08e6:3437 — GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader
Gemalto (was Gemplus)
- Vendor ID
- 08e6
- Product ID
- 3437
- Combined
- 08e6:3437
- Decimal
- 2278:13367
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader manufactured by Gemalto (was Gemplus). The vendor ID 08e6 is registered to Gemalto (was Gemplus) with the USB Implementers Forum, and 3437 is the product ID that Gemalto (was Gemplus) assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 08e6:3437 Gemalto (was Gemplus) GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08e6:3437 Gemalto (was Gemplus) GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 08e6:3437, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 08e6:3437. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=08e6, idProduct=3437.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_08E6&PID_3437 USB\VID_08E6&PID_3437&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_08E6&PID_3437"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader:
Product ID: 0x3437
Vendor ID: 0x08e6 (Gemalto (was Gemplus))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:
08e6 Gemalto (was Gemplus) 3437 GemPC Twin SmartCard Reader