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Gemalto Prox–DU User's Informational Manual

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Short Form Specification
Prox–DU & Prox–SU
Prox–DU & Prox–SU
Dual interface USB smart card reader
Short Form Specification
www.gemalto.com
DOC119224A
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  • Page 1 Short Form Specification Prox–DU & Prox–SU Prox–DU & Prox–SU Dual interface USB smart card reader Short Form Specification www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 1/37...
  • Page 2 All information herein is either public information or is the property of and owned solely by Gemalto NV. and/or its subsidiaries who shall have and keep the sole right to file patent applications or any other kind of intellectual property protection in connection with such information.
  • Page 3 Short Form Specification Prox–DU & Prox–SU REVISION HISTORY Date Release Comments March 2010 First release www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 3/37...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    MIFARE ....................35 CARDS INTERFACING WITH CONTACT CARDS................36 ....................36 ETECTING AN NSERTION ....................36 ETECTING A EMOVAL ..................36 ONTACT MART ARDS FOR MORE INFORMATION ....................37 ..................37 TANDARDS AND PECIFICATIONS www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 5/37...
  • Page 6 Figure 29 – Prox–DU PC/SC name ..................30 Figure 30 – Prox–SU PC/SC name..................30 Figure 31 – Prox–DU and Prox–SU PC/SC names ............30 Figure 32 – Two Prox–DU PC/SC names ................30 www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 6/37...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Contact Our Hotline If you do not find the information you need in this document, or if you find errors, contact the Gemalto hotline at http://support.gemalto.com/. Please note the document reference number, your job function, and the name of your company.

  • Page 8: Overview

    Short Form Specification Prox–DU & Prox–SU Overview Description The Prox–DU and the Prox–SU are Gemalto smart card reader/writers embedding the Prox and the GemCore technologies developed by Gemalto to interface contactless and contact smart cards: • The Prox–DU is a dual interface (contact and contactless) USB smart card...

  • Page 9: Main Features

    Embedded protection against dual interface smart card damage and switch feature to select the active interface (contact or contactless) Prox and GemCore are Gemalto proprietary technologies developed for contactless and contact reader/writers. It is based on a specific operating system that interfaces with contactless and contact smart cards.

  • Page 10: Prox-Du And Prox-Su Differences

    Dual interface protection Can be disabled according to No management device configuration Switch interface command Available Not useful Product name in the string Gemalto Prox-DU Gemalto Prox-SU version Product string in USB Prox Dual USB Prox SU USB descriptor PC Link Reader...

  • Page 11: Smart Card Protection And Switch Feature

    When disabled the two smart card interfaces are available simultaneously. Note: As it is not possible to have a dual interface SIM/SAM card, the smart card protection is not active with the Prox–SU device. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 11/37...

  • Page 12: Using Smart Cards

    To activate the contactless smart card when it is fully inserted into the slot, the switch feature of the device should be activated. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use...
  • Page 13 Figure 12 – The contact SIM/SAM card is inserted into the Prox–SU connector Note: the SIM/SAM card cannot be installed or removed without opening the casing. The SIM/SAM card is permanently installed into the Prox–SU reader. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use...

  • Page 14: Environmental Characteristics

    Operating RF On Power Supply Current < 50 mA Operating RF Off Power Supply Current < 2.5 mA Suspend EMC Regulations FCC Part 15 Class B Safety UL 60950 Recognized Table 3 – Environmental Characteristics www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 14/37...

  • Page 15: Interface Capability

    ISO7816-2 8 pins ISO7816-2 8 pins Landing zone Landing zone Contactless card (No connector) (No connector) One blue LED One blue LED Visual Indicators One yellow LED One yellow LED Table 4 – Interface capability www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 15/37...

  • Page 16: Interface Features

    Figure 14 – Contactless logo of the landing zone The contactless antenna is integrated into the device. It consists of inductive loops and a matching circuit mounted into the printed circuit board. This contactless interface complies with the ISO14443-A&B standard. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 16/37...

  • Page 17: Contact Interface

    ID-000 for the Prox–SU (SIM/SAM form factor) 25 mm x 25 mm x 54 mm x 54 mm x 15 mm 15 mm 85.6 mm 85.6 mm Figure 16 – ID-1 and ID-000 card size www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 17/37...

  • Page 18: Led Interface

    The card is present and inactive (powered off) The card is present and active (powered on) Flashing The card communication is in progress Note: When no SIM/SAM card is inserted into the Prox–SU, the yellow indicator will always be off. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 18/37...

  • Page 19: Installing The Reader/Writer

    V1.3.11 minimum). If not Linux Ubuntu distribution Inbox operating, use the Debian source code Use the latest CCID package (CCID driver V1.3.11 minimum) available in Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) Inbox the web site http://support.gemalto.com www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 19/37...
  • Page 20 Inbox the web site http://support.gemalto.com Note that Gemalto is actively involved in the development and improvement of the Linux and Mac libraries. Note that all the drivers needed for the Prox–DU and the Prox–SU reader/writer are the standard drivers available into the operating system. No Gemalto proprietary drivers are needed, Microsoft Windows CE R5.0 &...

  • Page 21: Windows Xp Installation

    Found New Hardware USB Human Interface Device USB Human Interface Device Found New Hardware Found New Hardware Prox-DU Contactless_xxxxxxxx Prox-DU Contactless_xxxxxxxx Found New Hardware Found New Hardware USB Smart Card reader USB Smart Card reader www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 21/37...

  • Page 22: Windows Xp Installation Using The Windows Update Procedure

    When the USB cable is plugged into the USB port of the computer the previous popup windows and the following wizard will appear: Figure 19 – Windows XP Installation wizard: first window • Click the “Yes, this time only” button to start the Windows Update procedure www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 22/37...
  • Page 23 Click the “Next” button to continue Figure 21 – Windows XP Installation wizard: third window The Windows Update procedure will be running. Wait until the installation is completed: Figure 22 – Windows XP Installation wizard: final window www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 23/37...

  • Page 24: Checking The Installation

    To check if the Prox–DU or the Prox–SU reader/writer is able to detect contactless smart cards put a smart card near the reader/writer’s antenna: The blue LED should be set to an enlightened state. Figure 25 – Contactless smart card check www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 24/37...
  • Page 25 Note: The yellow LED should return to the blinking state after a short time depending on the computer operating system. The smart card used for the check should be of course ISO7816-3 compliant. Otherwise, no LED change will occur. The second test is not available for the Prox–SU model. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 25/37...

  • Page 26: Using Pc/Sc Application

    PC environment. The next figure shows the PC/SC architecture: Smart Card - Aware Applications Service Provider Smart Card Resource Manager Smart Card Reader Handler Smart Card Reader Smart Card Figure 27 – PC/SC Architecture www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 26/37...
  • Page 27 Resource Manager Context Functions: Manage the context of the resource manager's database operations SCardEstablishContext Establishes a context for accessing the smart card database SCardReleaseContext Closes an established context Table 7 – Resource Manager Context Functions www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 27/37...
  • Page 28 Provide direct control of the reader SCardGetAttrib Get reader attributes SCardSetAttrib Set reader attribute Table 11 – Direct Card Access Functions To get more information about these commands please refer to the MSDN website: http://msdn.microsoft.com. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 28/37...

  • Page 29: Gem_Pc/Sc Software Tool

    Short Form Specification Prox–DU & Prox–SU Gem_PC/SC software tool The Gemalto Gem_PCSC tool may help to become familiar with the PC/SC environment: Figure 28 – Gem_PCSC window The Gem_PCSC tool is available for download in the Gemalto support website: http://support.gemalto.com.

  • Page 30: Prox-Du And Prox-Su Pc/Sc Reader Name

    The Prox–DU and the Prox–SU device will be recognized using their PC/SC name. The name will comply with the following string format: • “Gemalto Prox-DU Contactless_xxxxxxxx N1” for the Prox–DU contactless interface • “Gemalto Prox-DU Contact_xxxxxxxx N2” for the Prox–DU contact interface •...

  • Page 31: Pc/Sc Limitations

    The remaining smart cards will be ignored. • The communication with the contactless interface and the contact interface shall be exclusive. Consequently the application shall not use the two interfaces simultaneously. Else communication errors can occur. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 31/37...

  • Page 32: Interfacing With Contactless Cards

    I-block to be repeated (according to the ISO14443-4 standards). When a smart card removal is detected, a CCID removal notification message will be generated and the blue LED of the contactless reader/writer will blink slowly. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use...

  • Page 33: Atr For Contactless Smart Cards

    The Answer To Request (ATR) returned by an ISO14443-A or ISO14443-B smart card is compliant with the PC/SC V2.0 Part 3 Revision 2.01.09 specifications. The contactless smart card exposes its ATS or information bytes not directly, but via a specific ATR mapping. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 33/37...

  • Page 34: Interfacing With Mifare Cards

    ® When the smart card is in the MIFARE mode, the only way to retrieve the MIFARE type ® (1K-4K-UL-Mini) is to reconnect the smart card. The appropriate MIFARE ATR will then be returned. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 34/37...

  • Page 35: Atr For Mifare ® Cards

    3Bh 8Fh 80h 01h 80h 4Fh 0Ch A0h 00h 00h 03h 06h 03h 00h 03h 00h 00h 00h 00h • ® The ATR returned by a MIFARE Mini will be: 3Bh 8Fh 80h 01h 80h 4Fh 0Ch A0h 00h 00h 03h 06h 03h 00h 26h 00h 00h 00h 00h www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 35/37...

  • Page 36: Interfacing With Contact Cards

    The Answer To Request (ATR) returned by a contact smart card is compliant with the ISO7816-3 specifications. The Prox–DU and the Prox–SU will return the smart card ATR after a smart card power up. www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 36/37...

  • Page 37: For More Information

    Universal Serial Bus - Device Class: Smart Card CCID - Specification for Integrated Circuit(s) Cards Interface Devices - Revision 1.1 • PC/SC V2 specifications: Part 3. Requirements for PC-Connected Interface Devices - Revision 2.01.09 End of Document www.gemalto.com DOC119224A Public Use Page 37/37...

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