MagTek SWIPE READERS WITH RS-232 - Manual (Page 7)

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SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
The 3-Track, RS-232 IntelliHead, Port Powered Swipe Reader is a compact magnetic stripe card
Reader that conforms to ISO/ANSI standards. The electronics are contained and potted inside the
head to increase noise immunity and resistance to humidity. The Reader is compatible with most
personal computers or almost any device with a serial RS-232 interface.
MODELS
Part
Number
Description
Cable Length and
Connector Type
Rail or Housing Drawing In
21030005 RS-232 IntelliHead on spring 125mm, 5 pin Molex Butterfly Spring Appendix A
21040100 RS-232 IntelliHead Swipe Reader 6 ft, DE 9 100mm Black Body Appendix B
21040127 RS-232 IntelliHead Swipe Reader 6 in, DE 9 100mm Black Body Appendix C
21044009 RS-232 IntelliHead 43mm rail 125mm, 5 pin Molex 43mm Black Body Appendix D.
21045085 RS-232 IntelliHead open rail 125mm, 5 pin Molex 90mm Black rail Appendix E
21046005 RS-232 IntelliHead 60mm slim
rail
125mm, 5 pin Molex 60mm slim profile Appendix F
21047010 RS-232 IntelliHead slim rail 125mm, 5 pin Molex 90mm slim profile Appendix G.
21047014 RS-232 IntelliHead slim rail 125mm, 5 pin Molex 90mm slim profile
(PAX)
Appendix H.
FEATURES
• Low cost solution for triple track readers –see Appendices for package options
• EIA/TIA-232 compliant - Simplex mode; see Specifications below for details
• Transmit on and off switch (XON and XOFF) – half-duplex communication
• Ultra-compact design – low-profile read head contains all needed circuits. Eliminates
PCB for better noise immunity and humidity resistance
• No external components – reduces errors or failures resulting from additional
connectors required in other readers
• High noise immunity – no more millivolt-level analog signals to route; no analog signals
leave the shielded magnetic head. Withstands noisy PC monitors, cell phones, switching
power supplies, etc.
• High performance decoding – new design reads badly damaged cards; compensates for
poor head mounting
• AGC (Automatic Gain Control) – reads cards from 30% - 200% of ISO 7811 amplitude
standard
• Wide operational temperature range – -40 °C to +70 °C
• Low Power – can be powered through an RS-232 port; no external power supply
required
• Bi-directional reading – Accurately reads in forward or reverse directions
• Reads all types of standard cards – reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA
standards, reads High Coercivity (HiCo) or Low Coercivity (LoCo) and various
amplitude levels