Read Arguments - Elo TouchSystems Entuitive ET1725L Series User Manual

Read Arguments

The optional argument x used in the
specifies the text to be displayed. The following table describes the recognized x arguments for
the command:
read
Read Description
Argument
any Read any type of data.
This option is equivalent to
card
Read magnetic stripe card. Display message (
When the user swipes a card, the response will be in the following format:
/read M
card_w_pin
Read magnetic stripe card and collect PIN from cardholder. Display
messages if defined.
This command is similar to the
card is swiped, the device collects and stores the cardholder's PIN. The
PIN can be collected later by issuing the
Before issuing this command, the following properties may be set:
The response to this command is identical to the
successful, it returns the track data from the magnetic card. If the response
status SS is 00, the
check Read check data.
When the user reads a check, the response will be in the following format:
/read C
command specifies the type of data to read and y
read
X X X SS data
1 2 3
X define the track read status for each of the three tracks, as follows:
I
0 = good track
1 = bad track
9 = no track data.
SS is a two-digit status code; it is not affected by errors reported in the
X field:
i
00 – successful read
82 – canceled, etc.
data is the card data for all successfully read tracks.
– messages to be displayed while waiting for card
, ,
msg1 msg2 msg3
swipe and PIN entry (a default message will be used if these properties
contain empty strings).
read pin
X X X SS data
1 2 3
XXX is the decimal representation of the check read status, as defined in
the MICR specification, e.g.,
check number field.
SS is a two-digit status code: 00 – successful read, 82 – canceled, etc.
This status is not affected by errors reported in the XXX field.
data is the check data, which is also available in
format depends on the setting of the
without any arguments.
read
msg 1
command except that after the
read card
read pin
read card
command can be used to collect the PIN.
indicates a bad character in the
004
chk_format
Section 3. Commands
) if defined.
command.
response; if
. The data
chk_data
property.
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