CIRCLE CIR315B User manual

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CIR315B Dual Interface Smart Card Reader
with SAM
User Manual

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Driver installation Procedure
* Driver signed by Microsoft and WHQL, user can install the driver with Window Update. In case that
cannot install via Window Update, please process the below steps to Manual installation
Hardware requires:
 CIR315B
 PC with OS windows 7 or above
Software requires:
 CIR315 Driver Package
Steps:
1. Connect CIR315B to PC
2. On PC, open “Control Panel > System”
3. Open “Device Manager”
4. Select and open “Smart card readers”
if it is shown “Microsoft Usbccid ... (WUDF)”, please continue with step 5)

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if it is shown “CIR315 Dual & 1S” mean driver install completed
5. Right click then select “Update driver”
6. Select “Browse my computer for driver software…”
7. 選擇 “Let me pick from a list …”

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8. Select “Have Disk…”
9. Select “Browse…”
Select “CIR315.inf”, then press “Open” and “OK”

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10. Select “CIR315 Dual & 1S” then “Next”
11. Waiting until below screen shown, Press “Close” to complete
12. Double click to ensure the device changed to “CIR315 Dual & 1S”
13. Done

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Operation Example
Hardware requires:
 CIR315B
 PC with OS windows 7 or above
 ISO14443 Test Card
Software requires:
 Any PCSC Application (e.g. APDU.exe)
Steps:
1. Plug in the reader into the PC
2. Open “APDU.exe”
3. Click “1. Select reader”, Chose “Circle CIR315 Dual & 1S PICC 0”, then click “OK”

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4. Tag ISO14443 Test card on CIR315A
5. Select “T1”, Message = “90 0a 00 00 01 00 00”

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6. Press “2. Connect”
7. Press “3. Transmit”

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8. Result will be shown on the “Answer from the card:”

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Parameter Sheet
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions......................................................... 66 mm x 98 mm x 11 mm
Casing ................................................................ White and Grey ABS
Universal Serial Bus Interface
Specification ....................................................... USB 2.0
Type ................................................................... Four lines: +5V, GND, D+ and D-
Speed ................................................................. USB 2.0 Full Speed Device, 12 Mbps
Supply Voltage ................................................... Regulated 5V DC (Range from 4.75V to 5.25V)
Supply Current ................................................... <250mA
Cable Length ...................................................... 1m
Contactless Interface
Standard ............................................................. ISO14443, ISO18092, FeliCa®, ISO15693
Protocol .............................................................. T=CL for ISO14443-4–compliant cards, T=CL
Emulation for MIFARE Classic, ISO 18092, FeliCa and
NFC tags
Carrier Frequency .............................................. 13.56MHz
Operating Baud Rate ......................................... 106kbps, 212kbps, 424kbps
Contact Smart Card Interface
Standard ............................................................. ISO 7816 1/2/3/4
Protocol .............................................................. T=0 and T=1
Supply Current ................................................... Max. 50mA

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Smart Card Voltage ............................................ 5V/3V/1.8V
Operating Baud Rate ......................................... 9600 – 826kbps
Short Circuit Protection ..................................... Fulfill JESD22-A114
Clock Frequency ................................................ 4.8 MHz
Card Connector Type ......................................... Contact
Card Insertion Cycles ......................................... min. 200,000
SAM Smart Card Interface
Standard ............................................................. ISO 7816 3/4
Protocol Support ................................................ T=0 and T=1
Supply Current ................................................... Max. 50mA
Smart Card Voltage ............................................ 5V
Operating Baud Rat ........................................... 9600 – 125kbps
Clock Frequency ................................................ 4.0 MHz
Card Connector Type ......................................... Contact
Human Interface
LED .................................................................... 3 LED, 2 Blue (Operation Status), 1 Green (Power)
Operating Conditions
Temperature ....................................................... 0 – 60 ℃
Humidity ............................................................. <90%
Compliances/Certifications
Systems/ Standards ........................................... USB 2.0 Full Speed, CCID, Microsoft® WHQL
Regulatory/ Environmental ................................. CE, FCC, VCCI
Operational Environment
Compatible Operating System ........................... Windows 7, 8, 10

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Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user authority to operate the equipment.
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 into 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