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ICODE® SLIX chips are RFID/NFC Type 5 chips which were designed for intelligent label applications such as libraries, product authentication, and for production management in different areas of the industry.
They operate on a frequency of 13.56 MHz and are work according to the ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 18000-3 protocols. They have a 8-byte long chip unique ID number and 1 Kbytes of memory. The data retention time for these chips is 50 years.
The specified reading distance by the chip manufacturer is up to 1.5 meters, but the common readers usually read these chips at a distance of up to 10 cm.
The NFC Type 5 chips cannot be read with the common NFC Type 2 readers and you have to check if your reader supports the ISO/IEC 15693 protocol.
The readers that work with ICODE SLIX chips are the SYRIS RD300-H1-G readers.
You can read the ICODE SLIX chips even with a NFC mobile phone, but the usual NFC apps do not support the chip encoding.
Our buyers are using the ICODE® SLIX cards for ticketing, user identification, and for access control systems with ISO15693 readers.
These RFID/NFC cards are made from multiple layers of PVC cards and have a standard credit card dimension 86 x 54 x 0.85 mm. The cards are bright white, without numeration or other printed elements. They have a top layer with a special coating that allows subsequent printing with thermo transfer or thermo retransfer printers (like Zebra, HID Fargo, Matica, Magicard, Datacard, Evolis, and other card printers.)
Options for customization (for pricing please send us an inquiry)
For printing smaller quantities (1–500 pcs.), we usually use high quality thermal retransfer printers which print each card separately with CMYK colors. We can print just a single side or both sides of the card.
The cards can be even personalized with color employee photos or the chip UID numbers. The disadvantages of the thermo retransfer print are high costs of ribbons and slow speed, so it makes it less cost effective for higher quantities.
When there is a need to print 500 or more cards, we make a pre-print with offset printing technology and subsequent personalization with thermal printers. Beside the CMYK colors, we can print the gold, silver, or Pantone colors as well.
The advantage of the pre-printed cards is that the print is done during a card manufacturing process, and so has very high quality and protects against scratches on top transparent layers.
Offset printing technology is very cost effective for high quantities of cards and the higher the quantity, the cheaper a single card becomes. The disadvantage is that the process takes quite a long time (approx. 2 weeks).
Our other personalization services include:
- Numeration or personalization form Excel table,
- Printing of employee photos, multiple artwork variations,
- Printing different kind of barcodes and QR codes,
- Reading and printing the chip ID numbers in various formats,
- Chip encoding
If you need printed ICODE® SLIX cards, please send us an inquiry with the desired card quantity and deadline.
Reading test for white RFID cards with an ICODE SLIX chip
The reading distance between the key fob and the reader is affected by many different factors, like the size of the antennas and quality of the chips, the interferences of metal, and electromagnetic signals, etc.
The specified reading distance by the chip manufacturer is up to 1.5 meters, but the common readers usually read these chips at a distance of up to 10 cm.
Technical specification
Chip manufacturer: NXP Semiconductors
Chip: ICODE® SLIX
ISO/IEC protocols: 15693 and 18000-3
Memory size: 1 Kbytes of data
Operating frequency: 13.56 MHz
Reading distance: usually up to 10 cm, with special equipment up to 1.50 m
Dimensions: 86 x 54 mm
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Material: PVC
Printing options: upon request
Official technical documentation for ICODE® SLIX chips and software tools are available here:
https://www.nxp.com/products/rfid-nfc/nfc-hf/icode/icode-slix:SL2S2002_SL2S2102
If you need a larger quantity or you are a reseller/integrator do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help you.
MIFARE®, MIFARE CLASSIC®, DESFire®, ICODE® are registered trademarks, owned by NXP B.V. There is no affiliation between NXP B.V. and Mave d.o.o. (rfidspecialist.eu)