Specifications

Product and Service Guide version 3.9 June 2005
2.2.6 ACR38K Keyboard with Built-in Smart Card Reader
The ACR38K Multimedia Keyboard offers you with
specialized keyboard setting, accessing every function in
just one key-press, plus a classy multimedia controller.
This package also comes with a card reader that enables
you to easily implement smart card-based systems. The
ACS smart card readers utilize the latest advancement of
microchip technology, that brings you high security for
your confidential files in a convenient and easy to carry
microchip smart card. The software drivers and tools in
this package will enable you to write files to your smart
card and to read the contents.
You can also write protect the contents of your smart card
so that nobody can erase or overwrite the files.
Combined with our versatile smart card reader/writer, using the ACR38 module, the keyboard is transformed into a
highly powerful component for security, e-commerce, and other applications.
Keyboard features
 USB interface with 18 multimedia hot keys support (back, forward, stop, refresh, search, favorites, home, mute,
volume-, volume+, previous track, stop, play, next track, media, calculator, my computer)
 4 programmable keys
 ACPI power management key support : power, sleep and wake up
 Fixed wrist rest
Smart card reader features
 USB full speed interface to PC with simple command structure
 Read and write all microprocessor cards with T=0 or T=1 protocols
 Supports SLE 4418/28/32/42 memory cards
 Supports most common memory-based smart cards, including I2C bus protocol cards (from 1k bits up to 1024k
bits) and secure memory cards (Atmel AT88SC153 and AT88SC1608)
 Support 1.8V. 3V and 5V MCU cards
 Short Circuit Protection
 ISO7816-1/2/3 compatible smart card interface
 Support PPS (Protocol and Parameters Selection) with 1,743 – 250,000 bps in reading and writing smart cards
Technical specification
Interface USB full speed
Supply Voltage Regulated 5V DC
Key Numbers 108/109/113 (US/EU/JP)
Keyboard Dim. (Mm) 475(L) x 254 (W) x 50(H)
Operating Temperature
0 - 40° C
Switch Reliability 10 million cycles
Standards / Certifications ISO 7816-1/2/3 (interface), PC/SC, CE, FCC
Operating System Support Windows 98, ME, 2K, XP, NT
Advanced Card Systems Ltd.
Unit 2910-2913, 29/F, The Center
99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Website: www.acs.com.hk Email: [e-mail]
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