springcard CFS18112 Puck NFC USB Coupler Instruction Manual

: June 5, 2024
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springcard CFS18112 Puck NFC USB Coupler

COUPLERS AND READERS: SPRING CARD STILL ROCKS

Based on the whole new chipset NXP PN5180 for the NFC/RFID HF communication at 13.56 MHz and on high speed processor 32bits, the PUCK family is the new reference in terms of performance and use diversity. It is compliant with the last generation of contactless cards used for transportation, payment or identification, as well as with the NFC Forum tags and most of the tickets and RFID labels -even when they are based on an owner protocol like MIFARE. The PUCK family is adapted
to existing parks and has long-lasting sustainable processes. Its compliance with EMV ensures interoperability with other devices.

NEW MODES FOR NEW USES

A reader which becomes a card for a transaction with a smartphone? A USB peripheral allowing your latop to operate in peer-to-peer like a tablet ? That’s easy as PUCK ! Every product from the PUCK family can emulate a NFC Forum tag without the intervention of the laptop they are connected to (‘tag emulation’ mode), emulate a contactless card whose applicative runs on the laptop (‘host card emulation mode’ or HCE), or initiate a peer-to-peer communication «NFC Beam».

ICE HOCKEY BALL OR SAVVY GOBLIN ?

Sportsmen will see the link between the housing refined design of the PUCK family and the Ice hockey ball, called «puck» in english. The theatre enthusiasts will link it with PUCK the goblin from Midsummer Night’s Dream from Shakespeare. But the PUCK is also a creature from the celtic folklore, a smart blighter, playful and quite rebelious. A trait of character that fits perfectly with SpringCard spirit !

USB OR BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY : YOU CHOOSE

PUCK is a complete family in which each member has its own personality.The PUCK One brings its100% plug’n play approach, an absolute compliance with every office operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux), a total interoperability with its predecessors from the Prox’n Roll family and even with all the smartcard readers of the market for the PC/SC setting. Products from the PUCK family can read all the NFC/RFID HF tags types. For the wireless or mobile solutions enthusiasts, the PUCK Blue is ideal for applications based on smartphones or tablets.

SECURITY, THE KEY ISSUE FOR TOMORROW’S APPLICATIONS

The PUCK products also embed a coprocessor NXP SAM AV2 to store the applicative keys without compromising with their safety. PUCK’s family products (except PUCK One) include a connector for a smartcard size Mini SIM/SAM, essential to validate transactions with some contactless cards.

PC/SC, SMART READER OR NCI ?

To the diversity of physical interfaces PUCK family adds the diversity of software interfaces, in order to adapt itself with agility to needs -and know- how- of each developper or solution integrator. Whatever may be your implementation problematic, in a company environment, in a university, on a trade show or in a small shop, whatever may be your computing environment and your integration constraints, there is always a PUCK to help you ! Depending on your needs you will be able to configure your PUCK as you want to thanks to our new tool : SpringCard Companion !

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS PUCK One & Blue

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by SpringCard could void the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This product has demonstrated EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded USB cables between system components. It is important that you use compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, televisions, and other electronic devices.

PUCK One NFC/RFID HF USB READER AND COUPLER WITH SAM

Combined with a computer or laptop under Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, The PUCK
One is ideal for customisation application or contactless cards reading: micropayment, transportation, loyalty, eID, company badges. It allows you also to interact with a smartphone, tags or RFID HF labels at 13.56MHz, and broadly speaking with all the ecosystem NFC Forum compliant. RFID Scanner settings (keyboard emulation) allows you to associate the PUCK with an Android or iPad tablet for even more flexibility !

WHICH SETTING TO CHOOSE ? PC/SC

PC/SC is the short form for Personal Computer / Smart Card. It is a set of specifications created by the smartcard and computing industry to ensure a complete interoperability at the applicative level. In PC/SC setting, the PUCK is a transparent coupler, which means that he sends orders of the application (read, write, security) to the card and feedbacks the answers without trying to process them. Thanks to its integrated SIM/SAM slot, the PUCK One is the ideal medium for secured transactions.

RFID SCANNER

In RFID Scanner setting, the PUCK is a smart reader. Once set to look for this or this
data in several contactless card types or badges, it is performing the transaction with the card by itself and transmits only the useful data to the computer or tablet. Seen as a USB keyboard (HID keyboard profile), PUCK is as simple to use as a barcode scanner. Every existing application can operate the PUCK as an entry peripheral as easily as if data were entered by the operator.

I AM A BIT LOST…

You can also choose not to choose – for now. The PUCK One goes from one set to another easily. You can either use SpringCard Companion or put on the product a MasterCard formatted with the same software. Security is a constant concern for SpringCard, only the lawful owner can intervene on the settings of its products.

Technical Characteristics

ISO/IEC NFC/RFID

standards

Carrier frequency RF field level Antenna

Operating distance Baudrate

| 14443 A6B PCD (NFC-A, NFC-B), 15693 (NFC-V), 18000-3M1 & 3M3, 18092 (NFCIP-1),

14443 A PICC (card emulation) 13.56MHz (RFID HF, NFC)

Typ: 3A/m at 0cm, 1.5A/m at 5cm Integrated, balanced, diameter 7cm Typ: 0-5cm, up to 10cm

26kbps (15693), 106/212/424/848kpbs (14443), 106/212/424kbps (18092)

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Host Interface| USB 2.0 full-speed (12Mbps) – compliant with USB 3.0 and 1.1
Non-ISO RF technologies| NFC Forum Tag, types 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (R/W), type 4 (emulation) NXP (Philips) MIFARE, BroadComm (Innovision) Jewel & Topaz, ThinField (Kovio) RF Barcode, ST SR & LR, ASK CTS, Atmel CryptoRF, … Calypso’s Innovatron radio protocol FeliCa (NFC-F) : plain mode only HID iClass, Inside PicoTag : serial number only
Light Sound| True R,G,B LEDs with advanced luminosity control 3 LEDs on the back ( Bluetooth status, Mode)

3-tone buzzer

Power| Recomendation chargeur
Dimensions Cable/connector| Diameter:8.1cm/Height:3cm/Weight:ca 140g 1.8m cord – USB type C connector
Temperature Humidity| Operation -20/+70°C, storage -40/+85°C 0-90 % non condensING 0-90%
Approvals| Radio: EN 300 330, EMC: EN 301 489, Security: EN 60 950-1, CE mark FCC class B part 15 (pending) RoHS, WEEE
MTBF| 500 000 hours
FCC ID: TYQ-PUCKONE01| PENDING
Warranty| 2 years avec batterie ?

Configuration modes

SpringCard offers a wide range of products to answer the largest possible amount of needs and uses. With 18 years of experience in constactless smartcards, communication technologies and the development of mobile and embedded systems, R&D SpringCard’s team is a valued partner to help you create your own solution or product.

PUCK Blue

READER AND COUPLER NFC/RFID USB & BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGYThe PUCK Blue is the universal peripheral for all the applications using contactless technology, mobile NFC or RFID HF or with tablets that do not have USB interface. It is able to operate in coupler as well as in Smart Reader, associated with an Android/ iOS/Windows application or in keyboard emulation, the PUCK Blue is in the heart of new uses on selling or welcoming points. The mode is chosen actively by the userapplication or by a switch located underneath the device.
THE BLE TECHNOLOGY
Introduced with the 4th edition of the Bluetooth norm, the Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth Low Energy ensures the wireless comunication between two points at middle distance (1000m) with a lower energy need compared with the previous norms.

PUCK Blue

AS A PERIPHERAL FOR TABLETS
The PUCK Blue is also a peripheral for tablets for corporate payment in corporate restaurants, or the reading of loyalty cards. You put the card on the PUCK Blue and the data is send to the connected tablet.
The PUCK Blue is a simple and complete solution for iOS/Android and PC.
AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN APPLICATIONS AND BLE OBJECTS
The PUCK Blue is also an interface between your applications and BLE objects. In fact PUCK Blue, when it operates in BLE is detected and connected to a tablet (itself also in BLE). It means that when the smartphone is placed on the PUCK Blue, it is able to read the information. The PUCK Blue OEM can be enbedded in devices whose access should be secured. Another use possibility from the PUCK Blue is to place it at the entry of meeting rooms and when you put your corporate card or your smartphone on the PUCK you will be able to enter the room. The PUCK Blue can be installed in corporate restaurants for you to be able to pay your meal by putting your corporate card or smartphone on the PUCK Blue. This device can allow you to stop using payment terminals which are more expensive than the PUCK. Shops will be able to use the PUCK Blue especially to manage customer loyalty in their shops. PUCK Blue is able to read loyalty cards which will simplify your life. The PUCK Blue can also be used in spy mode, this mode allows you to identify people around the product who carry a device connected in BLE. This functionnality doesn’t change the fact that the PUCK Blue is operating in NFC. It can also read beacons which means that merchants will be able to send coupons and advertisement when customers in their shops have a phone connected to Bluetooth. SpringBlue is an application based on Bluetooth® Smart technology compliant with PUCK Blue. This application will allow a customisable reach without changing the antenna, the readers are flexible too. SpringBlue allows you to reduce the energy consumption and the cost of your Bluetooth Low Energy applications. The typical types of uses are: loyalty programs, event access control, hand-free access control, individual vrtual wallet, virtual parking ticket, presales services.

Technical Characteristics

ISO/IEC NFC/RFID standards Carrier frequency

RF field level Antenna

Operating distance Baudrate

| 14443 A6B PCD (NFC-A, NFC-B), 15693 (NFC-V), 18000-3M1 &

3M3, 18092 (NFCIP-1), 14443 A PICC (card emulation)

13.56MHz (RFID HF, NFC)

Typ: 3A/m at 0cm, 1.5A/m at 5cm Integrated, balanced, diameter 7cm Typ: 0-5cm, up to 10cm

26kbps (15693), 106/212/424/848kpbs (14443), 106/212/424kbps

(18092)

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Host Interface| USB 2.0 full-speed (12Mbps) – compliant with USB 3.0 and 1.1
Non-ISO RF technologies| NFC Forum Tag, types 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (R/W), type 4 (emulation) NXP (Philips) MIFARE, BroadComm (Innovision) Jewel & Topaz, ThinField (Kovio) RF Barcode, ST SR & LR, ASK CTS, Atmel CryptoRF, … Calypso’s Innovatron radio protocol FeliCa (NFC-F)

: plain mode only HID iClass, Inside PicoTag : serial number

only

Light Sound| True R,G,B LEDs with advanced luminosity control 3 LEDs on the back ( Bluetooth status, Mode)

3-tone buzzer

Power| Recomendation chargeur
Dimensions Cable/connector| Diameter:8.1cm/Height:3cm/Weight:ca 140g 1.8m cord – USB type C connector
Temperature Humidity| Operation -20/+70°C, storage -40/+85°C 0-90 % non condensING 0-90%
Approvals| Radio: EN 300 330, EMC: EN 301 489, Security: EN 60 950-1, CE

mark FCC class B part 15 (pending) RoHS, WEEE

Configuration modes

Application Mode|
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BLE Protocol

SDK

| Custom GATT: – PC/SC-like service (CCID) – Smart Reader service SpringCard PC/SC SDK (free) SpringCard Mobile SDK (free)
RFID Scanner Mode|
BLE Protocol| HID profile

Supported as a standard USB keyboard by all current desktop/

laptop OS

Visitor Point Mode|
BLE Protocol SDK| Custom GATT SpringCard Mobile SDK (free)

SpringCard offers a wide range of products to answer the largest possible amount of needs and uses. With 18 years of experience in contactless smartcards, communication technologies and the development of mobile and embedded systems, R&D SpringCard’s team is a valued partner to help you create your own solution or product.