Jarltech 1288 series User manual

11/06/200

1288 SERIES

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OPERATION

MANUAL

Magnetic Stripe Reader

Version 1.0

MSR 1288series User’s Manual

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction .....................................................................................2

Chapter 2 Appearance .....................................................................................3

Chapter 3 Installation ......................................................................................4

Chapter 4 Custom Programming Tool..........................................................14

Appendix I – Specification.............................................................................20

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................23

MSR 1288series User’s Manual

Introduction

This product is an advanced bi-directional, programmable magnetic

stripe reader.Supports ISO　standard(7810,7811,7812,7813) format

card.It is designed for use with credit authorization terminals,

point-of-sale terminals,portable terminals, personal computers and

banking terminals.

Model MSR K is designed to be used with IBM AT compatible

computer, entering data. As if it were being generated though the

Keyboard, no software modification, nor Programming of input/output

devices, nor Addition power supply is needed.Model MSR R operates

as an on-line card reader which communicates with any computer via

an RS232 interface.

The MSR R requires +5v DC from either an external power supply

or internal power of your computer or terminal. Model MSR U with

USB 1.1 Interface ,Communicates with any computer via USB ports .

With the special Windows driver,it can emulate a Visual COM in the

Windows and Application can access via this com port to communicate

with MSR U .

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Appearance

CHAPTER 2

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Installation

CHAPTER 3

MSR KB series:

The MD-6M side of KB cable, shall be connected to PC PS/2 Keyboard port.

The MD-6F side of KB cable can be connected to normal PC keyboard, PC keyboard can work with

the product together.

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MSR RS232 series:

The DB-9F side of RS232 cable connects to PC COM port (COM 1 or COM 2 or other COMs)

, and power connects to USB .

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MSR USB installation

Step 1: Connect to the computer

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Step 2: Driver installation

v2.0.0.19 for Win98SE/ME

v2.0.2.1 for Win2K/XP/2003/Vista(32bit)

PL-2303 (H, HX, X chip version) Mac OS 8 & 9 driver v1.3.6 build 1, Prolific Edition

PL-2303 (Chip H/HX/X) Linux driver for RedHat 7.3/8.0/9.0 Only

MSR USB simulates RS232 and Keyboard interface by USB with COM port selected.

Following sections are MSR USB driver, utilities installation.

1. MSR USB Driver:

a.Download MSR USB Driver from CD, and extract them to your hard disk.

b. When you plug-in the USB device, WINDOWS operating system will detect the new Hardware

automatically.

c. Follow indicated steps to install the driver and finish the installation.

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Install for WindowsXP

1. Insert CD-Rom and select "MSR USB Driver" folder.

2. Then select "USB for Win SERIES" folder.

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3. Select "PL-2303 Driver Install.exe".

4.When the setup screen appears then to select "Next" step.

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5. After the installation completes, please select " Finish" and restart the computer.

1288 USB Driver for Windows

Specification.:

1. Support Microsoft Windows 95,98,ME,NT,2000,XP

2. Support Visual COM port.

3. Plug and Play.

HowtoInstall:

1.When you plug-in 1288 USB, Windows operating system will detect

new hardware.

a.Follow indicated steps to install the drivers (Please select the driver in the

disk) and finish the installation.

How to Test Visual COM:

1. After you installed 1288USB driver, then hardware will assign an USB

simulated COM for 1288USB. So, you have to check the USB

assigned COM port from “Device Manager” of windows operating

system before you starting to get data from 1288USB .

2. Use COM test software to open simulated com port .

Setting COM port as 9600-N-8-1.

3. Striping the magnetic card, tracks data will be shown on the screen.

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Install for Linux

1288USB Linux Driver:

Linux Driver Support for RedHat 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0 Only

1. At present, the determination uses the core edition(below blue typeface

is under the linux instuction).

[root@JuiLinux root]# uname -a

Linux JuiLinux.jarltech.com.tw 2.4.18-14 #1 Wed Sep 4 12:13:11 EDT 2002 i686 athlon

i386 GNU/Linux

2. After the product installation, it determines the driver has written down correctly

(joins PC USB port to able to hear "Beep").

[root@JuiLinux root]# lsmod | grep pl

pl2303 14424 0

usbserial 22108 0 [pl2303]

usbcore 77056 1 [pl2303 usbserial hid usb-ohci]

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3. Obtain the data from USB0.

[root@JuiLinux root]# cat < /dev/ttyUSB0

4. After the card has brushed the material which delivers.

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1288USB / Device and Driver block chart v1.0

1288 MSR

Micro controller

With Decoder

(UART Interface)

Magnetic Head

And data buffer board

Prolific PL2303

USB to UART

Software:

Open Visual COM port to read data

From 1288

Or direct control 1288 by sending

Command codes.

Prolific USB Driver for OS:

Install to Creates a Visual COM

for application. Read/write. PC USB port

1288 Handshake with visual COM

1. 1288 uses RTS / CTS handshake check with USB-RS232 chip.

2. When PC software needs to send data to 1288, check CTS of PC side in advance.,

If no action, it means 1288U is busy, PC software stop sending data, wait for CTS ready then start sending.

3. When 1288 needs to send data to PC, check CTS of 1288side in advance.

If not active, means PC is busy, 1288 stop sending data, wait for CTS ready then start sending.

RTS CTS

CTS RTS

1288

USB-RS232

Chip

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The MSR series doesn’t need any drivers for PC. For K series (MSR K), it can emulate normal

keyboard interface, and send the data as normal PC keyboard.

You can get the card data by using notepad (Windows system) or in DOS prompt or any words editor.

For R series (MSR R), it communicates via RS232 port (COM) to PC.

You can connect MSR R to a RS232 COM port on PC which is free for using (for example: COM2) and

getting the card data by some kinds of RS232 communication software. In programming language software,

just open the COM ports for reading data. For example in Visual Basic, use MSCOMM32.OCX for designing

the RS232 communication program and getting the card data.

All settings of MSR can be programmed by the programming tool which include in the CD,

The programming tool supports for Windows OS system like: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP …

Please install the "setup.exe " before you restart your Windows operating system. After finished the installation

, please run the "programming tool.exe" for starting programming.

1. Auto detecting the MSR K/MSR R

The programming tool will start to detect automatically the MSR/MSR R which was connected to PC. You

can press the button [CANCEL] to abort the auto detection.

2. Main interface sets

If Auto detection was ok, then main screen shows the operating mode of MSR that you are using. The

image PIC-01 will be shown when MSR K (keyboard mode) detected.

Or, The main screen will be shown as PIC-02 when MSR R (RS232 mode) detected.

(The COM port is 2 for example)

Custom Programming Tool

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PIC-01

PIC-02

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Keyboard Mode:

KB mode Scan Code delay

The range is between is 0~255, default is 1.

Set the large value will slow down the speed of KB data sends out, yet it will be more compatible if you

are facing the problem with slow PC.

KB mode Character Code delay

The range is between is 0~255, default is 10.

Set the large value will slow down the speed of KB data sends out, yet it will be more compatible if you

are facing the problem with slow PC.

RS232 mode:

Com port value is for MSR R exists.

Baud rate is for setting MSR R RS232 communicates speed.

Buzzer Sound:

For enable / disable sounds of MSR, please click the check box for setting.

3. MSR Setting

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Error Beep Sound

For enable / disable sound when MR reads card and error happened.

Prefix / Suffix

Enable or disable prefix / suffix for card data

When on the check box, you can edit the prefix / suffix, key in up to 7 characters.

You can key in data in text field directly, or use the mouse click the number and then enter the ASCII code.

Note:

The format of output data is:

[Prefix] [Track1 data] [Track2 data] [Track3 data] [Suffix]

[Track x data] = [Track x prefix] [Start sentinel] [card data] [End sentinel] [LRC sentinel] [Track x suffix]

[card data] = [ISO data field 1] [ISO data field 2] [ISO field 3] [CR] [LF]

Refer to MSR track 1/2/3 settings, and ISO format settings for the details.

High compatible TK1,TK2,TK3

For enable / disable high compatible mode for reading data from Track1/2/3

,to enable the option, the decoder will turn off some digit check for reading card data,

It will be more efficient to read bad cards which used for long time and damaged a little bit.

KB data output mode

To set Scan Code mode, and then card data will be sent to PC by scan code, it emulates the normal

keyboard code. To set ALT mode, card data will be sent by ASCII code mode.

4. MSR Track1 / Track 2 / Track 3 individual Setting

Double click the “MSR main settings”, will show up another track1/track2/track3 settings,

Please choose one of them for setting.

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Error Beep Sound

For enable / disable sound when MSR reads card and error happened.

Prefix / Suffix

Enable or disable prefix / suffix for card data

Start Sentinel

Enable / Disable track start sentinel

(Track 1 start sentinel is “% “, Track 2 / 3 start sentinel is “; “ )

End sentinel

Enable / Disable track end sentinel

(The end sentinel is “? “ for all tracks)

LRC sentinel

Enable / Disable track LRC sentinel

(LRC = first byte data XOR second byte data XOR third byte data ….. last bye data)

TKx swipe from left to right and swipe from right to left

You can make choice to decide the user to swipe card and read data only from left to right or from right

to left or both ways.

5. MSR ISO Standard Field Setting

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The track data can be split by the “Field splitting Enable/Disable”.

If the card you used was recoded by ISO standard field format, you can decide what fields you

want to display. The default is set to display all fields.

Every field can be split by LF (line feed) or CR (carriage return), Please make choice on [Send LF (Line

feed) after field data] or [Send CR (Carriage return) after field data].

6. Load Main Setting From MSR

Choose for up loading settings from the device to PC, this function only can be active by RS232 cable.

7. Detect Firmware Version

Choose for detecting firmware version of current the device, this function only can be active by RS232

cable.

8. Reset MSR to Factory Default

Choose for resetting the device to factory default settings, this function can be active either with KB or

RS232 cable.

9. Programming all settings

Choose for writing all settings you defined to MSR, please select via keyboard or via RS232 which

depends on what cable you are using.

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