User Manual

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Introduction
The “10089-2XY” is a contactless desktop smart card USB reader and writer which
supports all major 125 kHz family cards.
Mounting and Connection
The reader generates a magnetic field at 125 kHz frequency which could be influenced by
any electrically conductive material close to the device.
To ensure good performances and functionalities in terms of read range and reliability a
minimum distance of 10cm from such materials is required. Mounting the unit directly to
metal would result in a severe reduction of read range down to zero functionality. Care
should be taken when testing the device after mounting at a problematic environment:
Read ranges and performance vary from card to card and very much from card to tag or
key-fob.
When mounting multiple readers, the distance between readers should be minimum 0.5 m
in order to avoid degradation of performance due to interference.
To connect the device to a host system (a printer or a PC), please make sure that the
system provides an USB socket intended for connection of the reader.
Operation
Whenever the device is connected to the USB-Host, it will switch on the internal antenna
and periodically scan for a card. Once a card has been detected, the card number is read,
the data converted and sent to the host system through the USB Interface. To enable the
device to read cards, tags and key-fobs successfully, they should be placed centred above
the reader.