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Contact Smartcard Technologies TYPES OF CONTACT SMARTCARD READERS YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR GRABBA X010 – Contact Smartcard Reader 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 compa ble with popular Smartcards such as those from Siemens, ATmel and STMicroelectronics. Solid Inser on Our Smartcard reader has a solid inser on system, so when the card is inserted it is held by the reader, preven ng the card from being accidentally disconnected. ABOUT OUR CONTACT SMARTCARD TECHNOLOGY Grabba Contact Smartcard readers are used to read na onal ID cards, transport, security, membership and stored payment cards. Common users are Law Enforcement, Government Departments, Public Infrastructure, Commercial Facili es, Club Membership Applica ons, Hospitality, Health Insurance Companies and Payment Verifiers. Contact and contactless (HF RFID) Smartcards are widely used around the world. Grabba provides readers for both types, either alone, or in combina on in the one Grabba unit, providing the user with a comprehensive solu on for almost every applica on. To successfully implement a Contact Smartcard reading applica on you must know the specifica ons of the target card. If you are not sure, please send us a sample for evalua on. From the top-le : Grabba S-Series in use with iPhone 6, Grabba S-Series in use with Samsung Galaxy S6 and Grabba Z-Series in use with Samsung Galaxy S5. Our Contact Smartcard reader is available for: Grabba S-Series Grabba Z-Series The Grabba innova ve and configurable design allows the user to select not only the correct Contact Smartcard reader, but also up to five other technologies to include in the one Grabba unit, so as to precisely and cost-effec vely meet the needs of the use case. Those other technologies include Barcode scanners, MRZ (passport) readers, Fingerprint readers, RFID readers and Magne c Stripe readers. Another advantage of the unique Grabba design is that it allows Grabba units to be simply upgraded to work with later model smartphones and to add other technologies without the need to purchase new Grabba units. This substan ally reduces the Total Cost of Ownership of Grabba u

Performance Specifications Grabba Contact Smartcard reader functions/data are accessed via the Grabba SDK. Be sure to check out the demo applications for software developers to ensure you get the full functionality available to your application. Secure USB Connection As the Grabba unit plugs into the USB port of the smartphone or tablet, all communication and data transfer are hard-wired and therefore more secure than wireless transmissions. One solution, One charger. The Grabba connection to the smartphone or tablet allows the Grabba charger to charge both the Grabba unit and the...