy

system integration.

pcProx Contactless: The registered RF IDeas brand name given to all 13.56 MHz contactless card

reader products.

pcProx Proximity: The registered RF IDeas brand name given to all 125 kHz proximity reader

products.

Proximity: The low frequency 125 kHz RFID technology.

SDK: Software Developer’s Kit. Software Developer’s Kits from RF IDeas provide the high level

command capabilities to integrate software applications to our devices.

Glossary Of Terms

6 pcProx Output Formats

7 Credential Form Factors

8 Card Compatibility

8 Reader Configuration Purposes

8 pcProx Plus & Non-Plus Reader Differences

9 Chapter 2:Hardware

9 What’s In Your Part Number?

10 Interface (Connectors)

11 USB Readers and Wiegand Converters

11 RS-232 Readers and Converters

14 Menu Tool bar

19 Icon Tool bar

22 pcProx Plus Configuration

23 Standard Configuration

23 Connect Tab

25 Output Test Area

26 Data Format Tab

28 Delimeters Tab

30 Timing Tab

31 SDK Tab

59 Chapter 5: Tips and Troubleshooting

59 Troubleshooting

60 Frequently Asked Questions

63 Precautions

63 Talking To The Technician

66 Index

67 Appendix

pcProx® Activated Identification

Employers are more security conscious than ever. More buildings, machines, systems, and

applications require identification information to gain access. RF IDeas devices allow the building

access cards to be used as a digital identifier throughout the workplace.

Various pcProx applications include:

authentication applications. Thus, the majority of deployment and enrollment costs are quickly

recovered.

The diagram on the following page is a high level overview of how the reader works. The reader

sends RF signals to the card and the card sends signals back to send data. The card data is output by

the reader in keystrokes or ASCII characters. This card data can be configured to include delimiters

to separate the data. This reader can be used as a standalone system or seamlessly integrated with

other software applications using the optional Software Developer’s Kit (SDK).

The Basics

start-up and communication. The credential itself, consists of antennas that produce proximity or

contactless frequencies. Proximity and contactless smart card technology cards allow users to

effortlessly manage multiple applications through a single credential.

Data: The data on access cards are a string of binary numbers set with a fixed configuration and

length.

Frequencies: RF IDeas’ access control readers and credentials utilize the low-frequency 125 kHz

(proximity) band and/or the high-frequency 13.56 MHz (contactless) band.

Credential Form Factors: With over 300 million physical access credentials in use worldwide, there

are a variety of low and high frequency form factors customers can choose from to meet their

particular needs.

The method of encoding data on a card and transmitting data to the reader differs accordingly to

each technology involved. The reader itself is not aware of the makeup of the card data format or

access privileges for the cardholder. This information is only accessible through the configuration

process of the reader utilizing the supplied software.

The reader is very flexible and may need to be configured in order to present an exact desired output

for the user, such as, singling out FAC or ID, obtaining a desired base (i.e. decimal, lowercase, upper-

case, hexadecimal).

The pcProx Plus is a dual frequency programmable reader that combines 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz

All RF IDeas reader part numbers follow a distinct system of categorization to allow for an ease of

differentiation between products.

Below is the basic part number scheme.

Reader Type: The reader type distinguishes between standard reader, OEM, converter, mag-stripe, or

a kit.

Frequency: RF IDeas’ access control readers are available in low-frequency 125 kHz (proximity) or

high-frequency 13.56 MHz (contactless).

Card Type: The card type allows for the selection of over 35 different card types for reader

compatibility (Please visit www.RFIDeas.com, choose a product and locate the Part Numbers tab for

Write Active: Writes the current configuration to active settings.

Note: For more information on the Write Active option, see the Write Settings/Write

Active portion of the Icon Toolbar section on page 21 of this manual.

Note: Device Menu options are altered when a two configuration device (pcProx Plus) is

connected to the utility.

The Navigation menu gives users the ability to navigate in and out of the utility tabs through the use

of hot keys. This menu lists the hot key commands for the tabs as seen on the Standard Configuration

Area (An explanation of each tab can be found in the Standard Configuration Area section of this

manual).

utility. All the options in this menu are set to appear by default.

Show Tooltip Balloon: Menu option for displaying or not displaying the tooltip pop-up balloon.

Note: Tooltip balloons appear automatically, or pop up, when the user pauses the mouse

pointer over a tool or some other UI element. The tooltip appears near the pointer and

disappears when the user moves the pointer away from the tool, or simply waits for a few

seconds. The tooltip displays descriptive information of the specific element or tool that the

mouse is currently hovering over.

Toolbar (For more information on the Icon Toolbar, see the Icon Toolbar section on page 19 of this

For example, if the Show Pop-Up Warning Dialogues option is selected, then a warning

been displayed to alert the user that the utility has not detected a connected device.

Show Confirm Dialogue: Menu option for displaying yes/no confirmation dialogues before certain

utility operations are completed.

Beep On Warnings: Provides an audible system beep when warning are detected.

window to its original size.

and/or device.

Read User Manual: Opens the pdf user manual that is bundled in the download with the

Note: The user manual can also be found in the directory folder in which the configuration

utility was installed.

IDeas software updates portion of the website, and will detect what version of the

pcProxConfig utility is currently in use. Any updates that are available will be listed for easy user

download.

About: This selection’s menu options differ when a device is connected to the utility vs. when

there is no device connected. Without a connected device the about informational content simply

displays the utility version. When a device is connected, the firmware information is also

provided. The RF IDeas Tech support email and website address are displayed in both modes.

are also found in the Menu Toolbar under Connect (for connect and disconnect) and Device (for

write settings and write active).

port connections.

Device List

Pull-down Menu

the available interface connections, a “no devices found” message will display in the utility’s status

bar area.

Clicking the disconnect icon button commands the utility to disconnect from all devices connected

through any and all available port connections.

Once the utility disconnects from all available device connections, the Device List pull-down menu

or two configuration device is connected. When a two configuration device is connected, the icon text

will change to read “Write Active,” as seen below.

connected to the utility.

Note: When a single configuration device is connected to the utility, the pcProx Plus

Configuration area is grayed out (as seen below) and selections within this area are not possible.

13.56 MHz. The configurations can also be of the same card type. The device is set with two default

iCLASS CSN, ISO 14443A CSN, ISO 15693A CSN, MIFARE CSN, MIFARE DESFire CSN).

priority than another. This is useful when the user has a population of cards consisting of a

combination of 13.56MHz/125kHz cards as well as single-technology cards, and one of those is

preferred over the other.

The High Priority bit increases the time it takes to read the card. When the High priority bit is set,

the reader will try to read that card type 10 times before switching to the other configuration.

Configuration #

Card Type

Drop-Down

High Priority

their reader.

Note: Only one connection type at a time will be shown.

USB: Make this selection if the connected device has a USB logical protocol. The utility will then

proceed to scan any available USB bus for connected devices.

Serial: RS-232 and Virtual COM Ports: This option provides devices that are RS-232 or Virtual

COM port logical protocols to connect to the utility. This section scans for RS-232, physical COM

port devices, virtual COM port devices, including USB, CDC and PCMCIA devices.

When making this selection, the lower and upper limits of the COM ports to scan need to be

set. The port values range from 1 to 256. The default COM ports are set at 1 thru 8.

Default 1..8: This option sets the COM port values back to the default of 1 and 8.

Ethernet (Local IP 10.10.10.65): Connects to an Ethernet reader at the given IP address and open

Port Option: Allows for changing the port location. Xport port location needs to match this

Note: Ports below 1024 are for system use only.

Find Next IP Button: Looks for other readers on the same ethernet connection.

Device List Pull-down: Lists the devices that the utility is actively connected to.

For Example, if you have an RJ45 connector (as seen below) then the specific logical protocol

connection to be selected is Ethernet.

Note: Remember, not all USB interface connections do not necessarily logically connect through

USB. If your device has a USB connector, and your device part number suffix is xx0 or xxF, the

Logical Unit ID: A user defined 16 bit Logic Unit ID to identify one device from another.

Enable Beep on Card Read Check this to set the device to beep when a card is read.

Beep Now Press to listen to the beep the reader will provide when in

Long Beep(s) Check the box to configure a long beep of 375 msec. By

Beeper On (Output Active Low) Check this to turn the device beeper on.

Relay On Check this to activate the OEM board.

GETID Click while scanning a card over the device. The ID displays under the

button. This returns 64 bits maximum.

GETID (32) Click while scanning a card over the device. The ID displays under the

button. This returns 255 bits maximum.

GetQueuedID Click to display the last card data read. This returns 255 bits maximum.

Clear Lockout Check to clear the time remaining to allow the device to read the next

The Least Significant Byte is last – A1.

GETID(32) Data Display

HH:MM:SS displays – 00:00:06

or proximity cards. Use the red buttons to configure additional fields. The fields can be moved to

change the order displayed in the binary bit pattern display.

Define Fields Click to select the number of source bits to define the fields. The

correct type must be selected to allow for all card bits to be manipulated.

Enable Check to enable the highlighted field. This allows the delimiters to be

output and the corresponding card field to be processed and output. All

0 – 9 and A – F.

BCD w/ Parity Displays the card data in binary coded decimal, where each 5 bits

represent 1, 2, 4, 8, and parity. FASCN data is always odd parity.

Advanced Click to display the binary bit pattern.

GetID Click to display the binary bit pattern captured from the card.

Start Bit Enter a number to define the left most significant starting bit for the

This displays the bit ranges of the card.

Click each field button to display the location of the card binary data. In the example below, the

Personal ID starts at bit 111, is 50 bits long, and is 10 digits. The Bit Range is 111 .. 160 and the card

bit pattern is highlighted. This output format is displayed in binary coded decimal with parity (BCD

with Parity). This is the 245 bit configuration. If any additional keystrokes were entered to precede the

card data, click Clear to remove them.

interpretation display of the card data. Click GetID to define the fields to set up the device.

in red changes based on configuration settings flashed to the device.

The Start Bit changes the actual location of the selected field on the binary bit pattern.

Assign Preceding Keystrokes

If Enable is checked for a field, specific keystrokes can be assigned to precede card data output.

Click Clear to remove all preceding keystrokes as appropriate.

beeps or 2 long beeps.

101 – single long beep

102 – two long beeps

50 Chapter 4 ASCII Command Protocol

Command Data Type R, W, R/W Definition

rfid:cfg

INT R/W The pcProx Plus reader has multiple

configurations. Each configuration has the

settings associated with a card type. When a

rfid:cfg=1

fid:char.count.lead=3

rfid:char.count.lead=0

rfid:char.1=’#’

rfid:char.2=’1’

rfid:char.3=’/’

To then set configuration #2 to precede it’s card

ID with #2/ the following commands would be

entered:

rfid:cfg=2

BOOL R/W Enable priority card read. IF True, current

configuration is given priority over the alternate

configuration

rfid:cfg.card.list

Function View list of supported card types and their

hexadecimal entries for the rfid.cfg.card.type

command.

rfid:cfg.card.type

memory.

(A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00 ….\0x0D) u

(A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00 ….\0x0D) u

(A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00 ….\0x0D) u

(0 to 3) u

CHAR R/W Verify or set separating character between the facil-

ity code and ID data( A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00

….\0x0D) Ex: 123 ; 456789

CHAR R/W 1st character sent when card is removed

( A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00 ….\0x0D)

CHAR R/W 2nd character sent when card is removed

( A - Z, 0 - 9, a - z or ASCII \0x00 ….\0x0D)

BOOL R/W IF True, enable echo of user input and use of backspace

key

BOOL R/W IF True, enable RF IDeas command prompt

INT R/W Verify or set Length of facility code output

(up to 25 digits)

BOOL R/W IF True, enable facility code output as hex

BOOL R/W Enable output of facility code

BOOL R/W Set to True to separate ID and FAC. False processes ID

and FAC together.

BOOL R/W IF True, hex ID data is output in lowercase

BOOL R/W Verify or Set ID data length (0 to 25 digits) Note: If

value is shorter than actual Id length the left most

significant digits will be truncated

BOOL R/W IF True, enable Quiet mode. (IE: Credential data is not

displayed) Note: data can still be retrieved using

function rfid:qid.

INT R/W LED output control 0=off, 1=red, 2=green, 3=Amber

(Immediate out w\o write)

255=Automatic control by reader (requires write to

flash) red on standby, green when credential is read

52 Chapter 4 ASCII Command Protocol

rfid:qid Function Reads current queued ID data

EXAMPLE Output String:

multiple of 48ms. Value stops at 0xFFFF. Use

qid.id function to clear the age counter. As

shown: the card was read 4,096 (0x1000 hex)

x .048 = 196.608 seconds ago or 3 minutes and

16 seconds.

OVERRUN counter (Values: 0 through 255):

number of times buffer has been over written

with new data without content transfer.

LOCKOUT: Time (in multiples of 48ms) re-

maining until another card can be read.

read immediately after without waiting for the

lock out time period to expire.

rfid:qid.id Function Reads the card data, clears the age, overrun, and

bit count after function is called.

rfid:qid.id.hold Function Combined functions of rfid:qid.hold and

rfid:time.hold INT R/W Verify or set current data hold time setting in

multiples of 48ms. (0 - 200) Also controls

duration of Green LED during Auto mode.

rfid:var Function Outputs current command variables in ram

rfid:cfg=1

rfid:cmd.prompt=True

This command displays the prompt when true. If false, the prompt does not display. This value can be

written to flash memory using cfg.write. It defaults to true on cfg.reset.

true, it uses 64 bit math.

rfid:disp.fac.digits=3

This command separates the FAC from the card data when true so it can be independently formatted

rfid:disp.id.digits=16

card data is 1234 and id.digits=3, then only 234 displays. If the card data = 8 formats the display

width by truncating digits or adding leading zeros.

rfid:disp.id.hex=False

Displays the card data as hexadecimal when true. If false, card data displays as a decimal.

rfid:op.beep=True

This command sets the device to beep on a successful card read when true. If false, the device will

not beep even if the card is successfully read.

rfid:op.cont=False

This command sets the device to continuously read when true. It tells the device to read the same

card data over and over while the card is on the device. If false, the device only sends card data once.

available on OEM converter boards.

rfid:out.led=255

This command sets the variable and also sets the output LED color in RAM. Use cf.write to write this

change to flash memory to persist across power cycles.

rfid.out.relay= True

This command sets the output driver to ON (active low) when true. This is only available on OEM

rfid:time.lo=24

This command sets how long in 48ms ticks the card device has to wait for no card in the RF field to

begin accepting new card data. This prevents the same card data from being read over and over. If

op.cont is true this value has no effect. The default time is 24 * 0.048 = 1.15 seconds.

Note: The qid.hold resets the internal timer this value initializes, so that a new card can be read

assoon as the data is transferred to the host computer.

rfid:wieg.id.bits=80

This command sets byte reversal and also defines the FAC bit size.

rfid:wieg.inv.bits=True

This command sets all ones to become zero in the Wiegand data. If false, all zeros are set to become

Index

Key Press Time 30

Key Release Time 30

LED 30-31

Lock-Out Time 30

Logical Unit ID 32

MIFARE 15, 22

OEM 3, 9, 12, 32, 56-57, 60

One-Factor Security 68

Output Test Area 25

Password Security 68

pcProx Playback 9, 68-69

pcProx Plus (2 Configuration Reader) 5, 8,

13-16, 21-22, 30

RS-232 9, 11-12, 23, 59, 61-62

Serial 7, 11, 14-15, 23, 25, 28-29, 31, 45-46,

Special1 29

Special2 29

Special3 29

Start Bit 36, 38, 44

Termination Keystroke 26, 29

Test Button 25

Tool Tip Balloon 16

Two-Factor Security 68

USB 11-12, 14-15, 23-24, 29-30, 45, 59, 61-62,

Wiegand Bytes 28

Wiegand to Keystroke Data 27

There are several bits constructed together that comprise data sent from the proximity card to the

parity bits to ensure data integrity.

The 26 bit format consists of 255 possible facility codes. Within each facility code there is a total of

65,535 unique card numbers.

The standard 26 bit Wiegand format is H10301. It is binary encoded data. The format consists of 2

EXXXXXXXXXXXX.............

O = Odd Parity

E = Even Parity

X = Parity mask

F = Facility code, range = 0 to 255

B = Card Number, range = 0 to 65,535

In general, the 26 bit format is the industry standard format. Primary benefits of this include:

• Open format

• Convenient to order

• Universal access control panel acceptance

The sale of this format is not limited to any one company yet the range of card numbers available in

this format is limited. There is a potential for card numbers to be duplicated.

Use the pcProx Device for Password Security - Complex Passwords

It is possible with certain limitations, to use the proximity token as a password for an application or

operating system log on. The unique card bit-stream converted to either decimal or hexadecimal

below. Please see RF IDeas pcProx Playback Starter Kit or call the Sales Department if this capability

is needed.

number of days to increase security. The PIN is the portion of the password the user changes every

1. Card ID data

system.

One-Factor

In a one-factor system, the user simply scans the ID card. The device may be configured to add TAB

keystrokes ahead of the data as well as a TAB or ENTER keystroke after the card data.

Two-Factor

The two-factor approach is especially useful when insisting on password construction rules or

periodic changing of passwords.

configuring the data. These additional characters are labeled as Sp1, Sp2, and Sp3 on the delimeters

tab menu selections.

68 Appendix

Other Products & Accessories

Allows independent

developer’s to use their

application to read proximity

access badge Read ID data

Complete selection of various

labels and key fobs. Marked

the smart cards

Presence detector configured

as a keyboard

Powers a USB RF IDeas device

from a PS/2 port

Further adjust the standard

mounting of the device angle

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