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= Rebel Simcard Scanner =
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The Rebel Simcard folks are selling a relatively inexpensive device for generating SIM card traces as ''Simcard Scanner''. 
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[[Image(rebelsim-scanner.jpg)]]
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You can find the full kit for less than USD 25 at the
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[http://rebelsimcard.com/virtu/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=194&category_id=339&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Rebelsimcard shop].
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== Hardware architecture ==
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The Scanner has one small plug-in SIM sized slot and one full-size (ISO 7816-1) slot for your actual simcard.
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It also has a small socket for a FPC cable that goes to a small PCB in the size of a plug-in sim.
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You put the FPC-attached PCB into your phone (instead of the SIM card) and put the actual SIM inside the Scanner.
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Furthermore, you connect it via the USB-B connector to your PC.
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The I/O line of the SIM card is wired to the RxD pin (5) of the FT232RL on the Scanner.  Unfortunately, the CLK
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line is not connected, and neither can the device serve as a proxy between SIM and phone.
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However, by using the FT232 synchronous bit-banging mode, it is possible to obtain samples of the I/O line, decoding
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the actual T=0 (or with some SIM cards + phones T=1) protocol.
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