MSR160 4 in 1 Reader & Writer
Magnetic Credit Card, EMV Chip Card, Contactless RFID, PSAM Card Reader Writer
Read EMV chip cards
Support rewriting with APDU commands required.
Read Magnetic stripe cards
Read track 1 2 & 3 of credit card
Read and Write NFC
Support Mifare NFC 13.56Mhz cards
USB interface. Easy plug and play
SDK download
and demo software download available
for APDU professionals to do further custom development
3 tracks
Read track 1 2 & 3 of credit card data
Bi-directional data swiping supported
MSR160 4 in 1 EMV Chip + Credit Card + RFID Reader Writer
MSR160 MSR + Chip + RFID reader writer supports 4 types of cards in just one reader and writer. It’s an updated version of yl160 4-in-1 RFID Reader Writer.
It supports SLE4442 chip cards, EMV smart chip cards, CPU chip cards, magnetic stripe cards, Mifare 13.56Mhz cards, and contact PSAM cards.
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MSR160 4 in 1 EMV Chip + Credit Card + RFID Reader Writer
Read & write gift cards, membership cards, and driver's licenses.
Works as keyboard emulator (active mode/auto-reading mode) & read by software (passive mode/ HID mode)
Support reading all 1, 2, 3 track of credit card. You can configure the output data format by downloading the setting tool.
Support swiping the magnetic stripe in both directions (Both from left to right and right to left are OK).
It does not support writing and encoding magnetic stripes.
Reference standard: ISO/IEC7811, AAMVA
Data Format Compatibility: IBM/ISO/AAMVA
Work as a keyboard emulator (active mode/auto-reading mode)
& Read by software (passive mode/HID mode)
Support Mifare 13.56Mhz cards, Ultralight cards, CPU cards (ISO7816 Contactless IC chip cards), etc.
M1 cards and Ultralight cards can be easily read and written by our demo software.
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports reading the basic info of the CPU cards and detecting if the card is read successfully.
To read more data of CPU and EMV chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
Reference standard: ISO/IEC14443 Type A
Reference specification: PBOC2.0
Working frequency: 13.56 MHz
Operating speed: 106K/212K/424K bps
Operating distance: 0cm-5cm
Support ISO7816 Contact IC chip card, memory cards (SLE4442, SLE4428), and EMV chip cards (UnionPay, Visa, Master, etc.)
Memory cards can be easily read and written by our demo software.
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports reading the basic info of the CPU cards and detecting if the card is read successfully.
Basic info of EMV chip cards can be read out, such as username and account number.
To read more data of CPU cards and EMV smart chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
Reference specification: PBOC2.0, EMV2000, T=0, T=1
Operating speed: 9600bps-38400bps
Support CPU card (SAM card)
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports detecting if the card is read successfully.
To read more data of CPU cards and EMV smart chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
Works as keyboard emulator (active mode/auto-reading mode) & read by software (passive mode/ HID mode)
Support reading all 1, 2, 3 track of credit card. You can configure the output data format by downloading the setting tool.
Support swiping the magnetic stripe in both directions (Both from left to right and right to left are OK).
It does not support writing and encoding magnetic stripes.
Reference standard: ISO/IEC7811, AAMVA
Data Format Compatibility: IBM/ISO/AAMVA
Work as a keyboard emulator (active mode/auto-reading mode)
& Read by software (passive mode/HID mode)
Support Mifare 13.56Mhz cards, Ultralight cards, CPU cards (ISO7816 Contactless IC chip cards), etc.
M1 cards and Ultralight cards can be easily read and written by our demo software.
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports reading the basic info of the CPU cards and detecting if the card is read successfully.
To read more data of CPU and EMV chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
Reference standard: ISO/IEC14443 Type A
Reference specification: PBOC2.0
Working frequency: 13.56 MHz
Operating speed: 106K/212K/424K bps
Operating distance: 0cm-5cm
Support ISO7816 Contact IC chip card, memory cards (SLE4442, SLE4428), and EMV chip cards (UnionPay, Visa, Master, etc.)
Memory cards can be easily read and written by our demo software.
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports reading the basic info of the CPU cards and detecting if the card is read successfully.
Basic info of EMV chip cards can be read out, such as username and account number.
To read more data of CPU cards and EMV smart chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
Reference specification: PBOC2.0, EMV2000, T=0, T=1
Operating speed: 9600bps-38400bps
Support CPU card (SAM card)
For CPU cards, our demo software only supports detecting if the card is read successfully.
To read more data of CPU cards and EMV smart chip cards, it’d require APDU commands to do further custom development. Please refer to SDK.
User Manual & Software Free to Download After Purchase
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You May Still Be Wondering?
Can MSR160 read and write magnetic stripe cards?
Yes, MSR160 can read track 1, 2, 3 of magnetic credit cards, but it can NOT write.
Can MSR160 read and write the NFC Mifare cards?
Yes, MSR160 is a RFID reader writer and can read and write 13.56Mhz Mifare cards by using our demo software. More details will be included in our user manual upon purchase.
Can MSR160 read and write chip cards?
Yes, MSR160 supports reading and writing ISO7816 contact IC cards.
Does MSR160 support high or low-coercivity cards?
Yes, MSR160 supports both HiCo and LoCo cards (300~4000 oe)
Does it work with Windows?
Yes, our device software only works with Windows and Android systems.
Does it work with the new iPad Pros?
Yes. MSR160 can read cards’ data as a keyboard emulator on iPads, but can NOT write. Our device software supports Windows and Android systems.
Can I develop bank cards with MSR160?
Yes, only if you have APDU command of the bank cards. MSR160 supports custom development for bank cards with SDK softward download available. You need to acquire APDU commands yourself and we can't provide them for you.
Do you have a full version of the software to copy card information?
NO. We just have the demo software.
Does it read the card’s PIN code as well?
No. The pin on the magnetic stripe is encrypted and will not show directly. You can only see the PIN of a TEST card for software development use. Copy bank cards is illegal.
Can it be recharged?
It can be charged by USB power once you plug in a USB port. It doesn't need external power supply.
Does my computer need wifi to work?
No. You just need to plug the reader in through USB and install the demo software. No wifi is needed.
Where can I get the SDK and demo software download?
The link to download SDK and demo software will be provided in the package and emailed to you when MSR160 is purchased and delivered. Whatsapp us if you couldn't find it.
Is MSR160 the same as YL160?
Yes. MSR160 4-in-1 RFID Reader Writer is an updated version of YL160 and functions the same as YL160.
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