RFID card access turnstile is widely used in access control industry, especially touch-less card access turnstile gate. Among the RFID cards, IC and ID cards are the most common, but what’s the difference between IC/ID, or how can we identify them ?

1. The working frequency is different

The IC card and the ID card are two chip cards with different frequencies, which also confirms that they are not universal, nor can they be used on the same card reader at the same time, unless the card reader is a composite type- Single frequency card reader.

The IC card is a high-frequency card with a frequency of 13.56MHZ, and the ID card is a low-frequency card with a frequency of 125KHZ. The frequency band is different, and they are destined to be inherently different.

2. Different storage functions

If it is some simple application, then there is no difference between IC card and ID card in application. This kind of simple application basically uses their own code number, but it will be reflected in other applications. , The advantages of IC cards are very significant.

The IC card is writable, writable and data encrypted. It has 16 tracks and can be applied to more than 16 scenarios in terms of application scalability. It can also store information and carry out data and information interaction.

The ID card has only one card number, and it has no storage effect. It is very limited in application. To use it, only the card number of the ID card can be used. Nothing else can be used, no writing, no data encryption, only reading.

Therefore, the IC card has a storage function, but the ID card does not.

Speaking of their differences, when we don't know how to distinguish, we can distinguish them by the shape of the coil, but this only applies to standard cards. Some non-standard cards do not clearly see the difference between the two.

3. The coils are different

What if we don’t know whether it is an IC card or an ID card when we have a credit card? It's very simple. Look at the electromagnetic coil inside the credit card.

LIDE automatic turnstile gates are compatible with various access control systems. If the customer has a card access control system, we need to confirm whether our reader can read the customer's cards before we provide the book reader :

1. What brand of access control system the customer is using (understand whether the brand is compatible with the third product)

2. What card IC/ID is the customer's access control system (use the mobile phone to illuminate the card coil, or use the mobile phone NFC conjugate test, the sound is the IC, the one that does not respond is the ID)

3. Which standard is used for the communication protocol of the IC card (ISO14443, ISO15693), and what is the communication frequency (basic information of the card)