OSMIUM™ OSDP-Wiegand Converter
- Convert legacy Wiegand readers to SIA’s OSDP™ 2-wire protocol
- Integrate legacy Wiegand panels with OSDP readers
- Supports up to 256-bit Wiegand with GPIO including LED, lock, REX and door status
- OSDP Secure Channel AES-128 encryption halts Wiegand hacks
OSM-1000 (Board only)
For manufacturers interested in including OSDP in access control products, please contact us.
Articles on OSDP and access control hacking
Cypress supports adoption of the Security Industry Association’s OSDP access control standard,
which offers better security, interoperability and functionality than legacy protocols.
Browse our list of articles to learn more SIA’s Open Supervised Device Protocol,
as well as the vulnerabilities inherent in legacy protocols such as Wiegand.
Defending Physical Security Devices from Hackers
… When considering any security application, it is critical that the access control user realistically assesses the threat of a hack to a facility… Read more.
The Advantages of OSDP
Hi-Tech Security Solutions Magazine
Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) is a communication standard and device-to-controller protocol. Apart from the quality… Read more.
Specifying Hacking-Resistant Access Control
One aspect of securing a card’s information is to make the internal numbers unusable; in other words, they must be encrypted… Read more.
Tiny Hacking Device Lets Anyone Into Your Office
LAS VEGAS — Many office access-card systems can be defeated by a tiny, cheap device that takes about 60 seconds to install, two Canadian… Read more.
Security Systems Integrators are Missing the Boat on Interoperability
Access control credentials range from magnetic stripe to 125kHz proximity credentials that output an identifier and do not provide… Read more.
OSDP Benefits Forward-Thinking Campus Environments
The Security Industry Association (SIA) developed the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) access control communications… Read more.
How Are Standards Changing Physical Security?
Migrating Access Control to a Secure Future
The latest OSDP specification offers tremendous efficiencies which can be captured in Return on Investment (RoI) scenarios… Read more.
What is OSDP?
OSDP is best explained in contrast to the Wiegand interface protocol that it is quickly replacing. A wiring standard which arose from the popularity… Read more.
A Gold Standard for Access Control Installations
Today’s security industry technology standards create a common framework for achieving predictable performance. Systems are made… Read more
Experts: Access Control Tech to Continue to Evolve in 2019
When some technologists assess the state of the physical access control industry, they look at it through the same eyes as a teenager might… Read more
Tech Trends: The OSDP Awareness Campaign
At the recent CONSULT conference in Nashville, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lively discussion on the use of the Security Industry Association… Read more
Intransigence at the Card Reader Door
The Internet is replete with information on how to “hack” Wiegand communication and many types of access cards. One Security By Design, Inc. client… Read more
OSDP access control spec delivers interoperability
… Assigned to SIA in 2012 in order to promote its openness and enable the specification to evolve with input from the entire industry, SIA OSDP has a number of advantages over other security protocols … Read more
OSDP Converters
OSDP Product Sheet
The Cypress Toolbox of OSDP Solutions