Smart Card Design Centre
Dr. LM Cheng
Director
Smart Card Design Centre
Smart Card Design Center was funded by the Innovation and
Technology Commission, Government of the HKSAR, this
center provides technical support to Hong Kong industry for
design of smart card modules, crypto-engines, readers and Chip
Operating Systems.
Further support by Trade and Industry Department SME
Development Fund to develop dual interface OS and testing
facilities.
Building its strength with RCW on RFID Readers Project funded
by ITF HK/Guangdong Cooperative Project
Associated Laboratories – Digital
Systems Lab. (Dept. IT) and EDA
Lab. (EE)
Partner Laboraty – Research Centre
Wireless Communication
Associated Company – MaCaPS
International Ltd.
The center provides the following
activities:
 Technology Transfer
 Consultancy Service
 Manpower Training
Capabilities
Chip and Crypto-processor Design
Reader & Antenna Design and
ODM/OEM
Emulator Design
OS Design and Implementation
OS & Signal Converter Design
Fingerprint Device Interface
Testing Facilities
Chip and Crypto-processor
Design
2K/8K/16K EEPROM
Microprocessor smart card
Available Softcore
Fast 8051 microprocessor
USB interface
DES
RSA
Hash Function
Proprietary SCIPHER
CRC
Customers
ISSI Inc.
 Malaysia Microelectronic Solutions Snd
Bhd
Tools
Xilinx FPGA development board for
Softcore (Crypto-engines)
development & emulation
Reader & Antenna Design and
ODM/OEM
Customers:
 Oscar Smart Card Limited
 MaCaPS Interntional Limited
ISO18000 Reader RF Front-end
Down Converter
RFID Tag
Radio Frequency
Signal Generator
915Hz
Directional Coupler
Antenna
DSO Result :
Preamble
SYNCH
00000000 00100
ID:
Data
0001011000000
0
5
8
Emulator Design (Simulator/Linker)
Customer:
ISSI Inc.
OS Development
 Proprietary Flexible Chip OS (FCOS)
 Java Card 2.11 Compatible OS
 Open Platform
 Dual Interface Java Card
Applications: (FCOS)
 Emulate Multos
 Emulate Gemplus GemCard Memo
Dual Interface OS Development
Tools
Converter Development
OS Converter
Java to Multos converter
Multos to Java Converter
Interface Converter
Wiegand to RS232 or RS485
converters
Fingerprint Device Interface
Testing Facilities
Smart Card Electrical Tester
Smart Card Personalization Tester
Smart Card Application Tester
Contactless Card & Reader Tester
Spectrum Analyzer
Smart card Fingerprint system
Unique card ID
752 bytes usable storage
16 Sectors
4 blocks per Sectors
Independent key for each Sector
Smart Card Electrical Tester
OS Testing Software
Contactless Card & Reader Testers
Aiglent E4402B Spectrum
Analysis
 For antennae tuning and testing
Available Commercial
Design Tools
Mentor Graphic FPGA Advantage
Mentor Graphic Analog & Mixed
Signal Simulation
Other Available Academic
License
Synopsys EDA Tool
Cadence EDA Tool
Xilinx Simulation Tool
Legic Development Tool
Altera Emulator and Development
Tool
Multos Development Tool
Associated Company Products
MaCaPS Int’l Limited
Paul Y Centre, Kwun Tong
Access Control System
• Smallest turn-key system
• Direct Ethernet connection with
Communications auto-sense
• Support up to 56,000 records of holders
and transactions in resilience mode
…Access Control System
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Support up to128 time
zone commands
Support weekly and
holiday time zone setting
Support 8 doors
controllers for each event
server
Up to 64 event servers
supported
10 year Card Holder data
backup after power loss
Support all type of readers
including Octopus
Car Park System
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Support 10,000 Users, 5,000
Groups, 10,000 Transactions
Local & Distributed intelligent,
Real Time Clock
3 year battery Backup for
transaction and clock
Group Anti-Pass Back
Time Zone Setting
Real Time Transaction Display
Multi Car Park Entry
Remote Monitoring & gate
control
In/Out Transaction Report
Club House Facilities Booking System
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Support 64 Event Servers
Group Access Control
Time Zone Setting
Real Time Transaction
Display
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Broadcasting Function
Remote Monitoring
In/Out Transaction Report
Remote door control
Usage statistic reporting
Lift Control System
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Define group as Building Group for easy management
Set individual Time Zone for scheduling Opening
Support an on-the-fly opening function
Supported up to 128 Time Zone.
Allow each User to define an individual time zone for
each building Group and combination of access right
Management Software
• Provides a simple
graphic user interface
• Allow system
configuration, door
control and card
management.
• Provide system status
monitoring and
attendance reporting
• Support customised
features, such as eMap
and intruder tracking.
Time Attendance System
• User definable working
hour and working period
• Reports can print in
standard format
• Staff information and report
• Roster time definition
• Holidays and allowance
Setting
• Absence information
• Late report, payroll report,
early leave report
• Importing user database
from text file
RFID Reader On-going
Development
Chip Development
VCO Chip Design Layout
Vout_m: VCO(+)
Vctrl : control voltage
Vout_p: VCO (-)
VDD : 1.8 V
Gnd : Gound
Fre : 900 MHz – 1 GHz
Fabrication Schedule : Jan. 2006
Reader Development
UHF Band Module Block Diagram
LOW PASS
FILTER
Q OUT
POWER
SPLITTER
BAND PASS
FILTER
RX INPUT
LOW PASS
FILTER
I OUT
PLL FREQ INPUT
PLL
902-928MHZ
Ref
CLOCK
APM
BAND PASS
FILTER
APM
POWER
SPLITTER
BAND PASS
FILTER
ATTENUATOR
POWER
CONTROL IN
MODULATION
IN
TX OUT
The First RFID Prototype
Demo software
Reader and antenna of the RFID
Antenna Development
Developed RFID Antennas
RHCP Helical Antenna
RHCP
LHCP
Frequency : 902 – 928 MHz
SWR
:  1.5 :1
Axial Ratio :  1.3 dB
Gain
: ~12dBi
Beam Width : 50
Developed RFID Antennas
Beam Tilted Helical Antenna
Size: 102 x 102 x 153 mm
Frequency: 902~928 MHz
VAWR: ≦ 1.5:1
Gain: 11 dBi
Axial Ratio: ≦ 2 dB
Developed RFID Antennas
Beam Tilted Array Antenna
Size: 385 x 195 x 35.8mm
Frequency: 902~928 MHz
VWR: ≦ 1.5:1
Gain: 9 dB
Axial Ratio: ≦ 3 dB
Library System
Development
RFID for Library Applications
Main features:
(1)Check in and check out system
(2) Entrance and exit system
(3) Self check-out system
Library Software Control Panel
Library System Block Diagram
Contact: itlcheng@cityu.edu.hk
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