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Overview
The Prox-CU is a contactless OEM coupler designed to fit the requirements of national and international projects of the Payment and Identity markets. It is fully compliant with the corresponding standards such as PayPass, ExpressPay, ICAO, FIPS 201, etc.

This device is made of a main board embedding the Gemalto Prox Chip Set, two SAM connectors and two communication ports: RS232 and USB. The other board is the RF antenna which has been particularly dimensioned for Payment cards and e-passports. On request the Prox-CU can be delivered without the antenna board and can be connected to a remote antenna.

When packaged in a plastic casing, the Prox-CU is supplied under the Prox-PU name.
Benefits

Easy to use
With Prox, the contactless technology has now reached the same level of accessibility as the contact one. The application software is dramatically simplified by the use of a high level command set, API library and PC/SC v2.0 driver.

Automatic operating modes such as the card insertion / removal, the PayPass card recognition algorithm or the Mifare® Application Directory (MAD) are implemented on-board and provide the highest possible performances.

Compliant with market standards
GemProx technology is fully compliant with the ISO 14443 A and B standard. The T=CL protocol is handled directly by the reader. The Mifare protocol and security scheme are also supported.
Consequently it also accesses any NFC device operating as a smart card as described in the ISO 21481 standard.
Prox readers are ranked among the very best readers in terms of interoperability, thanks to the unique addition of skills coming from several Gemalto laboratories.

Technical Specifications
Contactless card interface Operating frequency 13.56 MHz
Compliance Full ISO 14443 -1 to ?4 compliant, embedded T=CL protocol
Read/write the following Smart Cards:
-ISO 14443 A, B, T=CL cards
-Mifare® cards (including DESFire)
-SR176, SRIX512 and SRIX4K chip based cards
-Other cards on request
Baud rate 106 Kbps to 848 Kbps
Reading distance up to 6 cm
On-board antenna
Option: Remote and/or double antenna
Host interface Type of interface USB and RS232
Protocol Gemplus Block Protocol (GBP)
Baud rate 1.2 Kbps to 230 Kbps (with RS232 link)
SAM interface Number of Security Access Modules (SAM) 2
Compliance ISO 7816 -1 to -3, T=0, T=1 protocols
SAM power supply +5 VDC +/- 10 %
Baud rate 9.6 Kbps to 115 Kbps
Power supply Voltage Powered by the USB link or +5 VDC +/- 10 % in RS232 link
  Current 300 mA
Environment Operating temperature range -20 °C to +70 °C (-4 °F to +158 °F)
Storage temperature range --40 °C to +85 °C (-40 °F to +185 °F)
Humidity 0 % to 93 % non condensing
EMC C89/336/CEE
Safety UL 1950, cUL CSA 950, EN 60950
MTBF 400,000 H at 20 °C
Main functions High level command set
PayPass and ExpressPay level 1 compliance
ICAO and FIPS 201 / PIV specifications compliance
Mifare® Application Directory (MAD)
Card insertion/removal detection
E-purse command set
Self test
Other features   4 LED indicators (PayPass compliant)
1 buzzer
2 SAMs
On-board antenna
Driver USB PC/SC Compliant with PC/SC specifications version 2.0
Full Plug and Play
Compliant with Windows 2000 and XP
USB VPC driver
(non PC/SC)		 For applications using a serial Virtual Port Com (VPC)
Needed for the GemProx Dev. Kit tools such as the GemProx Manager
Implements the GBP protocol and the reader command set
Compliant with Windows 2000 and XP
Other tools GemProx Development Kit
C language source code API: GBP protocol and Essen Group ICAO ePassports
Firmware download tools
Dimensions 106 mm (H) x 75 mm (W) x 24 mm (D)
Weight 65 g
Connections Host: Mini USB and RJ45 connectors
Connectors to 3 remote LEDs and 1 buzzer
Possible connection to a remote antenna
Optional USB cable 1.5 m long USB cable with ferrite
 
 
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