Appostar MSR310-U User manual

Magnetic Stripe Card Reader/Writer
(High & Low Coercivity)
User
Manual
MSR310-U

UserMSR310-U Manual
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................... ３
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Warranty
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SECTION2GENERAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................... 4
SECTION3TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................. 2
SECTION4SETUP .................................................................................... 4
SECTION5UTILITIES TEST PROGRAM .................................................. 5
System Requirement ........................................................................................ 5
Test Program Installation ................................................................................ 5
SECTION6COMMAND AND RESPONSE ................................................ 6
SECTION7DATA FORMAT ..................................................................... 11
SECTION8COMMUNICATION SEQUENCE ........................................... 13
SECTION 9 ADDENDUM ......................................................................... 15
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Write Data to Magnetic Card .................................................................... 15
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Write Raw Data to Magnetic Card ............................................................ 16
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Section 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the MSR310-U Manual Swipe Magnetic Card Reader/Writer. It is ideal for access
control, time keeping, banking, ID recognition & credit verification and related applications. In fact, wherever a
magnetic stripe ID or transaction card is used, one can find a related use for the versatile, user-friendly MSR505
reader/writer.
The MSR310-U is designed to offer a reading and writing solution of high and/or low coercivity cards that will
attractively complement an existing system.
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Accessories of MSR310-U
Make sure all the following accessories are contained in your package:
1. Switch power Supply, AC 110~240V in / DC 24V, 2.2~3A out.
2. Power cord.
3. Signal cable (DB9, 1.5m / USB attachment cable optional).
4. Utility disk (A/P S/W).
5. Programmer’s manual.
 Warranty
One year after purchase of MSR310-U, any alteration and/or erasure or modification of the MSR
310-000U will void the warranty.
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Section 2 General Description
The MSR310-Useries is designed to read and/or write high or low coercivity magnetic cards. It can encode and verify
up to 3tracks of datasimultaneously . It communicates with a host computer or other terminal using a standard RS-232
interface.
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Section 3 Technical Specifications
ITEM SPECIFICATION
Standard ISO7811~7815
Electrical
Consumption Current/operating Typical 350mA Max
600mA plus for each writing track
Communication Standard RS232 signal voltage levels. Default, 9600 Baud, None Parity, 8 bits
Power supply External switching Power 24V/2.2A regulated
Interconnection
Cable DB9, 5 feet
Pin Assignment
DB-9
1,4,6,7,8,9, no connection
2.TXD / data transmit
3.RXD / data receive
5. circuit ground
Mechanical
Body ABS 94V-0 / Metal housing optional
Swipe Manual, single direction
Outline 215Lx60Wx60H mm
Weight 1.5Kg approx.
Environment
Operation -10ºC to 60ºC
10 to 85% humidity, non condensing
Storage -30ºC to 70ºC
10 to 90% humidity, non condensing
Performance
Read Circuit Track 1&3 210bpi
Track 2,75 or 210 bpi
Bit per Char 5-7 bit per char.
Media Speed Read, 5-50 ips (read speed 5-40 ips for track 2 at 210bpi)
Write, 5-30
Media Coercivity
Read 300-4000 Oe Mag. Card
Write 300-4000 Oe Mag. Card
Media Thickness 0.76-1.2mm
Jitter Card Read bit to bit interval <+/-15% card
Write bit to bit interval <+/-10%,Sub interval<+/-12% at 30ips
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Low amplitude Card Read 60% for both 75& 210bpi
Error Rate Read < 0.5%
Write < 0.8%
Media Swipe Head life 1,000,000 passes for both read & write head
Configuration
Available Model
Model Read/Write Track Hi-C Lo-C
1&2&3 R/W R/W
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Section 4 Setup
1. Power off your system (PC).
2. Connect DB9 of the MSR310-U signal cable to a free serial port
3. Connect outer plug of Power-out cable to the power inlet of MSR310-
000U.
4. Connect Power-in cable to Power supply and AC receptacle (110V~240V).
5. Power on your system (PC).
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Section 5 Utilities Test Program
Every MSR310-Ucomeswith autilities testprogram disk thatincludes aWindows
version.This programisto
verify
and demonstrate the functionality of the MSR 310 -U. In some cases, it can be used as a card reading and writing
program.
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System Requirement
1. 80286 PC/AT compatibles or later model with color display.
2. Either the following operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000
3. 256K available conventional memory.
4. Afree serial port (Com 1or Com 2) with DB9 male connector.
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Test Program Installation
User shall follow the steps below in order to install test program.
A. Connect MSR310-U to RS232 port, and power on it.
B. Execute test program from the subdirectory of ‘Demo AP’ (e.g. MSR310-U.exe)
D. When the test program is first opened, apassword dialog box will ask whether you wish afirst time
password.
DThe test program will auto-detect communication port. If there is any errors occurred, it’ll appear in the
information dialog box after opening the program. User can close the AP by pressing OK button.
E. If “Not Find Reader/Writer!” appears in the information dialog box after opening the program, check to
see that the DB9 connector is plugged into the correct COM port and the power cord/connector is also
attached to DB9 thus lighting the green LED on the MSR310-U.
F. When the test program is opened, you’ll see the main window of the READER/WRITER UTILITY
PROGRAM.
From this main window you can activate all functions by clicking the appropriate buttons and following the
on screen instructions.
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Section 6 Command and Response
This section gives detailed description of commands to the MSR310-U and the corresponding responses
from MSR310-U Notional Conventions:
<ESC> Control character named
[[[[ [sname]
Special string named sname, meaning can be found in section 7.
ie.[Data Block] [Status Byte] [Select Byte] etc.
X Standard ANSI character
Command Description:
1. Command: RESET
Command code: <ESC> a
Hex code: 1B 61
Response: none
Description: This command reset the MSR310-U to
initial state.
2. Command: READ (ISO format only)
Command code: <ESC> r
Hex code: 1B 72
Response: [Data Block] <ESC> [Status Byte]
Description: This command request MSR310-U to read a card swiped and respond with the
data read.
3. Command: WRITE (ISO format only)
Command code: <ESC> w [Data Block]
Hex code: 1B 77 [Data Block]
Response: <ESC> [Status Byte]
Description: This command request MSR310-U to write the Data Block into the
card swiped.
4. Command: Communication test
Command code: <ESC> e
Hex code: 1B 65
Response: <ESC> y [1B] [79]
Description:This commandisusedtoverify thatthecommunicationlinkbetweencomputerandMSR310-U
is up and
good.
5. Command: All LED off
Command code: <ESC> <81>
Hex code: 1B 81
Response: none
Description: This command is used to turn off all the LEDs.
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6. Command: All LED on
Command code: <ESC> <82>
Hex code: 1B 82
Response: none
Description: This command is used to turn on all the LEDs.
7. Command: GREEN LED on
Command code: <ESC> <83>
Hex code: 1B 83
Response: none
Description: This command is used to turn on the Green LED.
8. Command: YELLOW LED on
Command code: <ESC> <84>
Hex code: 1B 84
Response: none
Description: This command is used to turn on the Yellow LED.
9. Command: RED LED on
Command code: <ESC> <85>
Hex code: 1B 85
Response: none
Description: This command is used to turn on the Red LED.
10. Command: Sensor test
Command code: <ESC> <86>
Hex code: 1B 86
Response: <ESC> 0 (1B 30) if test ok
Description : This command is used to verify that the card sensing circuit of MSR 310 -Uis
working properly . MSR 310 -Uwill not response until a card is sensed or receive a RESET
command.
11. Command: Ram test
Command code: <ESC> <87>
Hex code: 1B 87
Response: <ESC> 0 (1B 30) ram test ok; <ESC> A (1B 41) ram test fail
Description: This command is used to request MSR310-U to perform a test on its on
board RAM.
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