Saturday, July 11, 2009

Low cost smart card reader : Rockey200

ROCKEY Readers are next generation of compact and highly portable Smart card and SIM card readers. These readers are inexpensive, small, lightweight and fully portable Plug & Play device that connects to the USB ( Universal Serial Bus ) port of any Personal Computer. It has full support and compatibility with Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server2003, MAC OS X 10.1 and Linux (ROCKEY400 at this moment do not support Linux and Mac yet). ROCKEY readers do not require any additional power supply except from the USB port itself.

ROCKEY Readers offer maximum flexibility and security as you can implement highly portable security systems for multiple users. You don't have to pay huge amounts of money to get large-scale Smart card readers for your security and/or authentication purposes. Transfer information between Smart/SIM cards easily and your PC seamlessly. Both are fully compatible with Microsoft PC/SC standard and are ideal for access control, PC security, ID authentication and GSM applications.

ROCKEY200 - ROCKEY200 supports read/write operations on full size Smart cards. It supports all Smart cards compatible with the T=0 and T=1 protocols, and the ISO7816-1/2/3/4 standards. One bicolor LED indicates the operating status of the reader. It also includes a USB connection cable. ROCKEY200 supports a standard PC/SC interface. ROCKEY200 is ideal for electronic payment system, ID authentication or any other application requiring reading and writing to Smart cards.