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Magnetic Card Reader and Barcode Scanner Implementation
Magnetic Card Reader or Barcode Scanner Name
You need the exact name of the card reader or barcode scanner by which the IEC recognizes the
peripheral. Follow these steps to retrieve that name:
Plug the magnetic card reader or barcode scanner into the USB port of the IEC.
Step 1
Reboot the IEC so that the IEC will recognize the new peripheral.
Step 2
Run the lsinput command at the shell prompt to get a list of connected input devices.
Step 3
Note
Find the name of the magnetic card reader or barcode scanner. In the example below, the magnetic card
Step 4
reader is shown in red:
Virtual core pointer id=2[master pointer
Virtual core keyboard id=3[master keyboard (2)]
Replace the
Step 5
IEC recognizes.
In the device's profile or a property applied to that device within the IEM, configure the application data
Step 6
property with "barcode.scanner" or "magstripe.scanner" for the key and the name of the peripheral that
the IEC recognizes for the value.
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Alternatively, you can get the name from the Cisco Interactive Experience Manager (IEM). Go
to the device and click the Status tab.
Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4[slave
Microsoft Microsoft® Digital Media Keyboardid=12[slave
Filtered Elo TouchSystems, Inc. Elo TouchSystems 2700 IntelliTouch(r) USB
Touchid=14[slave pointer
MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (ite-cir) id=15[slave
Elo TouchSystems, Inc. Elo TouchSystems 2700 IntelliTouch(r) USB Touchmonitor
Interfaceid=9[slave pointer
Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5[slave
Power Button id=6[slave
Video Bus id=7[slave keyboard (3)]
Power Button id=8[slave
PWC snapshot button id=10[slave
Microsoft Microsoft® Digital Media Keyboardid=11[slave
Mag-Tek USB Swipe Reader
ACPI Virtual Keyboard Device id=16[slave
ITE8704 CIR transceiver id=17[slave
variable in the global.magstripe object with the name of the peripheral that the
deviceName
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pointer
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pointer
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keyboard (3)]
keyboard (3)]
keyboard (3)]
keyboard (3)]
id=13[slave keyboard (3)]
keyboard (3)]
keyboard (3)]
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pointer (2)]
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keyboard (3)]