Magtek MT-215232, Technical Reference Manual

Page 1: ...N READER TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL Manual Part Number 99821504 Rev 6 APRIL 2003 REGISTERED TO ISO 9001 2000 20725 South Annalee Avenue Carson CA 90746 Phone 310 631 8602 FAX 310 631 3956 Technical Support 651 415 6800 www magtek com ...

Page 2: ...ded MagTek Web address Changed copyright date Changed Warranty to one year Added Agency Approvals 5 07 29 02 Sec 1 First paragraph adds AAMVA and CDL reads Trk 2 only Configurations deletes all current P Ns and adds 2 new P Ns Specs replaces Sprague with TI Changes output driver OFF value from 30 to 50 V Changed weight from 6 to 5 oz Table 1 2 editorial Sec 2 Switch Setting SWA Table 2 1 added 150...

Page 3: ...abnormal working conditions This warranty does not apply when the malfunction results from the use of the Product in conjunction with ancillary or peripheral equipment where it is determined by MagTek that there is no fault in the Product itself Notification by the Customer to MagTek of any condition described above should be directed to the Customer s MagTek Sales Representative or to MagTek s He...

Page 4: ...tion of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference And 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CANADIAN DOC STATEMENT This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Ca...

Page 5: ...ons 19 TIMING 20 INDICATORS 20 USER DRIVERS 21 ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 1 RS 232 Insertion Reader vi Figure 1 2 Dimensions 5 Figure 2 1 Switches and Connector 7 Figure 2 2 Mounting Dimensions 8 Figure 3 1 Successful Card Read 14 Figure 3 2 Unsuccessful Card Read 15 Figure 3 3 No Card Read 16 Figure 3 4 Transmission Timing 20 TABLES Table 1 1 Specifications 4 Table 1 2 J2 Connector Signals 6 Table 2 ...

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Page 7: ...ing insertion and removal of the card Two blocks of eight switches each select the RS 232 protocol including baud rate parity and framing characters The switches also select buffered and unbuffered modes of operation and enable command selection from the Host to the Reader FEATURES Major features of the Insertion Reader are as follows Hardware compatible with PC or any computer with an RS 232 inte...

Page 8: ...de Refer to Section 2 for switch settings Note The insertion and removal of the card must be done in a continuous motion If not the Reader may not read the encoded data properly In that case the Reader responds by either transmitting the ASCII character E representing an error or by not transmitting any character which indicates that the Reader has not detected data and the card was not completely...

Page 9: ...uiry command by either transmitting the ASCII character E representing an error or by just transmitting status characters which indicates that the Reader has not detected any data and the card was not completely inserted CONFIGURATIONS The following list includes part numbers and available track configurations Part Number Read Bezel Multiple Tracks 21065127 21065132 Tracks 1 2 Tracks 1 2 No Bezel ...

Page 10: ...F 50 0V max See Texas Instruments Data Sheet for parameters Interface Signal RS 232E Message Format ASCII 7 Data Bits Parity Bit Track Card Speed TRK 1 or 3 3 to 50 IPS 127 cm at 210 BPI TRK 2 3 to 50 IPS 127 cm at 75 BPI MTBF Electronics 120 000 hours Head 1 000 000 passes 500 000 insertion cycles MECHANICAL Dimensions with Bezel Length Width Height Bezel Thickness 4 58 11 63cm 4 10 16 cm 3 7 62 ...

Page 11: ...Section 1 Features and Specifications Figure 1 2 Dimensions 5 ...

Page 12: ...ransmit data 12 CARD PRESENT Used for factory testing only 13 RD Received data RS 232E signal Reader receives data sent from the Host 14 REAR SENSOR BLOCKED Indicates the presence of a card when it is fully inserted in the reader 15 TD Transmitted data RS 232E signal Transmits data from the Reader to the Host 16 BUSY Used for factory testing only 17 N C In previous versions of the Reader this pin ...

Page 13: ... responses formats and timing are given in Section 3 The switches and the connector are shown in Figure 2 1 The pin list for the connector is presented in Section 1 under Specifications The illustration in Section 1 also shows clearance dimensions of the Reader Figure 2 1 Switches and Connector MOUNTING Figure 2 2 shows dimensions for mounting considerations ...

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Page 15: ...is transmitted and received between the Reader and the Host The switch settings are shown in Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Baud Rate Setting BAUD RATE SWA1 SWA2 SWA3 150 ON ON ON 300 OFF ON ON 600 ON OFF ON 1200 OFF OFF ON 2400 ON ON OFF 4800 OFF ON OFF 9600 ON OFF OFF 19200 OFF OFF OFF On SWA switches 4 and 5 set the parity as shown in Table 2 2 Table 2 2 Parity Setting PARITY SENT SWA4 SWA5 RECEIVED PARIT...

Page 16: ...OFF if it is not SWB2 Sets the operating mode of Buffered or Unbuffered Set SWB2 to ON for Buffered or OFF for Unbuffered SWB3 Two open collector auxiliary drivers are available to the user The status of these drivers is reported by the bytes of information following the transmitted card data If the drivers are not used these status bytes may be suppressed by setting the switch to OFF The status b...

Page 17: ... the ON position to jumper the control signals DSR DTR Set to OFF is these signals are implemented by the Host Notes 1 In previous versions of the Reader a switch was used to enable reading either a 5 bit data format or a 7 bit data format In this version the function of reading a 7 or 5 bit format is performed automatically by the firmware 2 Switches that are factory set must be set in the positi...

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Page 19: ...DS READER RESPONSES ASCII ESCAPE CHARACTER 1B hex SWITCH SELECTABLE ASCII CHARACTER SWB4 ON OFF ESC I Inquiry command causes the Reader to transmit data error or status message ESC R Release command causes the Reader to clear its memory buffer of any data present This command works only in the Buffered mode Table 3 2 Commands and Responses Auxiliary Driver Commands ASCII ESCAPE CHARACTER 1B hex AS...

Page 20: ...ver 2 ON ASCII 3 Drivers 1 and 2 ON Set SWB 3 ON End Sentinel Character ASCII Card Data in ASCII Track Order i e Tk 1 and 2 for a Tk 1 and 2 device or Tk 2 and 3 for a Tk 2 and 3 device Start Sentinel Character ASCII for Track 1 ASCII for Tracks 2 and 3 Escape character optional 1B hex set SWA 7 to ON Start of Text Character optional 02 hex Set SWA 6 to ON Notes 1 Optional characters are used to f...

Page 21: ...f both tracks fail on a dual track reader an EE will be transmitted If one of two tracks fails on a dual track reader it will be replaced with an E On a dual track reader the higher density track will be transmitted first If a card is inserted so the oxide is not in contact with the head the unit outputs a single E no matter whether it is a single or dual track unit Escape character optional 1B he...

Page 22: ...Optional Set SWB 1 to ON ASCII 0 No Card is in the Reader ASCII 1 Card present in the Reader ASCII 0 Drivers 1 and 2 OFF ASCII 1 Driver 1 ON ASCII 2 Driver 2 ON ASCII 3 Drivers 1 and 2 ON Optional Set SWB 3 ON Escape character optional 1B hex set SWA 7 to ON Start of Text Character optional 02 hex Set SWA 6 to ON Notes 1 Optional characters are used to frame the data 2 The optional Hex characters ...

Page 23: ...t it is ready to accept the data The Host raises CTS to a positive level to receive the data and RTS will return to negative after data has been transmitted With control signals connected in the buffered mode after the card is removed and polled by the Host and the Host signals that it is ready to accept data the data will be transmitted Note Normally this last configuration is not used if the Hos...

Page 24: ... 4 TO P3 5 P2 13 TO P3 3 P2 15 TO P3 2 P3 7 TO P3 8 P3 1 TO P3 4 TO P3 6 Table 3 4 is used when the Host has a 25 pin D connector without control signals Note Switches SWB7 and SWB8 must be ON for this configuration Table 3 4 D25 Without Control Signals READER HOST P2 1 TO 5 VDC POWER P2 3 TO POWER SUPPLY GROUND RETURN P2 4 TO P3 7 P2 13 TO P3 2 P2 15 TO P3 3 P3 4 TO P3 5 P3 6 TO P3 8 TO P3 20 Tab...

Page 25: ...n D connector with control signals Table 3 6 D25 With Control Signals Note Switches SWB7 and SWB8 must be OFF for this configuration READER CONNECT TO HOST P2 1 TO 5 VDC POWER P2 3 TO POWER SUPPLY GROUND RETURN P2 4 TO P3 7 P2 5 TO P2 9 TO P3 20 P2 7 TO P3 6 TO P3 5 P2 11 TO P3 8 P2 13 TO P3 2 P2 15 TO P3 3 LED Connections It may be desirable to have a visual indication of the reader s status at t...

Page 26: ...t LED current on pins J2 14 J2 16 and J2 18 TIMING The Reader is capable of bidirectional communication with the Host Transmission timing is shown in Figure 3 4 Each ASCII character is transmitted with 1 start bit 7 data bits 1 parity bit and 1 stop bit Logic levels conform to standard RS 232 levels logic levels are true or 1 if the level is low 9 VDC quiescent state and false or 0 if the level is...

Page 27: ...s not ready to read a card the Host can turn one driver off When the Host has completed a card read process the driver would be turned back on and a new transition could occur Further applications of the two drivers include such functions as operating solenoids or relays Ratings for the two drivers are listed in Section 1 under Specifications For complete specifications visit www ti com Search ULN...

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