SDK User Manual ACR122U NFC Reader Advanced Card Systems Ltd. Website: www.acs.com.hk Email: info@acs.com.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 Typical Applications .............................................................................................................................3 2.0 Installation Guide ..................................................................................................................................
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 1.0 Introduction The ACR122 is a PC-linked Contactless Smart Card Reader/Writer developed on the 13.56MHz Contactless Technology. This device is designed to support not only MiFare and ISO14443 Type A and B Cards but also FeliCa and NFC tags. This reader follows the CCID Standard which allows Windows Operating Systems to use the Microsoft CCID drivers. However, Advanced Card Systems Ltd (ACS) also provides WHQL drivers which can be installed in your machine.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 2.0 Installation Guide 2.1 Requirements If you have installed previous version of ACR122U NFC Reader SDK, then you must uninstall these version via Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installing this SDK version. Make sure that all folders have been deleted. For non VISTA users, you need to install the .NET Framework to be able to use the ACR122U Tool and Demo Applications. This can downloaded via: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 (x86) http://www.microsoft.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader You can also use the ACS CCID Drivers if you do not have access to the internet. 2.2.1 Installing ACS CCID Drivers 1. Click on “Install Smart Card Reader Driver”. 2. When you see the “ACS Smart Card Reader Driver Installation Wizard” window, click on “Install”. To check the driver version or read installation tips, click on the note icon (located at the left of the buttons) to view Readme File. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3. When prompted whether you want to install the drivers, click “Yes”. 4. Please wait while the ACS Driver Installation Wizard prepares the installation. 5. Please plug in the reader. When done, click on “Finish” to exit program. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 2.2.2 Enabling PCSC Escape Command 1. To use the product, you need to enable the PCSC Escape Command. This can be done by modifying the Registry Settings of the Device after it has been successful installed. Run “RegEdit” in the “Run Command Menu” of Windows 2. Add a DWORD “EscapeCommandEnable” under HKey_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\Current ControlSet\Enum\USB\Vid_072F&Pid_2 200\Device Parameters 3. Look for: VID_072F&PID_2200 Then expand the node.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 4. Create a DWORD entry (32-bit) with the name: EscapeCommandEnable 5. To Modify the value of the EscapeCommandEnable, double click on the entry and input 1 in the Value data with the base set in Hexadecimal Note: Repeat the above steps (including the PCSC Enable Command for the other ACR122 Devices connected in other USB ports. 2.3 Installation of SDK Components 1. You can click on the Getting Started Option to check the procedure on how to install the ACR122 SDK components.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 2. Click on the Install SDK components. 3. Click on Next 4. You can choose the destination where you want to save the SDK or you can leave it as is for it to save on its default location. x:\Program Files\Advanced Card Systems Ltd\ACR122 NFC Reader SDK where x is the drive letter of your local Windows Drive. Click on Next. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 5. Choose Typical Install. Click on Next. 6. You can change the folder name or leave the default name as is. Click on next. 7. Wait for the Set up to be completed. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 8. Once completed, click on Finish 9. Click on Install Demo Application 10. Click on Next. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 11. You can choose to leave the default installation path or specify the folder where you want to install the Demo Application. Click on Next. 12. Click on Next to confirm installation. 13. Click on Close once Installation is complete ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 14. If you have not installed Adobe Acrobat in your workstation, click on this option. You need this to view the manuals and other reference materials. 15. Click on this option to exit the application. ACR122U NFC Reader SDK User Manual Version 1.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3.0 SDK Components 3.1 Multi-Application Demo 3.1.1 Visitor Management System This application simulates a Visitor Management System which can be used for tradeshows and other registration systems. The application is divided into two modules namely the Registration and Exhibitor Module. Since the ACR122 supports ISO 18092 tags and ISO 14443 tags, you can choose from a wide variety of contactless cards for your application.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3.1.2 NFC P2P Demo This demonstration application simulates a Smart Poster/NFC Device setting. The application shows that conventional functions such as gathering information from a Smart Poster and purchasing Cinema tickets can be done by tapping into the poster. This application highlights the NFC Peer to Peer capabilities of the ACR122 NFC Reader. Figure 5 ACR122U Smart Poster Demo Figure 6 ACR122U Cinema Entrance Demo 3.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3.3 Tools and Utilities 3.3.1 ACR122U NFC Reader Tool The ACR122U Tool is an application utility tool that enables the user to perform reader and card related commands. This tool is compatible with the ACR122U PCSC version and supports a variety of cards and can properly detect ISO 14443 and ISO 18092 cards. Moreover, this tool also allows the user to perform a simple peer to peer communication between two ACR122U devices, showing the NFC capabilities of the device.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3.3.2 ACS Easy Key ACS Easy Key is a utility program for changing MiFare security settings. Please refer to the MiFare Card Reference Manual to be able to efficiently utilize the ACS Easy Key. Figure 8 ACS Easy Key 3.3.1 ACR122U PCSC Scripting Tool The ACR122U PCSC Scripting tool is a demonstration application that gives the user the capability to use scripts for the ACR122 for establishing communication with contactless tags.
\ ACR122U NFC Reader 3.3.4 ACS Quick View The ACS Quick View is a utility program that checks if the user has properly installed the ACR122 device. For a detailed explanation on how to use the tool, you may check the Help Menu within the program. 3.
