ACR3801 – Reference Manual
Version 2.01
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5.0. Power Supply
ACR3801 requires a voltage of 5 V DC, 100 mA, regulated, power supply. ACR3801 gets the power
supply from the computer (through the cable supplied along with each type of reader).
5.1. Status LED
The LED indicates the activation status of the smart card interface:
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Flashing slowly (turns on 200 ms for every 2 seconds)
Indicates ACR3801 is powered up and in the standby state. Either the smart card has not
been inserted or the smart card has not been powered up (if it is inserted).
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Lighting up
Indicates power supply to the smart card is switched on, i.e., the smart card is activated.
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Flashing quickly
Indicates there are communications between ACR3801 and smart card.