MP300 MHC6

Low cost and high performance production coupler for ISO/IEC 7816 smartcards

  • Offers 6 independent contact production couplers

  • Supports ISO/IEC 7816 protocol

  • Optimised to reach the highest speed supported by the smartcard

  • Best efficiency/price ratio


The main features of the MP300 MHC6 are :

  • Access to 6 smartcards simultaneously (all communication parameters are independant)
  • Support of the ISO/IEC 7816-3 and –4 protocols
  • Full implementation of the T=0 and T=1 protocols
  • Open for implementation of custom protocols
  • Endless possibilities of protocolary customisation
  • Support of the fastest smartcards
  • Compatible with micro-modules, smartcards, M2M components
  • Fast hardware assisted data transmission mechanism, ensuring the maximum throughput
  • Open platform : integrate the MP300 MHC6 inside your own personalisation platform
  • Compatible with the MVPi production machine interface

 

This production coupler will typically be used in the following contexts :

  • OS loading, pre-personalisation, or personalisation of smartcards
  • Personalisation of SIM, U-SIM, and banking cards
  • Multi stations personalisation machines for contact smartcards

 

Number of independent test heads per board : 6

Supported protocols

ISO/IEC 7816-3
Hardware acceleration
  • Transmission and reception of characters managed by the MicroSmart technology
T=0 and T=1 protocols
  • 100% implemented, managed by firmware

Raw mode
Gives the possibility to exchange frames without any protocolary encapsulation (all interfaces)

Out of standard chips support
Benefit from Micropross'experience in smart card programming

Programmable parameters

Physical parameters

Voltages
Vcc
  • 0V to 6V

Frequency
ISO 7816 clock frequency
  • 10kHz to 10MHz
ISO 7816 clock duty cycle
  • 50%

Pin states
All pins are independent from each other, and can be separately managed

ISO 7816 communication parameters
ETU width
  • From 1 to 4096 clock cycles (bit sampling adjustable)
BGT, initial ETU width
  • Adjustable in clock cycles
BWT, CWT, EGT, RGT, WWT
  • Adjustable in ETUs
Clock stop at high or low state
  • Adjustable
Clock stop tG and tH timings
  • Adjustable in clock cycles
Parity control
  • Can be forced to 0, 1, odd, even
Input parity error checking
  • Can be disabled
Pull-up resistor
  • 4.7kΩ or 22kΩ

Advanced

Personalisation assisted by hardware
Do not lose a microsecond while sending data to the chip thanks to the hardware assisted data sending mechanism

Communication parameters

USB 2.0
TCP/IP 10/100 Mbps
RS 232

Software development

Remote development (the code is executed from the PC)
Elements available
  • MPSDK .NET library available on demand
  • Communication Dll supplied
Supported programming languages
  • C, C++, VB, Java, .NET
  • Any language that supports Dll

Embedded development (the code is executed directly by the MP300)
Recommended cross compiler
  • Windriver compiler (prefered version : 4.4b)

User Interface

MPScope, MVPi

The MP300 MHC6 can be accessed using several ways :

  • First, using the driver dll that we supply, which enables the user to access all functionnalities of the MP300 MHC6 from any programming language that supports Dll
  • For users prefering to embed their code directly inside the MP300 MHC6, Micropross has designed the SORB interface, which completely encapsulates all programming tasks related to the management of embedded applications, and lets the user focus on the smartcard oriented code
  • Finally, we can also supply our own user interface, MVPi, which elegantly conciliates convenience of use, high throughput and stability.

 

MVPi is able to handle up to 32 test heads at the same time, but upgrades are easily possible.

 
The main window of MVPi


 

More statistics are available, showing the current test time, as well as the average one.

 
Here, total of good, bad chips, and the testing time


 

Statistics are available, either separated between all test heads, or displayed for the whole system

 
Here, the number of failures, and the reason of the failure, for the head 3


 

As smartcards are being produced, logfiles are also generated, that allow to keep track of the produced components. The content of this logfile is controlled by the user.

 
An example of logfile produced by MVPi


 


Micropross supplies a complete range of accessories for the MP300 MHC6, that include :

  • Various sizes of rack housing, who allow to protect the Micropross testers from any kind of danger
  • External smartcard readers, for application development, or integration into manual working places
  • The MVPi software interface, that allows to easily integrate our MP300 production tools inside production machines

We also supply packages to extend the warranty of the tester. Please ask us for the maintenance contracts available.