Pegoda reader or card problem

Hi I am using Eclipse 32. with JCOP plugin and philips pegoda reader.

Still now I was using JCOPV4 cards all thing working fine, but I have got JCOPV3 cards and in that I am frequently getting error on /card that

Communication problems: T=CL communication error: T=CL: Transmission error. Failed to halt PICC

I dont understand what is problem with JCOP3 cards. I have to keep /card to get it done, I am sending you some stack so you may have idea what is the problem - (Inconsistency). Please let me know if anyone have any clue for this.

cm> /terminal"tcl:10"

--Opening terminal

> /card

--Waitingfor card...

jcshell: Error code: -6 (Card terminal error)

jcshell: Communication problems: T=CL activation failed: T=CL error message: Reader: No Card in RF-Field (-1)

> /card

--Waitingfor card...

jcshell: Error code: -6 (Card terminal error)

jcshell: Communication problems: T=CL activation failed: T=CL error message: Reader: No Card in RF-Field (-1)

> /card

--Waitingfor card...

jcshell: Error code: -6 (Card terminal error)

jcshell: Communication problems: T=CL activation failed: T=CL error message: Reader: No Card in RF-Field (-1)

> /card

--Waitingfor card...

ATS=0A 38 77 B1 4A 43 4F 50 33 30 .8w.JCOP30

ATS: FSC=256, DS=1,2,4,8/DR=1,2,4,8, FWI=11 (FWT=0.618 sec), SFGI=1, Hist="JCOP30"

=> 00 A4 04 00 07 A0 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 .............

(16536 usec)

<= 6F 19 84 08 A0 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 A5 0D 9F 6Eo..............n

06 40 51 30 85 30 1A 9F 65 01 FF 90 00 .@Q0.0..e....

Status: No Error

cm> init-update 255

=> 80 50 00 00 08 75 22 E9 A4 50 74 D5 87 00 .P...u"..Pt...

jcshell: Error code: -6 (Card terminal error)

jcshell: Communication problems: T=CL communication error: T=CL: Transmission error. Failed to halt PICC

[2159 byte] By [j2miana] at [2007-10-3 11:07:27]
# 1
I guess you mean a JCOP41/v2.2 card.Your trace with the JCOP30/v2 card indicates some problem with the RF interface. Could be a HW problem (antenna damaged?). I would contact NXP.
lexdabeara at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...
# 2

It's probably more a hardware problem on the reader side. The Pegoda is not an actual product, it's more a prototype that has never really matured all that much. For example, the Pegoda is known to produce weak fields. This could explain why you run into problems when crypto is used during authentication, which causes more current to be drawn by the chip. For serious contact-less applications, I'd suggest switching to a different reader manufacturer. I would recommend SCM's SDI010.

mkdataa at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...
# 3
Thanks MKDATA,you may be right that it is problem with reader side but actually rightnow I also have JCOPV4 card and it is working fine without problem. So I tend to think that it is problem with card rf interface.
j2miana at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...
# 4
I think mkdata is right. The reason the JCOP41 card is working fine, because there it runs on a different hardware platform: SmartMX. JCOP30 runs on the ProX hardware platform which has a significantly higher power consumption during crypto operations than the SmartMX.
lexdabeara at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...
# 5
Lexdabear is absolutely correct.
mkdataa at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...
# 6
Thanks to all of you.Now it does make a sense that why JCOPV4 is running fine.Thanks again
j2miana at 2007-7-15 13:30:22 > top of Java-index,Java Mobility Forums,Consumer and Commerce...