USB Desktop Reader on Linux (Ubuntu)

[Daniel Marinescu]

Hi all!

I purchased a desktop USB reader using Mifare chipset with the following specs:

HF Reader & Write
Standards: ISO 14443A, ISO 15693
Support: MIFARE® Classic 1K; MIFARE® Classic 4K; MIFARE® UltraLight; Mifare Pro； AT88RF020; 66CL160S; SR176; SRIX4K（TYPE-B； I-Code2； TI RFid Tag-it, EM4135, EM4034 etc.

The problem is that it came only with Windows drivers and I want to use it on Linux (Ubuntu).

I checked Taplinux but found no Linux driver for the above mentioned Mifare chips (Classic 1k, Classic 4k etc).

Where can I find a tutorial (howto) for the driver installation and a demo (testing) software?

Thank you!

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[TapLinx Support]

Hi Daniel,

To use a reader for contact or contactless cards uses the PC/SC interface for connecting to desktop systems. The PC/SC standard was established by Microsoft, but it was adopted also for Linux and Macintosh devices. For Linux it is called “PCSC-Lite”.

Regards,
The TapLinx team

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