• STCF provides an easy-to-use test environment for all four types of smart tachograph cards involved in the first- and second-generation EU tachograph system. It covers all electronically executable tests necessary for the functional testing required for type approval, and it includes tests for interoperability and security testing.
  STCF checks whether tachograph cards fully comply with Annex 1C specifications of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228. By sending commands to the smart tachograph card under test, the STCF automatically evaluates the card’s response to these commands. The tool documents all steps in each test case in human-readable format, including references to the relevant requirements in Annex 1C. Based on a card’s characteristics, the STCF automatically determines which test cases apply to the card under test and run only the applicable test cases.STCF runs on Conclusion Test Manager and uses the SmartLink Box hardware.

Smart Tachograph Card Helpdesk tool (STCH)

Cards must function correctly and comply with EU Commission Implementation Regulations. Sooner or later, used cards will return from the field with error complaints. HDT verifies that the returned smart tachograph card functions, analyzes data written to the smart tachograph card and reports on which structures on the card contain data that does not comply with regulations regarding smart tachograph cards. Each time you use the HDT to check the personalization of a tachograph card, it produces two reports:

• A high-level report in HTML format, which you can save as a PDF document. 

• A detailed test report that shows all results on the byte level and shows the exact location of any personalization errors in the card under test.

STCH uses a PC / SC reader as hardware.