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Quick trial of BALTECH Card Formatter

Quickly try out Card Formatter with our free demo files: Encode a sample application, read the programmed card number (PCN), and unformat the card after testing.

Use for testing only

For productive use, please order a job file for your specific project. We do not provide support for the productive use of the demo files or modifications of them.

Requirements

  • BALTECH Card Formatter (download it here)
  • USB test reader you can connect to your computer
  • Blank MIFARE DESFire card
  • Demo files
  • Optional: BALTECH ToolSuite to read the programmed card number (download it here)

Format card

  1. Format the card using the job file 00000-0020-001_Cardformatter_Test.carddesc.
    For details, refer to this how-to.
    Card Formatter will apply a sample application and program the number you specify onto the card.

    BALTECH Card Formatter waiting for card to format

Read the programmed card number

  1. Deploy the configuration file 00000-0020-1050-01_Read_cards_formatted_with_test_job_file.bec2 to your reader.

  2. Open BALTECH ID-engine Explorer.

  3. Connect the reader, click Test Autoread Configuration and present the formatted card to see the programmed card number.

    Programmed card number displayed in BALTECH ID-engine Explorer

Want to create your own configuration?

If you want to get familiar with our tool ConfigEditor or to use a host interface other than USB HID, you can create your own configuration.

Relevant card parameters
  • RFID interface component: Autoread MIFARE DESFire Number in File
  • Application ID (AID): 11 11 11
  • File number: 0
  • Programmed card number (PCN) start position: 7
  • PCN length: 10
  • Encryption algorithm: AES
  • Key number: 2
  • Read key: 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33
  • Communication settings: encrypted
  • Encoding: ASCII text (decimal digits)

Unformat card

  1. Format the card using the job file 00000-0020-001_Cardformatter_Test_Unencode.carddesc.
    Card Formatter will delete the sample application and all its content.
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