73S1209F / 73S1210F Product Brief
Key Applications
Turnkey Smart Card Reader ICs
with Generic Serial Host interface, optional
PINpad, I/Os and power management features
ꢀ SIMꢀReadersꢀinꢀwirelessꢀdevicesꢀ(WiMAX,ꢀ
GPRS,ꢀGSMꢀetc)
ꢀ Point-of-Salesꢀterminals
ꢀ •ꢀImmediateꢀcomplianceꢀwithꢀEMV4.1ꢀLevelꢀ1
ꢀ Payphones
ꢀ Vendingꢀandꢀticketingꢀmachines
ꢀ Audio/Video:
ꢀ •ꢀConditionalꢀAccessꢀandꢀpaymentꢀslotsꢀinꢀꢀ
ꢀꢀꢀdigitalꢀSTB,ꢀPVRꢀandꢀIntegratedꢀDTVs
ꢀ GeneralꢀpurposeꢀsmartꢀcardꢀandꢀSIMꢀreaders
Key Advantages
ꢀ Self-containedꢀsmartꢀcardꢀreaderꢀIC
ꢀ Market’sꢀlowestꢀcost
ꢀ TinyꢀQFNꢀ7x7ꢀorꢀ8x8mmꢀpackageꢀwithꢀveryꢀ
fewꢀexternalꢀpassiveꢀcomponents
ꢀ Lowꢀpower
ꢀ Wideꢀchoiceꢀofꢀpowerꢀsupplyꢀoptions
ꢀ TurnkeyꢀfirmwareꢀavailableꢀfromꢀTeridianꢀ(noꢀ
3rdꢀpartyꢀinvolved…):
ꢀ •ꢀCompliantꢀwithꢀPC/SC,ꢀISO7816ꢀandꢀꢀ
ꢀꢀꢀEMV4.1ꢀspecifications
ꢀ •ꢀFeaturesꢀaꢀPowerꢀDownꢀmodeꢀ
ꢀꢀꢀaccessibleꢀformꢀtheꢀhost
ꢀ •ꢀSupportsꢀPlugꢀ&ꢀPlayꢀoverꢀserialꢀinterface
TM
ꢀ •ꢀWindows ꢀXPꢀdriverꢀavailableꢀ(*)
TM
ꢀ •ꢀWindows ꢀCEꢀ/ꢀMobileꢀdriverꢀavailableꢀ(*)
ꢀ •ꢀDriversꢀforꢀLinuxꢀandꢀotherꢀOS:ꢀUponꢀrequestꢀ
ꢀ Orꢀforꢀcustomꢀdevelopments:
The Teridian 73S1209F and 73S1210F ICs are state-of-the-art, self-contained smart card reader Integrated
Circuits that will find their places everywhere a smart card reader function – single or multi-slots – needs to be
implemented, particularly when development time and investment must be minimized. These ICs take care of
both electrical and protocol layers to communicate with smart cards or SIMs. They are built around the Teridian
80515 CPU core, and can run either Teridian turnkey embedded firmware, or alternatively customer’s code,
that can be developed and loaded directly into the on-chip 32KB Flash, or delivered by Teridian as a dedicated
masked-ROM version.
ꢀ •ꢀAꢀcompleteꢀsetꢀofꢀISO-7816,ꢀEMV4.1ꢀ&ꢀPC/ꢀ
ꢀꢀSCꢀlibrariesꢀareꢀavailable
(*)ꢀContactꢀTeridianꢀforꢀavailabilityꢀandꢀconditions
Implementation of a smart card reader can be a time-consuming task, requiring in-depth smart card experi-
ence, especially when it comes to implementing the software protocol layer in compliance with applicable
standards like EMV or NDS. The Teridian 73S1209F and 73S1210F ICs, used in conjunction with Teridian
ready-to-use PC/SC firmware and optional host drivers will help dramatically simplify the design and shorten
development and certification timescales.
Whenever compliance with ISO-7816, EMV 4.1, Windows WHQL, NDS(*) or with GSM11-11 standards is
required, the Teridian 73S1209F and 73S1210F ICs are the right solutions. The chips can immediately connect
to any host controller through a serial link. While the Teridian IC takes care of the smart card protocol layer,
the host controller is freed up from the smart card timing constraints, and it only has to exchange simple PC/SC
commands through the serial link to control the smart card reader function. Teridian ICs can be connected with
external 73S8010x ICs to extend the number of smart card slots (for instance in the case additional SAM cards
must be supported like in Point-of-Sales terminals).
Teridian 73S1209F and 73S1210F ICs differ from their power supply voltage ranges and power management options.
(*) 73S1209F only – Formal approval pending.
Chip and PIN