SkyeTek - SkyeModule™ M4

Secure 13.56MHz OEM Reader/Writer with Solution-specific Firmware Personalities

The SkyeModule M4 is a feature-rich, easy-to-use HF RFID reader module specially designed to serve three distinct market applications: product authentication, access control and contactless payment. The SkyeModule M4 provides industry-leading security and sophisticated features normally associated with much more expensive readers at a ground-breaking price. It's small size and intelligent software ease integration and provide customers with a significant cost-performance advantage.

Specialized Firmware Tailored to Fulfill Specific Market Applications

Product Authentication: Delivering industry-leading privacy protection and anti-counterfeiting / anti-tampering through standards-based securtiy methods including, AES encryption and digital signature support. Strong security can be implemented on generic tags, saving 60 to 70 percent over proprietary tags.

Access Control: Supports standards 14443A and 14443B as well as proprietary security solutions, such as MIFARE and DESFire.

Contactless Payment: Support for all major providers: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

M4 Modules
Digi-Key Part Number	SkyeTek Part Number	Application	Frequency	Standards
753-1017-ND	SM-M4-00-HF-PA	Product Authentication	13.56MHz	ISO15693
753-1018-ND	SM-M4-00-HF-AC	Access Control	13.56MHz	ISO14443A, ISO1443B
753-1019-ND	SM-M4-00-HF-CP	Contactless Payment	13.56MHz	ISO14443A, ISO1443B


Features:

	•	Small footprint – about the area of three standard postage stamps
	•	Greatest tag compatibility and performance with Tagnostic® & TagIQ™
	•	Minimal power consumption
	•	UART (TTL) Host Interface
	•	4 General Purpose I/O
	•	Simple and intuitive API
	•	C-API abstracts, simplifies, and automates obscure tag and protocol specific functions, eliminating the need for specific RFID programming expertise


Applications:

	•	Product Authentication
	•	Access Control
	•	Contactless Payment

Benefits:

	•	Tailored solutions for specific market applications
	•	Cost-effective and highly scalable
	•	Industry-leading open standards security
	•	Superior embeddability
	•	Fast integration and time-to-market

The SkyeModule M4 Developer Kit is a complete technology kit to support a feature-rich, easy-to-use HF RFID reader module specially designed to operate with one of three firmware variations, each tailored to serve distinct market applications, including: product authentication, access control and contactless payment.

The kit includes all hardware and software components required for the development of applications based on the modular firmware.

Hardware:

• 1 M4 module
• 1 Host Interface Board
• 1 PCB External Antenna
• 1 Flex Antenna for payment tailored firmware
• 1 Antenna Cable
• 1 9V Power Supply
• 1 RS-232 Cable
• SkyeTek Sample Tag Kit (includes a variety of
ISO 14443A, 14443B and 15693, labels and form factors)

Software:

• Support for all three firmware personalities (access
control, contactless payment, product authentication)
• SkyeWare 4 development and demonstration software
• C API Libraries
• Command-line Interface

Service:

• Technical Support