Section 2. installation, Electrical connections, Accessories – MagTek SWIPE READERS WITH RS-232 User Manual
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SECTION 2. INSTALLATION
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
The hardware installation consists of plugging the cable into the PC or device. See related
appendix for cable connections.
ACCESSORIES
Part Number
Description
21051533
DE-9 Test Cable for RS-232 IntelliHead
POWER UP
When power is applied, the RS-232 IntelliHead, hereafter referred to as the “Reader”, transmits a
sign-on ID message consisting of 11 ASCII characters and ending with <CR>(0x0D). About 90
milliseconds after power is applied, the Reader sends the message that indicates the firmware
part number and revision, e.g., 21088830Xnn<CR>. The “Xnn” will be replaced with the
firmware revision (e.g., B01). The <CR> indicates carriage return. See Section 3, Operation, for
sign-on ID messages.
TESTING
1. Confirm that the Reader is connected to the RS-232 COM Port of the PC or device. (The
optional test cable shown in “Accessories” above may be useful for testing purposes.)
2. Open a communications program such as the MagTek Encoder/Reader Demonstration
Program, which can be obtained from the Internet
Navigate to the
Demo Programs and select Encoder/Reader Demo.
3. Using the program, select the COM Port the reader is connected to.
4. Select the baud rate (9600).
5. Select 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
6. Swipe a card. The data on the screen will show Track 1 beginning with “%” and ending
with “?”. Track 2 will begin with “;” and ends with “?”. Track 3 begins with “+” and ends
with “?”. The following is an example:
%B123^Smith/Joann^9812101000?;112222333333444444444?<0x0D>