PyZKAccess

PyZKAccess is a library and command-line interface for working with ZKTeco ZKAccess C3-100/200/400 access controllers.

This package is Windows-only, but it can be used on *nix systems with Wine. It built on top of the ZKTeco PULL SDK and fully supports all its features.

This package, once installed, may be used as library for your project or command-line interface. It's also distributed as a portable Windows executable, created by PyInstaller with built-in 32-bit Python interpreter.

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Features

We support all the features the ZKTeco PULL SDK provides:

• Can be used as a code library or a command-line tool
• Reading and writing the device data tables
• Making queries to device data tables
• CSV format support
• On-board relays control
• Read the realtime events of a particular reader, aux input, door or the whole device
• Manipulation the device parameters such as datetime, network settings, entry modes, backup time, etc.
• Manipulation the door parameters such as smart card modes, intervals, entry modes, etc.
• Restart a device
• Scan the local network for active C3 devices
• Download/upload files from PC to/from a device
• Cancel alarm function
• Reset the device IP address by its MAC address

Quick start

The quickest way is to use portable pyzkaccess.exe. It contains the full pyzkaccess package with built-in Python and necessary libraries.

You can also install the package from PyPI (the 32-bit Python>=3.9 version is required) pip install pyzkaccess

Run this to setup the environment:

pyzkaccess setup

This command will make a quick compatibility check of your system and suggest you to install PULL SDK from the official ZKTeco site (you can also specify your own SDK archive or you can install SDK manually, see docs for more info).

All set! Now let's find out what ZKAccess devices are available on the local network:

$ pyzkaccess search_devices
+---------------+-------------------+--------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| ip            | mac               | model  | serial_number       | version                  |
+---------------+-------------------+--------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 192.168.1.201 | 00:17:61:C3:BA:55 | C3-400 | DGD9190010050345332 | AC Ver 4.3.4 Apr 28 2017 |
+---------------+-------------------+--------+---------------------+--------------------------+

Let's enumerate all users registered on a device:

$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 table User
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+
| card     | end_time   | group | password | pin | start_time | super_authorize |
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+
| 16268812 | 2020-12-01 | 2     | 123456   | 1   | 2020-06-01 | 1               |
| 16268813 |            | 3     | 123451   | 3   |            | 0               |
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+

Or print a particular one:

$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 table User where --card=16268812
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+
| card     | end_time   | group | password | pin | start_time | super_authorize |
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+
| 16268812 | 2020-12-01 | 2     | 123456   | 1   | 2020-06-01 | 1               |
+----------+------------+-------+----------+-----+------------+-----------------+

Adding, updating, or deleting records from a device table:

$ cat users1.csv | pyzkaccess --format=csv connect 192.168.1.201 table User upsert
$ cat users2.csv | pyzkaccess --format=csv connect 192.168.1.201 table User delete
$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 table User --card=16268812 delete_all

Switching relays and awaiting device events:

$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 relays switch_on
$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 events --event_type=23 poll
           card door     entry_exit     event_type  pin                     time    verify_mode
       16268813    1              0             23    3      2020-05-09 22:35:55              0

Getting and setting parameters:

$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 parameters --names=ip_address,serial_number,datetime
+---------------------+---------------+---------------------+
| datetime            | ip_address    | serial_number       |
+---------------------+---------------+---------------------+
| 2020-05-09 22:42:31 | 192.168.1.201 | DGD9190010050345332 |
+---------------------+---------------+---------------------+
$ pyzkaccess connect 192.168.1.201 parameters set --datetime='2020-05-09 22:42:31' --rs232_baud_rate=57600