Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

PC/SC Wait for Smart Card Status Change (Inserted, Removed from Reader, etc.)

See more SCard Examples

Demonstrates how to synchronously wait for a status change, such as for a smart card to be inserted into a reader, or removed from a reader.

Note: This functionality was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

Chilkat Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi) Downloads

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.StringTable,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.JsonObject,
  Chilkat.SCard;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  scard: TSCard;
  json: TJsonObject;
  name: string;
  sbState: TStringBuilder;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;
  stReaders: TStringTable;
  numReaders: Integer;
  json2: TJsonObject;
  changed: Boolean;
  state: string;
  atr: string;
  numChanged: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

  //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  scard := TSCard.Create;

  //  First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
  success := scard.EstablishContext('user');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(scard.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  First we'll examine the state of all connected readers to see which have smartcards already inserted..
  //  Get JSON containing information about the smartcards currently inserted into readers.
  //  This also includes information about USB security tokens.
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := scard.FindSmartcards(json);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(scard.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  When writing this example, I have 3 smart card readers plugged into my system.
  //  One of them has a smart card inserted.
  //  Here's the JSON returned by FindSmartcards...

  //  {
  //    "reader": [
  //      {
  //        "name": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
  //        "state": "empty"
  //      },
  //      {
  //        "name": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
  //        "state": "present",
  //        "vendorName": "Generic",
  //        "serialNumber": "3230303730383138303030303030303030",
  //        "systemName": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
  //        "card": {
  //          "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0",
  //          "windows": {
  //            "miniDriver": "tagliov70px.dll",
  //            "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
  //            "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
  //          }
  //        }
  //      },
  //      {
  //        "name": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
  //        "state": "empty"
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

  json.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(json.Emit());
  WriteLn(' ');

  //  We can iterate over the JSON to find the readers with a smart card already inserted..

  sbState := TStringBuilder.Create;

  i := 0;
  count_i := json.SizeOfArray('reader');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      json.I := i;
      name := json.StringOf('reader[i].name');

      sbState.Clear();
      json.StringOfSb('reader[i].state',sbState);

      if (sbState.Contains('present',True) = True) then
        begin
          WriteLn(name + ' has a smart card inserted.');
        end
      else
        begin
          WriteLn(name + ' does not have a smart card inserted.');
        end;
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  WriteLn(' ');

  //  Now let's begin the code to wait for a change (where a smart card gets inserted or removed)

  //  Get the list of all readers.
  stReaders := TStringTable.Create;
  success := scard.ListReaders(stReaders);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(scard.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Show the reader names..
  numReaders := stReaders.Count;
  i := 0;
  while i < numReaders do
    begin
      WriteLn(i + ': ' + stReaders.StringAt(i));
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  //  Sample output from the above loop.
  //  0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
  //  1: Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0
  //  2: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
  //  

  //  Synchronously wait 30 seconds for a card to be inserted or removed from any of the above readers.
  json2 := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := scard.GetStatusChange(30000,stReaders,json2);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(scard.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn(' ');

  //  Let's see what happened...
  json2.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(json2.Emit());
  WriteLn(' ');

  //  This is what json2 contains.
  //  A card was inserted into the reader named "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0"
  //  The "numChanged" indicates that one reader's status changed.  
  //  The "changed":true indicates the reader that changed.   The state is now "present".

  //  {
  //    "numChanged": 1,
  //    "reader": [
  //      {
  //        "name": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
  //        "changed": false,
  //        "state": "empty"
  //      },
  //      {
  //        "name": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
  //        "changed": false,
  //        "state": "present",
  //        "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0"
  //      },
  //      {
  //        "name": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
  //        "changed": true,
  //        "state": "present",
  //        "atr": "3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09"
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

  //  Find the reader that changed...

  numChanged := json2.IntOf('numChanged');
  WriteLn('number of readers with a changed state: ' + numChanged);

  i := 0;
  count_i := json2.SizeOfArray('reader');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      json2.I := i;
      changed := json2.BoolOf('reader[i].changed');
      if (changed = True) then
        begin
          name := json2.StringOf('reader[i].name');
          state := json2.StringOf('reader[i].state');

          WriteLn('Changed: ');
          WriteLn('    reader name: ' + name);
          WriteLn('    new state: ' + state);

          //  If a card is now in this reader, we should have the ATR of the card..
          if (json2.HasMember('reader[i].atr') = True) then
            begin
              atr := json2.StringOf('reader[i].atr');
              WriteLn('    ATR of card inserted into this reader: ' + atr);
            end;
        end;
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  //  The output from the above loop:

  //  number of readers with a changed state: 1
  //  Changed: 
  //      reader name: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
  //      new state: present
  //      ATR of card inserted into this reader: 3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09

  //  Applications should always release the context when finished.
  success := scard.ReleaseContext();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(scard.LastErrorText);
    end;


  scard.Free;
  json.Free;
  sbState.Free;
  stReaders.Free;
  json2.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.