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Appostar MSR310-U User Manual

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MSR310-U
Magnetic Stripe Card Reader/Writer
(High & Low Coercivity)
User Manual

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  • Page 1 MSR310-U Magnetic Stripe Card Reader/Writer (High & Low Coercivity) User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Table of Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ..............３ Warranty ..................... ３ SECTION 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............4 SECTION 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........2 SECTION 4 SETUP ..................4 SECTION 5 UTILITIES TEST PROGRAM ..........5 System Requirement ..................

  • Page 3: Section 1 Introduction

    ID or transaction card is used, one can find a related use for the versatile, user-friendly MSR505 reader/writer. The MSR310-U is designed to offer a reading and writing solution of high and/or low coercivity cards that will attractively complement an existing system.

  • Page 4: Section 2 General Description

    Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Section 2 General Description The MSR310-Useries is designed to read and/or write high or low coercivity magnetic cards. It can encode and verify up to 3 tracks of data simultaneously . It communicates with a host computer or other terminal using a standard RS-232...

  • Page 5: Section 3 Technical Specifications

    Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Section 3 Technical Specifications ITEM SPECIFICATION Standard ISO7811~7815 Electrical Current/operating Typical 350mA Max Consumption 600mA plus for each writing track Communication Standard RS232 signal voltage levels. Default, 9600 Baud, None Parity, 8 bits Power supply External switching Power 24V/2.2A regulated...
  • Page 6 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Low amplitude Card Read 60% for both 75& 210bpi Error Rate Read < 0.5% Write < 0.8% Media Swipe Head life 1,000,000 passes for both read & write head Model Read/Write Track Hi-C Lo-C MSR310-U 1&2&3...

  • Page 7: Section 4 Setup

    Manual Section 4 Setup 1. Power off your system (PC). 2. Connect DB9 of the MSR310-U signal cable to a free serial port 3. Connect outer plug of Power-out cable to the power inlet of MSR310- 000U. 4. Connect Power-in cable to Power supply and AC receptacle (110V~240V).

  • Page 8: Section 5 Utilities Test Program

    A. Connect MSR310-U to RS232 port, and power on it. B. Execute test program from the subdirectory of ‘Demo AP’ (e.g. MSR310-U.exe) D. When the test program is first opened, a password dialog box will ask whether you wish a first time password.

  • Page 9: Section 6 Command And Response

    4. Command: Communication test Command code: <ESC> e Hex code: 1B 65 Response: <ESC> y [1B] [79] Description: This command is used to verify that the communication link between computer and MSR310-U is up and good. 5. Command: All LED off Command code: <ESC>...
  • Page 10 Command code: <ESC> <87> Hex code: 1B 87 Response: <ESC> 0 (1B 30) ram test ok; <ESC> A (1B 41) ram test fail Description: This command is used to request MSR310-U to perform a test on its on board RAM.
  • Page 11 13. Command: Check leading zero Command code: <ESC> l Hex code: 1B 6C Response: 1B [00~ff] [00~ff] Description: This command is used to ask MSR310-U the present setting number of leading zeros. 14. Command: Erase card Command code: <ESC> c [Select Byte] Hex code: 1B 63 [Select Byte] Response: <ESC>...
  • Page 12 Command code: <ESC> m Hex code: 1B 6D Response: [Raw Data Block] <ESC> [Status Byte] Description: This command requests MSR310-U to read a card swipe but send without ASCII decode. Refer to [Raw Data Block] & [Raw Data] format. 17. Command: Write raw data Command code: <ESC>...
  • Page 13 MSR310-U User Manual Hex code: 1B 79 Response: <ESC> 0 Description : This command is used to set MSR310-U status to write Low-Co card. 23. Command: Get Hi-Co or Low-Co status Command code: <ESC> d Hex code: 1B 64 Response: <ESC> H -------to write Hi-Co : <ESC>...

  • Page 14: Section 7 Data Format

    2. None available and none data tracks will not output when swipe of card. For example, when read card (encoded data on track 2 only) on MSR310-U, it will transmit data like 1B 73 1 B 01 00 1B 02 [L2] [string] 3F 1C.
  • Page 15 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual * [Raw Data] bit orientation: Track 1 for 8 BPC Read … Write … Track 2 & 3 for 8 BPC Read … Write … LSB MSB LSB MSB byte byte byte *Refer to Section 9 ADDENDUM.

  • Page 16: Section 8 Communication Sequence

    HEX code: [1B][61] (Serial port test) Command code: <ESC>e HEX code: [1B][65] Command test ACK: <ESC> y HEX code: [1B][79] Command code: <ESC>a (Reset) HEX code: [1B][61] Write Data to MSR310-U MSR310-U HOST Direction Command code: <ESC>w<ESC>s<ESC>[01]01 <ESC>[02]23<ESC>[03]45?<FS> HEX code: (write command)
  • Page 17 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Read Data to MSR310-U MSR310-U HOST Direction (read command) Command code: <ESC> r HEX code: [1B][72] (Wait until swipe card) Command ACK: <ESC>s<ESC>[01]%01?<ESC>[02];23?<ESC>[03];45??< FS><ESC><status> (status ACK) HEX code: [1B][73][1B][01][25][30][31][3F][1B][02][3B][32][33][3F] [1B][03][3B][34][35][3F][3F][1C][1B][status] Status=[30] ok Status=[31]~[3F] if error...

  • Page 18: Section 9 Addendum

    Command code <ESC> w [Data Block] Hex code 1B 77 [Data Block] Response <ESC> [Status Byte] This command request MSR310-U to write the Data Block into the card sw Description iped. [Data Block] format: Start Field R/W Data Field Ending Field Command code <ESC>s...

  • Page 19: Write Raw Data To Magnetic Card

    Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Write Raw Data to Magnetic Card Converting Card Data Information to Hexadecimal for the Binary Write Function Converting track one ASCll information into HEX B0 B4 (sp) “ & ‘ < > Converting track two and three ASCll information into HEX Data ;...
  • Page 20 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual As an example the following information will be written to the card: Track1: %ABC123? Track2: ;12345? Track3: ;12345? We use three different data bits to write raw data on the cards. The procedures are listed as below: 08, 08, 08 BITS Set each track as 08.
  • Page 21 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual LRC: If there is an Even Number of 1’s in the column of data for each character, put a 0 in the LRC row. Other wise, put a 0 in the row. The last LRC will be considered as the parity rule of this row.
  • Page 22 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual 07, 05, 05 BITS Set TK1, TK2 & TK3 as 07, 05, 05 1B, 6F, 07, 05, 05 First of all, set BPI command: Present the information to the card encoder, as follows: Start Field...
  • Page 23 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual the column. Transfer track 2 (track 3) data to HEX under 05 bits:...
  • Page 24 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Add 0 Add 0 Add 0 06, 05, 06 BITS Set TK1, TK2 & TK3 as 06, 05, 06 First of all, set BPI command: 1b, 6F, 06, 05, 06 Present the information to the card encoder, as follows:...
  • Page 25 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Add 0 Add 0 Transfer track 2 data to HEX under 05 bits: Add 0 Add 0 Add 0...
  • Page 26 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual Transfer track 3 data to HEX under 06 bits: Add 0 Add 0...
  • Page 27 Appostar Appostar MSR310-U User Manual...
  • Page 28 Appostar Appostar Magnetic stripe reader and writer software Software install Double-click on the package Choose install path Click on the desktop shortcut ---- ---- usb to RS232driver Equipment use usb interface, pay attention to the first to install Software functions overview: Manual entry to read and write magnetic cards 1：...
  • Page 29 Appostar Appostar File write: Documents written format rules: Each track use a text file, every line represents a record, each record to enter separate, reading and writing software in turn from the document read a record until file if necessary...
  • Page 30 Appostar Appostar Selective in a line started to write Magnetic stripe data comparison Users operate according to the information of the tip for operation Serial number write Serial number to write the data=fixed field（Rail text box user manual input Pass to increase of the number Serial number of the written starting sequence ）+...
  • Page 31 Appostar Appostar Rail starting Erase card In the options box choose to erase orbit can be confirmed...

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