CONTACT SMARTCARD

Secure – Programmable – Reliable

Grabba Contact Smartcard readers are used to read national ID cards, transport, security, membership and stored payment cards. Common users are:

  • Law Enforcement

  • Government Departments

  • Public Infrastructure

  • Commercial Facilities

  • Club Membership Applications

  • Hospitality

  • Health Insurance Companies

  • Payment Verifiers

Contact and contactless (HF RFID) Smartcards are widely used around the world. Grabba provides readers for both types, either alone, or in combination in the one Grabba unit, providing the user with a comprehensive solution for almost every application.

X010

Read and Write to Microcontroller

Grabba Smartcard reader will read and write to the card microcontroller with T=0 (character-level transmission protocol, defined in ISO/IEC 7816-3) and T=1 (block-level transmission protocol, defined in ISO/IEC 7816-3) protocol.

Read and Write to Popular Memory Cards

It is compatible with popular Smartcards such as those from Siemens, ATmel and STMicroelectronics.

Solid Insertion

Our Smartcard reader has a solid insertion system, so when the card is inserted it is held by the reader, preventing the card from being accidentally disconnected.

Grabba Series X010
Smartcard Interface ISO 7816 Class A, B and C (5V, 3V, 1.8V) T=0 and T=1 communication protocol Communication Speed – 115200 baud
Supported memory card protocols SLE4432/42, SLE4418/28, Atmel – AT88SC06, AT24CO1-16, STMicroelectronics – I2C and XI2C. Others upon request
Smartcard contacts ISO 8 Position Sliding contacts Minimum 10,000 cycles ESD protection –>10KV Auto Deactivation of card contacts upon card removal.

A fully tailored hardware solution.

The Grabba innovative and configurable design allows you to combine 8 different technologies to create a fully tailored hardware solution that meets your specific use case. Browse technologies >

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