User's Manual

SC-2300 - 5 - 2/5/2007
Your best option for Proximity Access Control
1 INTRODUCTION
AWID's Sentinel-Prox SC-2300 Reader is a versatile smart card/smart label reader for
switch plate mounting. This Reader will provide simultaneous Wiegand and RS-232
output formats. Its primary applications are Access Control and Time & Attendance
applications.
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS
o Thin-line switch plate mounting
o LED visual indicator
o Indoor or outdoor installation
o Audible feedback
1.2 SPECIAL FEATURES
o Simultaneous Wiegand (Access Control) and RS-232 (Time & Attendance)
outputs
o Slim housing designed for single gang box
o Permanently sealed electronics for indoor/outdoor application
o UV stabilized plastic housing
1.3 SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS
o Access Control
o Time & Attendance
o Asset Management
o RFID
2 SPECIFICATIONS
Input voltage ..................... +7V to +12 V
Input current ..................... 85 to 95 mA typical
Read range
Smart Card (ISO-14443 A/B) ……………Up to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm)
Smart Labels (ISO-15693)………………..Up to 3 inches (7.6 cm)
Transmit frequency ..................... 13.56 MHz (Pulse command)
Receiver frequency ..................... 13.56 MHz
Operating temperature range ..................... -30° C to +65° C (-22° F to 149° F)
Output format available …….……….Wiegand & RS-232 (Standard)
(Others are available upon request)
Color ..................... Dark Gray or Beige
2.1 MEASURING READ DISTANCE
To measure the read range between Reader and card, grasp the card by the corner or
near the slot and move the card slowly toward the Reader, with the card surface parallel
to the Reader, until a BEEP occurs. The BEEP indicates that the Reader detects and