PCSC-Lite : file named pcsc-lite-x.y.z.tar.bz2, “x.y.z” being the version number,ĬCID driver : file named ccid-x.y.z.tar.bz2, “x.y.z” being the version number. Go to to download both PCSC-Lite and its CCID Driver :
Some parts of the procedure may vary a little, depending on the GNU/Linux distribution you’re working with.ĭo not connect the device to your computer now ! You must download and install the driver before connecting the product. In this part we’re going to install PCSC-Lite and CSB6‘s drivers on Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy). There’s no relationship between SpringCard and the developers involved in the open source PCSC-Lite project.Īpart from this explanation page, SpringCard can’t provide any technical support related to PCSC-Lite middleware nor PCSC-Lite CCID driver. This driver has been tested with SpringCard CSB6 on GNU/Linux, and should work on the other operating systems targetted by the project. PCSC-Lite project includes an open source CCID driver. The USB CCID specification published by the USB Workgroup aims to normalize USB smartcard readers, in order to have a single driver (supplied once for all with the operating system) for virtually any reader from any manufacturer.
#Linux lite for mac mac os x
Their compatibility list now includes other popular UNIXes, including Apple Mac OS X and Solaris. Despite its name, the PC/SC stack offered by MUSCLE is not limited to GNU/Linux anymore.
PCSC-Lite is an open source implementation of PC/SC, part of a global project named MUSCLE (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment).
Even if PC/SC has been initialy promoted by Microsoft -and has been implemented for long in Windows-, the standard is not limited to MS’ operating systems. PC/SC is the de-facto standard to interface Personal Computers with Smart Cards (and smartcard readers of course). This makes those products usable on non-Windows operating systems thanks to PCSC-Lite CCID driver. Products in the SpringCard CSB6 Family ( CSB6, Prox’N’Roll PC/SC, EasyFinger and CrazyWriter) are smartcard readers, compliant with both standards PC/SC and CCID.
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