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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

  • Latest version of BALTECH Card Formatter (download it here)
  • USB test reader you can connect to your computer
  • Blank MIFARE DESFire card
  • Demo files
  • Optional: Latest version of 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 (part of BALTECH ToolSuite).

  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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