man pcsc_scan (Commandes) - regularly scans every PC/SC readers connected to the host

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>