USB HID Swipe Reader
FEATURES
Major features of the Swipe Reader are as follows:
• Powered through the USB – no external power supply required
• Hardware Compatible with PC or any computer or terminal with a USB interface
• Bi-directional card reading
• Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA standards and others such as ISO track 1
format on track 2 or 3.
• Reads up to three tracks of card data
• LED for status
• Compatible with USB specification Revision 1.1
• Compatible with HID specification Version 1.1
• Can use standard Windows HID driver for communications. No third part device driver is
required.
• Programmable USB serial number descriptor
• Programmable USB Interrupt In Endpoint polling interval
• Non-volatile memory for configuration storage
• Built-in 6 foot USB cable
• Ability to convert to Keyboard Emulation mode of operation (new in June 2005)
Note
New features have been added to the USB HID Swipe Reader. The following commands were
added to most readers that are shipped after June 1, 2005:
MAX PACKET SIZE Property
TRACK ID ENABLE Property
INTERFACE TYPE Property
RESET DEVICE Command
In order to determine if these features are available, request the SOFTWARE ID property. If the
software ID string shows “21042804xxx”, the new features are NOT available. If the software
string shows “21042812xxx” or “21042818xxx”, then these new features are supported.
HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS
The hardware configurations for the USB HID Swipe Reader are as follows:
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