
DS-K1100 Series Card Reader
Installation Manual
UD.6L0206A1003A01

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or
request, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer.
This manual is applicable to the following models:
MIFARE card reader (without keypad)
MIFARE card reader (with a keypad)
CPU card reader (without keypad)
CPU card reader (with a keypad)
MIFARE card reader (without keypad)
MIFARE card reader (with a keypad)
CPU card reader (without keypad)
CPU card reader (with a keypad)
MIFARE card reader (without keypad)
MIFARE card reader (with a keypad)
CPU card reader (without keypad)
CPU card reader (with a keypad)
This manual is a kind of guide only for reference and may contain
several technically inaccurate points or printing errors, and the
content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be
added into the new version of this manual. We will readily
improve or update the products or procedures described in the
manual.
There may be differences between real object. The real product
should be considered as final.

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Chapter 1 Preventive and Cautionary
Tips
To guarantee the card reader works properly, please read and
obey the notes below.
If the card reader is powered by the controller, the power
supply distance is recommended to be no longer than 100m.
If the distance is longer than 100m, you are advised to power
the card reader by external 12V (range: -%10 ~ +%10) DC
power supply, which is nonswitched and linear.
To guarantee the communication between the controller and
the card reader, you must use RVVP cable above 0.5 to
connect them.
If the card reader is installed outside or in environment easy
to permeable, it is advisable to install a waterproof shield.
If you need to install several card readers, the distance
among them must over 30cm.
To reduce the noise in long distance transmission, the shield
of cable should connect to the GND of both controller and
card reader terminal.
Chapter 2 Introduction
DS-K1100 series card reader is a kind of high-performance
product, with a 32 bit high-speed processor. It communicates with
access controller via either RS-485 protocol or Wiegand protocol.
And a build-in tamper-proof module helps to protect card reader
from malicious damage. As to the physical appearance, the
PC+ABS material makes water proof and dust proof possible in
poor environment.

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2.1 Front View
The front view of DS-K1101 series card reader is shown below:
Figure 2-1 DS-K1101MK/DS-K1101CK
Figure 2-2 DS-K1101M/DS-K1101C
The front view of DS-K1102 series card reader is shown below:
Figure 2-3 DS-K1102MK/DS-K1102CK
Figure 2-4 DS-K1102M/DS-K1102C
The front view of DS-K1103 series card reader is shown below:

Figure 2-5 DS-K1103MK/DS-K1103CK
Figure 2-6 DS-K1103M/DS-K1103C
2.2 Rear View
The rear view of card reader is shown below:
Figure 2-7 Rear View of DS-K1101 Series

Figure 2-8 Rear View of DS-K1102 Series
Figure 2-9 Rear View of DS-K1103 Series

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Table 2-1 Description of Rear View
Cable Interface of RS-485, Power, LED Control, etc.
PSAM Card Slot (available for CPU card reader)
2.3 Side View
The side view of card reader is shown below:
Figure 2-10 Side View of DS-K1101 Series

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Figure 2-11 Side View of DS-K1102 Series
Figure 2-12 Side View of DS-K1103 Series
Chapter 3 Installation
3.1 Installing PSAM Card
PSAM card slot is only available for CPU card reader.
Insert the PSAM card into the slot according to the direction

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shown below.
Figure 3-1 PSAM Card Slot
3.2 Introduction for DIP Switch
The DIP switch module is shown below. The No. of DIP switch
from left to right is 1 ~ 8.
Figure 3-2 DIP Switch Module
Table 3-1 Description of DIP Switch
Represent 1 in binary mode
Represent 0 in binary mode
For example, binary value of the following status is: 0000 1100.
Figure 3-3 DIP Switch Module

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Table 3-2 Description of DIP Switch
Read card No. or file in card.
(Only available for CPU card
reader.)
1: read card No;
0: read file in card.
Wiegand protocol or RS-485
protocol.
1: Wiegand protocol;
0: RS-485 protocol.
Wiegand Protocol
(available when No. 6 is 1)
1: Wiegand protocol
of 26-bit;
0: Wiegand protocol
of 34-bit.
Matched Resistance
(available for RS-485 protocol)
3.3 Definition of Cable
The description of 10 cables is shown below.
Table 3-3 Description of Cable
Blue LED Control (available for Wiegand Protocol)
Beep Control (available for Wiegand Protocol)
Case Sensor (available for Wiegand Protocol)
Wiegand W0 (available for Wiegand Protocol)
Wiegand W1 (available for Wiegand Protocol)

Red LED Control (available for Wiegand Protocol)
3.4 Wiring Cables
Purpose:
Wire the cables between controller and card reader, thus to
establish the communication between them.
Steps for RS-485 communication mode:
1. Set the DIP switch of No. 6 as 0.
2. Set the DIP switch of No. 1 ~ 5 for RS-485 address and
reading card mode. For details, please refer to 3.2
Introduction for DIP Switch.
3. Wire the cable between controller and card reader as
shown below.

Yellow
Blue
Black
Red
Black
Red
Green
White
Purple
Orange
Brown
Controller
Card Reader
Figure 3-4 Wiring for RS-485 Communication Mode
Steps for Wiegand communication mode:
1. Set the DIP switch of No. 6 as 1.
2. Set the DIP switch of No. 5 and 7 for reading card mode and
Wiegand protocol. For details, please refer to 3.2
Introduction for DIP Switch.
3. Wiring the cable between controller and card reader as
shown below.

Black
Red
Green
White
Purple
Orange
Brown
Controller
Card Reader
Figure 3-5 Wiring for Wiegand Communication Mode
3.5 Installing Card Reader
Before you start:
Set the DIP switch. For details, refer to 3.2 Introduction for DIP
Switch.
Steps:

1. Fix the plate on the wall or other
place.
2. Connect the cables between
controller and card reader. For
details, refer to 3.4 Wiring
Cables.
3. Push the card reader to match
the fixed plate.
4. Fasten the screw to keep the
components together.
Chapter 4 Sound Prompt and Indicator
After the card reader is powered on, LED status indicator will turn
blue and blink for 1 time. Then it will turn red and blink for 3
times. At last the buzzer will send out a beep sound indicating the
starting up process is completed.
During using the card reader, it will send out different sounds
prompt and the LED indicator on it have different statuses. You
can refer to tables below for detailed information.

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Table 4-1 Description of Prompt Sound
RS-485 protocol: Pressing keys prompt;
Swiping card prompt; Time out prompt for
pressing keys or swiping card.
Wiegand protocol: Pressing keys prompt;
Swiping card prompt.
The operation of pressing keys or swiping
card is valid.
The operation of pressing keys or swiping
card is invalid.
The card reader is unencrypted.
Table 4-2 Description of LED Indicator
Card reader is working normally.
The operation of pressing keys or swiping
card is valid.
The operation of pressing keys or swiping
card is invalid.
For RS-485 protocol: Registering failed or
card reader is offline.
Red and Keeping
rapidly blinking
Available for reading file mode of CPU
card: PSAM is not inserted or undetected.
Red and keeping
rapidly blinking and
slowly beeps
Failed to get key files of PSAM card; Failed
to detect the PSAM card.