Communicating With The Smart Card Reader - Intermec PW50 User Manual

Communicating with the Smart Card Reader

PW50 Workboard Printer User's Guide
To connect the PW50 to a PC
1 Connect the 8-pin circular DIN connector on the serial cable (P/N
075497-001) to the serial port on the PW50.
2 Connect the other end of the serial cable to a serial port on the
back of your PC.
The smart card reader on the PW50 supports communication with
the CN3 and CK61 mobile computer. Before you can use the PW50
smart card reader with a mobile computer, you need to:
• upgrade the CN3 or CK61 Windows Operating System (OS) and
SmartSystems Platform Bundle (SSPB) to the latest versions.
• insert the mobile computer into the PW50 docking port.
• create a custom application that uses Microsoft APIs (application
programming interface) to provide low-level interface calls to the
reader.
Here is a list of Microsoft APIs that are supported by the PW50 smart
card reader:
• SCardEstablishContext
• SCardListReaders
• SCardConnect
Chapter 2 — Configuring the PW50
Serial
port
Serial
cable
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