Magnetic Card Configuration Commands - Intermec 680X Reference Manual

SECTION 4
flash configuration override commands are valid only until
changed by another command or the printer falls asleep.
Command: {ME!} Enable Magnetic card reader (temporari-
ly overrides Flash setting)
Command: {MD!} Disable Magnetic card reader (Tempo-
rarily overrides Flash setting)
Command: {MZ!} Zero Magnetic card data (use to assure
data is from CURRENT read)
Command: {MR?} Read Magnetic card data – all data read
from card is returned,
Including start/stop characters (%?;) and delimiters (^=)
Returns data delimited as follows:
"
"
"
"
"
If there is NO data recorded on an enabled track, then an
'N' is returned in place of that data.
If the data read was bad (parity or LRC), then a 'B' is re-
turned in place of that data.
Response example (all three tracks enabled – all good read)
Response example (Track 1 data bad and Track 3 not re-
corded) {T1:B|T2:<data>|T3:B}.
Magnetic Card Configuration
Commands
The magnetic card reader is capable of reading Tracks I, II,
and III. Not all applications use all tracks, so to avoid bad
Response: {ME!}
Response: {MD!}
Response: {MZ!}
{N} – no card data read OR:
T1: -- delimits Track 1 data (sent if track 1 is enabled)
T2: -- delimits Track 2 data (sent if track 2 is enabled)
T3: -- delimits Track 3 data (sent if track 3 is enabled)
| -- delimits data from one track to another
{T1:<data>|T2:<data>|T3:<data>}
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