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ACR38T Plug-in (SIM-Sized) Card Reader
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The ACR38T Plug-in (SIM-Sized) Card Reader is a stylish plug-in (SIM-sized) smart card reader/writer. Albeit its size, it contains full functionalities of the standard-sized ACR38 Smart Card Reader, and supports smart cards compliant to the GSM 11.11 specification.

It is an extremely light and compact full speed USB device, with a weight of only 10 grams, and has a release button for plug-in smart cards. Now compliant with the CCID specification, ACR38T offers a plug-and-play solution that eliminates the need for driver installation. With its wireless and portable capabilities, the ACR38T is ideal many smart card applications!

  • Supports SIM-sized cards
  • Supports ISO-7816 Class A, B and C ( 5V, 3V, 1.8V ) cards
  • Performs read and write operations on all microprocessor cards with T=0, T=1 protocols
  • Supports most of the popular memory card types in the market:
    • 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
    • Cards with intelligent 256 bytes EEPROM and write protect function: SLE4432, SLE4442, SLE5532, SLE5542
    • Cards with intelligent 1K bytes EEPROM and write-protect function: SLE4418, SLE4428, SLE5518, SLE5528
    • Cards with '104' type of EEPROM (non-reloadable token counter cards): SLE4406, SLE4436, SLE5536, SLE6636
    • Cards with secure memory IC with password and authentication: AT88SC153, AT88SC1608
    • Cards with Intelligent 416-Bit EEPROM with internal PIN check: SLE4404
    • Cards with Security Logic with Application Zone: AT88SC101, AT88SC102, AT88SC1003
  • Supports PPS (Protocol and Parameters Selection)
  • Short Circuit Protection
  • USB Full Speed
  • RoHS Compliant
  • Certificate of conformance: EN 60950/IEC 60950, ISO-7816, PC/SC, CE, FCC, CCID, Microsoft WHQL, EMV 2000 Level 1

 

  • e-Government
  • e-Banking  and e-Payment
  • e-Healthcare
  • Public Key Infrastructure
  • Network Security
  • Access Control
  • Loyalty Program
Dimensions 67.4mm (L) x 23.0mm (W) x 7.8mm (H)
Interface USB 2.0 full speed
Supply Voltage Regulated 5V DC
Supply Current max. 50mA
Operating Temperature 0-50°C
CLK Frequency 4 MHz
MBTF 500,000 hours
Smart Card Interface Support
  • ISO-7816 Class A, B and C ( 5V, 3V, 1.8V )
Compliance/Certifications
  • EN 60950/IEC 60950, EMV 2000 Level 1, PC/SC, CCID, CE, FCC, RoHS Compliant, USB Full Speed
  • Microsoft WHQL: 2000, 2003, XP, VISTA, 2008, 2008 R2, 7
Operating System Support
  • Win98, Win ME, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Win Server 2003, Win Server 2008
  • Win XP x64, Win Vista x64, Win 7 x64, Win Server 2003 x64, Win Server 2008 x64, Win Server 2008 R2 x64
  • Mac
  • Linux
ACR38T Plug-in (SIM-Sized) Card Reader
Drivers for ACR38T
Release Date Drivers OS Support Version File Size Notes
USB Interface
27/02/2010 MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver Win 98, Win ME 1.1.2.0 5 MB
27/02/2010 MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Win Server 2003, Win Server 2008 1.1.2.0 3 MB
27/02/2010 MSI Installer for PC/SC Driver Win 2003 x64, Win XP x64, Win Vista x64, Win 2008 x64, Win 7 x64 1.1.2.0 1 MB
27/02/2010 PC/SC Drivers Win98, Win ME, Win 2000, Win XP, Win XP x64, Win Vista, Win Vista x64, Win 7, Win 7 x64, Win Server 2003, Win Server 2003 x64, Win Server 2008, Win Server 2008 x64, Win Server 2008 R2 x64 1.1.2.0 231 KB
13/05/2010 PC/SC Drivers Linux 1.0.0.0 1 MB
13/05/2010 PC/SC Driver Installer Mac 10.5, Mac 10.6 1.0.0.0 392 KB
Manuals / Datasheets for ACR38T
Product Presentation of ACR38 series smart card readers
Technical Specification of ACR38T Plug-in (SIM-sized) Card Reader
Reference Manual of ACR38 series smart card readers
PC/SC memory card access reference document of ACR38 smart card readers
Change Log of ACR38 CCID Reader