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TCM4 / TCM4-BLE MultiFreq card reader 

 

JAN 2021 

 

 

USB interface 

 
TCM4 connects to the host device by different types of USB protocols depending on the configuration: 
 

 

USB HID Keyboard Qwerty or Azerty 

 

USB CDC Serial Emulator. 

 

Operation 

2.4.1

 

Memory view 

The memory is divided into 3 sections as shown in the following 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  functions  for  programming  new  firmware.  This  means  that  the 
bootloader must be entered to program a new firmware. 

 

Application: TCM4 application. 

 

Storage:  Storage  area,  where  a  new  firmware  file  and  the  configuration  file  are  stored.  It  is 
accessible from host computer through USB mass storage in bootloader mode. 

 
 

 

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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