ProxiLAB   

Contactless Card Reader and Analyzer
ISO 14443 specifications


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With 15 years of experience on the development and validation toolchains, Raisonance introduces the first high speed contactless smart card reader and analyzer (up to 847kbps). This powerful smart card tool, contactless reader, covers a wide range of needs for:
 
  • Test and Validation,
  • PICC Software Validation,
  • Security evaluation,
  • Conformity & Certification.
 
A fully controllable system

ProxiLAB is a programmable reader for Proximity (PICC) smart cards.
More than a simple reader, it is a comprehensive and flexible development tool dedicated to the developers involved in security evaluation or exhaustive validation.

Synoptic Hardware
It features a highly configurable RF interface, a programmable modulator/demodulator and an embedded logic analyzer.
 
Driven by a powerful software suite

ProxiLAB is delivered with a complete software package including a protocol analyzer, a script facility and a complete front end. As an open platform, it can be customized and integrated into an external environment through a complete API.

Synoptic Software
 
Contactless and coupler

The reader unit is based on a high quality, fully controllable hardware. Three types of antenna can be connected to the reader: the built-in PCD antenna that is PayPass compliant, the external ISO antenna or the external dual ISO antenna which allows an accurate and independent tuning of both the transmission and the reception.

settings

On the software side, the reader connection is possible by an easy-to-use graphic user interface, a plug and play PC-SC driver, a COM automation interface (VB, JScript, Perl, C, ...) or a complete API (Application Programmable Interface) for a complete integration in the user’s application.

Protocol Analyzer

ProxiLAB features a spy that records all exchanges between the PICC (type A or type B) and the reader. It performs a complete protocol analysis according to the ISO 14443 - ISO14443 (Type A/B) and Mifare specifications.


The ProxiLAB analyzer is driven by the software RGPA, Generic Protocol Analyzer, a powerful interface to create, display, archive, and manage all your records.

Advanced Triggering

ProxiLAB's embedded spy provides precise triggering with advanced real-time communication stream analysis. You can generate in real time an event to start the trace function or to synchronize an external laboratory tool like scope. This event can be a simple event like start of bit, byte, start of frame, end of frame, parity or crc error from PCD or PICC, RF On, ... or more complex like a pattern matching. A sequential state machine allows you also to place this event every where (ex: after matching 4 times this pattern then this one and on the third bit and after n etu generate the event).
ICAO tools for ePassport

This windows PC/SC driver reinforces the ProxiLAB capability for testing and validation:
  • Drive ProxiLAB with standard PC/SC applications like ePassport identification system (Golden Reader) and capture all exchanges between  the reader and the smart card.
  • Change analog and protocol parameters to create specific stressful situations including out-of-norm conditions.
  • Use the free ICAO module analysis (ePassport application) that generates a complete report with comprehensive data and time analysis. This report contains several links to easily locate the information in the communication stream.
 


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