Datasheet
Smart Card Reader Technology
OMNIKEY’s CardMan
®
 Family of Smart Card Readers  
OMNIKEY’s CardMan
®
 product family supports the use of smart cards for PC-based applications such 
as logical access control, digital signature, GSM authentication, PKI, secure banking and online transactions, 
loyalty  programs,  and  healthcare  solutions.  Used  with  PCs,  notebooks,  servers,  personal  organizers,  and 
set-top  boxes,  OMNIKEY offers  a diversified  product portfolio  to meet  various  requirements.  To  see the 
complete  product  portfolio,  you  are  invited  to  go  to  our  webpage  or  contact  us  directly  (see  back  cover). 
Based on revolutionary chip technology, jointly developed with Atmel, OMNIKEY’s 3111, 3121, 4040 and 6121 
readers support reader-to-card data transmission rates of up to 420 KBits per second, setting a performance
standard in the market. OMNIKEY’s readers, which work with virtually any contact smart card, are designed for
maximum flexibility and interoperability 
and comply with all relevant industry standards. OMNIKEY offers free
download of driver updates from the webpage at www.omnikey.com.
CardMan
3111
CardMan
3121
CardMan
4040
CardMan
6121
Host Interface
Serial (RS232, COM port)
√
USB 2.0 CCID
1
(also compliant with USB 1.1)
√ √
PCMCIA
√
Transmission speed 115 Kbps
12 Mbps
(USB 2.0 full-speed)
16 Mbps
12 Mbps
(USB 2.0 full-speed)
Power supply PS/2 Keyboard adapter Bus powered PCMCIA slot Bus powered
Smart Card Interface
Compliant with ISO 7816 and EMV 
2000 Level 1 
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Supports T=0, T=1
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Supports 2-wire: SLE 4432/42, 
(S=10), 3-wire: SLE4418/28 (S=9)
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Supports I
2
C (S=8)
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Supports SLE 4404
√ √ √
Card size ID – 1 (full size) ID - 000 (SIM size)
High performance smart card 
interface (up to 420 Kbps when 
supported by card)
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Smart card clock frequency 
up to 8 MHz
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Supports 5V, 3V, and 1.8V 
smart cards
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Supplies 60 mA current 
to power the smart card
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Smart card movement detection with 
auto power-off
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Automatic detection 
of smart card type
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Short circuit and thermal protection
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8 pin handling (C4 / C8 supported)
√ √ √
Other Features
Status indicator Dual color LED LED
Light vertical base and attachment 
pad for mounting the reader 
(i.e., on a monitor) 
√ √
Options
Heavy base for desktop usage 
supporting both horizontal and 
vertical card insertion
On request
Customer specific logo 
and/or label
On request
Customer specific colors On request
CardMan
3111
CardMan
3121
CardMan
4040
CardMan
6121
Compliance
Microsoft WHQL
2
 certified
√ √ √ √
EMV
3
 2000 Level 1 certified
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ISO 7816
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HBCI
4
√ √ √ √
USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible) 
√ √
PCMCIA
√
API
PC/SC driver
√ √ √ √
CT-API (on top of PC/SC)
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OCF (on top of PC/SC)
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PC/SC Driver Support
Windows
®
 98
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Windows
®
 ME
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Windows
®
 2000
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Windows
®
 XP
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Windows
®
 CE 3.0 / CE.NET 
(depending on hardware)
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Windows
®
 NT 4.0
√ √
Linux
®
√ √ √ √
Mac
®
 OS X
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Embedded Technology 
CardMan Smart@Link Chip-Set 
√ √ √
CardMan Smart@Bus Chip-Set
√
Hardware Specifications
Colors
Two-Tone Gray 
(Standard)
Two-Tone Gray 
(Standard)
Silver Gray-Blue
Dimensions
80 x 67 x 28 mm
3.15” x 2.64” x 1.1”
80 x 67 x 28 mm
3.15” x 2.64” x 1.1”
85 x 54 x 5 mm
3.35” x 2.13” x 0.2”
74 x 21 x 10 mm
2.43” x 0.70” x 0.3”
Weight (incl. standard base
for CardMan 3111 & 3121)
187 gr 
6.6 ounces
187 gr
6.6 ounces 
60 gr
2.12 ounces
10 gr
0.35 ounces
Operating temperature 10-55° C / 32-131° F
Operating humidity 10-90 % rH
Composition ABS ABS Stainless steel PC-Lexan
Connector cable
180 cm
70.9”
180 cm
70.9”
No cable No cable
Durability 100,000 Insertions
Meantime between failure (MTBF) 500,000 Hours
Safety and Environmental Standards
CE
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FCC
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UL
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1 = Chip Card Interface Device  2 = Windows
®
 Hardware Quality Labs 3 = Europay
®
 MasterCard
®
 Visa
®
 4 = Homebanking Computer Interface




