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Products for your next project

Cardea

Cardea® is a new access control reader, created to simplify reader choices to any system, any environment. Cardea provides many features; OSDPv2 and Wiegand, MIFARE DESFire, mobile access, cable…

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Idesco VS Pin reader with blue backlit numbers and glowing green indicator LED on top

8 CD 2.0 MI

This secure, mobile-ready (BLE) reader in a variety of moisture-, dust-proof, vandal-resistant housings, transacts phone IDs in addition to MIFARE DESFire. Adjust read range, much more via card or…

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8 CD 2.0

Highly secure, open technology MIFARE DESFire reader in a range of housings and keypads up to moisture, dust and vandal proof, compatible with other manufacturers’ DESFire devices. Configures flexibly…

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Idesco VM Pin reader with blue backlit pin pad numbers and lit green LED on top

8 CD 2.0 OSDP

Highly secure, robust OSDPv2 reader in a variety of housing and keypads options is compatible with other manufacturers’ DESFire devices. Configures flexibly via OSDP (File transfer), card or Idesco…

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Idesco ID

Idesco ID makes mobile access easy, letting you send mobile IDs directly from your own system. After our app is installed and users receive your system’s IDs, they can…

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Mobile phone view of Idesco ID mobile app, showing available door options the user can choose from to enter.

Idesco ID app

Easy to use mobile application, compatible with Idesco 8 CD 2.0 MI and Cardea readers. Use the ID created by the app, or send ID’s to phones from your…

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DESCoder

DESCoder is a powerful RFID encoder software for creating configuration files for both Wiegand and OSDPV2 readers. It also programs security keys for MIFARE DESFire readers and writes configuration…

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Mobile app top update and configure Idesco readers

Mobile Coder

Mobile Coder app conveniently configures and updates 8 CD 2.0 readers. Revise adjustable features like Bluetooth settings and update reader firmware in the field – all from your mobile…

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RFID-lukija / kulunvalvontalukija / kortinlukija, jossa on korttipidike

Enrollment Station

Enrollment Station reads mobile ID from a phone with Idesco ID mobile app, and sends it to your system. The device is a part of Idesco ID Entry Level….

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Idesco desktop reader with slot to accept cards for reading or writing, and green indicator LED at bottom

9 CD 2.0

Read/write RFID reader supporting MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire. Various housing options. Desktop housing with its card holder is very handy for coding, and applications where e.g. use of…

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Idesco display pin pad reader, with 3 green glowing indicator LEDs between the display above and three function keys below.

8 CD 2.0 MI D Pin

This tough, reliable, highly secure display reader not only supports mobile transactions but is flexibly programmable. Conveniently equipped for user input with a responsive keypad and function keys, it…

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9 CD 2.0 Slim Pin T

RFID front end “transparent” device enabling the host to use flexibly all the features of CLRC663 Plus RF Chip. It complies with ANSSI Level 1 Architecture.

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8 CD 2.0 AES

This MIFARE DESFire reader securely interfaces via RS-485 in a variety of housings, with or without keypad. Moisture and dust-proof, vandal-resistant, compatible with various systems. With Idesco, you keep…

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Black sail-shaped polycarbonate RFID tag with hole for convenient attachment to key rings.

ICODE Tags

13.56 MHz high frequency ICODE tags and cards. For access control, time and attendance and asset marking. Available as PVC cards, epoxy laminated coin tags and keyrings. Customized printing….

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Blue semi-transparent polycarbonate sail-shaped RFID tag with hole for convenient attachment to key rings.

Low frequency tags

Low frequency (125 kHz) proximity tags for applications reading tag’s UID

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Idesco EPC Compact long range RFID reader, with glowing green indicator LED at top

EPC 2.0 Compact

Passive EPC reader, reads tags up to 4 meters, but is small in size. Attach your card or tag in clothes or goods in transit and access hands-free.

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Idesco EPC long range UHF RFID reader, with green LED indicator LED in upper right & connected cable below.

EPC 2.0

This long range UHF passive reader performs impressively. From its rugged IP67 reliability to a transaction range out to 10 meters (depending on tag & environment) it is more…

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8 CL 2.0

Rugged, highly configurable LEGIC reader for secure access control, with the industry’s highest durability & protection ratings. Supports also other smart card technologies such as MIFARE DESFire and MIFARE…

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Idesco Slim reader with 3 glowing green indicator LEDS at the top

7 C 2.0

This tough 13,56 MHz MIFARE reader is available in a variety of housings, including a keypad option, and supports a wide range of configurable parameters, enabling it it to…

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Idesco Access Touch combined touch screen computer and RFID reader, with a card being extended toward reader.

Access Touch 4.0

Access Touch 4.0 is a computer and an RFID reader combined. It is a robust platform for ID, payment, time & attendance, info screen applications and user interactivity.

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7 AH

This low frequency (125 kHz) proximity reader is perfect for the simplest tasks, smallest budgets or low energy consumption. 7 AH is rugged and dependable in hostile environments…

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An Idesco RFID module, ideal for embedding in machinery or bespoke housings.

RFID modules

OEM RFID modules to embed powerful Idesco reader features in your own device. Multiple technologies, including MIFARE DESFire.

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Idesco angled (10°) back plate, improves accessibility for mobility-challenged users of Idesco RFID Card readers.

Plates and covers

Plates and covers letting you install on metal or nearby another reader, protecting your readers against adverse weather or vandalism, and providing better usability with different installation angles.

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Idesco EPC windshield tag, installs conveniently on automobile front windshields and ensures reliable reading.

EPC tags

Cost-effective, maintenance-free passive UHF EPC tags for your long-range ID applications. From metal surfaces, windshields, to combined personal / vehicle identification transponders.

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Idesco convenient MIFARE DESFire card and key ring tag

MIFARE DESFire tags

MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2/EV3 transponders, available as either cards or keyring tags, are specifically designed to support either 3DES or 128 bit AES encryption.

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Idesco leather and polycarbonate RFID fob tags, both equipped for easy key ring attachment for convenience.

MIFARE Tags

MIFARE tags provide multi-application capabilities and high security features enabled by MIFARE technology. Available: MIFARE Classic 1K Card + 4K Card, MIFARE Classic 1K Tag 2402, MIFARE Classic 1K…

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7 C 2.0 Coder

Powerful RFID reader encoder application designed to make detailed programming of the many features in your 7 C 2.0 readers fast and convenient.

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7 AH Configuration Tool

Convenient and user-friendly, 7 AH Configuration Tool precisely configures only the 7 AH reader’s parameters you choose before you install. Parity, data length, Clock & Data, LED colour, buzzer…

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EPC External Antenna

Connecting this external UHF antenna makes it function like an additional EPC reader at your site, widening its detection zone, even letting it determine the direction of a moving…

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Exilight emergency lighting products into Idesco’s portfolio

In February, the entire Idesco staff gathered together at the Oulu office. There are quite a lot of Idesco team members now!

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16.02.2026

Seppo Koivusaari’s remarkable journey at Idesco

Back in 1990, Seppo Koivusaari was working at Nokia when he decided to apply for an electronics designer job at a small start-up in Oulu with fewer than ten…

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30.01.2026

Improved packaging and installation instructions

We are reducing our carbon footprint while also enhancing our packaging and shipping practices.

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Products for your next project

Cardea

8 CD 2.0 MI

8 CD 2.0

8 CD 2.0 OSDP

Idesco ID

Idesco ID app

DESCoder

Mobile Coder

Enrollment Station

9 CD 2.0

8 CD 2.0 MI D Pin

9 CD 2.0 Slim Pin T

8 CD 2.0 AES

ICODE Tags

Low frequency tags

EPC 2.0 Compact

EPC 2.0

8 CL 2.0

7 C 2.0

Access Touch 4.0

7 AH

RFID modules

Plates and covers

EPC tags

MIFARE DESFire tags

MIFARE Tags

7 C 2.0 Coder

7 AH Configuration Tool

EPC External Antenna

Latest news

Exilight emergency lighting products into Idesco’s portfolio

Seppo Koivusaari’s remarkable journey at Idesco

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