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APPLICATION NOTE # 25

Using the Model 6055B HID MIFARE Reader

The Model 6055B HID MIFARE Reader is a multi-purpose contactless card

reader/writer, with both Wiegand and RS232 ports, as well as external control

lines for LED and Beeper control.

Compatible Cards

The 6055B is designed for use with the following MIFARE contactless smart

cards:

HID Model 1430 with Philips S50 Standard card IC.

HID Model 1431 with 125 kHz proximity and Philips S50 Standard card IC.

Cards using Philips S50 or compatible Infineon Card IC

Card using Philips Mifare Pro IC, emulating the S50 in contactless mode

Card using Philips Mifare Lite (reads Card Serial Number only)

These cards operate at 13.56 MHz and meet the ISO 14443-A standard for

contactless smart cards.

Operational Modes

The 6055B HID MIFARE Reader has two operational modes:

Security Mode - Wiegand reader function. The reader defaults to this

mode, intended for use with an access control panel. The reader will

output OEM card data or the Mifare 32-bit Card Serial Number in Wiegand

format. This data is also transmitted in Hexadecimal format on the RS232

port.

Transaction Mode – Non-access control function. The reader responds

to external commands received at the RS-232 port, typically connected to

a host PC or micro-controller. The software developer or system

integrator must incorporate HID’s communications protocol into the host

software or firmware to communicate with the reader.

USING THE 6055 IN SECURITY MODE

In security mode, the 6055B typically transmits OEM card data in Wiegand

format data exactly as it is encoded onto the card. The only exception to this is

when the reader is configured to transmit the 32-bit Card Serial Number (CSN),

in which case there are several configurable options for data output formats.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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APPLICATION NOTE # 25 Using the Model 6055B HID MIFARE Reader The Model 6055B HID MIFARE Reader is a multi-purpose contactless card reader/writer, with both Wiegand and RS232 ports, as well as external control lines for LED and Beeper control. Compatible Cards The 6055B is designed for use with the following MIFARE contactless smart cards: HID Model 1430 with Philips S50 Standard card IC. HID Model 1431 with 125 kHz proximity and Philips S50 Standard card IC.
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 2 HID Factory Encoded MIFARE Cards HID can encode OEM Wiegand card data onto new MIFARE cards at the factory into the same formats provided on 125 kHz cards, including the new Long Format. The customer simply orders MIFARE cards with Wiegand encoding by specifying: HID format number Facility Code ID range Additional fields, such as Issue Level, OEM Code, etc.
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 3 Once customers have purchased HID Factory Encoded MIFARE cards, they (or other application providers) can program additional data into other sectors on the card. See the section on Transaction Mode for more details. Keys – A Brief Explanation A Key is basically a password. The Mifare card uses 48-bit keys (typically expressed as 12 Hex characters).
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 4 Note that if the existing cards are Mifare Lite or Mifare Pro cards, outputting the CSN in Wiegand format is the ONLY method of using these cards for access control. There is no means available to encode HID OEM formatted data on these cards. HID MIFARE Card Encoder The cleanest solution for the customer who already has cards and cannot use the 32-bit CSN is to purchase an HID MIFARE Card Encoder and encode the cards on site.
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 5 Fig 2 - Card Read Mode Options Card Read Mode 0 Description HID Data Only 1 HID+MIFARE CSN 2 CSN Only Comments Reader looks in Sector 1 (or user-configured sector) first, then scans MAD for the HID AID. If HID data is found, it is output in Wiegand format as programmed, or if HID data is not found, the card read fails. Reader looks in Sector 1 (or user-configured sector) first, then scans MAD for the HID AID.
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 6 Scenario Method Customer has encoded cards with available sector 1, but no MAD (or MAD is locked, or sector 0 is used for some other purpose) Customer has encoded cards, sector 1 is not available, MAD is available and Philips default keys are used for available sectors Customer has encoded cards, sector 1 is not available, MAD is not available and Philips default keys are used for available sectors Customer has encoded cards, MAD is av
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 7 Scenario Method Comments Customer has combined two groups of cards, and some cards have a different available sector than others for HID data – MAD is available Use MIFARE encoder – encode HID data in available sector X on one group and Y on the other group Customer has combined two groups of cards, and some cards have a different available sector than others for HID data – MAD is NOT available Set readers to CSN only mode.
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Application Note 25 – Using the Model 6055B HID Mifare Reader Page 8 In transaction mode, every function of the reader is under the complete control of the connected PC or controller. The reader will assert the DTR control line when it successfully reads a card. This alerts the host that a card has been read, and can be used to trigger the customer’s application program. The reader continuously re-transmits the CSN until an acknowledgement is received from the host.