Star Micronics TCP300 Programmer's Manual page 17

(6) Third track read (status with no card) command (Model: TCP310)
General Description
This command waits the third track read of a magnetic strip encoded in the following formats.
• 7-bit format conforming to JISX6302
• 6-bit format conforming to ISO 7811/2 first track
• 4-bit format conforming to ISO 7811/2 second and third tracks
This command cannot be used with on models with one magnetic stripe (TCP300).
See the first track read (status with no card) command for details on other descriptions and
operations
Command Transfer Formats
STX 27h
Response Transfer Formats
STX 27h
(7) First track buffer read command (Model: TCP310)
This command acquires the first track buffer data of the following formats.
• 7-bit format conforming to JISX6302
• 6-bit format conforming to ISO 7811/2 first track
• 4-bit format conforming to ISO 7811/2 second and third tracks
See the first track read command for details.
This command cannot be used with on models with one magnetic stripe (TCP300).
Command Transfer Formats
STX 29h
Response Transfer Formats
STX 29h
ETX BCC
Status Read Data String
ETX BCC
Status Read Data String
ETX BCC
ETX BCC
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