Test Smart Card Reader
If you insert a smart card into the slot in the , and observe the tiny display dot, close to the
SC
text on the front panel, this dot should light up for parts of a second. Pull and push the card in and out for a few times to make sure the SC-dot is responding (let's call this the "dot-test" hereafter). It signals that there is communication going on with the smart card. Even without an application program, the Windows PC/SC smart card service will "talk" to the card as soon as it's inserted to get its ATR-string (see below). You can also run the enclosed
TryCard.exe
utility program. If the driver and the PC/SC-system is working properly, you will see a list of your smart card readers (probably you only have one) and you can press
Test if card inserted
to get the ATR string of the smartcard you have inserted. The ATR is the
Answer To Reset
string, a few bytes of data sent by all smart cards to identify themselves and to tell the reader what it can do and how to communicate to it (you can safely ignore the contents of the ATR string).
See
Troubleshooting
if the driver doesn't seem to work.
Related Topics:
Install Smart Card Reader Driver
Uninstall Smart Card Reader Driver
Upgrade Smart Card Reader Driver
Test Smart Card Reader Reader
Smart Card Troubleshooting
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