>I was reading about devices used in the programming of smart
>cards and ran across something using the ATS902313 to communicate with
>the cards.  Can't a PIC do the same things?  I looked up the ATS902313
>and it certainly looks like something similar to the higher-end PIC's.
>If I wanted to build such a device, I already have a PIC programmer
>and a PIC1743 which came to mind while reading the specs.  This is not
>to mention the assembler and emulator.
>
>       In other words, if one wants to build one's own card device,
>shouldn't a PIC work just as well?
>
>       I would think finding the fixture that holds the ISO7816 card will
be
>the biggest challenge.  Being able to use it in a wire-wrap design
>would be really great though just a through-hole 8-pin header is
>acceptable.

The connector fixtures for ISO 7816 cards are readily available. These are
the sort of cards that have been used for holding the codes for decrypting
European satellite TV for about 15 years, and quite an industry has grown up
around decoding them. Many of the hackers use PICs for this purpose,
typically a 16C84 or F84 was used when they were the current devices.

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