Smart Card Reader
Features
- ISO/IEC 7816-3:1997(E) and EMV’96 3.1.1 specifications support
- Advanced peripheral bus (APB) slave interface for easy integration with AMBA™-based host systems
- Extensive interrupt support
- Adjustable clock rate and bit (baud) rate
- Complete smart card session performance
- Configurable automatic byte repetition
- Asynchronous T=0 and T=1 protocol support
- Adjustable first-in first-outs (FIFOs) for receive and transmit buffers (up to 128 characters) with threshold
- Automatic convention detection
- Adjustable activation, reset, guard time and timeout timers
- Synchronous card and any other non-ISO 7816 or non-EMV’96 card support
- Fully-synchronous design suitable for scan-based testing
- Available in synthesizable VHDL source code
Block Diagram
Figure 1 shows the block diagram for the smart card reader megafunction.

Description
The smart card reader (SCR) is a communication controller that performs data transmission between the superior system and the smart card. The controller performs a complete smart card session, including: card activation, card deactivation, cold/warm reset, answer to reset (ATR) response reception, and data transfers.
The SCR-APB core consists of the SCR core and the AMBA APB slave interface wrapper. The SCR-APB is fully under control of an APB master.
Table 1 lists the typical device utilization results for the megafunction.
| Table 1. Typical Device Utilization for the Megafunction |
| Device |
Speed Grade |
Utilization |
Performance
(fMAX) |
Parameter Setting |
| Logic Elements (1) |
Memory |
| Cyclone™ EP1C6 |
-7 |
765 |
2 M4Ks |
140 MHz |
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| Stratix® EP1S10 |
-7 |
765 |
2 M512s |
131 MHz |
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| Stratix II EP2S15 |
-4 |
692 |
2 M512s |
203 MHz |
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Note to Table 1:
- The Logic Element count for Stratix II devices is based on the number of adaptive look-up tables (ALUTs) used for the design as reported by the Quartus® II software.
Contact Information
For additional information, contact CAST, Inc. at:
CAST, Inc.
11 Stonewall Court
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677, USA
Phone: +1 (201) 391-8300
Fax: +1 (201) 391-8694
Email: info@cast-inc.com
URL: http://www.cast-inc.com
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