General Information Reader with Mass Storage
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5.1.1. What are the PC-Linked Readers with Mass Storage that ACS offers?
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ACS gives you the ACR100 SIMFlash, a SIM-sized smart card reader and a flash drive into a compact USB token. It is available in two versions – the CCID and HID versions – that both come with 1-GB flash memory.
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5.1.2. What are the differences between the ACR100 SIMFlash (CCID) and ACR100 SIMFlash (HID)?
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The main difference between these two versions is, obviously, that their plug and play feature is delivered differently – one complies with CCID and the other has HID support. Aside from that, the CCID version supports both memory and MCU cards while the HID version supports only MCU cards.
Users who do not want to worry about driver installation issues are advised to use the HID version, as HID is already pre-installed in most operating systems. On the other hand, the CCID version is for those who opt to have a plug and play feature especially designed for smart card readers, as the USB CCID class driver is based on the PC/SC platform. Please read Section 3 of this document to know more about CCID and HID. Also see table below for further information on the similarities and differences of the two ACR100 SIMFlash versions:
ACR100 SIMFLASH CCID version HID version Flash Memory 128MB – 4GB ● ● Flash Memory Partition ● ● Interface USB 1.1 (12 Mbps) ●
(Reader)USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) ●
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(Flash Memory)Supported (SIM-sized) Smart Cards ISO 7816-1/2/3, T=0, T=1 ● ● Memory cards ● 5 V, 3 V and 1.8 V MCU cards ● ● Spec 11.11-compliant GSM cards ● ● Compliance, Certification & OS Supported PC/SC ● ● CCID ● HID ● Windows 2000, XP and Vista ● ● Recommended For Memory card users and those who would like to have formal compliance with the USB CCID standard Users who know little about PC operations (e.g. typical end-users/customers) as they can enjoy plug and play mobility even without Internet connection
