Very interesting, but the text from Sun is not at all clear. If the smart
card really is connected [directly] to the I2C interface, this reader will
only accept I2C interface memory cards.
But because I2C is not 7816 compliant, one would expect that the reader
module has a 7816-compliant slot, some electronics, and (the other side of
the electronics from the card interface) an I2C interface. Then all that is
needed is a driver for the smart card reader... (tongue firmly in cheek,
'cos I have designed smart card readers and tested many more).
Peter T
Bristol UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Olivier Bornet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Olivier Bornet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: MUSCLE Smartcard reader from Sun
> Hello all,
>
> I'm totaly new in the smartcard field.
>
> I have just received a SunBlade 100 workstation with a Sun smartcard
> reader inside, so I want to know if there is a chance to use it from
> a Debian GNU/Linux for SPARC distribution.
>
> I have surf a little on the MUSCLE web site, and on the mailing list
> archive, but it seem the supported reader are only serial, USB or
> PCMCIA reader.
>
> Here is a small abscract with a description of the reader (comming from
>
http://docs.sun.com/htmlcoll/coll.724.1/iso-8859-1/SBLADE100SVC/appdC.htm#10
8318 ) :
>
> ==================================================================
> The smart card reader interface is ISO 7816 compliant. The smart card
reader is
> mounted to the peripheral assembly at the front of the system chassis. A
10-pin
> ribbon cable connects the smart card PCB to the connector of the riser
board.
> The smart card will connect to the on-board I2C (SMBus) interface on the
> SouthBridge ASIC.
> ==================================================================
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Olivier
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