springcard / android-pcsclike

SpringCard library and applications samples for PC/SC over BLE and USB with Android

PC/SC Like Android library

The SpringCard PC/SC-like library and sample applciations for Android provides access to all the compliant SpringCard USB and BLE contact or contactless smartcard readers, including NFC/RFID @ 13.56MHz readers.

The documentation of this library is avalaible online: https://docs.springcard.com/apis/Android/PCSC-Like/

This is the source code to the SpringCard PC/SC over BLE application for Android. If you are looking for the binaries, please download the application from the Play Store or from the release section.

SpringCard PC/SC over BLE or USB are the reference applications to work with SpringCard smartcard and NFC/RFID readers over a Bluetooth Low Energy or USB connection.

Use this application together with Puck, Prox'N'Roll, and a lot of other SpringCard smartcard readers. Connect to a contact or contactless smartcard, retrieve its ATR, exchange ISO 7816 APDUs; read/write NFC tags or RFID @ 13.56MHz labels; explore and validate your own use cases.

Once ready, download the AAR in the release section and start developing your own Android application together with SpringCard products!

NB: the above-mentionned PC/SC USB devices will work only on Android devices featuring a "real" USB host port. USB on-the-go is not supported.

You can download and install these applications here:

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.springcard.pcsclike_sample_ble
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.springcard.pcsclike_sample_usb

android-pcsclike's Issues

Merge library and sample projects

In order to reduce code duplication and ease refactoring, you might want to consider merging your samples (BLE & USB) into this library project.

For instance, use a Gradle module tree like this:

• android-pcsclike
  • lib
  • lib-compiled (if you absolutely wish to keep binaries into your repository)
  • sample-base (depends on lib or lib-compiled programmatically)
  • sample-ble (depends on sample-base)
  • sample-usb (depends on sample-base)

I would be happy to help you merge your projects if you don't have the time to do so.

IMHO, you should also publish you compiled library to a public repo (like Bintray, JCenter...) and get rid of the bundled library binary that clutters your repository.