how to connect fingerprint sensor (suprema sfr 300s ver 2.0) to Matlab ?

hello dears, wish you have a good day, i would like directly connect fingerprint sensor (Suprema sfr 300s ver 2.0) to Matlab so i can read image of fingerprint from it its possible to read it after using software then saved imaged in folder then read it by Matlab but hopefully if there is way to direct connect.. wait your answers and thanks.

[Walter Roberson]

It might be possible with MS Windows and MATLAB. 32 and 64 bit drivers are available. Some of the other information I see suggests that there is a possibility it was not developed past Windows 7.

It might turn out that you need the Instrument Control Toolbox to access the device, but possibly not.

[Redwan Dan]

Dear Walter i have win 10 64 bit so, your suggestion is to use Instrument Control Toolbox ?

[Walter Roberson]

I do not have the device and I do not find anyone posting about having used it from MATLAB. The drivers provided by the vendor are proprietary, it appears, so I am not sure what facilities they provide.

I suggest connecting the device and looking at your list of devices to see if a COM port became visible, either in the COM port section or listed in the USB section. If it does, then try connecting to the COM port with a terminal program such as Tera Term or PuTTY, specifying 9600 baud. Send a return and see what happens. If there is no response, send IDN? return and see what response you get. If you get some kind of device identifier then you can probably talk to it by using the Instrument Control Toolbox.

[Redwan Dan]

Its USB device look at below link its the device http://www.neurotechnology.com/fingerprint-scanner-suprema-sfr300-s.html

you mean i should find the port of this device then what is the way in matlab to reach this device through the port of it ?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

As I research this, I find that Suprema does not make their interface information public, and that it sells a Software Development Kit (SDK). When vendors take those steps, then usually it means that they do not provide a standards-compliant interface such as VISA drivers.

I think what it means you would need to purchase their SDK, and then that you would need to use loadlibrary() from MATLAB to call into their DLL to get the images.

There is a possibility that there is a more direct method available, but someone would need to have a device to test with to say more.

If what you have currently is their "Free" SDK, then you would not be able to extract images using that; extracting images requires their paid SDK.

It is common for fingerprint scanning vendors to make it difficult for anyone else to access the fingerprint images. It is also getting very common for the feature extraction to be done in hardware and for the images not to be available at all.

If you are looking for information on which fingerprint scanners can be used, I suggest you read through the postings http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/?term=tag%3A%22fingerprint+scanner%22

[Redwan Dan]

Dear Walter i bought the device so, its mean that i can't use free sdk i had there free sdk .. even if i got paid sdk can you show me the full procedure to work with it and by the way the link you provide for other fingerprints it just show page of subject related which one is more flexible with it ?

[Walter Roberson]

Suprema only makes the documentation about their SDKs available to paying customers. At the moment, I have no information about how easy their software is to use to get images.

One thing I realized is that with their paid SDK, you could probably use ActiveX to get the images instead of using loadlibrary()

I have posted about the limitations and trade-offs of several fingerprint scanners in the past; you can read the discussions through the link I gave. One of the discussions included a link to open source software that could be adapted for use with some particular models of scanners.

I have never used a fingerprint scanner; I have just read about some of the capabilities in order to answer questions about them here.

[Redwan Dan]

Dear Walter, could you explain or provide me link to how i can load those free sdk library or paid one inside matlab and appreciate your help thanks

[Walter Roberson]

Generally, https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/loadlibrary.html or https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/using-com-objects-in-matlab.html

I would need the documentation on their SDK to be more specific.

[Redwan Dan]

this one is the free edition : Free Fingerprint Verification SDK.pdf ________________________________________________________________________________________ those two are trial for 30 days : VeriFinger_SDK_Brochure_2016-06-21.pdf MegaMatcher_SDK_Brochure_2016-06-16.pdf ______________________________________________________________________________________ this one i got it is paid one from internet: BioStar SDK Manual V1.62.pdf

if you could make the example i mean little more clear because i couldn't find even program for fingerprint scanner so hopefully this way work out .. thanks for your help..

[Walter Roberson]

Note that the Suprema SDK is different from the NeuralTech SDK;

https://www.supremainc.com/en/Authentication-Scanners/SDK/BioMini-SDK-Windows -- though I am not certain that the Suprema SDK supports the sfr 300-s as that appears to be a model which is no longer sold by Suprema.

By the way, I am finding Suprema's Zaire site easier to navigate; http://www.suprema.co.za

The Free Fingerprint Verification SDK from NeuroTech only supports 32 bit windows, and does not support image capture. The paid version supports OS-X, Linux, 64 bit MS Windows, and image capture.

I will keep reading.

[Walter Roberson]

The SFR 300-S was introduced in November 2005, and is not supported by the BioStar or BioStar 2 SDKs from Suprema.

The SFR 300-S was supported by the Suprema UniFinger Engine SDK (2008) which is now obsolete and was 32 bit only. You can find a manual for it at http://www.masco.hu/files_tc/Beleptetorendszer--Access%20Control%20System/SUPREMA/Angol%20leiras--English%20manual/UFEngineSDK_InstallationGuide_V3.0.pdf and various sites (of unknown reputation) appear to still allow it to be downloaded. It appears to me that it was a licensed product; the versions you can download might possibly be cracked, or possibly the software is happy to work with any genuine SFR 300-S .

[Walter Roberson]

The MegaMatcher SDK is a huge SDK. It does support the Suprema SFR 300-S, on Windows XP 32 bit, on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, 32 and 64 bit. Oddly, I can see indication that the MegaMatcher brochure was updated in the last year, but there is nothing there about support for Windows 10.

The MegaMatcher SDK document you linked to just describes the SDK capabilities and does not have any information about the calls that would need to be made.

The Verifinger SDK appears to be the finger-print only portion of the MegaMatcher SDK, and has the same constraints.

I would need the technical documentation about the Verifinger SDK to assess how to use it. It looks likely to be complicated, as it is a complete verification system, including databases, and templates, and built-in feature extraction, and support for forensics, and support for a lot of different international standards. If all you need to do is get an image of the fingerprint, then it is way way too much to go through.

[Walter Roberson]

In summary: if all you need is fingerprint images, then the SFR 300-S is not the way to go: although it is able to create such images, the software support is not present at any affordable price.

[Redwan Dan]

i just need image of fingerprint that is why i bought the SFR 300-S because i don't need verification and matching process that is all what i will do .. so what is the solution i should use software to get image through it or use other device to got it ?

[Walter Roberson]

I am surprised you were able to buy an SFR 300-S. I see http://www.mantratec.com/fingerprint-sensor-computer-biometrics-SFR-300S.html claiming that Mantra manufactures and sells to Suprema -- is it possible that you picked up a Mantra device instead of a Suprema device? Or did you buy a used device?

[Redwan Dan]

[Redwan Dan]

check image above you will see that it's Suprema i didn't buy it online i buy it from regular computer office shop.. So there is way to connect it to Matlab or is not possible ?

[Walter Roberson]

Yes, it is possible, if you are willing to pay for the commercial SDKs, or if you are willing to use a 32 bit version of MATLAB and a possibly-cracked older interface or possibly manage to convince the company to sell you an old license.

http://www.suprema.co.za/pdf/pc/UFEngineSDK_SampleManual_V3.0.pdf

"Every UniFinger Engine SDK module checks a license file when it is initialized. The license file is named as UFLicense.dat and it should be located in the same directory with UniFinger Engine SDK modules. By th e licensing policy, the license file may require the key lock provided by Suprema Inc. "

An updated and more complete version of the manual is at http://yuzhou.com.br/loja/webroot/files/produtos/files/supremapcsdkreferencemanual.pdf . Look starting at document page 207, "UFScanner module" which is pdf page 219

Notice that on the next page, "Definitions", that there are three separate error messages about license problems, "System has no license", "license does not match", "license has expired". I would expect, then, that getting a license for the obsolete product might be a significant difficulty.

It appears to me that the general flow is to configure a callback routine and then to trigger a scan; the trigger will return only a success status, but upon success the callback would have been called, and the callback has been passed a copy of the image (in binary.) The callback would then be responsible for saving the image somewhere.

Possibly the same structure will work with the BioStar or BioStar 2 SDK, but I doubt it -- the entire BioMini line is not listed against those SDK.

I would say that probably what you would need would be a consultant, one with access to a development system similar to the target system, and one with access to the same kind of device and the SDKs -- and, of course, with MATLAB experience.

I do not have a Windows development environment put together, and I do not have access to the device or the SDKs.

Answer 2

[TAN PAI YEIN]

Hi good day.Did you all found the method to direct connect the fingerprint scanner with matlab gui? Or any suggestion to the fingerprint scanner which supports the matlab.