Supported card types

Here, you can find an overview of the card types that our readers support. Below, we explain how we identify the card type detected by a reader.

Overview

This overview applies to the latest stable versions of our standard firmware:

FW 1100 for ID-engine Z and ACCESS200
FW 1094 (for ID-engine XE)

For each card type, you can see the hexadecimal representation, the types of numbers you can read, and via which commands you can interact with the card.

We test all features thoroughly via automated robotic end tests. If you're experiencing a bug, please first check the known issues. If you need further commands for a specific card type, please contact us with your request.

125 kHz cards

Product name	Hex code The hex code returned for this card type by the VHL.Select command. Learn how this hex code is determined	Autoread In Autoread mode, the reader can extract the following number(s) depending on the card type: UID: chip serial number. This is the number sent when card is requested; may also be a random ID PCN: project-specific programmed card number	VHL commands VHL commands supported by the card type in addition to the VHL.Select command.	Low-level commands	Remarks
ATMEL ATA5575M1 Unique Format	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM.Read4100
AWID Proximity/LF	0x89	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.AwidRead
Cardax	0x8F	UID	VHL.GetSnr	-	Reader config needed to read UID; UID is returned as raw data Card obfuscates the UID encoding. Thus, the reader returns the unique raw binary data stream instead.
CASI-RUSCO	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM.Read4100
Cotag	0xA3	UID	VHL.GetSnr	ASK.CotagRead	Not supported by ID-engine XE 10091-3xx-yy
Deister	0x8D	UID	VHL.GetSnr	Hitag cmd group
EM 4005 EM 4100 EM 4102 EM 4105 EM 4200	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM cmd group
EM 4205 EM 4305	0x80	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	EM cmd group	PCN requires a reader config
EM 4450 EM 4550	0x83	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read	EM cmd group	PCN requires a reader config
G-Prox	0xA1	UID	VHL.GetSnr	ASK.GproxRead
HID Prox	0x8A 0x85	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.ProxRead	Prox license required; card type not supported by ACCESS200 readers using Wiegand To read this card type, the reader needs a Prox license. Deploying the Prox license on ACCESS200 readers disables the Wiegand interface. Please use one of the other supported host interfaces.
HITAG 1	0x8C	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Hitag cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; only unencrypted PCNs supported; VHL.Read and VHL.Write only via plain access
HITAG 2	0x8D 0x8E	UID	VHL.GetSnr	Hitag cmd group	Only unencrypted PCNs supported
HITAG S	0x8C	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Hitag cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; only unencrypted PCNs supported; VHL.Read and VHL.Write only via plain access
IDTECK	0xA4	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.IdteckRead	Not supported by ID-engine XE 10091-3xx-yy
Indala ASP	0x88	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.IndalaRead	Prox license required; card type not supported by ACCESS200 readers using Wiegand; UID is returned as raw data To read this card type, the reader needs a Prox license. Deploying the Prox license on ACCESS200 readers disables the Wiegand interface. Please use one of the other supported host interfaces. Card obfuscates the UID encoding. Thus, the reader returns the unique raw binary data stream instead.
Indala ASP+	0xA2	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.IndalaSecureRead	Prox license required; card type not supported by ACCESS200 readers using Wiegand; UID is returned as hash value To read this card type, the reader needs a Prox license. Deploying the Prox license on ACCESS200 readers disables the Wiegand interface. Please use one of the other supported host interfaces. Card obfuscates the UID encoding, i.e. only the unique raw binary data stream is available. Due to length limitations, the reader returns the hash value of the data stream.
ioProx	0x8B	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.IoproxRead
Keri	0x86	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.IndalaRead	Prox license required; card type not supported by ACCESS200 readers using Wiegand To read this card type, the reader needs a Prox license. Deploying the Prox license on ACCESS200 readers disables the Wiegand interface. Please use one of the other supported host interfaces.
Miro	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM.Read4100
Pyramid	0x84	UID	VHL.GetSnr	HID.PyramidRead
QuadraKey	0x87	UID	VHL.GetSnr	QKey cmd group
Rosslare	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM.Read4100
Secura Key	0xA0	UID	VHL.GetSnr	ASK.SecuraKeyRead
Sokymat UNIQUE	0x81	UID	VHL.GetSnr	EM.Read4100

13.56 MHz cards

Product name	Hex code The hex code returned for this card type by the VHL.Select command. Learn how this hex code is determined	Autoread In Autoread mode, the reader can extract the following number(s) depending on the card type: UID: chip serial number. Number sent when card is selected; readability of random IDs must be checked individually. PCN: project-specific programmed card number	VHL commands VHL commands supported by the card type in addition to the VHL.Select command.	Low-level commands	Remarks
FeliCa	0x70	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Felica cmd group	Firmware supports access without authentication; PCN requires a reader config; PCN, VHL.Read, VHL.Write, and low-level commands not supported by LEGIC readers
Fujitsu MB89R118, -119 (ISO15693 FRAM)	0x30	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	iso15 cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; card not supported by LEGIC readers
HID iCLASS, iCLASS SR	0x60 The default hex value is 0x60. The other values indicate less common card types. These card types are only supported by ISO readers. 0x42 0x50	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read	-	PCN requires a reader config; VHL.Read not supported by ISO readers
HID iCLASS SE	0x1x HID iCLASS SE is based on various ISO 14443-compatible technologies such as MIFARE DESFire (0x14). Thus, the reader may return any card type in the value range 0x10-0x1F. Learn how this hex code is determined	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr	-	PCN requires an HID iCLASS SE Processor and a reader config; PCN not supported by LEGIC readers
HID iCLASS SR, Seos (if HID iCLASS SE Processor not built into the reader)	0x60 The default hex value is 0x60. The other values indicate less common card types. These card types are only supported by ISO readers. 0x42 0x50	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr	-	PCN requires an HID iCLASS SE Processor and a reader config; PCN not supported by LEGIC readers
HID iCLASS Seos UID enabled, Inside PicoPass	0x60 The default hex value is 0x60. 0x42 and 0x50 indicate less common card types. These card types are only supported by ISO readers. Since HID iCLASS Seos is based on various ISO 14443-compatible technologies such as MIFARE DESFire (0x14), the reader may return any card type in the value range 0x10-0x1F. Learn how this hex code is determined 0x42 0x50 0x1x	UID	VHL.GetSnr	-
ISO 14443 Type A general (e.g. Rijkspas, NFC Forum Type 1-4 Tag, NXP ProX, NXP SmartMX, OneSMART PayPass, Infineon my-d proximity)	0x1x In general, the reader returns a card type in the value range 0x10-0x1F for any ISO 14443 A-compatible card. Depending on the transponder, the reader may return other values besides the card types mentioned in this list (this applies e.g. to NXP SmartMX/JCOP cards). Learn how this hex code is determined	UID OneSMART PayPass cards have unique application numbers that may or may not be identical with the chip serial number Learn more	VHL.GetSnr	iso14a cmd group	Autoreading Rijkspas UID is not supported by standard firmware
ISO 14443 Type B general (e.g. Calypso, CEPAS, SRI512/SRT512)	0x40 0x41	UID Calypso and CEPAS cards have unique application numbers that may or may not be identical with the chip serial number Learn more	VHL.GetSnr	iso14b cmd group	Card not supported by LEGIC readers
ISO 15693 general	0x30	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	iso15 cmd group	PCN requires a reader config
LEGIC advant ISO 14443	0x1x Legic advant is based on various ISO 14443-compatible technologies such as MIFARE DESFire (0x14). Thus, the reader may return any card type in the value range 0x10-0x1F. Learn how this hex code is determined (on ISO readers) 0x18 (on LEGIC readers)	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Legic cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; PCN, VHL.Read, VHL.Write, and low-level commands not supported by ISO readers
LEGIC advant ISO 15693	0x30 (on ISO readers) 0x32 (on LEGIC readers)	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Legic cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; PCN, VHL.Read, VHL.Write, and low-level commands not supported by ISO readers
LEGIC prime	0xC0	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Legic cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; card not supported by ISO readers
MIFARE Classic (1k, 4k, Mini), -EV1	0x10	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write VHL.Format	Mif cmd group	PCN requires a reader config
MIFARE DESFire, -EV1 (2k, 4k, 8k), -EV2, -EV3	0x14	UID PCN PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write VHL.Format	Desfire cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; for high security requirements, the PCN can be read with an NXP MIFARE SAM
MIFARE Plus (-S, -X, L1, L2, L3), -EV1, -EV2	0x10 (L1) 0x17 (L2) L2 is legacy. Once discontinued, it will be mapped to the card type ISO 14443 Type A general with the hex value 0x16. 0x19 (L3)	UID PCN	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write VHL.Format	Mif cmd group	PCN requires a reader config; for high security requirements, the PCN can be read with an NXP MIFARE SAM; L2 is legacy and not fully supported; all other features fully supported with firmware 1100 v2.00 or above.
MIFARE Ultralight, -C, -EV1	0x13	UID	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Ultralight cmd group	VHL.Read and VHL.Write not supported by Ethernet firmware
NFC Forum Tag Types 2-5	Hex code of card type	Not relevant	VHL.GetSnr VHL.Read VHL.Write	Low-level commands of card type	Firmware supports physical access to card; reading metadata and interpreting/extracting data must be done by the host.
ST SRIX	0x90	UID	VHL.GetSnr	SRIX cmd group

UIDs of ISO 14443 cards

Among the many ISO-14443 implementations, there are cards such as Calypso, CEPAS, and OneSMART PayPass that are designed for specific applications. These applications have their own unique numbers that may or may not be identical with the UID of the card (i.e. chip serial number).

BALTECH readers can be configured to Autoread both numbers under certain conditions:

UID of the card (chip serial number)

Configuration

Configure the RFID interface with the component Autoread ISO 14443 Type A UID or Autoread ISO 14443 Type B UID, respectively.
If you're unsure, whether your card is type A or B, you can identify it as described here.

Prerequisites

The card must return its real UID, i.e. its real chip serial number.
If it returns a random ID, you can read the application number instead (see below).

Application number

The Calypso, CEPAS, and OneSMART PayPass applications have their own unique numbers, which are stored in a file in the card's memory. These numbers are referred to as follows:

Calypso: Application serial number
CEPAS: CAN number
OneSMART PayPass: PAN

Configuration

Configure the RFID interface with the component Autoread ISO 7816-4 Number in File.
In the component, specify a list of Select commands to select the file where the number is stored.
After the last Select command, a Binary Read (or optionally aCyclic Read) is executed implicitly.

Prerequisites

Exact address of the number, i.e. file and position within file.
No encryption keys are required to access the file in which the number is stored.
The number can be read with the ISO 7816-4 Binary Read or Cyclic Read command.

How are card types determined?

Since there are no reliable identification standards amongst card manufacturers, we use a heuristic that examines the UID, its length, and other (partially card-family-specific) information as described below.

Due to the lack of standards, we cannot guarantee the card type is always identified correctly.

ISO 14443 Type A card types (0x1x)

Remarks

All values are hex.
x = Don't care
Bits are numbered from 0.
The UID is equal to the VHL serial number.
UID[0] = most significant byte of UID
UID[n] = least significant byte of UID

VHL card types with SAK(bit 5) = 1

VHL card type	Identification
MifareDesfire (0x14)	SAK = 20 ATQA = x3x4 Length ATR historical bytes = 1
MifarePlusL3 (0x19)	SAK = 20 ATQA = 00xn, for n in [2..7, A..F] Last bytes of ATR equal to [C1, 05, 2F, 2F]
Iso14443aInterIndustry (0x12)	SAK = 20 ATQA = 0x48
Iso14443aIntIndustryMif (0x16)	All others

VHL card types with SAK(bit 5) = 0 and UID length = 04

VHL card type	Identification
InfineonSle55 (0x15)	SAK = 00 UID[0] = F0
MifareClassic (0x10)	SAK in [08, 18, 09, 88]
MifarePlusL2 (0x17)	SAK in [10, 11]
Iso14443aGeneric (0x11)	All others

VHL card types with SAK(bit 5) = 0 and UID length in [07, 0A]

VHL card type	Identification
MifareUltraLight (0x13)	SAK = 0 ATQA = 0044 UID[n] = 04
MifareClassic (0x10)	SAK in [08, 18] UID[n] = 04
MifarePlusL2 (0x17)	SAK in [10, 11] UID[n] = 04
InfineonSle55 (0x15)	UID[n] = 05
Iso14443aGeneric (0x11)	All others

ISO 14443 Type B card types (0x40/0x41)

VHL card type	Identification
Iso14443bIntIndustry (0x41)	ISO14443-4 flag is set in the ATQB response
Iso14443bUnknown (0x40)	All others

LEGIC advant (0x18/0x32)

A LEGIC advant card is based on ISO 15693 or ISO 14443 Type A. The value returned for such a card depends on the type of reader you use.

The standard reader returns the generic ISO card type:

Iso15693 (0x30) for cards based on ISO 15693
0x1x for cards based on ISO 14443 Type A

The LEGIC reader returns the LEGIC-based card type:

LEGICAdvantIso15693 (0x32) for cards based on ISO 15693
LEGICAdvantIso14443a (0x18) for cards based on ISO 14443 Type A

125 kHz cards (0x8x/0xAx)

Certain card types can be programmed to emulate other card types.
Example: An EM 4205 card can emulate an EM 4100 card.

In this case, the reader returns the original card type (i.e. EM 4205 in the example).

This applies to the following return values:

EM4205 (0x80)
HITAG1S (0x8C)
HITAG2M (0x8D)
HITAG2B (0x8E)

If the card is positioned at the edge of the antenna field, the reader may detect both card types. To avoid this, configure the reader to scan for 1 card type only.