working principle of onboard IC card payment machine

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Update time : 2018-11-23 10:23:00

Onboard IC card payment system can use the personnel information inquiry function to find the detailed information of the designated person. The onboard IC card payment system can realize fast card reading, card issuing, recharging, and loss reporting through the card issuer. With powerful data storage function to ensure that data is not lost after power off, it has the reputation of a flat account expert. The onboard IC card payment system can also establish a detailed report query function, by month, by day, by person and other statistics.


working principle of onboard IC card payment machine



The IC card is like a small terminal device that can process, calculate, store and exchange data with the outside. At the same time, there is no magnetic substance in the card, but the operation of the card is closely related to the magnetic field, so it will still affect the work of the card when it is disturbed by the external magnetic field.

Cardlan Onboard IC card reader advantages

The bus card can be reused many times, but it is also a passive card. The data is written with special key authentication. It is not possible to modify the data inside.

 

First, non-contact operation, long-distance identification (several centimeters to tens of meters), so no manual intervention is required to complete the identification work, and the application is convenient;

 

Second, there is no mechanical wear, long life, and it can work in harsh environments such as various oil stains and dust pollution;

 

Third, the high speed moving object can be identified and multiple electronic tags can be identified at the same time;

 

Fourth, the reader has no physical interface that is directly open to the end user, ensuring its own security;

 

Fifth, in addition to the password protection of electronic tags in data security, the data part can be managed by some algorithms;

 

Sixth, there is a mutual authentication process between the reader and the tag to implement secure communication and storage.

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