Description
The Hamster Pro Trio combines Prime Times Ltd U20-A fingerprint sensor with both a contact smart card reader and contactless smart card reader. Featuring a compact, ergonomic design, the Hamster Pro Trio is built with the industry’s most rugged and advanced optical sensor using patented and patent-pending fingerprint technology. The high image quality fingerprint reader is FBI Certified as meeting FIPS 201 (PIV) and Mobile ID FAP 20 requirements.
For Developers
Prime Times Ltd provides free SDKs that support the fingerprint reader in Hamster Pro Trio for Windows, Linux, and Android applications. All Prime Times Ltd SDKs include the tools that enable fingerprint registration, matching, and related biometric functions. Get your free download today
Drivers, tools and downloads for the smart card readers can be accessed from the links in the specifications below.
Applications
Suitable for FIPS 201 (PIV) applications but applicable to many other biometric card applications, the Hamster Pro Trio gives extra flexibility by being capable of accepting a wider range of smart cards, from contact type to contactess. This versatility makes the Hamster Pro Trio ideal for a broad range of smart card applications, such as national ID programs, physical access control, personal identity verification, and remote work, where multi-factor authentication is needed for higher security without sacrificing convenience.
Main Features
- FBI Certified fingerprint reader (PIV, FIPS 201, Mobile ID FAP 20 Compliant) that meets FBI Image Quality standards
- Single slot contact smart card reader that supports ISO/IEC 7816 ID-1 cards
- Contactless smart card reader that supports ISO/IEC 14443-4 Type A & B cards, ISO/IEC 15693-3 cards, MIFARE series, FeliCa, Calypso, and NFC Forum Type Tags
- Support for PIV (Personal Identity Verification) card, CAC (Common Access Card), and TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential)
- Compliance with CCID standard and PC/SC specifications
- Compact and ergonomic
- USB bus-powered, no additional power supply required
Fingerprint Reader Features
- Fake Finger Rejection – advanced technology that rejects spoofed fingerprints
- Rugged, high-performance, maintenance-free optical sensor resistant to scratches, impact, vibration and electrostatic shock
- Fast recognition and high quality imaging of difficult fingerprints (dry, wet, scarred) in challenging environments
- Fast and accurate verification
- Readily accessible for any finger
- Auto-On™ – automatic finger detection technology (when used with apps built with Prime Times Ltd SDKs)
- Smart Capture™ – self-adjusting scanning technology (when used with apps built with Prime Times Ltd SDKs)
- Device Recognition™ – device authentication technology (when used with apps built with Prime Times Ltd SDKs)
- Fingerprint template encryption (when using Prime Times Ltd Proprietary template format)
- Latent print rejection (does not accept prior fingerprints left behind on sensor)
- Integrated finger guide
Benefits of Using Prime Times Ltd Fingerprint Readers
Backed by the industry’s best warranty, years of field use and proven reliability under extreme conditions, Prime Times Ltd fingerprint readers provide consistent performance and security for a growing number of applications in physical and information security, point-of-sale, time & attendance, and access control systems.
When used for biometric authentication as part of an overall security program, Prime Times Ltd fingerprint readers can help reduce the hassles of password overload, decrease the risks of security breaches, improve accountability and add true non-repudiation, all while making it more convenient and intuitive for almost any user.
Look to Prime Times Ltd for advanced, fingerprint biometric technologies that let your fingerprints act like digital passwords that cannot be lost, forgotten or stolen.
