Module solutions for business customers

Biometrics expertise for product development in your company

ekey’s vision is to enable the benefits of person-specific recognition in many different applications outside and inside buildings. As a technology partner, ekey develops new solutions for and with customers for the seamless integration of biometrics into existing or new systems. A particular focus is on creating additional benefits for smart living and working in the IoT age.

ekey is an innovation driver with more than 20 years of experience in biometric access control. The special strength lies in the deep and continuous competence from the idea to the finished product. The control and know-how of all areas, from research and development to series production, make it possible to respond to customer requirements in a specific way.

At ekey, you will be supported in implementing your ideas by a team of experts from interdisciplinary engineering fields, computer science and natural sciences. Enormous flexibility characterizes the cooperation. We would be glad to support your company in product development with our expertise in biometric access control!

ekey biometrics module

Advantages

Additional benefits for your customers with an ekey access solution fingerprint scanner
You can focus on your core competency
ekey has been helping customers get started with biometrics for many years
With ekey, you are equipped for future requirements (such as IoT)

Software Development Kit (SDK)

Simple and efficient integration into your own applications
Advanced demos and extensive documentation
Suitable for applications on platforms such as RTOS, Linux, Windows, …
Available programming languages: C++ (others on request)

Technical features

Geometry	30 x 25 x 8 mm Square sensor Easy mounting Flexible sensor positioning thanks to cables
Sensor technology	Capacitive technology Anti-spoofing coating 4H scratch resistance IP67 on the user side ± 8 kV ESD resistance
Biometrics	Administration of up to 400 fingers Learning algorithm CPU Cortex-A9 @ 400 MHz High performance real-time operating system Encrypted file system (AES-256)
Interfaces	Serial interface (UART, SPI) to host CPU
Standards	RoHS, CE

Requirements

Electricity	Power supply with 3V3 and serial interface to the host CPU
Administration	Own operating architecture (e.g. display, app) or ekey bionyx in combination with an ekey control unit or the ekey communication module

Applications

Door stations
Alarm systems
E-mobility charging stations
Time recording systems
and much more

ekey communication module

Technical features

Geometry	approx. 18 x 31 x 3 mm
Radio communication standard	BLE 4.2 (= BLE 5.0 core specification certified) WLAN 802.11 b/g/n 150 Mbps (access point and station modes)
Security	Secure Boot Flash Encryption 1024-bit OTP (One Time Programmable) Crypto Acceleration (AES, SHA, RSA, RNG, ECC) TLS 1.2 (Transport Layer Security) Certified Microsoft Azure IoT SDK
Performance	Dual Core @ 240 MHz 8 MB RAM, 8 MB or 16 MB Flash
Standards	RoHS, REACH, CE-RED, FCC

Requirements

Electricity	Power supply with 3V3 and serial interface to the host CPU
Administration	ekey bionyx app

Software Development Kit (SDK)

Simple and efficient integration into your own applications
Advanced demos and extensive documentation
Suitable for applications on platforms such as RTOS, Linux, Windows, …
Available programming languages: C++ (others on request)

Applications

Motorized locks
Integration into voice services (e.g. Amazon Alexa Skills)
Sensor status (e.g. door and window contacts)
Interface to other smart home systems
Revolving door drives
Garage doors
and much more

Advantages

ekey makes your product IoT-capable and provides the security know-how
You benefit from a short time-to-market and can concentrate on your core competency
Can be combined with an ekey fingerprint scanner or the ekey biometrics module
The ekey bionyx system is an arbitrarily scalable operating and administration solution for the devices of an intelligent building envelope and offers flexible interfaces to third parties (e. g. smart home systems, voice services, and much more)
Every extension of the ekey bionyx system is also automatically available to your device and business case, without you having to implement it yourself
Your corporate design can be displayed within the platform tailored to your needs (logo, colors, etc.)