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TCM4 / TCM4-BLE MultiFreq card reader 

 

JAN 2021 

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SAFETY 

 

 

This  CARTADIS  product  and 
supplies  are  manufactured  and 
certified 

to 

strict 

safety 

regulations, 

electromagnetic 

regulations 

and 

established 

environmental standards. 

 
 

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WARNING! 

 

 

Any  unauthorised  alteration, 
which  may  include  the  addition 
of  new  functions  or  connection 
of external devices, may impact 
the product certification. 
Please  contact  your  CARTADIS 
representative 

for 

more 

information. 

 
 

Warning markings

 

 

All warning instructions marked 
on or supplied with the product 
should be followed. 

 

Electrical supply 

 

This  product  shall  be  operated 
from the type of electrical supply 
indicated  on  the  product's  data 
plate  label.  If  you  are  not  sure 
that your electrical supply meets 
the 

requirements, 

please 

consult 

your 

local 

power 

company for advice. 

 

To  disconnect  all  electrical 
power  to  the  product,  the 
disconnect  device  is  the  power 
cord. Remove the plug from the 
electrical outlet.  

Operator accessible areas

 

 

This product has been designed 
to  restrict  operator  access  to 
safe areas only. Operator access 
to  hazardous  areas  is  restricted 
with  covers  or  guards  which 
would have to be removed using 
a  tool.  Never  remove  these 
covers or guards. 

 

Maintenance

 

 

Any 

operator 

product 

maintenance  procedure  will  be 
described 

in 

the 

user 

documentation  supplied  with 
the  product.  Do  not  carry  out 
any maintenance on the product 
which  is  not  described  in  the 
customer documentation. 

 

Cleaning your product

 

 

Before  cleaning  this  product, 
unplug  the  product  from  the 
electrical  outlet.  Always  use 
materials specifically designated 
for this product. The use of other 
materials  may  result  in  poor 
performance  and  may  create  a 
hazardous situation. Do not use 
aerosol  cleaners;  they  may  be 
flammable 

under 

certain 

circumstances. 

For 

more 

information  on 

Environment, Health and safety 
in  relation  to  this  CARTADIS 
product  and  supplies,  please 
contact the following customer 
help lines: 
Europe: +33 1 48 77 40 60. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

The  CE  mark  applied  to  this 
product  symbolises  CARTADIS 
declaration  of  conformity  with 
the 

following 

applicable 

European Union Directives as of 
the dates indicated: 

 

January 1, 1995

 

Council  directive  73/23/EEC, 
amended  by  Council  Directive 
93/68/EEC,  approximation  of 
the  laws  of  the  member  states 
related 

to 

low 

voltage 

equipment

.

 

 

January 1, 1996

 

Council  directive  89/336/EEC, 
approximation of the laws of the 
member  states  related  to 
electromagnetic compatibility. 

 

A full declaration of conformity, 
defining  the  relevant  directives 
and  referenced  standards,  can 
be 

obtained 

from 

your 

CARTADIS representative. 

 
 

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WARNING! 

 

 

In order to allow this equipment to 
operate  in  proximity  to  Industrial, 
Scientific  and  Medical  (ISM) 
equipment,  the  external  radiation 
from the ISM equipment may have 
to be limited or special mitigation 
measures taken. 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Katun TCM4

Page 1: ...JAN 2021 TCM4 TCM4 BLE MultiFreq card reader Technical Manual V1 3...

Page 2: ...ntation supplied with the product Do not carry out any maintenance on the product which is not described in the customer documentation Cleaning your product Before cleaning this product unplug the pro...

Page 3: ...______________________________ 7 2 4 3 LEDs and buzzer status specification ________________________________________________ 8 3 Configuration _________________________________________________________...

Page 4: ...se the prints with Print2me function available or making copies Option for the Cartadis cPad terminal integrated into the designed shape of the cPad the TCM4 enables the user to be identified by using...

Page 5: ...oth with mobile phones required for iOS phones Identification 2 2 1 Supported tags TCM4 reader supports a wide variety of high and low frequency tags the list is detailed in the TCM4 card compatibilit...

Page 6: ...ing diagram Bootloader 200 Kbytes Application 400 Kbytes Storage 400 Kbytes Bootloader The bootloader is the entry point for the firmware after a TCM4 power up or a reset Only the bootloader provides...

Page 7: ...2 4 2 Startup sequences The following diagram shows the sequences of how bootloader and application are started Valid firmware Valid firmware Available firmware in storage zone Available firmware in s...

Page 8: ...mal operation Blinks on steps A copy from host computer to storage zone of TCM4 on USB mass storage is in progress Blinks 2 3 times slowly and stays ON A firmware s update is done copy of firmware fro...

Page 9: ...e modified or displayed in three different ways from the TCMxManager mobile application only available on Android recommended method or from a serial terminal like Putty or from a configuration file T...

Page 10: ...Mhz 0400 IZLY complete format 13 56Mhz requires a TCM4 Izly 0800 FELICA 13 56Mhz 1000 IZLY short format 13 56MHz requires a TCM4 Izly 10000 IZLY long format 13 56MHz requires a TCM4 Izly 40000 NFC for...

Page 11: ...g 0 normal 26 26 bits mode 254 Mixed mode 26 bits Normal 0 Normal mode hidsite Site code 8 bits in hexadecimal using when hidmode is set to 26 bits mode 0 Miscellaneous debug Enable Disable debug mode...

Page 12: ...er is available on Android Play Store It is only compatible with Android devices and requires activating NFC on the device It is required to know the TCM4 reader password to be able to analyse or conf...

Page 13: ...s you to save the retrieved configuration on the phone s file system 3 2 1 2 Configure a reader Apply a configuration to TCM4 is done through the Apply configuration button select a configuration and...

Page 14: ...words remember to enter the smartphone password corresponding to the current fleet before using the app It is possible to change this reader password through the TCMxManager application requires knowi...

Page 15: ...switch from application mode to bootloader mode you need to enter the command gobootload in a serial terminal like Putty see above Once your TCM4 is in bootloader mode you can read write the parameter...

Page 16: ...config cmd it contains different commands to run After the execution of config cmd file you will find 2 files in the TCM4 BOOT directory config done and config log which are the results of all runned...

Page 17: ...unted TCM4 drive TCM4 BOOT o Delete config done file and config log file o Copy a new config cmd file to the TCM4 BOOT o TCM4 should automatically un mount and re mount itself o If the execution of co...

Page 18: ...grade a new TCM4 s firmware the following instructions have to be achieved Navigate to the newly mounted TCM4 TCM4 BOOT Delete TCM4_Firmware_vx x x ctd file Copy a new firmware file to TCM4 BOOT TCM4...

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