NAME¶

pcsc_scan - regularly scans every PC/SC readers connected to the host

SYNOPSIS¶

pcsc_scan [options]

DESCRIPTION¶

This manual page documents briefly the pcsc_scan command. pcsc_scan is a program that regularly scans every PC/SC readers connected to the host When pcsc_scan is started it asks pcscd the list of available smart card readers. The list is printed. A sequence number is printed before each reader. Example:
PC/SC device scanner
V 1.1.0 (c) 2001-2002, Ludovic Rousseau
PC/SC lite version: 1.1.1
0: GemPC410 0 0
1: GemPC430 0 0 When a card is inserted in any reader some information is printed:

date and time:

Thu Jun 13 18:56:14 2002

reader name:

Reader 0 (GemPC410 0 0)

card state and occured event:

Card state: State has changed, Card inserted,

ATR in case of card insertion:

ATR: 3B 82 00 86 1E

print an ATR analysis if the ATR_analysis command is available:

ATR: 3B 82 00 86 1E
+ TS = 3B --> Direct Convention
+ T0 = 82, Y(1): 1000, K: 2 (historical bytes)
TD(1) = 00 --> Y(i+1) = 0000, Protocol T = 0
-----
+ Historical bytes: 86 1E

OPTIONS¶

-h

print help

-V

print version number

-n

do not print ATR analysis

SEE ALSO¶

pcscd(1), ATR_analysis(1)

AUTHOR¶

Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>