Release Notes for AB Circle CIR315 Smart Card Reader Driver
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Supported operating systems:
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- Valid for the following operating systems:
  * Windows 7 SP1 (x86 & x64)
  * Windows 8.1   (x86 & x64)
  * Windows 10    (x86 & x64)
  * Windows 11    (x64 & ARM64)
  * Windows Server 2008 R2
  * Windows Server 2012
  * Windows Server 2012 R2
  * Windows Server 2016
  * Windows Server 2019
  * Windows Server 2022
  * Windows Server 2025

- Microsoft signed for the following operating systems:
  * Windows 11    (x64 & ARM64)
  * Windows 10    (x86 & x64)
  * Windows 8.1   (x86 & x64)
  * Windows 7 SP1 (x86 & x64)
Note: 
The Microsoft signature is recognized on all operating systems 
mentioned above. 

History:
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2.4.0.0                                             19 May 2026
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•    Added support for Windows 11 ARM64.
•    Added support for DFU reader.
•    Added support for USBNFC4 reader.
•    Fixed minor issue in custom descriptor of SAM slot.

2.3.1.0                                          22 August 2024
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•    Added support for CIR315-SE CL reader.
•    Removed legacy registry entries from inf.

2.3.0.0                                            09 June 2023
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•    Changed a synchronization primitive that meets the more
     stringent kernel requirement when running WHQL test.

2.2.0.0                                             18 May 2023
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•    Added fixes for CIM315D reader.
•    Improved stability in card status handling.
•    Updated KMDF framework version to 1.11.

2.1.0.0                                         14 October 2022
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•    Fixed issue in SetProtocol function where PPS retry with 
     default speed failed with an invalid protocol error.

2.0.5.0                                             17 May 2022
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•    Fixed custom descriptor for SAM for CIR315B reader.

2.0.4.0                                           21 April 2022
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•    Added extended APDU support for SAM for CIR315B reader.

2.0.3.0                                        31 December 2021
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•    Added support for custom clock frequencies and 
     data rates for specific readers.

2.0.2.0                                            15 June 2021
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•    Additional support for SCardGetAttrib for retrieving 
     serial number and firmware version.

2.0.1.0                                            10 June 2021
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•    Support for AB Circle readers only.

2.0.0.3                                             07 May 2021
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•    Added support for custom reader.

2.0.0.2                                           26 March 2021
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•    Added support for custom reader.


2.0.0.1                                           03 March 2021
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•    Improved stability in card completion handler.

2.0.0.0                                       30 September 2019
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•    Implemented new reader naming scheme.
•    Made (optional) reader name suffix inf based.
•    Made (optional) custom MaxIFSD inf based.
•    Fixed minor issue in reader name handling.
•    Fixed issue where MaxIFSD wasn't always set in reported 
     reader properties.
•    Improved handling of CCID VendorDirectCommand.

1.0.0.1                                          28 August 2019
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•    Updated for Windows 10 Device Guard compatibility
•    Minor fix in IO Control handling

1.0.0.0                                          08 August 2019
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•    Initial release

Contact:
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Website: http://www.abcircle.com
E-mail: info@abcircle.com

Copyright:
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AB Circle.

Notice
Due to rapid change in technology, some of specifications 
mentioned in this publication are subject to change without 
notice. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and 
reliable. AB Circle assumes no responsibility for any errors 
or omissions, which may appear in this document.
