FPGA based Smart Card reader

This paper describes about the Implementation and Simulation of a Smart Card Reader design with a XC2VP4-6FG256 device in FPGA Xilinx kit. The Comparison among CPLD, Virtex and Altera is explained based on area and time requirement. Different from most of the software-based Smart Card reader computer systems, this XC2VP4-6FG256 based Smart Card reader implementation is a hardware solution. There is no requirement of software development in this design. This paper explains the low-level protocol of the FPGA based Smart Card Reader and its implementation.