Page 676 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

648 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES, 1989 ANNEXURE XI

(h) Print Quality :
(a) The print shall be verified for the visual appearance of the pre-printed
layers, which must not show any visible degradation, discolouring,
change of the surface finish, change of the surface colours, and
presence of visible unwanted colour marks under the following
conditions, namely:—
(i) Temperature of 0˚C with a relative humidity of 10%.
(ii) Temperature of 46˚C with a relative humidity of 90%.
(b) The temperature and relative humidity shall be established in the
environment control chambers and the cards shall be exposed for 20
minutes in the corresponding environment condition. After the
exposure, the card shall be visually inspected for the print quality on
the pre-printed layers of the card material.
(i) Electrical Contacts (applicable for ICC, or contact smart cards only :
(1) The cards shall provide the following contacts at location as defined
in ISO/IEC 7816-2, namely:—
(i) C1: supply power input (VCC).
(ii) C2: reset signal input (RST).
(iii) C3: clock signal input (CLK).
(iv) C5: ground (GND).
(v) C7: bidirectional serial data (I/O).
(2) The maximum and minimum currents and potential on each of these
contacts are as defined in ISO/IEC 7816-3.
(j) Mechanical Strength of Card Contacts (applicable for ICC, or contact
smart cards only)—
(i) The card should resist damage to its surface, to any components
contained in it, and should remain intact during normal use, storage
and handling.
(ii) Each contact surface and contact area (entire galvanic surface) shall
not be damaged by a working pressure equivalent to a steel ball of
diameter 1 mm applying a force of 1.5 N.
(iii) The test shall be carried out by applying the pressure as mentioned
above for 5 minutes and checked for card being functional for the
presence of ATR in an ISO7816-3 compliant reader.
(k) Electrical Resistance of Card contacts (applicable for ICC, or contact smart
cards only) : The contact resistance of a card contact pad as defined in
ISO/IEC 7816-2 should be less than 0.5 W between two points on the same
contact pad at a distance of 1.5mm. The card shall be tested for all the five
contacts as specified in section 13 of this document at random locations
within the contact.