Long Range Reader

Modifying an HID Prox or iCLASS long range RFID reader in order to wirelessly clone badges HID badges in the field. This will work with the Maxirpox 5375 Prox long range reader or the HID iCLASS R90 long range reader. Work is being done to support additional readers.

Hardware Needed

• Long Range Reader - Maxiprox 5375 or R90
• Raspberry Pi Zero W - The brains, will interpret and decode wiegand data from reader and will provide wireless
• Battery Source (18650) - Must support 3A. Can be 12V or under. Will require a boost converter if under 12V
• DC - DC Boost Converter - Used to set up battery voltage to 12V if the battery source is under 12V
• DC - DC Buck Converter - Used to step down voltage to 5V for powering the Raspberry Pi Zero W
• Wire - Appropriate gauge for power and wiegand data

Raspberry Pi Setup

• Install Raspbian Lite on the Raspberry Pi Zero W
• Run the ./setup.sh script from this project as root

Hardware Setup

• Connect battery source to DC Boost Converter, stepping up voltage to 12V DC
• Connect DC Boost Converter output to long range reader Power and Ground (Refer to the reader's manual for information on where to plug the cables into the reader)
• Connect the DC Buck Converter into the Boost Converter output, stepping down voltage to 5V DC
• Connect Raspberry Pi Zero W to Buck Converter output. (5V to Pin 02, Ground to Pin 06)

• Connect Weigand data cables from Long Range Reader to Raspberry Pi (Data0 to Pin 8 (GPIO 14), Data1 to Pin 10 (GPIO 15)

  

  How to Use

  Once the hardware and software is set up, power on the long range reader. The Raspberry Pi should boot up and automatically set up a wireless network in AP mode named LongRangeReader. Connect to the WIFI network with a laptop or a phone using the details provided below. Visit the web page http://192.168.3.1. Any RFID cards scanned with the reader should automatically populate on the list hosted on the web page.

WIFI Details

SSID: LongRangeReader
WPA Key: accessgranted
IP Address of LongRangeReader: 192.168.3.1

Web page details

http://192.168.3.1