Bioscrypt V-Pass

Biosc ryp t Inc .
Arc hitec t & Eng ineer Sp ec ific a tion
V-Pa ss Fingerprint Rea der
Ma y 2, 2006

1. Introduction

The intent of this d oc um ent is to d esc rib e the sp ec ific a tions, op e ra tion, a nd
p hysic a l a ttrib utes of the V-Pa ss fing erp rint rea d er, Mo d el Num b er V-PASS, A,
m a nufa c tured b y Biosc ryp t, Inc . The d evic e sp ec ific a tions, insta lla tion
sp ec ific a tions, a nd c onnec tions a re p rovid ed in d eta il for system a rc hitec ts a nd
eng ineers d esig ning a c c ess c ontrol a nd other system s utilizing the V-Pa ss rea d er.

2. Description

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll p rovid e a 1:Ma ny fing erp rint id entific a tion tha t neg a tes
the need for c a rd s or PINs. Dep end ing on the firm w a re version, the V-Pa ss sha ll
sup p ort either a 1:200 or 1:500 fing erp rint id entific a tion. The V-Pa ss sha ll
a utom a tic a lly d etec t the p resenc e of a fing er on the sensor, c a p ture the
c a nd id a te fing erp rint a nd c om p a re it a g a inst a d a ta b a se of p reviously enrolled
tem p la tes. By id entifying the tem p la te tha t m a tc hes the fing er p resented b y the
user, the V-Pa ss sha ll p rovid e a c onvenient yet sec ure a c c ess c ontrol solution.

3. Mecha nica l Specifica tions

3.1. Dimensions

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll m ea sure 5.32” x 2.75” x 2.52” (135 x 70 x 64 m m ) a nd
sha ll a rrive d isa ssem b led . The V-Pa ss sha ll b e c om p rised of:

A. A w a ll p la te tha t m ounts d irec tly to the w a ll or a sing le-g a ng b ox m ounted
in the w a ll.
B. The b od y tha t m ounts to the w a ll p la te.

A 1:1 sc a le d ia g ra m of this w a ll p la te w ith d imensions is p rovid ed in Fig ure 1:
V-Pa ss Wa ll Mounting Pla te.

3.2. Ma teria l

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b e m a d e of Po lyla c PA-765A, a hig h flo w g ra d e,
fla m e reta rd a nt m a teria l to a UL94 V-0 sta nd a rd . This m a teria l sha ll b e used
for the c a se b od y a nd the w a ll m ounting p la te a nd sha ll b e a n ABS p la stic .

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The “ fing er m a sk” tha t surround s the fing erp rint sensor itself sha ll b e a c a rb on
fib er c ond uc tive p la stic .

3.3. Fingerprint Sensor

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll inc orp ora te the Authentec , Inc . sensor m od el AF-S2.
The AF-S2 sensor sha ll b e m a nufa c tured of silic on a nd sha ll b e c a p a c itive-
b a sed . The sensor surfa c e a rea sha ll m ea sure 24 x 24 x 3.5 m m . The sensor
sha ll a d d itiona lly inc orp ora te Authentec ’ s TruePrint tec hno lo g y, w hic h utilizes
a p a tented ra d io freq uenc y (RF) im a g ing tec hniq ue tha t a llow s the sensor to
g enera te a n im a g e of the sha p e of the live la yer of skin tha t is b uried
b enea th the surfa c e of the fing er. For m ore inform a tion on this im a g ing
tec hnolog y, p lea se visit http :/ / w w w .a uthentec .c o m .

3.4. Color

The V-Pa ss c a se sha ll ha ve a c ha rc oa l g ra y b od y (ABS Gra y – Pa ntone 426C).
Furtherm ore, the c olor used in the “ b iosc ryp t” text sha ll b e Pa ntone 423C.

3.5. Weight

The V-Pa ss sha ll w eig h 6.6 ounc es (p a c ka g ed w eig ht for ship p ing sha ll b e 1
p ound ).

3.6. Mounting

The w a ll m ounting p la te sha ll b e d esig ned to m ount to a sing le g a ng
elec tric a l b ox using 2 # 6-32 sc rew s in the c enterline holes, or to m ount d irec tly
into a d oor m ullion, w a ll a nc hor, w oo d or sheet m eta l using # 4 fla t hea d
sc rew s (threa d d ia m eter of <0.125 inc h a nd a hea d d ia m eter o f <0.250 inc h)
in the 4 outer holes.

The a c c ess hole in the w a ll for w iring should b e less tha n 1.5” w id e so tha t the
w a ll p la te w ill c over it. It should a lso b e less tha n 1.5” ta ll if m ounting onto d ry
w a ll so tha t there is enoug h m a teria l to hold the a nc hor. The rec om m end ed
size is 1” x 1.125” to m a tc h the op ening in the w a ll m ounting p la te.

The V-Pa ss b od y c a se sha ll ha ve tw o ta b s tha t slid e into slots on the w a ll
p la te. The b od y sha ll b e sec ured to the w a ll p la te b y a sing le # 4-40 inc h
sc rew .


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3.7. Mounting Position

The V-Pa ss should b e m ounted on the w a ll or struc ture to b e in c om p lia nc e
w ith a ll Am eric a n Disa b ilities Ac t (ADA), loc a l a nd fed era l la w s a s they a p p ly
to the insta lla tion. The rea d er should a lso b e m ounted a t a heig ht tha t is
c om forta b le to use. In g enera l, the rea d er should b e m ounted suc h tha t the
heig ht of the sensor (top of the d evic e) is b etw een 48 a nd 54 inc hes from the
g round . Should the rea d er b e insta lled b elow this m ounting heig ht (i.e., on a
turnstile), insta lla tion of a w ed g e p iec e sha ll b e req uired b etw een the
m ounting surfa c e a nd the V-Pa ss w a ll m ounting p la te. Plea se c onta c t
Biosc ryp t Tec hnic a l Sup p ort for further inform a tion.

Furtherm ore, the rea d er sha ll req uire free sp a c e a b ove the rea d er suc h tha t
the user ha s room to p la c e their fing er o n the senso r. Ro ug hly, 2-3 inc hes (o r
m ore) of free sp a c e is rec om m end ed d ep end ing on if there is a ny
ob struc tion interfering w ith the view of the V-Pa ss. The rea d er should a lso b e
p rovid ed w ith free sp a c e (roug hly 3-4 inc hes rec om m end ed ) b elow the
d evic e for c onvenient a c c ess to the b ottom RJ11 RS-232 p ort (see Sec tion
7.3: RS-232 RJ11 Port for further d eta ils).


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Top
2 ¾”
(70 mm)
1 1/8”
(28 mm)

5/32” ø
(4 mm)
(135 mm)
5 5/16”

1”
(25 mm)
(82 mm)
3 ¼”

(28 mm)
1 1/8”

(32 mm)
1 ¼”
(17 mm)
11/16”

2 5/8”
(67 mm)
Bottom
Figure 1: V-Pass Wall Mounting Plate

4. Certifica tions a nd Approva ls

The V-Pa ss ha s b een tested a nd eva lua ted for c om p lia nc e w ith a ll a p p lic a b le
interna tiona l sta nd a rd s a nd sha ll ha ve the follow ing a p p rova ls: FCC, CE, UL294,


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c UL. These a p p rova ls sha ll b e p rinted on the la b eling loc a ted on the rea r p a nel o f
the rea d er.

4.1. FCC Informa tion to Users

The V-Pa ss sha ll c om p ly w ith the lim its for a Cla ss A d ig ita l d evic e, p ursua nt to
Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its a re d esig ned to p rovid e rea sona b le
p rotec tion a g a inst ha rm ful interferenc e w hen the eq uip m ent is op era ted in a
c om m erc ia l environm ent. This eq uip m ent g enera tes, uses, a nd c a n ra d ia te
ra d io freq uenc y energ y a nd , if not insta lled a nd used in a c c ord a nc e w ith the
instruc tio n m a nua l, m a y c a use ha rm ful interferenc e to ra d io
c om m unic a tions. Op era tion of this eq uip m ent in a resid entia l a rea is likely to
c a use ha rm ful interferenc e in w hic h c a se the user w ill b e req uired to c orrec t
the interferenc e a t his ow n exp ense.

4.2. CE Informa tion to Users

The V-Pa ss sha ll ha ve the CE m a rk, fo r c om p lia nc e w ith CISPR22, EN 55022
a nd EN 50082-1 req uirem ents.

4.3. UL a nd cUL Informa tion to Users

The V-Pa ss sha ll c om p ly w ith the Sta nd a rd for Ac c ess Control System Units for
UL294 a nd w ith CSA C22.2 No . 205 fo r the c UL Ma rk.

5. Environmenta l Specifica tions

The V-Pa ss sha ll b e m a nufa c tured for ind oor use, a nd if p la c ed o utd o o rs m ust b e
insta lled w ithin a c om p lete Biosc ryp t c ertified enc losure to p rotec t the rea d er
a g a inst d irec t c onta c t w ith the elem ents, inc lud ing ra in, sun, snow , or exc essive
m oisture. Fa ilure to p la c e V-Pa ss rea d ers insta lled outd oors w ithin suc h a n
enc losure w ill void the w a rra nty.

5.1. Bioscrypt Enclosure

The Biosc ryp t c ertified enc losure sha ll b e req uired for outd oor insta lla tions a nd
sha ll op tiona lly inc lud e a hea ter tha t sha ll trig g er on w hen tem p era tures
rea c h b elow 24 C (75 F). Fo r further inform a tion on the Biosc ryp t c ertified
enc losure, inc lud ing p ow er req uirem ents a nd sc hem a tic s, p lea se c onta c t
Biosc ryp t Tec hnic a l Sup p ort.


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5.2. Tempera ture

The elec tronic s a nd m ec ha nic a l p a rts tha t m a ke up the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll
b e ra ted to op era te in a tem p era ture ra ng e of 0 C to 60 C (32 F to 140 F).
How ever, the extrem es of this tem p era ture ra ng e w ill not b e a c om forta b le
op era ting ra ng e for users of the system . The tem p era ture ra ng e for the
environm ent in w hic h the rea d er w ill b e insta lled should b e lim ited to 10 C to
50 C (50 F to 120 F). Ad d itio na lly, the rea d er should not b e p la c ed in d irec t
sunlig ht or in unc ontrolled environm ents (ind oors or out).

5.3. Humidity

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b e ra ted to op era te w ithin a hum id ity ra ng e of 0% to
95% non-c ond ensing .

5.4. Vibra tion

The environm ent in w hic h the V-Pa ss sha ll b e insta lled should not sub jec t the
rea d er to vib ra tion.

6. Electrica l Specifica tions

6.1. Pigta il Connections

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll inc lud e a 15-p in DB15M c onnec tor for externa l
c onnec tions to p ow er a nd other d evic es. A 15-c ond uc tor c olor-c od ed p ig ta il
c a b le sha ll b e p rovid ed w ith ea c h V-Pa ss rea d er to fa c ilita te c onnec ting the
rea d er to other w iring . The rem a ind er of this d oc um ent a ssum es you a re using
the p ig ta il c a b le p rovid ed to m a ke c onnec tions. Ap p end ix A: Pig ta il Ca b le
Connec tions lists the c onnec tions a va ila b le throug h the p ig ta il. Also , see
Sec tion 7: Com m unic a tions a nd Sec tion 8: Connec tions to Externa l
Eq uip m ent. For a d d itiona l instruc tions on insta lling the V-Pa ss rea d er, p lea se
refer to the Very-Series Insta lla tion Ma nua l w hic h sha ll b e p rovid ed w ithin the
softw a re CD rec eived w ith the rea d er.

6.2. Power Requirements

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll op era te on DC p ow er b etw een 9 a nd 24 volts,
how ever, op era tion a t 12 VDC is rec om m end ed . The V-Pa ss sha ll c onsum e
a p p roxim a tely a m a xim um of 5 w a tts of p ow er:


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At 12 VDC the d evic e sha ll ha ve a n inrush c urrent of 1 a m p for 10m S
a nd sha ll req uire c ontinuous c urrent up to 400 m A d uring op era tion.

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll req uire a n isola ted p ow er sup p ly (not p rovid ed w ith
rea d er). This p ow er sup p ly m a y b e op tiona lly p urc ha sed from Biosc ryp t. The
p ow er sup p ly should b e:

Isola ted from other eq uip m ent inc lud ing c a rd rea d er p ow er, loc k
p ow er, Ac c ess Control System p ow er a nd other interferenc e-c a using
or non-Biosc ryp t elec tro-m ec ha nic a l d evic es (i.e., p ow er sup p ly should
b e d ed ic a ted to the V-Pa ss rea d er(s)).
Reg ula ted a nd filtered .
Protec ted b y m ea ns of a n uninterrup tib le p ow er sup p ly (UPS) o r b a ttery
b a c kup .
A UL-Listed Cla ss II p ow er sup p ly a t 12 VDC, 500 m A c ontinuous.

Ad d itiona lly, the p ow er sup p ly should NOT b e:

Connec ted to a ny d evic e tha t m a y p ut tra nsients on the p ow er sup p ly
line or c a use the p ow er sup p ly to b eha ve im p rop erly. If tra nsients a re
a n issue in the insta lla tio n, a tra nsient volta g e sup p ression d evic e is a lso
rec om m end ed .

If p ow er is to b e d istrib uted to va rious V-Pa ss rea d ers over som e d ista nc e,
then it is im p orta nt to ta ke into c onsid era tion the resista nc e of the c a b le used
for p ow er d istrib ution. Sinc e the rea d er sha ll req uire sig nific a nt p ow er levels,
the c a b le should b e of a p p rop ria te g a ug e (18AWG or b etter is
rec om m end ed ). Pin 11 should b e c onnec ted to Pow er GND a nd Pin 13
should b e c onnec ted to +12 VDC p ow er inp ut.

6.3. Grounding

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll ha ve va rious g round ing req uirem ents:

Pow er GND (Pin 11): the return for the inp ut p ow er sup p ly. Pin 11 sha ll
b e c onnec ted to the neg a tive on the p ow er sup p ly. Refer to Sec tion
6.2: Pow er Req uirem ents for further d eta ils.
Wieg a nd GND (Pin 6): the referenc e g round for the Wieg a nd Da ta 0
a nd Da ta 1 interfa c e. Pin 6 sha ll b e c onnec ted to the rea d er GND
term ina l of the Ac c ess Control System . Refer to Sec tion 8.4: Ac c ess
Co ntro l System for further d eta ils.


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Sig na l GND (Pin 12): the referenc e for seria l c om m unic a tions. Pin 12
sha ll b e c onnec ted to the GND on the seria l p ort or RS-485/ RS-232
c onverter (d ep end ent on c om m unic a tions p rotoc ol selec ted ). Refer to
Sec tion 7: Com m unic a tions for further d eta ils.
Sa fety GND (Pin 15): p rotec ts the V-Pa ss (sensor a nd interna l
elec tronic s) from elec tro-sta tic d isc ha rg e (ESD) b y p rovid ing a sa fe
d isc ha rg e p a th to a n ea rth g round . Refer to Sec tion 8.2: Ea rth Ground
a nd Sec tion 9.4: Fing erp rint Pla c em ent: Loc k, Drop & Hold for further
d eta ils.

7. Communica tions

The V-Pa ss sha ll inc lud e sup p ort for RS-232 a nd RS-485 seria l c om m unic a tions. This
is p rim a rily intend ed fo r use w ith a PC running the VeriAd m in softw a re, w hic h
a llow s for tem p la te m a na g em ent (enrollm ents, d eletions, ed itions, d istrib ution)
a nd rea d er c onfig ura tion. If RS-232 a nd RS-485 c om m unic a tions a re d esired for
use w ith a n a p p lic a tion other tha n the VeriAd m in softw a re, the BIO-SDK (Biosc ryp t
Softw a re Develop m ent Kit) sha ll b e req uired to integ ra te V-Pa ss sup p ort into a
c ustom a p p lic a tion. Refer to Sec tion 11: VeriAd m in Ma na g em ent Softw a re for
further d eta ils on the softw a re fea tures.

The V-Pa ss sha ll p rovid e three seria l c om m unic a tions p orts:

RS-485 a c c essib le throug h the p ig ta il (DB15)
RS-232 a c c essib le throug h the p ig ta il (DB15)
RS-232 a c c essib le throug h the b ottom RJ11 p ort

Only tw o of the three p orts m a y b e a c tiva ted a t a tim e. By d efa ult, the V-Pa ss
sha ll b e c onfig ured for Port Mod e 1 (Host RS-485 DB15 / Aux RS-232 RJ11), w hic h
a c tiva tes the RS-485 p ort a c c essib le from the p ig ta il a nd the RS-232 p ort
a c c essib le from the b ottom RJ11 p ort.

7.1. RS-485 DB15 Port

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort RS-485 seria l c om m unic a tions p rotoc ol
a c c essib le from the DB15 p ort. This sha ll b e the d efa ult c onfig ura tion for the
rea d er. For RS-485 p rotoc ol sup p ort, a n externa l c onverter m ust b e utilized .
Biosc ryp t ha s tested a nd q ua lified the B&B Elec tronic s 485TBLED RS-485/ RS-232
c onverter for use w ith the V-Pa ss rea d er (m ust b e p urc ha sed sep a ra tely). The
B&B Elec tronic s c onverter c onnec ts d irec tly to b oth the Host PC a nd to the V-
Pa ss rea d er. This c onverter sha ll sup p ort “ sense d a ta ,” a lso referred to a s


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“ send d a ta ” . This is nec essa ry sinc e the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll utilize a ha lf-
d up lex (2-w ire) RS-485 sig na l w ith no RTS/ CTS c ontrol on the RS-232 line.

The RS-485 c om m unic a tions p rotoc ol should b e c hosen if a netw ork of m ore
tha n one V-Pa ss rea d er is b eing insta lled or if a sing le rea d er is b eing insta lled
m ore tha n 150 feet from the PC or other host. The m a xim um c a b le d ista nc e
for a RS-485 netw ork is 4,000 feet (1200 m eters), over w hic h no m ore tha n 31
V-Pa ss rea d ers c a n b e a d d ed . To extend these lim ita tions, c onta c t Biosc ryp t
Tec hnic a l Sup p ort. No end -of-line term ina tion is req uired a t a b a ud ra te of
9600. For RS-485 c om m unic a tions, the V-Pa ss rea d ers m ust b e c onnec ted a s
follow s:

Use Ca teg ory 5 ra ted c a b le (shield ed is rec om m end ed ). This c a b le
should b e d ed ic a ted to the RS-485 netw ork c onnec tion b etw een the
B&B Elec tronic s 485TBLED c onverter a nd the V-Pa ss rea d ers a nd should
not b e used for a ny other p urp ose.
Use Pin 7 [RS-485 (-)], Pin 8 [RS-485 (+)] a nd Pin 12 [Sig na l GND].
The B&B Elec tronic s 485TBLED c onverter sha ll req uire 12VDC/ 100m A
p ow er fro m a n externa l sup p ly.
Connec t the B&B Elec tronic s 485TBLED c onverter to the PC’ s DB9 COM
Port using a DB25-to-DB9 c a b le.
Connec t the V-Pa ss rea d ers in a d a isy-c ha in c onfig ura tion (i.e.
Converter Rea d er 1 Rea d er 2 Rea d er 3, etc .). Do NOT use a
sta r or other m ulti-d rop c onfig ura tions.

For a w iring d ia g ra m a nd m ore sp ec ific instruc tions p lea se refer to the
Config ura tion for Veri-Series Fing erp rint Rea d ers a nd RS-485/ RS-232 Converter
a p p lic a tion note.

7.2. RS-232 DB15 Port

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort RS-232 seria l c om m unic a tions p rotoc ol
a c c essib le throug h the DB15 p ort. The V-Pa ss sha ll req uire c onfig ura tion b y
m ea ns of a n a c tive p ort (RS-485 DB15 or RS-232 RJ11) to a c tiva te the RS-232
DB15 p ort b y selec ting a Port Mod e of 0 (Host RS-232 DB15 / Aux RS-232 RJ11)
or 2 (Host RS-232 DB15 / Aux RS-485 DB15). Note tha t if Port Mod e 2 is selec ted ,
the b ottom RJ11 RS-232 p ort sha ll b e d e-a c tiva ted . The RS-232 p rotoc ol d oes
not run on a d ifferentia l p a ir of w ires like the RS-485 p rotoc ol, a nd sha ll
therefore b e less imm une to EMI a nd other noise sourc es. The tra d eoff for RS-
232 sha ll b e sp eed versus d ista nc e. RS-232 c om m unic a tions d ista nc es a re
d ep end ent on the b a ud ra te (b p s). For exa m p le, a t 9600 b a ud , a d ista nc e o f


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150 feet is p ossib le using shield ed c a b le, b ut a t 57600 b a ud , a m a xim um o f 20
feet is rec om m end ed .

RS-232 c om m unic a tions p rotoc ol should b e c hosen only if a sing le rea d er is
b eing insta lled less tha n 150 feet from the PC or Host d evic e. For RS-232 DB15
c om m unic a tions, the V-Pa ss rea d ers m ust b e c onnec ted a s follow s:

should b e d ed ic a ted to the RS-232 c onnec tion b etw een the V-Pa ss
rea d er a nd the PC or host d evic e.
Use a fem a le DB9 c onnec tor.
Connec t Pin 9 (RS-232 Tx) to the DB9 Pin 2.
Connec t Pin 10 (RS-232 Rx) to the DB9 Pin 3.
Connec t Pin 12 (Sig na l GND) to the DB9 Pin 5.

7.3. RS-232 RJ11 Port

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll p rovid e a RS-232 RJ11 p ort on the b ottom of the
d evic e for c onvenient a c c ess. This sha ll b e the d efa ult c onfig ura tion for the
rea d er. This RJ11 p ort is im p lem ented a s a 6p 6c (6-p osition, 6-c ond uc tor)
ja c k. This p ort sha ll b e p hysic a lly p rotec ted b y m ea ns of a p in-in-hex sec urity
sc rew . Ad d itiona l sec urity sha ll b e p rovid ed throug h a p a ssw ord p rotec tion
fea ture, w hic h m a y b e a c tiva ted throug h the VeriAd m in softw a re.

Ad d itiona lly, a n RJ11-to-DB9 p rog ra m m ing c a b le sha ll b e p rovid ed w ith ea c h
V-Pa ss rea d er. This c a b le sha ll b e a 6-foot, 6p 6c stra ig ht-thru c a b le w ith a n
RJ11-to-DB9 a d a p tor. This c a b le should b e used to c onfig ure the rea d er a nd
m a y op tiona lly b e used for tem p la te m a na g em ent a nd other func tions
d esired via a loc a l c onnec tion.

The RS-232 p rotoc ol d oes not run on a d ifferentia l p a ir of w ires like the RS-485
p rotoc ol, a nd sha ll therefore b e less imm une to EMI a nd other noise sourc es.
The tra d eoff for RS-232 sha ll b e sp eed versus d ista nc e. RS-232
c om m unic a tions d ista nc es a re d ep end ent on the b a ud ra te (b p s). For
exa m p le, a t 9600 b a ud , a d ista nc e of 150 feet is p ossib le using shield ed
c a b le, b ut a t 57600 b a ud , a m a xim um of 20 feet is rec om m end ed . By
d efa ult, this p ort w ill b e c onfig ured for 57600 b a ud .

To c rea te your ow n RJ11-to-DB9 c a b le the follow ing is req uired :


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should b e d ed ic a ted to the RS-232 c onnec tion b etw een the V-Pa ss
rea d er a nd the PC or host d evic e.
Use a fem a le DB9 c onnec tor.
Use a 6p 6c RJ11 ja c k.
Orient the ja c k so tha t the 6 g old p ins a re fa c ing up w a rd a nd the ja c k
(or c lip ) is fa c ing the user. Pin 1 w ould b e on the fa r left a nd Pin 6 w ould
b e on the fa r rig ht.
Connec t the RJ11 Pin 1 (RS-232 Tx) to the DB9 Pin 2.
Connec t the RJ11 Pin 2 (RS-232 Rx) to the DB9 Pin 3.
Connec t the RJ11 Pin 5 (Sig na l GND) to the DB9 Pin 5.

8. Connections to Externa l Equipment

8.1. Power

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll req uire a n isola ted p ow er sup p ly (not p rovid ed w ith
rea d er). This p ow er sup p ly m a y b e op tiona lly p urc ha sed from Biosc ryp t. Tw o
c ond uc tors sha ll b e req uired for this c onnec tion (Pins 11 & 13). Sinc e the
rea d er req uires sig nific a nt p ow er levels (see Sec tion 6.2: Pow er
Req uirem ents), the c a b le should b e of a p p rop ria te g a ug e (18 AWG or b etter
is rec om m end ed ).

8.2. Ea rth Ground

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll req uire a hom erun c onnec tion to Ea rth Ground using
Pin 15. This c onnec tion sha ll help to p ro tec t the V-Pa ss (sensor a nd interna l
elec tronic s) from elec tro-sta tic d isc ha rg e (ESD) b y p rovid ing a sa fe d isc ha rg e
p a th to a n ea rth g round . Pin 15 m ust b e c onnec ted to a p rop er ea rth g round
suc h a s a c old -w a ter c op p er p ip e or b uild ing g round . The c onnec tion
c hosen for Ea rth Ground should m ea sure less tha n 4 ohm s resista nc e w hen
m ea sured a g a inst a know n loc a l Ea rth Ground . DO NOT CONNECT PIN 15 TO
PO WER GROUND. At a m inim um , this c onnec tion should b e m a d e w ith a low -
resista nc e, sing le-c ond uc tor c a b le (14 – 18 AWG is rec om m end ed ). Interna lly,
Pin 15 is c onnec ted to the fing er m a sk (c ond uc tive p la stic surround ing the
fing erp rint sensor) a nd should b e used in c onjunc tion w ith the Rid g e-Loc k.
Refer to Sec tion 9.4: Fing erp rint Pla c em ent: Loc k, Drop & Hold for further
d eta ils.

If no such connection is provided, Bioscrypt will consider tha t the rea der wa s
not properly insta lled a nd ma y consider the wa rra nty void.


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8.3. Externa l Wiega nd Rea der

The Biosc ryp t 15-c o nd uc tor p ig ta il sha ll inc lud e c onnec tions for Wieg a nd
inp ut (Pins 2, 4 & 6). These c onnec tions a re typ ic a lly used to c onnec t a n
externa l Wieg a nd rea d er to a V-Flex rea d er. As a fing erp rint-only rea d er tha t
p erform s either a 1:200 or 1:500 sea rc h, the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll not req uire a ny
typ e of inp ut or c onnec tion to a n externa l Wieg a nd rea d er.

8.4. Access Control System

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort Wieg a nd p rotoc ol outp ut for c onnec tion to
a n Ac c ess Control System (ACS). This system m a y p rovid e a d va nc ed a c c ess
c ontrol fea tures suc h a s a ud it tra ils, user-d efined a c c ess sc hed uling , a nti-
p a ssb a c k, etc .

An 18 – 22 AWG c a b le should b e used for this c onnec tion. At 18 AWG , a
d ista nc e of 500 feet is p ossib le. For Wieg a nd outp ut the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll
req uire a hom erun c onnec tion to the ACS using three c ond uc tors:

Wieg a nd Out Da ta 0 (Pin 1) c onnec ted to ACS Da ta 0
Wieg a nd Out Da ta 1 (Pin 3) c onnec ted to ACS Da ta 1
Wieg a nd GND (Pin 6) c onnec ted to ACS rea d er p ow er GND (0 VDC)

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b y d efa ult ha ve the Wieg a nd outp ut a c tiva ted for
Sta nd a rd 26-b it Wieg a nd form a t. The rea d er sha ll sup p ort other form a ts. Refer
to Ap p end ix B: Wieg a nd Protoc ol for further inform a tion.

8.5. Line Trigger

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll inc lud e a Line Trig g er, a low -level sig na l tha t is
trig g ered follow ing a suc c essful verific a tion. By d efa ult, this line sha ll b e
ina c tive a nd m ust m a nua lly b e a c tiva ted throug h use of the VeriAd m in
m a na g em ent softw a re p ro vid ed w ith the rea d er. When the Line Trig g er is
a c tiva ted , the user m ust a lso sp ec ify the d ura tion (in sec ond s) the trig g er
should b e set hig h. This sourc e outp ut is a n op en-d ra in d rive c a p a b le of 50
m A w ith a m a xim um volta g e d rop of 1 VDC from a 5 VDC sourc e. This d rop is
loa d -d ep end ent.

8.6. PC or other Host Device

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort RS-232 a nd RS-485 seria l c om m unic a tions
p rotoc ols for c onnec tion to a PC or other host d evic e. Ea c h V-Pa ss rea d er


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sha ll inc lud e a VeriAd m in softw a re CD. This softw a re a llow s for rea d er
c onfig ura tion a nd tem p la te m a na g em ent. For m ore inform a tion on the
VeriAd m in softw a re func tiona lity p lea se refer to Sec tion 11: VeriAd m in
Ma na g em ent Softw a re. If c onnec ting to a PC, it should ha ve the follow ing
c ha ra c teristic s:

Op era ting System : Wind ow s 98, ME, NT4.0, 2000, o r XP (not c om p a tib le
w ith Wind ow s 95)
486-c om p a tib le
16 MB RAM
30 MB Disk sp a c e
DB9 Seria l c om m unic a tions p ort (d o not sup p ort USB p orts)

For m ore inform a tion on the RS-232 a nd RS-485 c onnec tions p lea se refer to
Sec tion 7: Com m unic a tions.

Althoug h the V-Pa ss rea d er d oes not ha ve b uilt-in Ethernet sup p ort, it m a y b e
c onnec ted to a La ntronix UDS-10 Seria l Devic e Server for this p urp ose. For
m o re inform a tio n on this c onnec tio n p lea se refer to the a p p lic a tion note
Config ura tion for Veri-Series Fing erp rint Rea d ers a nd La ntronix UDS-10 Seria l
Devic e Server.

9. Opera tion

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b e d esig ned to integ ra te ea sily into m ost a c c ess c ontrol
system s. To func tion, a fing erp rint m ust b e enrolled on the rea d er a nd this c a n b e
d one throug h the VeriAd m in softw a re inc lud ed w ith the rea d er. Onc e a
fing erp rint is enrolled , b iom etric id entific a tion m a y b e p erform ed a ny num b er of
tim es. After b iom etric id entific a tion, the rea d er sha ll g enera te a Wieg a nd string
b a sed on the ID num b er of fing erp rint tem p la te id entified a nd a p re-c onfig ured
site c od e. This string sha ll b e sent to the Ac c ess Control System or other host
eq uip m ent for a p p rop ria te a c tion.

9.1. Fingerprint Templa te Ca pa city

The V-Pa ss sha ll inc lud e sup p ort for up to 200 or 500 fing erp rint tem p la tes
w ithin its interna l m em o ry (d ep end ing on firm w a re version). By d efa ult, the V-
Pa ss m a y only retrieve tem p la tes from its ow n interna l m em ory.

9.2. Memory


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The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll utilize non-vola tile fla sh m em ory to store a ll tem p la tes
a nd d a ta c onfig ura tions a nd sha ll therefore not lose a ny tem p la tes or
c onfig ura tio n info rm a tio n if the rea d er is p ow ered d ow n.

9.3. User Interfa ce

The V-Pa ss sha ll ha ve a c o m m o n user interfa c e. A g reen LED on the front of
the rea d er sha ll ind ic a te tha t p ow er is on. A b i-c olor LED on the top of the
rea d er sha ll d isp la y g reen, red , or a m b er (g reen a nd red tog ether). The to p
LED m a y d isp la y in a n off or solid sta te. The c olo r a nd sta te of the top LED
m a y a lso b e c ustom ized throug h the use of the VeriAd m in softw a re. By
d efa ult, the c olor a nd sta te of the top LED sha ll ha ve p a rtic ula r m ea ning s a s
show n in Table 1: V-Pass LED Feedback.

Top LED Indica tor Mea ning
Off Fing erp rint Ca p tured – Alg orithm Proc essing
Solid Red Biom etric Id entific a tion Fa iled
Solid Am b er Pla c e Fing er on Sensor
Solid Green Biom etric Id entific a tion Ac c ep ted
Enrollm ent Fing erp rint Im a g e Ca p tured
Table 1: V-Pass LED Feedback

9.4. Fingerprint Pla cement: Lock, Drop & Hold

A Rid g e-Loc k sha ll b e p rovid ed a s p a rt of the fing erp rint sensor m a sk a s a
fing erp rint p la c em ent g uid e a nd a m ea ns to d isc ha rg e ESD. To p rop erly
p la c e the fing er on the sensor, the user should slid e their fing er a c ross this
Rid g e-Loc k, p a ra llel to the sensor. Onc e the Rid g e-Loc k loc ks into p la c e
und er the first joint, the user should then low er the fing er evenly onto the
sensor a nd a p p ly m od era te p ressure. The user should hold the fing er on the
sensor until the top LED turns off a nd returns a g reen LED. A Ma c rom ed ia Fla sh
a nim a tio n d ep ic ting p ro p er fing erp rint p la c em ent using the Rid g e-Loc k m a y
b e view ed online a t http :/ / w w w .b iosc ryp t.c om > Sup p ort > Enrollm ent Tip s.
This info rm a tio n is a lso a va ila b le for d ow nloa d a s a PDF file.

The Rid g e-Loc k is d esig ned a s a g uid e to help the user to p rop erly a nd
c onsistently p osition their fing er on the sensor so a s to fully c a p ture the
fing erp rint c ore, the uniq ue inform a tion-ric h a rea of the fing erp rint. When
used p rop erly d uring enrollm ent a nd id entific a tion, the Rid g e-Loc k sha ll help
to red uc e fa lse rejec tions a nd fa lse a c c ep ta nc es.


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As the end user’ s first p oint of c onta c t w ith the rea d er, the Rid g e-Loc k is a lso
d esig ned a s m ea ns of d isc ha rg ing ESD throug h the Ea rth Ground c onnec tion,
w hic h is m a nufa c tured using a c a rb on fib er c ond uc tive p la stic . This sha ll help
to p rotec t the sensor from d a m a g e b y ESD. This req uires tha t the rea d er ha ve
a p rop er c onnec tion to Ea rth Ground . For m ore inform a tion on this
c onnec tion p lea se refer to Sec tion 6.3: Ground ing a nd Sec tion 8.2: Ea rth
Ground .

9.5. Enrollment

Enrollm ent is the p roc ess of a d d ing users to the fing erp rint rea d er system . The
V-Pa ss sha ll inc orp ora te a one-touc h enrollm ent p roc ess. Enrollm ent sha ll b e
initia ted a t a PC running the VeriAd m in softw a re a nd m a y not b e p erform ed
d irec tly a t the rea d er w ithout the use of the softw a re. The Enrollm ent PC
should b e loc a ted in c lose p roxim ity to a V-Pa ss rea d er. When initia ted
throug h the softw a re, the tem p la te tha t is c rea ted throug h the enrollm ent
p roc ess m a y b e stored either on the PC or the rea d er itself. When sa ved to
the PC, the fing erp rint tem p la te sha ll not b e usa b le on the V-Pa ss rea d er fo r
b iom etric id entific a tion until the tem p la te is tra nsferred to the rea d er’ s
interna l m em ory.

When enrollm ent is initia ted , the rea d er sha ll d isp la y a solid a m b er LED to
ind ic a te to the user to p la c e a fing er on the sensor. When the fing erp rint is
c a p tured , the LED sha ll turn off. Onc e the p roc essing is c om p leted , the LED
sha ll turn red or g reen d ep end ing on the result. The rea d er sha ll a lso p rod uc e
a n a ud ib le tone w hen enrollm ent is suc c essful.

The softw a re sha ll p rovid e feed b a c k reg a rd ing the im a g e c a p ture w hic h
a llow s the enrollm ent a d m inistra tor to va lid a te tha t the fing erp rint c ore w a s
fully c a p tured a nd p rop erly c entered in the field of view . Ad d itiona lly, q ua lity
a nd c ontent sc ores w ill b e returned ra ting the enrollm ent; how ever, the
im a g e c a p ture should a c t a s the ultim a te d ec id ing fa c tor in a c c ep ting the
enrollm ent. Doing so tend s to yield a hig her q ua lity d a ta b a se of fing erp rint
tem p la tes, help ing to red uc e fa lse rejec tions a nd fa lse a c c ep ta nc es.

When a tem p la te is stored on the rea d er a fter enrollm ent is c om p lete, the
tem p la te sha ll resid e on the rea d er until d eleted , a nd the user sha ll b e a b le
to id entify on this p a rtic ula r rea d er a s long a s the tem p la te is resid ent.

During the enrollm ent p roc ess, the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll not b e a va ila b le for
a c c ess c ontrol func tions. This, how ever, sha ll not a ffec t other rea d ers on the


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netw ork (if a ny). In m a ny c irc um sta nc es, it is rec om m end ed tha t a n
a d d itiona l rea d er b e d esig na ted for use a s a n Enrollm ent Sta tion.

9.6. Fingerprint Templa te Forma t

During the enrollm ent p roc ess, the V-Pa ss sha ll c rea te a fing erp rint tem p la te
roug hly less tha n 2488 b ytes a nd sha ll b e c om p a tib le w ith other Biosc ryp t
sea rc hing d evic es (i.e., V-Sta tio n-Sea rc hing ). This tem p la te size sha ll b e la rg er
tha n the verific a tion tem p la tes utilized b y Biosc ryp t’ s a uthentic a tion d evic es
sinc e the id entific a tion tem p la tes m ust c o nta in m ore inform a tion to a id in the
sea rc hing p roc ess. Id entific a tion tem p la tes m a y b e c onverted to verific a tion
tem p la tes for use on non-sea rc hing d evic es (b ut no t vic e-versa ).

9.7. Templa te Distribution

Onc e a fing erp rint tem p la te ha s b een enrolled , it m a y b e d istrib uted to other
V-Pa ss rea d ers using the VeriAd m in softw a re. This d istrib ution m a y oc c ur over
a RS-485 netw ork, or tem p la tes m a y b e d ow nloa d ed to a la p top a nd then
the la p top m a y b e used to up loa d the tem p la tes loc a lly to ea c h of the
rem a ining rea d ers via the b ottom RJ11 RS-232 p ort.

9.8. Identifica tion

Id entific a tion is the p roc ess of p rovid ing the V-Pa ss rea d er w ith a c a nd id a te
fing erp rint for eva lua tion a g a inst a n entire d a ta b a se of tem p la tes p reviously
stored on the rea d er. The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b e b a sed on a d ig ita l sig na l
p roc essor (DSP) tha t utilizes a fing erp rint sensor to a utom a tic a lly d etec t a nd
c a p ture a n im a g e of the p resented fing er. The id entific a tion p roc ess on the
V-Pa ss is a s follow s:

An a m b er LED sha ll b e illum ina ted to sig na l the user to p resent their
fing er to the sensor
The user sha ll p resent their fing er to the sensor
The V-Pa ss sensor sha ll a utom a tic a lly d etec t a nd c a p ture the
fing erp rint
The V-Pa ss DSP sha ll p erform a 1:Ma ny sea rc h b etw een the c a p tured
im a g e a nd the d a ta b a se of stored tem p la tes to id entify the user
The V-Pa ss sha ll return a red or g reen LED ind ic a ting fa ilure or p a ss
On a p a ss (id entific a tion), the V-Pa ss sha ll g enera te a nd relea se a
Wieg a nd seq uenc e to outp ut to a n Ac c ess Control System a nd / or
a c tiva te the Line Trig g er (d ep end ing on the rea d er’ s c onfig ura tion).


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9.9. Gra nting Access

When used in c onjunc tion w ith a n Ac c ess Control System (ACS), p hysic a l
a c c ess sha ll not b e g ra nted b y the V-Pa ss d irec tly. The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll
sim p ly send a Wieg a nd d a ta sig na l to the ACS. Tha t system is resp onsib le for
log g ing a nd m a king the d ec ision to relea se d oor loc ks, etc .

When the Line Trig g er fea ture is used , a ny user fing erp rint tem p la te stored on
the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll ha ve the a b ility to p erfo rm a b io m etric id entific a tio n
a nd a c c ess the V-Pa ss rea d er. The V-Pa ss rea d er itself d oes not sup p ort
a d va nc ed a c c ess c ontrol fea tures (suc h a s a ud it tra ils, user-d efined a c c ess
sc hed uling , a nti-p a ssb a c k, req uest to exit b uttons, etc .). For these fea tures,
a n ACS sha ll b e req uired .

10. Estima ted Performa nce

Biosc ryp t w orks to c ontinuously im p rove the p erform a nc e of the c ore fing erp rint
a uthentic a tion tec hnolog y w hile a lso im p roving the usa b ility a nd flexib ility of the
system . We ha ve d evelop ed a d a ta b a se of rea l-w orld fing erp rint im a g es a nd use
these im a g es to test the a lg orithm used b y the V-Pa ss. This d a ta b a se ha s
inc rea sed in size to the p oint w here tod a y w e p erform 1,000,000 c om p a risons to
g enera te the follow ing sta tistic s.

10.1. Performa nce Terminology

Biom etric system s typ ic a lly sta te p erform a nc e in term s of Fa lse Rejec tion
Ra tes (FRR) a nd Fa lse Ac c ep ta nc e Ra tes (FAR).

The FRR is the exp ec ted ra te a t w hic h the system w ould inc orrec tly rejec t
(fa il) the c orrec t fing erp rint.

The FAR is the exp ec ted ra te a t w hic h the system w ould inc orrec tly a c c ep t
(p a ss) the w rong fing erp rint.

10.2. Identifica tion (Sea rching) Algorithm

The id entific a tion (1:Ma ny sea rc hing ) a lg orithm utilized b y the V-Pa ss rea d er
sha ll not use the Glob a l or ind ivid ua l Tem p la te Sec urity Threshold levels.
Instea d , the sec urity threshold level sha ll b e fixed . The sec urity level b uilt into
the sea rc hing a lg orithm sha ll b e set suc h tha t overa ll sec urity p rovid es a n FRR
of 1.0% a nd a FAR of 0.2%. Op tim ized p erform a nc e sha ll oc c ur for a


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d a ta b a se of 100 tem p la tes for a 1:200 sea rc h a nd a d a ta b a se of 300
tem p la tes for a 1:500 sea rc h (d ep end ing on firm w a re version).

11. VeriAdmin Ma na gement Softwa re

Ea c h V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll inc lud e a CD-ROM c onta ining the VeriAd m in PC
softw a re. The VeriAd m in softw a re sup p orts Wind ow s 98/ NT4.0/ ME/ 2000/ XP. It is not
tested und er other Wind ow s-c om p a tib le or non-Wind ow s-b a sed op era ting
system s.

The VeriAd m in Ma na g em ent Softw a re m a y b e used to p erform the follow ing
func tions:

Ma na g e a netw ork of V-Pa ss rea d ers
Enroll new user fing erp rint tem p la tes
Ed it existing user fing erp rint tem p la tes
Delete user fing erp rint tem p la tes
Distrib ute the user tem p la tes from the V-Pa ss rea d er or PC to other Biosc ryp t
rea d ers in the insta lla tion
Ad just the p a ra m eters (c om m unic a tions, b iom etric s, Wieg a nd , line trig g er,
etc .) of a n ind ivid ua l rea d er or a ll rea d ers c onnec ted on a netw ork
Config ure the op era tion of the V-Pa ss top LED
Perform firm w a re up d a tes

For further d eta ils on the VeriAd m in softw a re a nd its o p era tio n, p lea se refer to the
Veri-Series Op era tions Ma nua l (insta lled on the PC a t the tim e of softw a re
insta lla tion).


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12. Appendix A – Pigta il Ca ble Connections

The follow ing ta b le rep resents the c olor c od es a nd sig na l d esc rip tio ns used in the
p ig ta il c a b le for the V-Pa ss rea d er. This p ig ta il c a b le is interc ha ng ea b le a nd m a y
b e used w ith the V-Pa ss a nd V-Pa ss fing erp rint rea d ers.

Pin # Signa l Description Origina l Ca ble New Ca ble
(Gra y Ja cket) (Blue Ja cket)
1 Wie g a nd Out Da ta 0 Red / Bla c k Green
2 Wie g a nd In Da ta 0 Green/ Bla c k Green/ White
3 Wie g a nd Out Da ta 1 Ora ng e White
4 Wie g a nd In Da ta 1 Ora ng e/ Bla c k White/ Bla c k
5 Line Trig g er Green Gra y
6 Wie g a nd GND Red Bla c k/ White
7 RS-485 (-) Blue/ Bla c k Blue/ Bla c k
8 RS-485 (+) White Blue
9 RS-232 TX Bla c k/ White Vio let
10 RS-232 Rx Red / White Vio let/ White
11 Pow er GND Bla c k Bla c k
12 Sig na l GND Green/ White Bla c k/ Red
13 Po w er Inp ut (9-24VDC) Blue/ White Red
14 Reserved Blue Red / White
15 Sa fety GND White/ Bla c k Green/ Yellow
Table 2: 15-Conductor Pigtail Cable Connections


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13. Appendix B – Wiega nd Protocol

The Wieg a nd p rotoc ol ha s b ec om e a sta nd a rd m ea ns of c om m unic a ting user
id entific a tion num b ers b etw een a c c ess c ontrol front-end p rod uc ts, suc h a s a c a rd
rea d er or keyp a d , a nd the a c c ess c ontrol system interfa c e to tha t front-end .
Som e m a nufa c turers ha ve m od ified the orig ina l sta nd a rd form a t for their ow n use ,
b ut often still sup p ort the orig ina l sta nd a rd .

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort a va riety of form a ts; how ever, the fa c tory d efa ult is
the Sta nd a rd 26-b it form a t a s d esc rib ed b elow .

13.1. Sta nda rd 26-bit Forma t

The Wieg a nd p rotoc ol is d esc rib ed c om p letely in a d oc um ent a va ila b le from
the Sec urity Ind ustry Assoc ia tion (SIA) a s Ac c ess Control 26-b it Wieg a nd
Rea d er Interfa c e Sta nd a rd . Witho ut g oing into the d eta il p rovid ed in tha t
d oc um ent, the Wieg a nd c om m unic a tion form a t c a n b e sum m a rized a s
p rovid ing a series of b ina ry b its (0 or 1) tha t a re interp reted a s tw o (2) d a ta
field s: site c od e a nd id entific a tion num b er. Prop rieta ry a nd c ustom ized
form a ts a re p reva lent a nd c a n c onta in extend ed d a ta ra ng es or a d d itiona l
d a ta field s, b ut the sta nd a rd form a t is 26-b it.

The 26-b it form a t is g enera lly d ia g ra m m ed a s follow s:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
PE S S S S S S S S N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N PO
E E E E E E E E E E E E O O O O O O O O O O O O

Where P rep resents a p a rity b it, S rep resents a b it from the Site Cod e (a lso
referred to a s a Fa c ility Cod e), N is a b it from the ID Num b er (a lso referred to
a s Ca rd ID), E rep resents b it p ositions tha t a re used for Even p a rity
c a lc ula tions, a nd O rep resents b it p ositions tha t a re used for Od d p a rity
c a lc ula tions. The fa c ility c od e is 8 b its a nd sup p orts va lues from 000 to 255.
The ID num b er is 16 b its a nd sup p orts va lues from 00000 to 65535.

In the c a se of a V-Pa ss the ID num b er a ssig ned to ea c h fing erp rint tem p la te
should b e enrolled in the Ac c ess Control System a s the Ca rd ID.

13.2. Other Supported Forma ts

The V-Pa ss sha ll sup p ort the follow ing Pre-Defined Wieg a nd form a ts:


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Sta nd a rd 26-b it Ad em c o 34-b it
Ap ollo 44-b it HID Corp ora te 1000 35-b it
Northern 34-b it HID 37-b it
Northern 34-b it (no p a rity) Wieg a nd 4002 40-b it*
And over 37-b it* Generic 34-b it*
Generic 64-b it*

If the Ac c ess Control System is c onfig ured for a Wieg a nd form a t other tha n
the d efa ult of Sta nd a rd 26-b it, then the softw a re sha ll b e req uired to selec t
the sup p orted form a t.

Only one form a t m a y b e selec ted a nd c o nfig ured into the rea d er a t a tim e
(i.e. the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll not sup p o rt b oth Sta nd a rd 26-b it outp ut a nd
Northern 34-b it outp ut a t the sa m e tim e).

*This form a t is a va ila b le a s a Custom Pre-Defined Form a t a nd m ust b e
m a nua lly up loa d ed to the rea d er. Plea se refer to sec tion 13.3: Custom Pre-
Defined Form a ts. Conta c t Biosc ryp t Tec hnic a l Sup p ort to c onfirm
c om p a tib ility w ith your rea d er.

13.3. Custom Pre-Defined Forma ts

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort the use of a Custom Wieg a nd Form a t. A slot
on the Pre-Defined Wieg a nd Form a ts d rop -d ow n list sha ll b e a lloc a ted to a
Custom Wieg a nd Form a t. A Custom Wieg a nd Form a t file sha ll b e req uired
a nd m ust b e up loa d ed onto the V-Pa ss rea d er. This file m a y b e c rea ted only
b y the Biosc ryp t Eng ineering Dep a rtm ent a fter thoroug h tests a re c om p leted
involving a ll nec essa ry eq uip m ent (i.e. c a rd s, Ac c ess Control System , etc .) to
b e utilized a t the site. Plea se c onta c t Biosc ryp t Tec hnic a l Sup p ort to see if the
Wieg a nd form a t exp ec ted b y your Ac c ess Control System is a va ila b le a s a
c ustom Wieg a nd fo rm a t.

13.4. Pa ss-Thru Forma ts

If the form a t you p refer to use is not a va ila b le a s a Pre-d efined or Custom
form a t, the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort a Pa ss-Thru m od e. In this m od e, c ritic a l
info rm a tion a b o ut the fo rm a t is p rovid ed to the V-Pa ss rea d er, w hic h sha ll
a llow the V-Pa ss rea d er to c orrec tly g enera te the Wieg a nd ID seq uenc e
req uired b y your Ac c ess Control System . To sup p ort your p ro p rieta ry Wieg a nd
fo rm a t in a Pa ss-Thru m o d e, the follow ing is req uired :


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Wieg a nd d a ta is interp reted a s a sta nd a rd b ina ry rep resenta tion (i.e.,
hex a nd other d a ta interp reta tions a re not sup p orted )
A c ontig uous series of b its for the ID num b er
The seq uenc e m ust b e non-enc ryp ted
The Tota l num b er of b its in the form a t is 64 or few er
The b it strea m p rovid es the b its in ord er from Most Sig nific a nt Bit (MSB)
to Lea st Sig nific a nt Bit (LSB)

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll b e una b le to c orrec tly g enera te the Wieg a nd
seq uenc e if the c ond itions a b ove a re no t m et. If your Wieg a nd form a t m eets
these req uirem ents, then the follow ing inform a tion is req uired to c onfig ure this
form a t into the V-Pa ss rea d er in Pa ss-Thru m od e:

Tota l Num b er of Bits in the form a t
Sta rt b it p osition of the ID num b er d a ta in the form a t (note: Biosc ryp t
c onsid ers the first b it p osition a s 0)
Leng th of the ID num b er d a ta in the form a t (num b er of c a rd id b its)

It is im p orta nt to note tha t the V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll send 0’ s for a ll b its other
tha n the ID (i.e., p a rity, site c od e, etc .).

13.5. Pre-Defined vs. Pa ss-Thru Functiona lity

Ad va nc ed Wieg a nd func tiona lity sha ll b e a va ila b le for use on a V-Pa ss w hen
a Pre-Defined or Custom form a t is used tha t sha ll not b e a va ila b le for Pa ss-
Thru form a ts. Sinc e Biosc ryp t ha s intim a te know led g e of Pre-d efined a nd
Custom form a ts (inc lud ing site c od e sta rt a nd leng th, p a rity b it sta rt a nd
leng th, p a rity b it c a lc ula tion, etc .), the follow ing fea tures a re a va ila b le for
Pre-Defined a nd Custom form a ts:

Alt Site Cod e: a n a lterna te site c od e m a y b e a c tiva ted a nd selec ted .
This c od e sha ll a c t a s the site or fa c ility c od e req uired b y the Ac c ess
Control System for a c c ess. When this op tion is not selec ted , the V-Pa ss
sha ll g enera te a nd send a site c od e o f 0 fo r suc c essful id entific a tions.
Fa il ID Cod e: a fa ilure c od e m a y b e a c tiva ted a nd selec ted . This c od e
sha ll sup ersed e the ID p ortion of the Wieg a nd string for a ll fa iled
id entific a tions tha t oc c ur a t the rea d er. When this op tion is not
selec ted , a Wieg a nd seq uenc e sha ll not b e sent to the Ac c ess Control
System on b iom etric fa ilures.
Fa il Site Cod e: a fa ilure c od e m a y b e a c tiva ted a nd selec ted . This
c od e sha ll sup ersed e the site or fa c ility c od e p ortion of the Wieg a nd
string for a ll fa iled id entific a tions tha t oc c ur a t the rea d er. When this


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op tion is not selec ted , a Wieg a nd seq uenc e sha ll not b e sent to the
Ac c ess Control System on b iom etric fa ilures.
On Fa il Send Inverse Pa rity: w hen a c tiva ted , a fa iled id entific a tio n sha ll
result in the Wieg a nd seq uenc e b eing sent to the Ac c ess Control
System w ith the p a rity b its inversed to ind ic a te fa ilure. This op tion should
not b e selec ted unless the Ac c ess Control System p erform s p a rity b it
c a lc ula tion a nd sup p orts this fea ture.

13.6. Extended ID

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort Wieg a nd form a ts, w hic h a lloc a te up to 64 b its
for the Ca rd ID. Bec a use Biosc ryp t fing erp rint tem p la tes b y d efa ult use only
up to a 32-b it ID, a ny Wieg a nd Form a ts w hic h a lloc a te m ore tha n 32 b its to
the ID num b er sha ll req uire the V-Pa ss to b e in a sp ec ia l Extend ed ID m od e,
w hic h a d d s a n Extend ed ID field to the fing erp rint tem p la te. This field a c tua lly
uses the Em p loyee ID field (not show n in VeriAd m in) a nd the Pa ssw ord field
(not a va ila b le on a V-Pa ss).

For Extend ed ID sup p ort, the V-Pa ss sha ll req uire firm w a re version 7.30 or
g rea ter w ith a VeriAd m in softw a re version of 5.30 or g rea ter. Also , a Custom
Wieg a nd Form a t file or Pa ss-Thru Fo rm a t sha ll b e req uired to sup p ort
Extend ed IDs. For m ore inform a tion on this fea ture, p lea se c onta c t Biosc ryp t
Tec hnic a l Sup p ort.

13.7. Duress Signa ls

The V-Pa ss rea d er sha ll sup p ort a Duress Fing er Mod e w hic h offers users a w a y
to ind ic a te a d uress situa tion (suc h a s b eing forc ed to op en a d oor) b y
a uthentic a ting w ith a sp ec ia lly d esig na ted “ d uress fing er” . An ind ivid ua l
fing erp rint tem p la te m a y b e sp ec ified a s suc h b y selec ting the “ Ma ke Duress
Fing er” op tion d uring enrollm ent. When a suc c essful id entific a tion oc c urs w ith
suc h a tem p la te, the rea d er sha ll send the Wieg a nd seq uenc e to the a c c ess
c ontrol p a nel in reverse b it ord er. The Ac c ess Control System c a n then
resp ond w ith the a p p rop ria te a c tion (a lerting sec urity p ersonnel, sound ing
a la rm s, etc .). To fully sup p o rt this fea ture, the Ac c ess Control System m ust a lso
sup p ort reverse-b it Wieg a nd seq uenc e d uress sig na ls.


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