Advanced Card Systems ACR1255 User Manual

User Manual V1.02

ACR1255
NFC Bluetooth
Smart Card Reader

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Table of Contents

1.0. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3

1.1. NFC and Smart Card Reader ................................................................................................ 3

1.2. Compact Design .................................................................................................................... 3

1.3. Firmware Upgradeable Feature ............................................................................................. 3

1.4. Bluetooth® Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 3

1.5. Ease of Integration ................................................................................................................. 3

2.0. Features ................................................................................................................... 4

3.0. Typical Applications ................................................................................................ 6

4.0. Driver installation For Windows® .......................................................................... 7

4.1. Install ACS Unified Bluetooth driver ...................................................................................... 7

4.2. Set up device pairing with built-in Bluetooth adapter .......................................................... 10

4.3. Using the ACS Bluetooth Device Management Tool ........................................................... 12

4.3.1. Install a device ............................................................................................................ 12

5.0. Technical Specifications ....................................................................................... 15

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1.0. Introduction

ACR1255 NFC Bluetooth Smart Card Reader combines the latest 13.56 MHz contactless technology
with Bluetooth Smart connectivity for on-the-go smart card and NFC applications.

1.1. NFC and Smart Card Reader

ACR1255 supports ISO 14443 Type A and B smart
cards, MIFARE®, FeliCa®, and most NFC tags and
devices compliant with ISO 18092 standard. This
makes it the ideal device for a broad range of
solutions, such as hands-free verification for physical
and logical access control, and inventory tracking.
ACR1255 has both Bluetooth interface for pairing
with mobile devices and USB Full Speed for PC­linked operation. Additionally, it can read/write at
speeds of up to 424 Kbps for contactless smart card
and NFC device access.

1.2. Compact Design

With a compact design and a rechargeable Lithium­ion battery for power, ACR1255 is extremely portable
and convenient for use anytime, anywhere with most
Bluetooth-enabled smartphones and tablets in the
market.

1.3. Firmware Upgradeable Feature

To save valuable cost and time, the firmware of ACR1255 could conveniently be upgraded in-field to
allow users to cope with the fast-changing technology for their applications in order to suit different

scenarios.

1.4. Bluetooth® Connectivity

With Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) 4.0 technology, ACR1255 can connect wirelessly with ease to any
device running on Android™ 4.3 and above, iOS 5.0 and above, Windows®, and Mac OS X®
operating systems.

1.5. Ease of Integration

ACR1255 could easily be installed for use with any PC running on Windows® operating system
because it is PC/SC and CCID compliant. Its drivers are also compatible with Linux® and Mac OS
X®.

With its numerous features, the ACR1255 is the perfect Bluetooth NFC reader for your smart card
solution.

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2.0. Features

 USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface
 Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 4.0 Interface
 Plug and Play – CCID support brings utmost mobility1
 USB Firmware Upgradeability2
 Smart Card Reader:

o Built-in antenna for contactless tag access, with reading distance of up to 60 mm

(depending on tag type)

o Supports ISO 14443 Part 4 Type A and B cards
o Supports MIFARE® and MIFARE DESFire®
o Supports FeliCa®
o Supports ISO 18092 Tags (NFC Tags)
o Built-in anti-collision feature (only one tag is accessed at any time)
o NFC Support:

o Card reader/writer mode
o Card emulation mode

o Supports AES-128 encryption algorithm

 Application Programming Interface:

o Supports PC/SC3
o Supports CT-API (through wrapper on top of PC/SC)

 Supports Android™ 4.3 and above4
 Supports iOS 5.0 and above
 Built-in Peripherals:

o Two user-controllable bi-color LEDs
o User-controllable buzzer

 Compliant with the following standards:

o EN60950/IEC 60950
o ISO 18092
o ISO 14443
o CE
o FCC
o VCCI
o PC/SC
o CCID

1

Applicable under PC-linked mode

2

Same as above

3

Same as above

4

PC/SC and CCID support is not applicable.

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o Bluetooth® QDL
o Microsoft® WHQL
o RoHS2
o REACH

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3.0. Typical Applications

 Mobile Banking & Payment
 e-Government
 e-Healthcare
 Network Security
 Access Control
 e-Purse & Loyalty
 Public Key Infrastructure

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