I have a smart card that is used with a Respironics CPAP machine. I need to read the data off of the card. I have the Windows software for the card but I don't have a card reader just yet. Many people say you need a specific MAKO DT3500 card reader which costs 60-160.00. In the manual it says that you don't need a driver if you use a serial smart card reader. My question is: Are serial smart card readers able to access data on most any/every smart card out there? Is it like a SD memory card reader where pretty much anyone I buy will be able to read the card? Is that the same for the USB versions? If I buy a newer USB reader and load the drivers that came with it, will the Respironics software be able to see it. I know this might be hard to answer but in the experience of the smart card users out there do you generally need a specific card reader for a specific card?
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Your start up sequence is wrong.
The correct procedure is:
- Power the card AND apply clock while reset is low
- keep reset low for at least 40000 clock cycles
- set reset high
Then the card has to start sending the Answer To Reset (ATR) whithin max. 40000 clock cycles.
For further information take a look at the specifications
Here you can find about what ISO/IEC 7816-3 says.
Here you can download the ETSI standards for free.
The one relavant for you is
ETSI TS 102 221
"Smart Cards; UICC-Terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics"
The code examples for the card reader is well hidden on their site. Nice products. hard to find docs. Look for the smart card code examples.
And dont worry if you dont give us enough information, It was hard for me to find it too.
**'' Define Smart Card connections
' allows non-contiguous pin usage
cd := cdpin
dira[cd] := 0
pub detect | ok
'' Detects insertion and presence of Smart Card
if (ina[cd] == 1) ' inserted?
start ' check card
ok := (write($A0) == ACK)
stop
else
ok := false
return ok *
http://obex.parallax.com/objects/649/
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/rf/32320-SmartCardReader-v1.0.pdf
Best Answer
It all depends on what type of smart card that you are trying to read. Is it a mifare card iso 14443 or ISO 7816 iso. It should confrm to a standard of the card type (the beauty of standards) The card is made up of different sectors that you can read and write to and a card identity number. Some sectors are private and need an access code. So if you have a card writer you can set these sectors as you wish and add your own access code. A serial read of the card should send back the card number binary which then needs to be converted into hex or decimal. If I have a 26bit card reader for a 32bit card then it will not read all of the bits of the card id. Then also you will need to mask if the reader starts reading at the second bit and where it finishes. Does that make it a bit clearer. Find what sort of card it is first then go from there. Good luck
Warren