Smart / contactless / RFID / NFC
Treat the card as one component in a wider system.
Technology terms do not prove compatibility. Reader, platform, data, security, personalisation and testing responsibilities must be understood before a card can be confirmed.
Compatibility before appearance
The system relationship is the real specification.
Smart card, contactless, RFID and NFC describe broad technology relationships rather than one interchangeable product.
Bring the reader, platform and technical requirements so the suitable card, data and production responsibilities can be confirmed.
- Reader
- Platform
- Data
- Security
- Testing
Plan the card
Bring the system owner and technical information
The responsible integrator or platform provider may need to confirm compatibility before production.
- 01Intended interaction
- What the user does and what the system should recognise
- 02Reader or device
- Equipment and the party responsible for it
- 03Platform
- Software, access or programme relationship behind the card
- 04Data and encoding
- Fields, ownership, security and any confirmed production responsibility
- 05Artwork and records
- Static print, visible personalisation and variable data
- 06Testing and approval
- Samples, environment and named acceptance owner
Build the brief
Use system documentation, not only a visual card sample
Another card may look similar and still be technically incompatible. Provide documentation and the responsible technical contact.
Include in the brief
- Use case
- Reader or device details
- Platform owner
- Data responsibility
- Security expectations
- Artwork and personalisation
- Testing owner
Confirm the technology for your system
Chip family, frequency, standard, encoding, testing and integration responsibilities must be confirmed for the specific project.
Questions
Smart and contactless cards questions
Does the contactless symbol prove a card will work with our reader?
No. Compatibility depends on the actual reader, platform, technology and data responsibilities.
Can Print.org.nz choose the technology from a sample card?
A sample may help identify questions, but the system owner or integrator still needs to provide current compatibility information.
Is encoding automatically included?
No. Any encoding or data responsibility must be explicitly confirmed for the project.
Card quote
Ready to discuss smart and contactless cards?
Include the intended use, quantity, artwork status, delivery location and the decisions above. The team will confirm what is practical for smart and contactless cards.