08c3:0402 200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader

Precise Biometrics

Vendor ID
08c3
Product ID
0402
Combined
08c3:0402
Decimal
2243:1026

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a 200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader manufactured by Precise Biometrics. The vendor ID 08c3 is registered to Precise Biometrics with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0402 is the product ID that Precise Biometrics assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 08c3:0402 Precise Biometrics 200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader.

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08c3:0402 Precise Biometrics 200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 08c3:0402, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 08c3:0402. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=08c3, idProduct=0402.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_08C3&PID_0402
USB\VID_08C3&PID_0402&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_08C3&PID_0402"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader:
      Product ID: 0x0402
      Vendor ID: 0x08c3  (Precise Biometrics)

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

08c3  Precise Biometrics
	0402  200 MC FingerPrint and SmartCard Reader

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