SP25 Plus Card Printer

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Drivers (4)

Utilities (3)

Firmware (2)

Diagnostics (3)

Smart Card Driver (6)

SDK (3)

Drivers items

Version 12.0 SP Series Printer Driver for 32-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems

Updated 9/09/2011

This printer driver supports Datacard® SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers. Also, both Datacard® SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers can reside on the same computer.

This download supports the following 32-bit Microsoft operating systems:

Windows® 7
Windows Vista®
Windows XP®
Windows® 2003 Server
Windows® 2008 Server

....more

12.6 Mb .exe

Version 12.0 SP Series Printer Driver for 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems

Updated 9/09/2011

This printer driver supports Datacard® SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers. Also, both Datacard® SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers can reside on the same computer.

This download supports the following 64-bit Microsoft operating systems:

Windows® 7
Windows Vista®
Windows 2008 Server

....more

12.4 Mb .exe

Version 2.0 SP Plus Series Printer Driver for Windows® 2000

Updated 5/08/2007

Version 2.0 Printer Driver for Windows® 2000. Do not install this driver on the Windows® Vista® or Windows 7 operating system.

12.8 Mb .exe

Datacard® Open Platform Driver

Updated 6/13/2007

Datacard® Open Platform driver brings Linux® operating system to the entire Datacard® SP and CP Series card printers line of desktop printers.

The Datacard Open Platform driver provides all of the personalization options of the SP and CP Series card printers including color and monochrome printing, magnetic striping, smart card personalization and all topcoat and overlay options. The Open Platform driver supports USB and Ethernet connections in both uni-directional and bi-directional modes and is well documented in both HTML and PDF formats. This driver is available at no charge and has a flexible licensing scheme to make it easy for you to build your own application around it.

....more (documentation, FAQs, distributions)

13.6 Mb .tgz

Utilities items

Printer Firmware Update Program for 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems

Updated 1/07/2010

This Firmware Update Program is an application used to update the firmware in SP, CP, SP Plus, and CP Plus printers installed with one of the following Microsoft® operating systems:

Windows® 7, 64-bit
Windows Vista®, 64-bit
Windows® 2008 Server, 64-bit

The Firmware Update Program requires that the printer be installed with Printer Driver version 10.0 or version 10.1 on a supported 64-bit Windows operating system. Use this program, a firmware update file with a .fls extension, and the Firmware Update instructions to update the printer’s firmware.

79 Kb .exe

Printer Firmware Update Program for the Microsoft® Windows Vista® and XP operating systems

Updated 10/07/2009

This Firmware Update Program is a stand-alone application used to update the firmware in SP, CP, SP Plus, CP Plus and FP Series printers installed with the Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 operating systems. Printer Driver version 4.0, version 4.1, version 4.5 version 4.6, or version 4.7 and the Windows Vista or XP operating systems, are required. Use this program, a firmware update file with a .fls extension, and the Firmware Update instructions to update the printers firmware.

66 Kb .exe

Plus Series Firmware Update Program for the Windows 2000 operating system

Updated 2/20/2008

This Firmware Update Program is a stand-alone application used to update printer firmware. Driver version 1.0 or 2.0 and Windows® 2000 are required. Use this program, a Firmware update file with a .fls extension, and the Firmware Update instructions to update the printers firmware.

152 Kb .zip

Firmware items

Go Green Firmware Update for Windows, Open Card and Open Platform Systems

Updated 2/23/2011

Datacard® desktop printers and supplies are going green! And at the same time we've updated our Intelligent Supplies Technology™ to enhance the performance of your supplies. In order for the new supplies to work in your existing Datacard desktop printer*, you will simply need to update your firmware.

Begin your Go Green firmware upgrade now

Datacard® SP25 Plus Printer Firmware 11.18

Updated 3/03/2008

Use this file with the Firmware Update Program to update the printer's firmware. The installation instructions are contained in the Firmware Update Program zip file. This version of firmware provides support for YMCKT full-color print ribbon that yields 250 images, improves supplies identification, and improves reliability

1.3 Mb .fls

Diagnostics items

Version 12.0 for SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers and 32-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems

Updated 9/09/2011

Diagnostics for Card Printers can be used at the request of your service provider. Download the version of Diagnostics for Card Printers that matches the printer driver version. This download, Diagnostics for Card Printers version 12.0, is for use with SP and SP Plus Series card printers installed on the following 32-bit Microsoft operating systems:

Windows® 7
Windows Vista®
Windows® XP
Windows® 2003 Server
Windows® 2008 Server

Your service provider might ask you to use Diagnostics to fine-tune printer operations to your requirements, or to help identify whether the printer requires service. Use printer diagnostics only with the guidance of your service provider

3.5 Mb .exe

Version 12.0 for SP and SP Plus Series Card Printers and 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems

Updated 9/09/2011

Diagnostics for Card Printers can be used at the request of your service provider.Download the version of Diagnostics for Card Printers that matches the printer driver version. This download, Diagnostics for Card Printers version 12.0, is for use with SP and SP Plus Series card printers installed on the following 64-bit Microsoft operating systems:

Windows® 7
Windows Vista®
Windows 2008 Server

3.5 Mb .exe

Version 2.0 for Datacard® SP25 and SP Plus Series Card Printers using the Windows 2000 operating system

Updated 9/27/2006

Printer Diagnostics 2.0 can be used at the request of your service provider to fine-tune printer operations to your requirements, or to help identify whether the printer requires service. Use printer diagnostics only with the guidance of your service provider.

1.7 Mb .exe

Smart Card Driver items

Newer Style SCM SCR331DI Dual Interface Firmware Version 7.43

Updated 3/04/2011

This is the latest firmware for the newer style SCM SCR331-DI Smart Card reader. SCM's USB Firmware Update Utility is required to download this file to the SCM reader.

32 Kb .bin

Newer Style SCM SCR331DI Dual Interface Smartcard Driver Version 5.31

Updated 3/04/2011

This is the smartcard driver for the new SCM SCR331-DI Smart Card reader. The previous version of the smartcard driver for the old SCM SCR331-DI Smart Card reader cannot co-exist with the new version. The old version must be deleted before the new version can be installed. Refer to the smartcard manual for installation instructions to install the smartcard driver.

581 Kb .zip

Sony® FeliCa® reader utility

Updated 5/21/2010

Download, install, and use this utility when installing a Sony® FeliCa® reader in a Datacard printer. Use the utility to verify communication between the reader and the PC.

1.2 Mb .zip

Newer Style SCM SCR331DI Dual Interface Smartcard Firmware Version 6.39

Updated 10/07/2008

This version of firmware makes the newer style SCM reader act like the older style reader when using a Mifare application which was previously created using the older style reader. The newer style SCM reader is Mifare compliant. As part of this, the authentication method for Mifare changed as well as how the sectors are read.

It is recommended that customers migrate their application to be Mifare compliant. This will make it much easier for application developers to manage multiple reader types in the future.

SCM's Developer's Kit document contains the contactless interface of the SCR331-DI to develop applications with contacless smartcards together with the SCR331-DI. The document can be obtained from SCM's website at http://www.scmmicro.com/support/pcs_downloads.php?lang=en

SCM's USB Firmware Update Utility is required to download this file to the SCM reader. This utility can also be obtained from SCM's website at http://www.scmmicro.com/support/pcs_downloads.php?lang=en

32 Kb .bin

Older Style SCM SCR331DI Dual Interface Firmware Version 6.33

Updated 8/08/2008

This is the latest firmware for the older style SCM SCR331-DI Smart Card reader. SCM's USB Firmware Update Utility is required to download this file to the SCM reader. This utility can be obtained from SCM's website at http://www.scmmicro.com/support/pcs_downloads.php?lang=en

32 Kb .bin

Older Style SCM SCR331DI Dual Interface Smartcard Driver Version 4.36

Updated 8/08/2008

This is the smartcard driver for the older style SCM SCR331-DI Smart Card reader.

410 Kb .zip

SDK items

Card Printer Driver 12.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)

Updated 7/26/2012

This kit provides codes samples, libraries, and documentation to software developers for developing applications that work with SP Plus Series card printers or CP Plus Series card printers, or the SP Series (SN 00000 through 89999) card printers and CP Series card printers using the 12.x card printer driver (for 32 and 64 bit Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 32 bit Windows XP operating systems) through the printer driver and its API.

1.7 Mb .msi

SDK Selection Chart Version 2.0

Updated 7/13/2012

Use this chart to determine which SDK to use depending on the type of printer, serial number, operating system, and print driver you have.

222 Kb .pdf

Smart Driver 6.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)

Updated 7/03/2008

The Software Development Kit provides codes samples and documentation to software developers for the development of 32-bit application software through the printer driver and its API.