Smart Card Console v.2.0
Smart Card Console is a smart card console which allows to send ISO 7816 commands (APDU) to smart cards.
The Console is supplied together with the book: "Programming Smart Cards " By Ugo Chirico

Installation

Windows: download and run the setup file SmartCardConsoleSetup-2.0.0.4.exe and follow the installation wizard.

Linux / MacOS: download the zip file SmartCardConsole-2.0.0.4.zip and unzip it in a folder on your pc.

Console

The following is the console that allows to send APDUs to the smart card. Try it online with your smart card



At top right there is a combo-box to select a smart card reader. If you don't see any smart card reader, plug a reader and press "Refresh"
"Connect" button connects to the smart card
At top middle there are the command fields CLA, INS, P1, P2, LC, DATA to set the APDU to send.
"Send" button sends the APDU to the smart card.

Smart Card Console and Emulator v.1.2.2.0 (old version)
Smart Card Console and Emulator is a smart card console which allows sending ISO 7816 commands (APDU) to real smart cards and which supplies a virtual reader with a virtual smart card for training with ISO 7816.
The Console/Emulator is supplied together with the book: "Programmazione delle Smart Card" di Ugo Chirico

Installation (Windows Only)

Run the file VSCEmuSetup.exe and follow the installation wizard.

Console

The following picture shows the console that allows to send APDUs to the smart card:



At top right there is a combo-box to select a smart card reader.
To use the virtual smart card select “Ugo’s Virtual Smart Card Reader”.
A top left there are the command fields CLA, INS, P1, P2, LC, DATA to set the APDU to send.
Send button sends the APDU to the samrt card.
Reset button sends the reset signal to the samrt card.

The virtual smart card

The emulator supplies a very simple smart card compliant with ISO 7816 part 4 specification. Such a virtual smart card has been implemented purely to show the behaviour of real smart cards. Altough it respect the ISO 7816 specification, the virtual smart card support only a limited set of APDUs, and some of them has been simplified, or implemented only in part, to simplify the study. The refence manual reports all APDUs supported by the virtual smart card.