UIC680 Programmer’s Manual
UDN PM090-C2 Rev. 2.3
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Self – Arm Mode
The default reader configuration is in “Self-Arm Mode”. This allows the payment cards
(including PayPass Magnetic Stripe, VISA MSD, ExpressPay card and the general
magnetic stripe credit cards) reading functions to run automatically, reporting the card data
to the host without any instruction sent from the host.
With the reader running In the Self-Arm Mode, it can be configured to the “Host Polled
Mode” by disabling the Self-Arm Mode. The “Host Polled Mode” allows the card reading
functions to be controlled by the relevant host commands.
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Host Poll Mode
Under this mode, user can send out commands manually. Examples like the Q, R, S,U
commands for individual track card data; the commands for controlling the LED and
commands for turn on/off antenna power. Host Poll mode is disabled if the reader is
configured with default setting.
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Card Data Output for Different Types of Card and Reader Configurations
With the reader running in the Self-Arm mode, depending on the configuration set in the
reader and the type of card to be read, the reader will output different types of card
information. The following table lists out the summary of it:
Reader Configuration
Mifare Card Support
Type of Card
Disabled (MFxy = 10)
Enabled (MFxy = 11)
Payment Card
Track data
Track data
Mifare Standard 1K
N/A “M2”
Mifare Standard 4K
N/A “M2”
Mifare Ultralight
N/A “M1”
Mifare Ultralight C
N/A “M1”
Mifare DESFire
N/A “M4”
Mifare Plus
N/A “M5”
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Card Data Output in Self-Arm and Host-Polled modes
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Sending card data under the Self-Arm mode:
Under the Self-Arm mode, the card data output will not include the protocol envelope code.
The user can insert the envelope code by utilizing the configuration commands
－
SE
and
TO
.
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Please refer to UIC680 Configuration Guide for the detail information.
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Please refer to UIC680 Configuration Guide for the detail information.
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