Overview

ACR38U PocketMate is a smart card reader that has more to it than meets the eye. No larger than a standard USB token, it transforms into a smart card reader for full-sized contact smart cards with just a single swivel motion. It is capable of supporting demanding smart card applications, providing the perfect balance between reliable functionality and design aesthetics to meet your security needs in applications like e-Banking, e-Payment, Physical and Logical Access and e-Government.

Housing the ACR38 core, ACR38U PocketMate supports ISO 7816 Class A, B, and C smart cards (5 V, 3 V, and 1.8 V), microprocessor cards with the T=0, and T=1 protocols. In addition, it supports a wide variety of memory cards in the market, including the Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) This makes it ideal for a broad range of solutions, such as PIV Application and Digital Signature.

The highly compact ACR38U PocketMate is specifically designed to be brought and used anytime, anywhere. Being a PC/SC and CCID compliant device, ACR38U PocketMate can easily be integrated into a PC environment, with drivers that are compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. Also, ACR38U PocketMate may now be used on mobile devices running the Android™ platform versions 3.1 and above.

Features

• Supports ISO 7816 Class A, B and C (5 V, 3 V, 1.8 V) card
• Supports CAC (Common Access Card) *
• Supports PIV (Personal Identity Verification) Card*
• Supports microprocessor cards with T=0 or T=1 protocol
• Supports memory cards:
  • Cards following the I2C bus protocol (free memory cards), including:
  • Atmel: AT24C01 / 02 / 04 / 08 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 / 1024
  • SGS-Thomson: ST14C02C, ST14C04C
  • Gemplus: GFM1K, GFM2K, GFM4K, GFM8K
• Cards with intelligent 256 bytes EEPROM and write protect function, including: SLE4432, SLE4442, SLE5532, SLE5542 
• Cards with intelligent 1K bytes EEPROM and write-protect function, including: SLE4418, SLE4428, SLE5518, SLE5528
• Cards with '104' type of EEPROM non-reloadable token counter cards, including: SLE4406, SLE4436, SLE5536, SLE6636
• Cards with secure memory IC with password and authentication, including: AT88SC153, AT88SC1608
• Cards with Intelligent 416-Bit EEPROM with internal PIN check, including: SLE4404
• Cards with Security Logic with Application Zone, including: AT88SC101, AT88SC102, AT88SC1003
• Supports PPS (Protocol and Parameters Selection)
• Features Short Circuit Protection
• Application Programming Interface:
  • Supports PC/SC
  • Supports CT-API (through wrapper on top of PC/SC)

Application

• e-Government
• e-Banking  and e-Payment
• e-Healthcare
• Public Key Infrastructure
• Network Security
• Access Control
• Loyalty Program

Technical Specification

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