Alternative mifare classic 1K badge reader

You would really need to have unnaturally tiny hands to not be able to fit a flex

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Check out the following for some options

Also, the xSIID is a good option, and there may be a possibility that an xSIID could be enrolled into your current system, but I would suggest you get yourself a test card to check compatibility first, something like this

I’m assuming you have gone for the xSIID due to the form factor and the blinky :blinky_green:

A NExT or xNT could be another consideration for you, but again get yourself a test card (NTAG216) to test it first.