Choose ID Or IC Card For Parking Card?

   The parking card is a smart card used in parking lots to record vehicle entry and exit and toll fees. IC cards and ID cards are currently more common and mature smart cards in the use of parking cards, but many customers do not know whether to choose to make an IC card or an ID card. We can identify it from both the appearance and the card reading device.


 

From The Appearance

   It is difficult to see how they are different from the outside. If the ID card is a thick card, it can be identified as a thick ID card, but if the ID is a thin card, it is very easy to identify whether it is an IC card or an ID card. At this time, if you want to distinguish between them, you can only rely on the IC card and ID card reader equipment to distinguish.

   The IC card is an integrated circuit card with encryption, read-write functions, safe and reliable data recording, and convenient use. The IC card reader device can read and modify the storage information of the IC card at any time, while the ID card reader can only read the ID card number, because the ID card has been determined when it leaves the factory with a unique ID card number, and cannot be matched to modify.

   Should I choose an IC card or an ID card when making a parking card? It depends on the specific requirements of your parking lot. If you only need identification and do not need the writing function, it is recommended to choose ID proximity card, which is suitable for ordinary access control and simple parking lot. If your parking lot is a smart parking lot, you need to automatically recharge the card for automatic consumption, and the access control system can automatically identify the customer's identity information, you need to choose an IC card as a parking card.
 

From The Card Reader

   The farthest sensing distance of IC and ID card readers is no more than 1 meter, but the distance of this card reader is not very stable. As time goes by, the distance will become closer. Moreover, the price of long-distance card readers of IC and ID is very high. Its distance is determined by the frequency band where the card reader is located, and the distance that can be read not more than 1 meter for products in this frequency band is called long distance.

   There are two other long-distance card readers used in parking lots, one can read 5-8 meters, the other can read tens of meters. These two card readers are also called remote card readers. But their frequency bands are different. The cards he uses are not ID or IC cards, but all dedicated smart cards.

   Parking cards are widely used in residential areas, hotels, shopping malls, public areas, etc. At the same time, the production process of parking cards is also very diverse. The surface of common parking cards can be made glossy or frosted, and IC chips can be embedded. You can also choose to add some embossing, gold bottom, bronzing and other processes on the card surface to improve the process and visual effects of the card surface.