Product comparison · 2 smart card readers

Cherry TC 1200 vs Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Cherry TC 1200 has 0.75 m more cable length than the Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader (1.75 m vs 1 m). The Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader has 24 mm more width than the Cherry TC 1200 (100 mm vs 76 mm). The Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader has 3.8 mm more height than the Cherry TC 1200 (14.8 mm vs 11 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Cherry TC 1200, Black on the Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C on the Cherry TC 1200, 0 - 40 °C on the Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader.

Product colour
- TC 1200:Grey
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:Black
Cable length
- TC 1200:1.75 m
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:1 m
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TC 1200:0 - 50 °C
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TC 1200:-20 - 65 °C
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:-40 - 70 °C
Width
- TC 1200:76 mm
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:100 mm
Height
- TC 1200:11 mm
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:14.8 mm
Depth
- TC 1200:62 mm
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:69 mm
Weight
- TC 1200:75 g
- BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader:100 g

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Comparison of TC 1200, BIAN11B
46 specifications	A Cherry TC 1200 View product	B Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader Model BIAN11B View product
Featuresidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Universal smart card reader
Application areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Access control, Banking & payments
Payment methods supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Contactless, EMV (Chip & PIN)
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	MIFARE, DESFire, iCLASS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Cable lengthDiffers	1.75 m	1 m
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	PC/SC, CCID, CT-API	ISO 7816 Class A, B, C (5V, 3V, 1.8V) ISO 14443 Type A and Type B ISO 15693 ISO/IEC 18092 (NFC) T0 and T1 protocol support PC/SC 2.0 smart card industry standard Microsoft USB-CCID Microsoft WHQL I2C memory card: SLE4418, SLE4428, SLE4432, SLE4442, SLE4436, SLE5518, SLE5528, SLE5532, SLE5536, SLE554
Supported protocolsKnown for one	T=CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
DNIe compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	11 mm	14.8 mm
DepthDiffers	62 mm	69 mm
WeightDiffers	75 g	100 g
Packaging data4 differ
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	110 mm	180 mm
Package depthDiffers	70 mm	90 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	25 mm
Package weightDiffers	96 g	126 g
Logistics data1 differ
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	435 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	315 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 kg
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	183.2 cm
Master (outer) cases per palletDiffers	20 pc(s)	40 pc(s)
Customs product code (TARIC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8471900000
Products per palletKnown for one	3000 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
CertificationKnown for one	VDE GS, c-tick, UL, CE, FCC, FIPS 201 ISO14443A, ISO14443B, ISO15693	Unknown — not stated by the source

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Cherry TC 1200 vs Conceptronic BIAN11B Dual Interface Smart ID Card Reader

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