ACR-88

Smart Card Reader

With the increasingly wide acceptance of smart card in the market in

the recent years, smart card applications have gained maturity in
terms of its level of sophistication and coverage in the market. With
this, a versatile smart card reader becomes an emergent need.

ACR88 is a versatile handheld portable smart card reader, having a

built-in keypad, LCD display and buzzer features. It can also host
additional features like fingerprint scanner, contactless card reader
or non-volatile memory to enhance the security and 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.

With ACR88, and its robust development platform, Astro Builder, users can now easily build their own applications
loadable to the Astro platform, complementary to the many common functional features already available in the
platform. No more programming in lower level languages, or dealing with kernel development and other hardware
platform dependent issues! Application developers can now use the set of well-defined easy-to-use commands
provided, and have full rein of realizing the limitless possibilities which your application will bring.

Features

• Ergonomic and highly durable keypad

• Easy-to-read, graphical LCD
• Monotone buzzer with software controlled ON/OFF
• Accepts 3 V and 5V cards: two full-size cards and 3 SAM cards
• Real-time clock (RTC)
• Requires no additional power supply in PC-Linked mode
• Automatically switch to 3 x AAA battery power in standalone mode
• Independent backup battery (1 x CR2032) for RTC
• 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) Integrated UPEK TFM fingerprint sensor (Available in Q2 2006)
• (Optional) Contactless card reader (Available in Q3 2006)
• (Optional) Non-volatile memory for font storage (Available in Q2 2006)

International Standards and Certifications

• CCID compatible
• CE and FCC certified
• EMV 2000 v4.0 Level 1
• ISO 7816
Note : All specifications are subject to change without notice

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336 N. Gaffey Street 2nd Floor [email protected]
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Supported Card Types
MCU Cards
The ACR88 can operate MCU card with T=0 and T=1 protocol.

Typical Applications
• Customer Loyalty
• E-Purse
• One-time password generator
• Secure Home-banking
• Computer System Logon
• Healthcare applications – medical identification
• E-government applications

Optional Fingerprint Scanner (Available in Q2 2006)

With a fingerprint scanner integrated to the ACR88 handheld portable smart card reader, identification
authentication can be done with ease, bringing forth even higher security protection to your system. The UPEK
TFM fingerprint sensors are robust and are combined with our ACR88 core as an integrated device ACR88U-
FPA. The algorithm and authentication are secure and processed in the TFM itself, meaning no crucial
information can be tapped through the USB cable between the ACR88 device and the PC.

Optional Contactless Card Reader (Available in Q3 2006)

With a contactless smart card reader module integrated to the ACR88 handheld portable smart card reader, you
can now benefit from the versatility of the ACR88 device coalesced with the convenience of contactless smart
card applications.

The contactless card reader is optional and is compliant to Mifare® standards. For more information about ISO
14443 Type A and Type B card support, please kindly contact our salespeople.

Note : All specifications are subject to change without notice

Securetech Peripherals, Inc., http://securetech-corp.com

336 N. Gaffey Street 2nd Floor [email protected]
San Pedro, CA 90731 U.S.A. Phone : 310-547-8501, Fax : 310-521-9600
Power
Operating voltage..................................3.3V
Operation mode....................................PC-Linked and Standalone
PC-Linked mode...................................automatically switch to USB bus power, always ON
Standalone mode..................................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

Smart Card Interface

Standard...............................................ISO-7816 Class A, B (5V, 3V), T=0 and T=1
Supply current.......................................max. 60mA
Smart card read / write speed...............9,600-115,200 bps (primary/secondary slot)
CLK frequency......................................3.58 MHz
Card connector type..............................Landing/ Contact ((primary/secondary slot)
Card insertion cycles.............................min. 300,000 / min 100,000 (primary/secondary slot)
Short circuit protection .........................+5V / GND on all pins

SAM Card Interface (Optional)

Card connector type..............................Contact
Location................................................Under the removable grey lid , please refer to the photo on the last page

Contactless Smart Card Interface (Optional)

Standard...............................................Mifare® Standard
Protocol ................................................Mifare® Classics protocols, Mifare® DESFire protocols
Smart card read / write speed...............106 kbps
Note : All specifications are subject to change without notice

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336 N. Gaffey Street 2nd Floor [email protected]
San Pedro, CA 90731 U.S.A. Phone : 310-547-8501, Fax : 310-521-9600
(Note: For more information about ISO 14443 Type A and Type B card support, please kindly contact our salespeople)

Fingerprint Scanner Interface (Optional)

Power consumption .............................Active mode: 20mA @ 5V + 105mA @ 3.3V
Sleep mode: < 1mA @ 5V + 70_A @ 3.3V
Active sensor size.................................12.8 x 18 mm
Array size .............................................256 x 360 pixels
Image resolution ..................................508 DPI
ESD tolerance ......................................+/- 15kV air discharge

Universal Serial Bus Interface

USB Cable............................................USB 1.1 Full Speed, 12 Mbps, detachable
Power Source ......................................from USB

Firmware Upgrade Interface (Optional)

Firmware Upgrade Cable......................6-pin serial cable, 115,200 bps, detachable
Power Source ......................................from USB

Human Interfaces
Keypad.................................................20 keys (4 Function keys, 4 Direction keys, 10 Number keys, 1 Clear key, 1 Enter key)
LCD Display..........................................128 x 64 dot-matrix LCD with backlight
Buzzer..................................................Monotone buzzer with software controlled ON/OFF
Dual color LED power indicators...........(LED 1) GREEN indicates device power on; RED indicates low battery
.............................................................(LED 2) GREEN indicates primary card slot power on; ORANGE indicates primary card slot
I/O activity
.............................................................(LED 3) GREEN indicates secondary card slot power on; ORANGE indicates secondary card
slot I/O activity
Tamper switch......................................Built inside the case which protect fraudulent intrusion

Script Memory
Non-Volatile Memory (EEPROM) .........4KB for script binary storage
RAM ....................................................300B

Physical Specifications
Dimensions...........................................Device: 175mm (L) x 76mm (W) x 31mm (H)
.............................................................USB cable length: 1.5m; Firmware upgrade cable (optional): 1.5m
Case Color............................................Silver and Grey
Weight..................................................Device: 95g; USB cable: 60g; Firmware upgrade cable (optional): 45g

Operating Conditions
Temperature.........................................0∞C to 50∞C
Humidity................................................40% to 80%, non-condensing

Operation Systems
Windows 98, ME, 2K, XP

Standard/Certifications
EMV Level 1, ISO-7816, CE, FCC

Astro Platform for User Firmware Development (Optional, Available in Q3 2006)

Language..............................................Programmable in C Language
Real Time Emulation
Debugging features............................... load, step, go, stop, and break
Without Emulator.................................. code size ≤ 52KB
With Emulator....................................... code size up to 64KB

Note : All specifications are subject to change without notice

Securetech Peripherals, Inc., http://securetech-corp.com

336 N. Gaffey Street 2nd Floor [email protected]
San Pedro, CA 90731 U.S.A. Phone : 310-547-8501, Fax : 310-521-9600
Others
Reset Button.........................................Obscure small hole just above SAM door for hardware reset
Privacy Cover (Optional) .......................Removable privacy cover for keypad
Non-volatile memory (EEPROM) ...........64KB (4KB for script binary storage)
Real Time Clock

OEM
OEM-Logo possible, customer-specific colors, casing and card connector, multilingual font support

Note : All specifications are subject to change without notice

Securetech Peripherals, Inc., http://securetech-corp.com

336 N. Gaffey Street 2nd Floor [email protected]
San Pedro, CA 90731 U.S.A. Phone : 310-547-8501, Fax : 310-521-9600