Contactless lift control with the TWN3 multi-format RFID reader
02.12.2008
The flexible TWN3 RFID reader product line now provides lift manufacturers and solution providers in the aftermarket sector with the technology they need to be able to effortlessly integrate all common RFID standards into lift technology. Customised solutions can be implemented just as easily as turnkey mass production solutions.
Contactless lift control with the TWN3 multi-format RFID reader
The flexible TWN3 RFID reader product line now provides lift manufacturers and solution providers in the aftermarket sector with the technology they need to be able to effortlessly integrate all common RFID standards into lift technology. Customised solutions can be implemented just as easily as turnkey mass production solutions.
All common RFID standards at 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz are available: HID PROX, HID iCLASS, 125 kHz Multitags (EM410x, HITAG-1, HITAG-2, HITAG-S, EM4150, T5567, Q5), MIFARE® (Ultralight, 1k, 4k, DESFire) as well as LEGIC® (advant and prime). If, for example, a customer already uses a particular RFID standard for controlling access to a building or for authorising the use of office printers, then the RFID transponders that are already issued for these applications can be extended to cover the customer’s lift application without any problems. This is because the TWN3 reader product line makes all the RFID standards on offer flexibly available for the specific application at hand. Lift manufacturers and system solution providers only need to integrate the TWN3 reader into their lift technology once for all the possible RFID standards.
Whether used for simple access control applications or for a comprehensive system solution that restricts the individual storeys of a building to specific user groups based on time considerations, the plug & play OEM PCB boards and external RFID readers offer extremely flexible integration possibilities. All transponder functions are available for analysis and control by external programs via a virtual COM port. Thanks to the TWN3 reader’s keyboard emulation mode, scanning is possible without any additional device drivers. This facilitates convenient connections to embedded systems and leads to shorter integration times for aftermarket solutions. The TWN3 reader can also be used without being connected to any external analysis logic. Here, it is simply preconfigured by means of a script to autonomously perform even more complex operations such as reading and editing the blocks of data stored on transponders.
