Fingerprint Reader + C# .NET ( Help On Starting My Project)

Question

For this semester, our machine problem is creating an application that would integrate biometric verification, particularly fingerprint scanning/reading.

We would be programming in C# in the .NET Framework, and I am clueless about these kinds of things. I have already done some googling, and so far there are some things that I do not understand:

1. What are these SDK's that I have been reading about (ex. grFinger, m2sys)?

2. Will it be much better to code the algorithm of comparing two fingerprints or have like a third party libraries for comparing them? By the way, I assume that writing my own algorithm will require knowledge on imaging perhaps? (I do not have any)

3. What things could you suggest to make coding this project easier? Also, some tips on starting the project (i.e things that I should read up on.)

More questions to follow:) These are the only ones that I could think of now. Thanks:)

Answer 1

Hello,

Below link might help you to get started.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/38881/Fingerprint-Reader-Integration-using-the-M2SYS-SDK

Answer 2

First of all, if you will use a fingerprint, is always recommended that you use the own SDK, his SDK come with a sample to how to use that, and how the fingirprint works. You should start reading documentation about fingerprint, in that case especific, your own fingerprint.