IDTECH OMNI User manual

ID TECH
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OMNITM
HEAVY-DUTY SLOT READER
Wiegand Interface Addendum
80028503-003 Rev E
10 November 2022

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Revision History
Date
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Changes
By
11/10/2022
E
Reimplemented revisionhistory.
Updated formatting and style.
Updated installation steps: corrected clip connection colors, revised for
clarity.
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1. Example 1.......................................................................................................................................................................5
1.2. Example 2.......................................................................................................................................................................5
1.3. Example 3.......................................................................................................................................................................5
1.4. Example 4.......................................................................................................................................................................5
2. INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................................................................6
3. CONFIGURATION....................................................................................................................................................................7
3.1. Wiegand Output Rules..............................................................................................................................................7

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1. Introduction
The Omni heavy-dutyslotreadercanreada single track(1, 2, or 3) of magnetic stripeinformation,as
well as bar codes. In addition, it has flexible configuration settings and data editing capabilities.
The Wiegandinterface forthe Omnifully complies with the standard establishedbythe Security
IndustryAssociation,as defined in “Access ControlStandard Protocol forthe 26-BITWiegandReader
Interface.”
1.1. Example 1
The data on a barcode label(or a magnetic stripe card)is 12345678. The Wiegand unit is set to the
factorydefault(No Preamble/Post-amble, Data Editing is disabled).
The data for output is: 12345678
The Wiegand output is:
Site Code:123
User Code: 45678
1.2. Example 2
The data on a barcode labelis 67890. Youset the preamble to be 222.
The data for output is: 22267890
The Wiegand output is:
Site Code:222
UserCode:2354 (67890 Mod 65536 = 2354)
1.3. Example 3
The data on a barcode labelis 1234. You set the preamble to be 0and postamble to be 9AB8765.
The output data is: 012349AB8765
The Wiegand output is:
Site Code:012
User Code: 34987 (34 from the bar code label and 987 from the postamble.ABin the postamble are
not numeric,and are therefore ignored.)
1.4. Example 4
The data on a barcode labelis IDT123000USER45678. Data editing functions are used to change
the output data to: 12345678
The Wiegand output is:
Site Code:123
User Code: 45678

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2. Installation
The Wiegand specification does not identify a standard connector.The Wiegand version of the Omni
readercomeswithfive stripe-and-tinedwires.The colorscomplywith the color codes definedin the
Wiegand specification:
Wire Configuration
Color
Function
Red
VCC (+5V)
Black
GND
White
Data 1
Violet*
Data 0
Brown
LED Control / RS-232
From November2006, the cable changedto green for the Data 0 signal wire.
LED control operates using a control voltage level:
5 Volts = Red
0 Volts = Green
NO Connection = Red
Note: The “source data” for eachswipe should come only from a single trackor bar code.If the
magnetic card contains multiple track data, the unused track(s) must be blocked with configuration
settings.

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3. Configuration
For users who need to read or output data in a custom format,ID TECH supplies an optional RS-232
configuration cable with three alligator clips anda 5V DC power adaptor.
Configure the unit using the optionalcable and the following steps:
1. Plug the configuration cable’s DB9S female connector into a serial port (such as COM1) on
your PC.
2. Connectthe following alligator clips to the following reader wires:
a. programmingcable red alligatorclip to the reader’s red wire
b. programmingcable black alligatorclip to the reader’s black wire
c. programmingcable yellow alligatorclip to the reader’s brown wire
3. Make sure the sets of wires and clips DO NOT TOUCH.
4. Plug the 5V DC power adapter into an AC outlet, then plug the output from the 5V DC power
adaptor to the power jack on the DB9S connector. When power is applied, the unit should
beep.
5. Run a serialcommunicationprogram,suchasHyperTerminal(HyperTerminalcomeswith
Windows 95 or later versions) or Pro-Comm.Setthe communicationparameters to 9600
baud rate, 8 data bits, None parity, and 1 stop bit.
3.1. Wiegand Output Rules
The Omni readermaybe configuredtosuityour application.Configurationsettings enable the reader
to work with the host system. For instance, preambles and postamblescanbe added to scanneddata
prior to output. Referto the OmniUser’sManual(key-board/USB version) for full details on setting
the Omni’s configuration settings and data editing functions.
The Wiegand outputformat consists of a 3-digit “site code” anda 5-digit “user code.” The unit will
take the first eight numeric characters of the output data and ignore any character that is not a
numeric character.The firstthree digits will be sent as the site code andthe nextfive digits will be
sent as the user code.
The site code canonly be from 0 to 255. If the first three digits are greaterthen 255, then the
modular 256 result will be used as the site code.For example,356will be changedto 100.
The user code can only be from 0 to 65535. If the next five digits are greater then65535, thenthe
modular 65536 result will be used as the user code. For example, 75536 will be changed to 10000.
If there are fewerthan eightnumeric charactersinthe output data,additional0s (zeros) will be added
to the beginning.