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ACR1255U-J1 – User Manual

 

info@acs.com.hk 

Version 1.05 

www.acs.com.hk 

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6.2.7. 

Changing Bluetooth transmission power 

To change transmission, tap 

Set Tx Power

. Choose from the four available transmissions power for 

ACR1255U-J1. 

 

 

The following are the range of operating distances for the modes above: 

 

-23 dBm: 3m – 5m 

 

-6 dBm: 7m – 9m 

 

0 dBm: 10m –15m 

 

4 dBm: 30m – 40m 

 
Note:
 The operating distance could be shorter when there is interference such as, metal, door, wall, 
or other radio emitting devices. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Android is a trademark of Google LLC. 
The 

Bluetooth

® word, mark  and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth  SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Advanced Card Systems  Ltd. is under 

license. 
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

 

Summary of Contents for ACR1252U

Page 1: ...Subject to change without prior notice info acs com hk www acs com hk User Manual V1 05 ACR1255U J1 ACS Secure Bluetooth NFC Reader ...

Page 2: ...cation 24 4 1 Installing the BLE Test application 24 4 2 Using the ACS Bluetooth demo application 26 4 2 1 Connecting a device 26 4 2 2 Transmitting an APDU command 28 4 2 3 Transmitting an escape command 30 5 0 For iOS BT Demo Application 32 5 1 Installing the Bluetooth demo application 32 5 2 Using the ACS Bluetooth demo application 33 5 2 1 Connecting a device 33 5 2 2 Getting the device inform...

Page 3: ... covered in this user manual are as follows Section 2 0 provides procedures on how to install ACS Bluetooth driver pair Bluetooth devices and use the ACS Bluetooth Device Management Tool Section 3 0 provides procedures on how to install and use BLE demo application with ACR1255U S1 using iOS device and ACS SmartCardIO library with Extended APDU Support FW2 01 00 and above Section 4 0 provides proc...

Page 4: ...rsion 1 05 www acs com hk Page 4 of 48 2 0 For Windows 2 1 Installing ACS Unified Bluetooth driver To install the driver 1 Run the ACS Unified Bluetooth Driver 2 The Setup Wizard will appear To start the installation click OK 3 Then click Next ...

Page 5: ...rsion 1 05 www acs com hk Page 5 of 48 4 Click Next to install the driver to the default destination located at X Program Files Advanced Card Systems Ltd ACS Unified Bluetooth Driver 2 1 0 0 with X being your local Windows drive 5 Click Install ...

Page 6: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 6 of 48 6 Wait while the driver installs 7 Once the installation is complete click Finish ...

Page 7: ...pport devices using Bluetooth 4 0 Bluetooth Low Energy interface To pair using this setup 1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of ACR1255U J1 to make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Go to PC Settings choose Devices and then click Bluetooth other devices 3 Turn on Bluetooth 4 Click Add Bluetooth or other device 5 At the Add a device pane click Bluetooth and select an ACR12...

Page 8: ...o acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 8 of 48 6 The pairing is complete when you see that the ACR1255U J1 is connected 7 To complete the installation of the Bluetooth card reader go to ACS Bluetooth Device Management Tool ...

Page 9: ...the ACS Bluetooth driver before performing this procedure see Installing ACS Unified Bluetooth driver To pair using this set up 1 Plug in the TI Bluetooth USB dongle to your computer 2 Windows will automatically install the device driver 3 Wait while the device driver installs 4 When it is ready you will see the dongle in Device Manager 5 When you open the ACS Bluetooth Device Management Tool it a...

Page 10: ...Device Management Tool Note The TI USB dongle can only work on a one to one connection with an installed ACS Bluetooth card reader If there is a previously installed Bluetooth card reader in the tool uninstall it first see Uninstalling a device To begin 1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of ACR1255U J1 and make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Run the ACS Bluetooth Devic...

Page 11: ...ht click on the device and then click Install 6 Type in a 16 byte hexadecimal key for authentication or use the default value Click Install 7 Wait while the application installs the driver 8 A message will appear confirming a successful installation Click OK and then restart your computer ...

Page 12: ... info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 12 of 48 9 After a successful driver installation you can now use the ACR1255U J1 with various smart card applications Below is a sample of ACR1255U J1 connected in QuickView ...

Page 13: ... a device To uninstall a device 1 Right click on the device and then click Uninstall 2 Click Yes to confirm uninstallation 3 The device will be removed from the reader list Note The TI USB dongle will work with multiple reader pairing starting with ACS Unified Bluetooth Driver v2 1 0 0 and above ONLY ...

Page 14: ...4 of 48 2 5 Checking if Bluetooth card reader is installed correctly 1 Go to the Device Manager 2 Under Smart card readers the ACR1255U J1 reader should show as ACR1255U J1 BLE PICC Reader or ACR1255U J1 V2 BLE PICC Reader 3 Right click on the device and then click Properties ...

Page 15: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 15 of 48 4 The Bluetooth reader and driver are installed correctly if the sevice status shows This device is working properly ...

Page 16: ...LE Test application 1 You can access the device library when you download the iOS BLE EVK SmartCardIO from the ACS website 2 Using XCode application open BLETest xcodeproj 3 Transfer BLETest xcodeproj to your mobile device Choose your mobile device and then click Play Note Make sure that your mobile device is connected to your computer ...

Page 17: ...w to use the ACR1255U J1 using the BLETest application 3 2 1 Connecting a device 1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of ACR1255U J1 to make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Turn on your device s Bluetooth by going to Settings Bluetooth 3 Open BLE Test application 4 Tap Scan 5 Select the terminal type ACR1255U J1 or ACR1255U J1 V2 FW 2 01 and above 128 bit UUID ...

Page 18: ...255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 18 of 48 6 Choose the reader to pair your iOS device with then tap Done 7 When the pairing is successful the main page will be displayed ...

Page 19: ...55U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 19 of 48 3 2 2 Getting the battery level To get the battery status tap Get Battery Level The status should be displayed as part of the logs ...

Page 20: ...e mobile device to iTunes and locate File Sharing tab 2 Under Apps section click on BLETest app and add a text file txt containing the APDU commands 3 Tap a contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 4 In the demo application on the mobile device tap Script File and then locate the txt file to run 5 Go back to the main page then Tap Transmit button ...

Page 21: ...r Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 21 of 48 6 The Response APDU will be displayed as part of the logs Note The application is designed to get the ATR of the card before sending the APDU commands ...

Page 22: ...t the mobile device to iTunes and locate File Sharing tab 2 Under Apps section click on BLETest app and add a text file txt containing the APDU commands 3 Tap a contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 4 In the demo application on the mobile device tap Script File and then locate the txt file to run 5 Go back to the main page then Tap Control button ...

Page 23: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 23 of 48 6 The Escape Response will be displayed as part of the logs ...

Page 24: ...device create a folder where the ACR1255U J1 BLETest will be placed 3 You can access the device library by downloading the Android BLE EVK SmartCardIO from the ACS website 4 In the Android library copy the BLETest apk and the test scripts txt files to the previously created folder 5 Disconnect your mobile device from the computer Locate the BLETest apk using a file manager application 6 To start t...

Page 25: ...hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 25 of 48 7 Complete the action using Package Installer 8 A prompt will ask for hardware control access Tap Install to proceed 9 Once the installation is complete you can now open the BLE Test application ...

Page 26: ...sing the ACS Bluetooth demo application 4 2 1 Connecting a device 1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of the ACR1255U J1 to make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Turn on your device s Bluetooth by going to Settings Bluetooth 3 Open BLE Test application 4 Tap Scan ...

Page 27: ...s com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 27 of 48 5 Select the terminal type ACR255U J1 or ACR1255U J1 V2 FW2 01 and above 6 Available devices will be displayed Tap the drop down button to show the complete list of available devices ...

Page 28: ...e 28 of 48 4 2 2 Transmitting an APDU command To transmit APDU commands 1 Tap a contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application on the mobile device tap Select File and then locate the txt file to run 3 Go back to the main page then tap Transmit ...

Page 29: ...r Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 29 of 48 4 The Response APDU will be displayed as part of the logs Note The application is designed to get the ATR of the card before sending the APDU commands ...

Page 30: ...on 1 05 www acs com hk Page 30 of 48 4 2 3 Transmitting an escape command To transmit an escape command 1 In the demo application on the mobile device tap Select File and then locate the txt file to run 2 Go back to the main page then tap Control ...

Page 31: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 31 of 48 3 The Escape Response will be displayed as part of the logs ...

Page 32: ...luetooth demo application 1 You can access the device library when you download the iOS Mac BT EVK from the ACS website 2 Using the XCode application open BTDemo xcodeproj 3 Transfer BTDemo xcodeproj to your mobile device Choose your mobile device and then click Play Note Make sure that your mobile device is connected to your computer ...

Page 33: ...dure on how to use the ACR1255U J1 using the BT demo application 5 2 1 Connecting a device 1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of ACR1255U J1 to make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Turn on your device s Bluetooth by going to Settings Bluetooth 3 Open BT Demo application 4 Tap Select 5 Choose the reader to pair your iOS device with and then tap Done ...

Page 34: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 34 of 48 6 When the pairing is successful tap OK to close the prompt ...

Page 35: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 35 of 48 5 2 2 Getting the device information To get the reader s information tap Device Information ...

Page 36: ...ACR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 36 of 48 5 2 3 Getting the battery level To get the battery level tap Get Battery Level ...

Page 37: ...e contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Use Default Key and then tap Authenticate Reader 3 You will be prompted that the authentication was successful Tap OK 4 To start polling tap Enable Polling and then tap Power On Card 5 The card s ATR will be displayed 6 To end polling tap Power Off Card and then tap Disable Polling ...

Page 38: ...ing an APDU command To transmit APDU command 1 Tap the contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Use Default Key and then tap Authenticate Reader 3 Tap Transmit APDU 4 The Response APDU will be displayed Note You can edit the APDU command by tapping Command APDU ...

Page 39: ...ape command To transmit an escape command 1 Tap the contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Use Default Key and then tap Authenticate Reader 3 Tap Transmit Escape Command 4 The Escape Response will be displayed Note You can edit the Escape command by tapping Escape APDU ...

Page 40: ...nternal storage of your device create a folder where the ACR1255U J1 BTdemo will be placed 3 You can access the device library when you download the Android EVK from the ACS website 4 In the Android library copy the BTDemo apk file to the previously created folder 5 Disconnect your mobile device from the computer Locate the BTDemo apk using a file manager application 6 To start the installation ta...

Page 41: ... Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 41 of 48 7 Complete the action using the Package Installer 8 A prompt will ask for hardware control access Tap Install to proceed 9 Once the installation is complete you can now open the BT demo application ...

Page 42: ...1 Turn on the Bluetooth mode of ACR1255U J1 to make it discoverable To do this slide the toggle switch to the right 2 Turn on your device s Bluetooth by going to Settings Bluetooth 3 Open ACS BT Demo application 4 Choose the reader to pair your Android device with 5 Once pairing is complete the ACR1255U J1 is now ready to be used with the mobile device ...

Page 43: ... info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 43 of 48 6 2 2 Getting the device information To get the reader s information scroll down and then tap Get Device Info Scroll up again to view the Device information displayed ...

Page 44: ...CR1255U J1 User Manual info acs com hk Version 1 05 www acs com hk Page 44 of 48 6 2 3 Getting the battery level To get the battery status tap Get Battery Level Scroll up again to view the battery level ...

Page 45: ...of the card 1 Tap the contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Authenticate 3 Scroll up to see the Authentication Success message 4 To start polling tap Start Polling and then tap Power On Card 5 Scroll up to see the ATR of the contactless card 6 To end polling tap Power Off Card and then tap Stop Polling ...

Page 46: ... Tap the contactless smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Authenticate 3 Scroll up to see the Authentication Success message 4 To start polling tap Start Polling and then tap Power On Card 5 Tap Transmit APDU 6 The Response APDU will be displayed Note You can edit the APDU command by tapping below the APDU command ...

Page 47: ...d To transmit an escape command 1 Tap the smart card on the ACR1255U J1 reader 2 In the demo application tap Authenticate 3 Scroll up to see the Authentication Success message 4 Tap Transmit Escape Command 5 The Escape Response will be displayed Note You can edit the Escape command by tapping below the Escape command ...

Page 48: ... modes above 23 dBm 3m 5m 6 dBm 7m 9m 0 dBm 10m 15m 4 dBm 30m 40m Note The operating distance could be shorter when there is interference such as metal door wall or other radio emitting devices Android is a trademark of Google LLC The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Advanced Card Systems Ltd is under license Windows is...

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