Inspector reports Aborted: cannot start device, why?
Apparently the communication between Inspector and the card cannot be established. The Power Tracer does not get a response from the smart card. This can be caused by several reasons. 1. The card may be inserted upside down. Turn the card with its contact pas down. 2. Check the operation of the Power Tracer with the trainings cards. The card might be dead or faulty. 3. Verify that all the smartcard pins inside the power tracer are correctly lined up and all make contact with the pads when the card is inserted. 4. Inspect the pins and if necessary clean them. 5. Check the smart card supply voltage in the configuration window of the acquisition dialog window. Set the appropriate voltage. Contact smart cards should be operational with a power supply between 4.5 and 5.5 Volt. Outside that range they may refuse to work. Version 1.0 of the Power Tracer (delivered before 1 jan 2008) has offset and gain controls that also affect the power available to the smart card, and may fail when the offs
