Smart Card Reader - ACR91 PCMCIA Smart Card Reader


ACR91 PCMCIA smart card reader is a compact reader designed for PDAs, notebooks, and portable computers with PCMCIA interface.

The ACR91 is designed to meet all major standards like PC/SC, ISO 7816, GSM 11.11, Home Banking Computer Interface (HBCI), the PC-99 Specification.

The ACR91 reader/writer provides a uniform interface for communication from the computer to the smart card for a wide variety of cards. It will handle the interface so that the software engineers need not to understand the full technical details of the smart card/computer interface to carry out implementation of a smart card system.



Technical Specifications





  Interface       PCMCIA, Plug and Play support

  Supply Voltage       Regulated 5V DC

  Supply Current       5 mA (without smart card); 30mA - 90mA max (depending on smart card)

  Operating Temperature       10-55°C

  CLK Frequency       4/8 MHz

  Standards / Certifications       ISO7816-1/2/3, PC/SC, CE3.0, Microsoft WHQL 98, ME, 2K, NT4, XP

  Operating System Support       Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT4, XP, CE



Standard features for the ACR91 reader





      Read and write all microprocessor cards (MCU) with T=0, T=1 protocols

      Certificate of conformance: ISO 7816-1/2/3, PC/SC, CE, Microsoft WHQL

      ISO7816-1/2/3 compatible smart card interface

      Transmission speed (with PC: 16Mbit/sec)

      Transmission speed (with Card: up to 420Kbit/sec)

      Win 98/ME/NT4/2K/XP/CE3.0/CE.NET

      4 MHz/8MHz CLK frequency

      Sliding connectors (8 contacts)

      Min 30,000 card insertion cycles

        Microsoft PC/SC compliant application programming interface

        Stainless steel case material

      43g weight

      PCMCIA mechanical specifications, ISO 7816-1