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Carlos Cossio	Write for Electronic Design
Carols Cossio is a senior smart card engineer. He holds a BS in physics from the University of Cantabria, Spain. Email address: ccossio@hotmail.com
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March 29, 2007 [Ideas For Design]
Drive Smart Cards With A Low-Cost MCU's UART
The growing need for security and enhanced functionality in the banking, identification, and telecom markets has increased the use of smart cards worldwide, to the detriment of the low-security magnetic-stripe cards. However, the development of the hardware and firmware needed for proper communications in a system based on a smart card poses new challenges to designers. Unfortunately, only some high-end microcontrollers have a dedicated UART (universal...