Comparative Reader Matrix

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RF IDeas AIR ID and pcProx products work with virtually every 13.56 MHz smart card and 125 kHz proximity card deployed or available to the market today.

    pcProx Enroll pcProx Sonar AIR ID Enroll
AIR ID Playback Starter Kit
 AIR ID Writer AIR ID Playback pcProx 82 Series AIR ID 82 Series
Frequency
40 kHz    
X
            
125 kHz  
X
          
X
  
13.56 MHz      
X
X
X
X
  
X
Interface
Functional   Reads Site Code and ID number Plays back user defined keystrokes

Reads Card SN

or

Site Code and ID

Writes to card, sets keys and

Plays back this data

 Writes to card, sets keys Plays back user's sector data Reads unique identifier for 3rd party software Reads unique identifier for 3rd party software
Output                  
 

USB keyboard emulation
X
X
X
X
  
X
    
  USB DLL
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  USB CDC
X
  
X
  
X
X
X
X
  USB PC/SC (call for availability)            
X
X
                   
  RS-232 ASCII
X
  
X
X
X
X
    
  RS-232 DLL
X
  
X
X
X
X
    
  RS-232 ASCII protocol
X
  
X
          
                   
  Ehernet ASCII
X
  
X
          
Form Factor                  
  Desktop
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Desktop brackets
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Kiosk brackets
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Express Card
X
  
X
    
X
X
X
  PCMCIA
X
  
X
    
X
X
X
  USB Dongle
X
  
X
    
X
X
X
  Integrated keyboard
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  OEM bare board
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Floor mat  
X
            
Features
Configurable E2 memory                  
  Format output
X
X
X
X
  
X
    
  Timing parameters
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Additional keystrokes/ASCII characters
X
X
X
X
  
X
    
  Multiple readers ID's      
X
X
X
X
X
Compatability                  
Windows 2k/XP/Vista                  
  Keyboard emulation
X
X
X
X
  
X
X
X
  CDC
X
  
X
  
X
  
X
X
  All USB
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  All RS-232
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Ethernet
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
Linux, Unix, Mac                  
  All keyboard emulation models
X
X
X
X
X
X
    
  All CDC
X
  
X
  
X
  
X
X
  All RS-232 ASCII output
X
  
X
    
X
    
  Ethernet
X
  
X
          
Embeded devices                  
  CDC
X
  
X
  
X
  
X
X
  RS-232
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
  Ethernet
X
  
X
          
Read-Only  
X
  
X
X
  
X
X
X
Writer        
X
X
      
Detector    
X
            
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