The Hyper Card™ 20 supports all class B and class AB smart cards, including all tachograph smart cards. The Hyper Card™ 20 can be used with flat-fronted smart card such as those used with digital tachographs. They can also be used with embossed cards such as those for banking.

While each Hyper Card™ 20 has twenty slots for cards, this can be extended. The Hyper Card™ 20 can be linked to other units to support 120 card readers for every USB connection to the host computer. The number of possible USB connections will depend on the hardware of the host computer. This number is not affected by the USB limitations in the same way a standard card reader system is.

There are no limitations on which cards can be used at any given time. One card being in use does not limit the use of any of the other cards in the rack.

The Hyper Card™ 20 is designed to reduce the impact of system USB limitations. Most systems will be able to connect hundreds or thousands of card readers using the Hyper Card™ 20.

There is a maximum number of smart cards that can be connected to a single computer via direct USB. This is determined by the operating system and hardware of the computer. The Hyper Card™ 20 uses serial data multiplexing to remove these limitations.

Please see the USB Limitation information page for more details of the problems faced by other smart card reader systems.

The Hyper Card™ 20 is designed to work with all Windows and Linux systems.

The Hyper Card™ 20 is designed to be rack mounted, though using it on a desk is also possible. The module takes up 3U of height in a standard 19 inch rack.

The Hyper Card™ 20 requires at least 1 USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 connection per 120 card readers.

Yes.

Yes. The Hyper Card™ systems are fully compatible.