<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">2015-10-23 17:08 GMT+02:00 Thomas Capricelli <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:orzel@freehackers.org" target="_blank">orzel@freehackers.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Hi,<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hello,<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I have a few questions regarding<br>
        <a href="https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/supported.html#0x08E60x3437" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/supported.html#0x08E60x3437</a><br>
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1) What does "Features: serial" mean here ?<br>
<a href="https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/supported.html#0x08E60x3437" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/supported.html#0x08E60x3437</a><br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This reader can be connected to a serial port (instead of a USB port) using the adapted cable.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
2) There seems to be different readers called "Gemalato GemPC USB", isn't there?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Product names sometimes change.<br></div><div>The PC Twin has been renamed PC USB and then CT30.<br>See <a href="http://support.gemalto.com/index.php?id=pc_usb_tr_and_pc_twin">http://support.gemalto.com/index.php?id=pc_usb_tr_and_pc_twin</a><br><br></div><div>The CT30 is at <a href="https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/shouldwork.html#0x08E60x3437">https://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid/shouldwork.html#0x08E60x3437</a><br></div><div>This model can't be used on a serial port.<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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3) "SCM Microsystems" is no more, it's called "Identiv Infrastructure" according to <a href="http://www.identive-infrastructure.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.identive-infrastructure.com</a><br>
"HP USB SmartCard Reader" is listed there. Why ? In this case too, i'm afraid there are several different devices going by this name.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Manufacturer names also change over time.<br></div><div>For example see "Gemalto smart card readers"
<a href="http://ludovicrousseau.blogspot.fr/2015/03/gemalto-readers.html">http://ludovicrousseau.blogspot.fr/2015/03/gemalto-readers.html</a><br><br></div><div>A good way to identify a USB device is to use the VendorID and ProductID numbers. They are 16-bits integers like 0x08E6 and 0x3437 in your example above.<br></div></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">A manufacturer may use the same product name for different devices, or different product names for the same device as we saw above.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">My list uses the name indicated in the USB descriptor (unless I overwrite the name by hand).<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bye<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"> Dr. Ludovic Rousseau</div>
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