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® ACS Pulse reader for RFID cards and keys Operator’s manual Rev. 1.03 Pulse mode CASHLESS RFID REA ® for RFID - MIFARE Cards and Keys User Manual...
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Alberici SpA shall not be held liable by the User for any damage, losses, or third party claims arising from any uses of the manual or of the product.
Carrier. Introduction The Alberici Cashless System (ACS) is designed to read or write data on the chip transponder (Tag) built into the Card/Key-shaped support. Data get stored in the form of units of credit..
Part denomination ACS (Read-Write) Module Key with built-in Cards with built-in transponder chip transponder chip The ACS module contains the he Card / Key bears the transponder chip, it is RFID aerial and its board. waterproof and easily portable. Memory 720 bytes. Accessories (to be ordered separately) Universal programmer ACR Programmer...
Size Installation with bezel Mounting cut-out Installation without bezel Mounting cut-out Connections CN1 - power and data socket: 4= +12V 3= not used 2= Gnd 1= Credit Pulse (active low)
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The control board that reads the reader pulse signal must match by Open Collector circuit (i.e. pull-up resistor), exactly as with a pulse mode coin acceptor, as shown in the diagram below: CONTROL BOARD + 12 V 4. + 12V or +24V 3.
The drivers can be found in the software-CD which is part of the package. The programming software “cctalk-mifare.exe” can be found on the same CD. Such drivers can also be downloaded from the Download Area available in www.alberici-net: Programming Kits / Driver USB / Silicon Labs 2K3 XP Vista 7.rar.
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Initializing the ACS (R/W) module: Copy the application “cctalk-mifare.exe” from the software-CD, and paste it on your PC Desktop. Connect the ACS (aerial) module to be initialized to the RS232 Port or to a USB Port of your PC, through the K-P10-000009 Programmer kit interface (see Section 5).
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Press the button “Password del lettore di chiavi” (‘Card/Key Reader Password’): type your Master Card/Key PIN in the box beside “Inserisci PIN” (“Enter PIN code”). You will need to type this PIN code, even if you want to modify it. In the box “Digitazione Password” (‘Type Password in’), write your 6-digit combination that will identify this ACS unit from now on, and that shall be used as well to brand the Cards/Keys that must work in conjunction with it.
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In case the programming unit should not find the USB drivers in your PC, they are in the software-CD included, or from the Download Area of www.alberici.net (Download Area / Programmer Kits / Driver Silicon Lab 2K3 XP Vista 7.rar).
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Choose 'Lavorare nel sistema ccTalk' ('Operate in ccTalk mode'), then the window below will appear: Check that the application reads from the right USB Port: click ‘Impostazioni > Porta seriale’ (‘Setup > Serial Port’)’, type down the right Port nr. (ex. nr. 10), and confirm by the OK button.
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Card/Key’). If the Card/Key is not compatible, the message ‘Chiavetta non associata Alberici’ (‘Card/Key not compatible with Alberici reader’) will appear. If the Card/Key has not yet been initialized, the orange bar in the side window shall appear, showing ‘Chiave ancora da abbinare a questa password’...
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If the User Key has been previously initialized to work with the same reader (i.e. with code 123456), the message ‘Identificata chiave Utente’ (‘User key identified’) will be displayed, and it will be possible only to check credits by the button ‘Visualizzazione crediti nellchiave Utente’...
- detailed report of the problem found and the circumstances in which it occurs. Before sending the product, please get in touch with your Dealer or with Alberici S.p.a. (+39 051 944300); very often malfunctions can be fixed via a simple phone call, saving you costs and time.
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Progettazione e produzione di sistemi di pagamento, accessori per videogames e macchine vending Design and manufacture of payment systems, accessories for videogames and vending machines Via Ca’ Bianca 421 Tel. + 39 051 944 300 http://www.alberici.net 40024 Castel San Pietro Fax. + 39 051 944 594 Terme (BO) – ITALY...
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