ACR38 F Floppy

Similar to ACR38, ACR38F Floppy Bay Smart Card Reader is also very simple to use and to install. It is ideal for electronic commerce, home banking or e-purse facilities, secure computer access or any of a multitude of other applications.

ACR38F reader standard features:

• USB full speed interface to PC with simple command structure
• Read and write all microprocessor cards with T=0 or T=1 protocols
• Read and write popular memory card types
• Support 1.8V. 3V and 5V MCU cards
• Short Circuit Protection
• RoHS Compliant
• ISO7816-1/2/3 compatible smart card interface
• Support PPS (Protocol and Parameters Selection) with 1743 - 250000 bps in reading and writing smart cards

Supported Card Types:

• MCU Cards

The ACR38F can operate MCU card with T=0 and T=1 protocol. The table presented in Appendix A (Reference Manual) explains which card type selection value must be specified for the various card types supported by the reader.

• Memory-based smart cards (synchronous interface)
• Cards following the I2C bus protocol (free memory cards) such as:

Atmel : AT24C01 / 02 / 04 / 08 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 / 1024
SGS-Thomson : ST14C02C, ST14C04C
Gemplus : GFM1K, GFM2K, GFM4K, GFM8K

• SLE4432/4442 intelligent 256 bytes EEPROM with write protect function: SLE4432, SLE4442
• SLE4418/4428 intelligent 1K bytes EEPROM with write-protect function: SLE4418, SLE4428
• Secure memory cards such as: AT88SC153, AT88SC1608
• SLE4406/4436/5536 '104' type EEPROM non-reloadable token counter cards (for firmware version 1.10 onwards): SLE4406, SLE4436, SLE5536

Typical applications:

• Home Banking and Home Shopping
• E-Commerce
• Checking the balance of account of re-loading an electronic purses
• Network access control
• S/W locking
• Digital signature
• Loyalty and promotions
• Stored value
• Identification
• Ticketing
• Parking and toll collection
• Online gaming