The Chip Card Interface Device (CCID) specification is an approach to smart card reader communication that is gaining in popularity. The specification defines a standard communication protocol for smart card readers that connect to a computer via USB, allowing the same host-side driver to communicate with any CCID-compliant smart card reader.

Microsoft provides a CCID driver through the Windows Update system.

The R301 is a CCID compliant smart card reader with USB 2.0 FULL speed support. It offers a plug-and-play solution saving the effort on driver installation and system compliance checking.