Costly cabling and modifications are generally required to include individual office or hotel door locks into a contactless access control system. Stand-alone, battery powered “off-line” alternatives often require mechanical switches or infrared sensors to prevent the contactless RF field from consuming massive amounts of energy as it searches for a valid card. These solutions generally lack intuitive operability, are expensive to maintain and are often unreliable. With its new “low power” function the LEGIC advant product line is now offering an extremely power-saving wake-up feature to provide solutions for energy-efficient, contactless door locks in off-line operation. By using this innovative low power feature, which is unique on the market, there will be no need in future to install expensive and bulky switches and infrared sensors in order to activate the contactless reader. This “low power” function from LEGIC guarantees effective use of energy, and ensures lower maintenance and service costs since battery lifetime is greatly extended. Under certain conditions, this can be up to 200 times longer compared with conventional applications. Moreover, the much simplified circuit means reduced development and production costs. With this latest LEGIC feature it is possible to replace mechanical locks with a cost-effective contactless system. With this new version, LEGIC advant also supports the US federal government standard FIPS 201. This standard defines the technology for physical access systems for US federal employees and suppliers. | 
