ACR1552U USB NFC Reader IV (USB Type-C)

Das erste Gerät was sowohl an einem Windows PC als auch an einem MacBook zuverlässig meine RFID keys ausliest, hier im besonderen die Mennekes LadeKeys.

Purchased this to work primarily with Type V tags (Icode SLIX), and also using it for type II tags (NTAG21x). Works well on PC, MAC and Linux. Developing custom tooling is a little fraught. The available documentation for these readers is comprehensive but can be quite hard to follow until you get the hang of it. Still, was able to develop custom tooling using Golang for both the above tag types with a reasonable effort.

I tested this NFC reader with Linux and it works really well for reading NFC cards and tags. The device is plug and play and integrates smoothly with Linux systems using standard NFC libraries. However, the main limitation is that write functionality is not available on Linux. The hardware supports writing on Windows and macOS, but Linux support is limited to read only operations. If you're on Linux and need to write to NFC tags, this won't work for that purpose. For read only use cases on Linux, this is a solid and reliable reader at a good price. Build quality is decent and it's durable. Just be aware of the Linux write limitation before purchasing if that's important for your use case.

Works as intended!

Very low power output. Website claims to have software drivers but they don't work properly. Even youtube videos published by the manufacturer show constant errors with the company's own engineering barely able to make the system function.