External Mifare Reader

Manual (For ACTAtek2)

Version 2.0
Sep 27, 2007
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Revision History
Revision Date Description Author
2.0 2007/09/27 - renew for connecting with ACTAtek2 Cheong/kfc

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External Mifare Reader Manual (For ACTAtek2)

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1.External Mifare Reader........................................................................................ 1
1.1.Installation of the external Mifare reader.................................................................... 1
1.1.1.Connecting via RS485........................................................................................ 1
1.1.2.Connecting via RS232........................................................................................ 2
1.1.3.Assembling the parts.......................................................................................... 4
1.2.Configuration.............................................................................................................. 5
1.2.1.Hardware Configuration...................................................................................... 5
1.2.2.Software Configuration....................................................................................... 6
1.3.How to use................................................................................................................. 7
1.4.Multiple External Mifare Readers............................................................................... 8
1.4.1.Hardware Setup.................................................................................................. 8
1.4.2.Connection diagram............................................................................................ 9
1.4.3.Software Configuration ( Available from firmware version 1.29.17 onwards only)
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Chapter 1. External Mifare Reader

1.1. Installation of the external Mifare reader

1. View connection ports from the main board of the ACTA2 unit.

2. Connect the electric cable to COM3 or COM4 of the main board.

1.1.1. Connecting via RS485

• Pin assignment:
Signal Color
GND Black & Brown
+12VDC Red
B White
A Green
NC Blue
COM Gray
NO Yellow

1. Connect the Green wire to the terminal with the “D+/A” label, the White wire to the termi-
nal with the “D-/B” label and the Brown wire to the terminal with “GND” label as the picture
shown above.

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Illustration 1.External Reader Connection Via RS485 Diagram

1.1.2. Connecting via RS232

• Pin assignment:
Signal Color
GND Black & Brown
+12VDC Red
TX White
RX Green
NC Blue
COM Gray
NO Yellow

1. Remove the jumper “JP9” next to COM3 (To enable COM4).

2. Connect one end of flat cable to the 2x5 box header COM4 of the main board.

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3. Connect another end of the flat cable to external reader female socket type DB9 connector
as shown below.

Illustration 2.External Reader Connection Via RS232 Diagram

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1.1.3. Assembling the parts

1. Connect the power cables to the reader as shown in the picture.

2. Power supply requirement: 9-12VDC/500mA. Switching mode power supply is

recommended.

3. Connect the signal wires to the reader as shown in the picture.

4. Remove the front shield of the enclosure and fix the 2 wall mounting screws with
the given L-shaped screw driver.

5. Cover the front shield back after the reader is fixed on wall.

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1.2. Configuration

1.2.1. Hardware Configuration

1. Configure the rotary switch as shown in the picture below. The address of this external mi-
fare reader should be 1.

2. Remember this hardware address. This will be used on the web page 'External Devices'
page.

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1.2.2. Software Configuration

1. Go to the web page of ACTAtek and enter the sub menu External Devices under the Ter-
minal Settings.

2. Enter “1” into the Reader Address box (same address as the value of the rotary switch).
Trigger and the Ignore Quick Access fields are optional to change. Baud Rate is “9600”
click “Add”.

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3. The external reader with address 1 is added.

1.3. How to use

1. Register a smart card user to ACTAtek. (Details of how to register a smart card user,
please refer to the user manual)

2. Check the smart card which was registered to ACTAtek with the external Mifare reader.

• Red LED is ON if the smart card is NOT registered to ACTAtek before.

• Green LED is ON if the smart card is registered to ACTAtek before.

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1.4. Multiple External Mifare Readers

To connect with multiple External Mifare Readers, firmware 1.29.17 should be the minimum
requirement.

1.4.1. Hardware Setup

1. For multiple EMR setup, only RS485 external Mifare readers released after Jan 2007
should be used.

2. Connect the Green wire to the terminal with the “D+/A” label, the White wire to the termi-
nal with the “D-/B” label and the Brown wire to the terminal with “GND” label with the AC-
TAtek2 as shown below.

3. Connect the other ends of Green/White/Brown cable with a splitter.

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4. Connect one EMR to the splitter
5. Connect the other EMRs in a similar manner
6. Set different "addresses" for different readers, for example, 1, 2, 3, ...
7. You don't have to use the splitter as soon as you can connect all EMRS together

1.4.2. Connection diagram

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1.4.3. Software Configuration ( Available from firmware

version 1.29.17 onwards only)
1. Go to the web page of ACTAtek and enter the sub menu External Devices under the
Terminal Settings.

2. Adding the first EMR by selecting 1 into the Reader Address box. The Trigger and Ignore
Quick Access fields are optional to change. Baud Rate is “9600”, click “Add”.

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3. Adding the first EMR by selecting 2 into the Reader Address box. The Trigger and Ignore
Quick Access fields are optional to change. Baud Rate is “9600”, click “Add”.

4. Add another EMR with Address 3.

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5. Add the rest of the EMR.

6. Done!

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