FingerChip: Prototypes & Products: AT77C101

FingerChip: Prototypes & Products

Prototypes & Products: FCD4A14 / AT77C101A

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The third version is a 8x280 pixels chip, with an integrated analog to digital converter. It is possible to directly connect the device to the parallel port of a PC, but also to any microprocessor parallel bus. It is the first to reach high volume production. Called FCD4A14 under the Thomson-CSF era, it was renamed AT77C101A when becoming Atmel. FCD4B14 and AT77C101B are the updated version of the same chip.
Two packages exist:

Ceramic DIL (Dual-In-Line) package: for development only.

COB (Chip-On-Board) package: the low cost, production unit.

FCSWEEP02

FCSWEEP02 used the same external package than the first Sweepee, but used the new chip AT77C101, keeping the USB interface chip from SCM. Released at the CTST '00 in Miami on the Atmel booth.

FCDEMO4 / FCDEMO5

These were demonstration kits for the AT77C101, COB package to show how to make a low cost reader. Two versions exists:

FCDEMO4 is the USB version, using the Genesys USB interface chip.

FCDEMO5 is the parallel port version, directly connected to an EPP (enhanced parallel port) existing on most PCs, without driver up to Win98.

FCSWEEP03

FCSWEEP03 also called the Sweepee Genesys, got the same circuitry than FCDEMO4, but taking advantage of the Sweepee package and using the DIL version. It was released in 2001.

2001

Citizen & IBM: the Watchpad

(October 2001) Citizen and IBM created a proof of concept, the WatchPad, a watch containing:
- Cirrus ARM EP7312 processor, running Linux
- 16 MB of Flash, 8MB of RAM
- a 320x240 monochrome reflective LCD display
- a touch sensitive screen
- jog dial, three buttons
- Bluetooth wireless communication hardware
- a two axis accelerometer
- a vibration device
- a speaker, a microphone
- infrared module
- and the FingerChip (!)

IBM WatchPad 1.5

WatchPad (japanese)

Click on image to get a high resolution image.

<< Atmel: AMR7

The FingerChip has been connected to the Atmel AT91EB40 evaluation board for the ATMEL licensed ARM7TDMI microprocessor core AT91R40807.

IdentAlink / ABS: UFIS110 >>

The UFIS110 is a USB fingerprint scanner made by Identalink, now ABS (Applied Biometric Systems), bundled with their bioengine.

ABS UFIS110

<< Ikendi: IKDEMKIT 1

The Ikdemkit 1 is an ARM7 based stand-alone unit made by Ikendi.

Ikendi Ikdemkit 1

JS Digitech: JSF-1000 >>

The JSF-1000 proposed by JS Digitech is a USB fingerprint sensor plus a smart card reader.

JS Digitech JSF-1000

Bergdata / CDVI: BDB100, Biogate tower 1, DigitID III / DGID

The BDB100 is a USD fingerprint reader made by Bergdata (now a subsidiary of CDVI).
The DigitID III (or DGID under the CDVI brand name) is a fingerprint reader for access control, to be inserted in a wall.
The Biotower 1 is an access control device with a fingerprint reader and a screen, to be used in the main entrance for instance.

Bergdata BDB100

Bergdata DigiID III / CDVI: DGID

Bergdata Biogate tower 1

ID3 semiconductors: Certis, Biothentic

The Certis is a USB fingerprint reader made by ID3 semiconductors, design from GMP Design.

ID3 Certis

The Biothentic is a full stand-alone authentication system, with a fingerprint reader and a smart card reader, made by ID3 semiconductors, design from GMP Design, using smart cards from Orberthurcs, which performs the matching for security reasons. It is also promoted by Orcanthus.

ID3 Biothentic

Orcanthus authentification Certis, Biothentic...

Oberthurcs Biothentic

Oberthur USA authentic bioid

2002

Intel: StrongARM

The FingerChip was connected to the development board of the Intel's StrongARM. It was working under Windows CE as well as Linux.

Idencom: BioKey >>

The BioKey is a stand-alone module from Idencom.

Biokey 2002 Hardware dev. kit

<< Technoimagia: FP-stick

The FP-stick is a USB fingerprint scanner made by Technoimagia.

TechnoImagia FP-stick

ABS: IFIS130 >>

ABS (Applied Biometric Systems) developped the Intelligent Fingerprint Image System - IFIS130 development board, based on the Hyperstone microprocessor.

IFIS130

<< DDS: UB-safe

The UB-safe is a USB fingerprint reader from DDS.

DDS UB-safe

Suprema: SFM1000-FC, SFM2000-FC >>

The UniFinger family from Suprema has two stand-alone module, the SFM1000-FC, StrongARM based, and the SFM2000-FC, the ARM7 based.

Suprema SFM1000-FC

Suprema SFM2000-FC

FingerSec FS-2000FC

<< Ident Technologies: FIS

The FIS is an access control device proposed by Ident Technologies & Doepke.

Ident Technologies FIS

Doepke FIS (pdf, german)

FingerGuard S stand-alone module

SecuIT: SecuCard >>

(April 2002) SecuIT fingerprint & smart card reader SecuCard.
See info from KISA

HP: iPAQ h5450 / h5550 Pocket PC

(November 2002) HP released the iPAQ h5450, featuring the FingerChip associated to the Cogent bioengine. This was the very first PDA with a built-in fingerprint sensor. In 2003, HP released the h5550: the processor was upgraded as well as RAM. There are many reviews about this product on the Web...

Biometric security with the iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 series (white paper from HP, January 2003)

"Biometrics for Large-scale Consumer Products"

This will probably be the very first fingerprint sensor to go on the moon ;-)

May 2004: Expedition 9 brought two iPAQ h5550 on the International Space Station. The FingerChip is the first fingerprint sensor to go in space!