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SmartCard, MagneticCard and RFIDCard Reader in a sngle module with RS232 interface

I difficult to find a SmartCard, MagneticCard and RFIDCard Reader in a single module and use RS232 interface. Most in the market is to use a USB interface, while I need RS232 interface. I want ...
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Smart card dump reader

I have a smart card that I need to dump but I don't know if it's possible. I guess it has a SLE4404 chip. Could somebody give me some information? Links or something because I've been searching the ...
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What are these randomly distributed metal pieces on this chip close-up?

Here is a post about extracting electronics out of a smart card. Here're two photos from there (arrows on the second photo are irrelevant to this question): Note that on both photos the chip is ...
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How does rewinding a smart card antenna into a smaller coil leave it operational?

Here is a description of how one guy extracted the electronics from a smart card and then embedded it into a ring wearable on a finger. The card in question is more or less similar to the card in ...
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Is it possible to shortcircuit/damage an EMV card without a current source?

I've recently was accosted^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^ sorry, was gifted by the bank with contactless debit cards. They're standard EMV ("chip and PIN") cards apart from that. I've decided to buy "card ...
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What's the need for conductive bridges between the regions of a smart card contact pad?

Here's a scan of a "chip-and-pin" Visa Electron contact pad It looks like a metal plate divided into regions by narrow cuts. Look for example at regions marked A ...
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What's the purpose of such weird wiring inside this smart card?

Here's a scan of a stripped MIFARE Ultralight smart card That's some plastic film with (I assume aluminum) foil wiring acting as the antenna for both powering the chip and providing radio ...
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Detecting whether the card is present or not in a smart card reader

Recently I bought a 32320 Smart Card Reader. I had no trouble making the circuit, but I could not figure out what command to use to tell if the card is in or not. Any ideas?
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How to make cards for POS? [closed]

My project is one similar to an automated dispensing system, and I want to use custom made cards which can be written to (by the PC) and read (by the machine). However I don't even know what this card ...
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How do I shield a card like Visa payWave and MasterCard PayPass to block its communication?

This is basically a replication of this question on Personal Finance SE. Suppose there's a wireless smart card like Visa payWave or MasterCard PayPass or MIFARE Ultralight. The owner wants to ...
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RTU card of SCADA systems

In most of electrical SCADA systems, RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) panels are very common in power transmission & distribution companies. There are several cards inside each RTU panel, some are ...
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Visa payWave, MasterCard PayPass and ExpressPay, NFC and RFID

Since all those technologies use RFID contactless smart card and EMV, are they compatible? Is contact-less Visa card compatible with the Mastercard system? Are the systems compatible with NFC? I.e. ...
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Is there an electrical design reason for phone SIM cards being inaccessible until a battery is detached?

So far I haven't seen a cell phone that allows to detach the SIM card without first detaching the battery - the SIM card is placed behind the battery and inaccessible unless the battery is detached. ...
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Difference Between Contact and ContactLess smart cards

What's the difference between the contact and contactless smart cards more technically and physically is there identification to distinguish them ? EDIT: Some smart cards like debit card will have ...
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8051 SMARTCARD DESIGN

I'm trying to design a smart card interface using one 8051 UART and a Pierce oscillator circuit. The project seems to be working, because I'm getting response from the smart card. However, I'm having ...
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Why are chips used in electronic identity cards?

Why did Germany choose NXP's SmartMX chip in the new Electronic ID Card (see here) instead of having a more conventional solution, like an old credit-card-like approach? In fact, the question is ...
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Serial Smart Card Readers

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 ...