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SCardX Easy :: Smart Cards ActiveX control
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Overview

SCardX Easy is a standart ActiveX control which creates the communication channel between your application and an opened smart card through a smart card service and any attached PC/SC compatible card reader.

SCardX Easy adds to your application or web site the following smart cards functionality:

  • events detecting : 20 types of events are available; you will be informed about all smart card device states changes;
  • commands sending : you will be able to send into your cards all commands you need and to receive the cards answers;
  • information receiving : the control will provide you by an information about opened smart cards or attached devices;
  • data ciphering : you will be able to encrypt and to decrypt the text data using the DES algorithm;
  • LookUp the errors and states : you will be able to use the Error LookUp and Reader States LookUp functions;
  • more ...


SCardX Easy smart card ActiveX control Antivirus Report

Using SCardX Easy ActiveX control you can send into your smart cards any commands according to the cards' specifications easy and without any limitations.

What kind of smart cards and the card readers are supported by the SCardX Easy?

SCardX Easy ActiveX control is based on the MS Smart Card Service which implements the PC/SC Specifications 1.0.

It means that you can successfully use any of PC/SC compatible devices like the card readers, USB tokens e.t.c., and you may work with any of ISO-7816 compatible smart cards like the GSM SIM cards, EMV payment cards, identity and cryptographic cards and all other types of processor cards, except memory cards.

The memory cards are not supported by SCardX Easy because the PC/SC Specifications 1.0 does not support the memory cards yet. Please read more about the memory cards support on the PC/SC Workgroup F.A.Q.'s page.

Where and for what kind of applications the SCardX Easy may be used?

SCardX Easy ActiveX control may be used by any of development environments (IDE) which supports the ActiveX technology. For example:

  • MS Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, .NET applications
  • Borland Delphi, C++ Builder;
  • HTML + VBScript, JavaScript;
  • VBA + MS Office;
  • any other which supports the ActiveX technology ...

Using the SCardX Easy smart cards ActiveX control you can create the following applications:

  • any executable programs or modules for working with any kinds of ISO-7816 compatible smart cards like GSM SIM cards, EMV payment cards, identity and cryptographic cards and all other types of processor cards except memory cards;
  • any smart cards based shells like internet kiosks or other self service systems;
  • any smart cards based access control systems;
  • any smart cards protected web sites;
  • more, more and more where you need to join smart cards to the MS Windows- and to the internet solutions ...

SCardX Easy may be used for creating of any kinds of smart cards applications not depending on a programming language you use.

Latest version updates

The latest published build of SCardX Easy differs from the previous one by the following improvements:

  • patched some bugs of detecting of USB removable devices; the control works now much more stable;
  • patched the Vista IE7 working bugs: since the 1.5 version the control avoid accessing any custom files on a hard drive except the system registry;
  • patched the T1 APDU sending bugs: all previous versions sends the APDU bytes in the following order: Cla+Ins+P1+P2+P3(Lc)+Le+DataIn, but according to ISO-7816 the Le must be sent after DataIn buffer; so the new version sends the APDUs as following: Cla+Ins_P1+P2+P3(Lc)+DataIn+Le;

Appearance

SCardX Easy looks like the Connection Monitor of the program Smart Card ToolSet PRO.

Of course you may use SCardX Easy in the invisible mode as a smart cards data gateway only. But the SCardX Easy may be very useful as a visible part of your applications because it contains many useful and informative tools.


States page.

The "States" page is the main user interface element of the SCardX Easy ActiveX control.

There are all most useful commands and the most informative elements on this page.

  • Smart cards service info;
  • License info;
  • Preferences;
  • Devices list info;
  • Opened smart card info;
  • Last error info;

This page has the context pop-up menu which allows you to take access to many useful commands depend on the selected info item.

Events History page.

The Events History page contains the archive of all occured events.

You can hide/show the Events History page easily.

ToolBar.

The ToolBar panel contains the data sending controls.

Using the ToolBar you can prepare and send into the opened smart card the control APDUs or unformated data buffers manually.

You can hide/show the ToolBar easily.

StatusBar.

The StatusBar is an indicator of the activity of the data exchange process between the SCardX Easy and smart card service.

If the control is locked the Led is On. When the control is not locked the Led is Off.

You can hide/show the StatusBar easily.

Tray Icon.

The SCardX Easy has its own icon in the system tray zone.

You can expand the pop-up menu of the control's tray icon by adding of any count of your own menu items at any time.

The control allows you to manage created menu items and to receive events.

You can hide or show the tray icon under the Site- or Developers License easily.

Examples

Please install the SCardX Easy base setup pack before using of our examples.

Smart cards web page example

SCardX Easy smart cards ActiveX control allows you to improve your web pages by adding the smart cards functionality to your web site.

Using SCardX Easy and MS Internet Explorer web browser you can access any ISO-7816 compatible smart card from your web pages easily!

Try SCardX Easy in a real work just now using our web page examples:

JavaScript smart cards web page example
VBScript smart cards web page example

GSM SIM card IMSI code example application

Are you interested in using the GSM SIM cards by your applications or web pages? It's very easy!

We have created the small demo application which allows you to read and to decode the IMSI code of your SIM card.

This program uses the SCardX Easy smart cards ActiveX control and shows you after the IMSI code loading and decoding the following GSM parameters of your SIM card:

  • the IMSI code of your SIM card;
  • the Mobile Country Code;
  • the Mobile Network Code;
  • the Network Subset;
  • the Card ID;

Download the GSM demo application ...

Base examples

The Base Setup Pack installs on your hard drive one demo executable and the source codes of the following demo applications:

  • MS Visual Basic 6 demo application;
  • VBScript demo web page;
  • JavaScript demo web page;
  • Borland Delphi 7 demo application;
  • Borland C++ Builder 6 demo application;

All these examples has been tested by SCard SOFT and they are ready for use at once after installation.

Base Setup Pack

This setup pack installs the basic SCardX Easy's resources and registers its ActiveX interface automatically. SCardX Easy becomes ready for use at once after installation.

SCardX Easy v1.5 smart cards ActiveX control
Base Setup Pack ( April 02, 2008 )
SCardX Easy smart cards ActiveX control ( version 1.5 build 12 ) ActiveX binary file
SCardX Easy Control Center executable
SCardX Easy Demo Application executable
SCardX Easy Help System CHM help files
Demo : MS Visual Basic 6 smart cards application example source codes
Demo : VBScript smart cards web page example web page
Demo :JavaScript smart cards web page example web page
Demo : Borland Delphi 7 smart cards application example source codes
Demo : Borland C++ Builder 6 smart cards application example source codes
Download : ZIP (1,5 Mb)

Developers Packs

These resources may help you to create your first smart cards applications using the SCardX Easy ActiveX control.

MS Visual Basic Developers Pack
For SCardX Easy , updated in Dec. 22, 2005
Smart Cards in the Visual Basic applications. Developers Manual.
Document ver.1.4 from Dec. 22, 2005
PDF document (1,28 Mb)
Visual Basic Developers Help system. CHM help files
Visual Basic 6 smart cards demo application source codes
Download : ZIP (2,2 Mb)
JavaScript Web Developers Pack
For SCardX Easy , updated in Dec. 22, 2005
Smart Cards on the Web Pages. JavaScript Web Developers Manual.
Document ver.1.2 from Dec. 22, 2005
PDF document (1,1 Mb)
JavaScript Web Developers Help system. CHM help files
JavaScript demo web page for Internet Explorer web page
Download : ZIP (1,8 Mb)
VBScript Web Developers Pack
For SCardX Easy , updated in Dec. 22, 2005
Smart Cards on the Web Pages. VBScript Web Developers Manual.
Document ver.1.4 from Dec. 22, 2005
PDF document (1,1 Mb)
VBScript Web Developers Help system. CHM help files
VBScript demo web page for Internet Explorer web page
Download : ZIP (1,8 Mb)
Borland Delphi Developers Pack
For SCardX Easy , updated in Dec. 22, 2005
Smart Cards in the Delphi applications. Developers Manual.
Document ver.1.4 from Dec. 22, 2005
PDF document (1,4 Mb)
Delphi Developers Help system. CHM help files
Delphi 7 smart cards demo application source codes
Delphi 7 smart cards demo application compiled executable
Download : ZIP (2,6 Mb)
Borland C++ Builder Developers Pack
For SCardX Easy , updated in Dec. 22, 2005
Smart Cards in the C++ Builder applications. Developers Manual.
Document ver.1.2 from Dec. 22, 2005
PDF document (1,2 Mb)
C++ Builder Developers Help system. CHM help files
C++ Builder 6 smart cards demo application source codes
C++ Builder 6 smart cards demo application compiled executable
Download : ZIP (2,3 Mb)

Licensing

SCardX Easy is a shareware. It means that you may install the Base Setup Pack and try how our software works before purchasing.

But the unregistered version works only as a demo-version and you need to register the SCardX Easy by your own Registration Certificate.

For receiving your own Registration Certificate you need to purchase one of the following licenses:

  • End-User Personal License : Unlimited personal usage by a single user;
  • End-User Site License : Unlimited usage at a single company;
  • Developers License : Unlimited re-distribution worldwide as a part of your own applications;

We have the lowest prices for the smart cards ActiveX control around the web!
You can purchase your own Personal License for only 22.00 EUR!

We will send you your own Registration Certificate after receiving your money and after receiving your License Query during one working day. Please read more about how to create the License Query and how to register the control by your Registration Certificate in the software help system.

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Support

All our registered users are supported by our support service .

Write us and we'll help you:

  • to understand the smart cards basics;
  • to understand how to use our software;
  • to integrate the SCardX Easy smart cards ActiveX control to your applications or to your web pages;

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