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1. Note Cards formatted to AAMVA standards are incompatible with the ISO 7811 format on track 3 Installation 3 To get started with pcSwipe first install the card reader s onto a workstation then install the pcSwipeConfig onto the same workstation After installation and configuration pcSwipe devices can be deployed immediately Reader installation is easy and for USB readers generally consists of plugging the device into the host workstation and allowing the computer to recognize the device 1 Place the card reader next to the monitor beside the workstation or another location near the workstation that will be accessible by card users 2 Insert the reader s connector into an open port on the workstation or into an applicable peripheral For USB readers insert the USB connector into an open USB port For serial readers connect the DB 9 connector to the mating connector on your serial port device physical COM port serial to USB adapter or serial to Ethernet adapter 3 Wait briefly while the reader connects to the host operating system The LED will rapidly flash amber during this process For USB readers if the device is unable to connect after one minute the LED will turn off but the reader will continue to try and connect with the host Note Flash memory is validated each time you plug in a USB reader If the flash memory is valid the device will issue an audible beep and the LED will light in your Ready color2. Termination Without prejudice to any other rights RF IDeas may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA In such event you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT and all of its component parts 3 UPGRADES If the SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT is an upgrade from another product whether from RF IDeas or another supplier you may use or transfer the PRODUCT only in conjunction with that upgraded product unless you destroy the upgraded product If he SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT is an upgrade of a RF IDeas product you now may use that upgraded product only in accordance with this EULA If the SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT is an upgrade of a component of a package of software programs which you licensed as a single product the SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT may be used and transferred only as part lof that single product package and may not be separated for use on more than one computer 4 OEM COPYRIGHT All title and copyrights in and to the PRODUCT including but not limited to images photographs animations video audio music text and applets incorporated into the PRODUCT the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT are owned by RF IDeas or its suppliers The PRODUCT and SOFTWARE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions You may not copy the printed materials accomp
3. pcSwipeConfig exe Type Application 4 29MB From www rfideas com ig F While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can w7 potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not run or save this software What s the risk 3 Click Run to start the download and installation This installer is digitally signed by RF IDeas to authenticate file integrity for your safety Alternately click Save to save the installation program to a location on your computer for running at a later time When you are ready to install double click peSwipeConfig exe to start the process and continue to the next step 1 Chapter 3 12 Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to run this software Name http www rfideas com Publisher RF IDeas Inc More options While files From the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only run software from publishers you trust What s the risk 4 In the Security Warning dialog box click Run to start the installation The InstallShield Wizard screen will be displayed InstallShield Wizard OTE eT SEED D Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for pcSwipe The InstallShield Wizard will install pcSwipe on your computer To continue click Next 5 Click Next on the InstallShield Wizard screen The InstallShield Wizard Welcome screen will be displayed which is identical to the previous screen 6 Click Next
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5. 16 USB devices are found The device s Logical Unit ID LUID decimal hex including the line number is populated in the drop down list in the applicable section If more than one USB device is found all devices are populated in the drop down list in the USB section and you can select the device you wish to configure Note When multiple USB devices are connected to the workstation the devices may be populated into the drop down list in a different order each time you scan connect in pcSwipeConfig For example devices A B and C may be read in that order the first time you scan and read as C B and A the next time you scan The LUID including the line number of the device currently selected in the drop down list is also shown in the status bar of the application and the device model is indicated near the bottom of the tab These areas are highlighted in the following example of a USB connection Connect Fields Keys LEO Beep USS Dewees Logical Unit ID tuto 0 65535 OF 0x0 OxFFFF Model MS3 O0M1AKU CAuto focus Auto clear Chapter 4 Configuratior Note The drop down list can hold up to 16 USB devices but only one serial device 5 The card reader audibly beeps and the LED flashes green as the connection is established about one second for USB readers and several seconds for serial readers The LED changes to steady red when the device is ready to be configured Repeat this procedure any time you configur
6. a serial reader is connected the drop down list box in the Serial Devices section shows the device ID The list box in the USB Devices section holds IDs for up to 16 connected USB devices and can be used to select the USB device you want to configure The LUID applies to all devices and is intended to be used by the SDK as a means of determining which reader is sending the data If more than one device is connected you can attach the devices one at a time and assign an LUID to each by entering the specific device s leading characters into the text box in the LUID section in either hex or decimal format The factory default LUID is 0000 We recommend setting LUIDs to 1 or higher This allows you to detect if the units are reset to factory defaults If you are using the SDK enter the address for the attached device here Disconnects the displayed device For serial devices only Use these fields to set the starting and ending COM port numbers to be searched for when connecting to a serial reader For serial devices only Click to check only ports 1 through 8 For serial devices only Click to check all ports 1 through 256 Fields Tab Use the Fields tab to configure the delimiters that should be sent to the card s data before it is output The Fields tab for a USB connection is shown in the following example Connect Fields keys LEO Beep C Termination a Jap Japa poa EE The Fields tab for a serial connectio
7. be inserted When you select a character the scan code output is displayed above the list 4 Click Insert The keystroke you selected will be inserted into the Keystrokes text area a Connect Fields Keys LED Beep k userid i i V Enable Keystrokes below precede card date lt Shift Ctrl DELETE gt a Corres Curse _UserFields Keystrokes of keystrokes used 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to insert more keystrokes When you are finished close the dialog box The Software Developer s Kit SDK is a software application interface that assists software developers authors and IT professionals with integrating card data to a physical device or database software program The RF IDeas SDK uses leading edge technology and works for almost every type of manufacturer credentials giving you more flexibility when marketing your product Using the SDK you can read card data using functions included in the SDK then deliver the data through your software to a device or program to perform a specific function In SDK mode all keystroke or serial send data can be inhibited The SDK is sold separately Software developers who purchase the SDK can change the pcSwipe device mode of operation This does not apply to the SDK only series readers On keystroking readers the keystroking output can be enabled Keystroking or disabled quiet mode The SDK functionality can be used in either mode Use the Keys tab in pcSwipeConfig to configu
8. how card data is read and output USB reader modes USB Keyboard Mode The device reads and outputs the card data as keystrokes as if the cardholder typed the ID data on a keyboard SDK Mode The reader does not automatically output the card data The application uses the SDK to query and control the reader Serial Ethernet or USB virtual COM port reader modes ASCII Output Device Mode The device reads and sends card data as ASCII SDK Mode The device uses the API defined in the pcSwipe SDK In this mode the reader is attached to a computer serial port The API reads the card and out puts the entire card data to the active application The option to switch modes is only available if you have purchased the keystroking reader The keystroking reader xx81 can be made to be silent with the SDK or the pcProx configuration program The SDK xx82 reader is locked in quiet mode The SDK comes with a DLL for Microsoft Windows 32 and 64 bit operating systems and sample source code using this DLL for C C and Visual Basic Chapter 1 pcSwipe readers come with the pcSwipeConfig utility that allows you to configure readers for the desired output You can add additional keystrokes or ASCII characters to card data define your own fields and utilize flexible fields to accommodate both error handling and additional keystrokes or ASCII characters The ability to save configuration settings lets you quickly configure
9. keystrokes used V Show Sentinels and Separators Track Field C Show LRC Byte in Hex 1 if 0 ij T Ignore Card Data Error Characters 57 Fields 6 Short Field 1 31234567890 0987654321 13579 24680 2143658709907856341275 t Field 17 Format 7 bits Gerba Chex Show LRC Byte in Hex In the ISO 7811 magnetic card standard all tracks end with a Linear Redundancy Check LRC byte as a method of ensuring data accuracy Select this option to display the hexadecimal LRC code as part of the card data The LRC for each track will be placed after the data for the user field Chapter 4 Configuration 10 Optionally select Ignore Card Data Error to show the card data even if the LRC is incorrect The reader performs several checks on the read from each track to ensure data integrity If the data fails this check then normally the Error User Field for that track is called If you select this option the track field data will be output Otherwise the appropriate Error User Field may be output See Defining a Flex Field for more information Note If Ignore Card Data Error is selected the reader attempts to determine what should be out put However the results may not always be what you expect Use this option with care 11 Repeat the previous steps to configure more fields 12 When finished configuring User and Flex Fields apply the configuration to the device by selecting File gt Write Flash configuration to device f
10. manufacturer vendor to verify that the card type is compatible with the device model Standard 26 Bit Format Structure On a standard magnetic card data is allocated into three tracks A magnetic stripe card may have any of these tracks or a combination of these tracks Track 1 Track 1 was the first track standardized It was developed by the International Air Transportation Association IATA and is still reserved for their use It is 210 bpi with room for 79 7 bit characters This track is also used by most credit debit ATM cards and contains the information on track 2 plus additional information such as the owner s name This track is also used by the AAMVA Track 1 is encoded with a 7 bit scheme six data bits plus one parity bit that is based on ASCII but there are no control characters The seventh bit is an odd parity bit on each byte Track 2 Track 2 was developed by the American Bankers Association ABA for online financial transactions It is 75 bpi with room for 40 5 bit numeric characters Track 2 is encoded with a 5 bit scheme four data bits plus one parity bit To convert this data into ASCII add 0x30 to each byte Track 3 Track 3 is also used by the AAMVA as well as for financial transactions the difference being its read write ability This track is often used for magnetic access cards parking lots health clubs etc with non ISO 7811 standard data It is 210 bpi with room for 107 numeric digits
11. on the InstallShield Wizard Welcome screen 7 Follow the remaining screen instructions to complete the installation process 8 Optionally create a shortcut to the program on the desktop for easy access On Windows you can right click on the program file and select Send To gt Desktop create shortcut Chapter 3 Installation Once pcSwipeConfig is successfully installed you can open the application and connect to any device attached to this system See Connecting to a Reader for more information Updating Software Before installing an updated version of pcSwipeConfig you must first uninstall the previous version In Windows go to the Control Panel click Add Remove Programs and remove the previous version Then restart the computer and install the update using the Installing the peSwipeConfig Software procedure If the installer detects a previous version you will be prompted to remove it Chapter 3 Configuration A Connecting to a Reader Each time you want to configure a reader in pcSwipeConfig you must first scan to find and connect the device to the application After configuring a reader it can be deployed on any workstation You can also configure multiple readers one after another before installing them on a destination workstation See Multiple Reader Configuration To connect to a reader 1 Ensure the reader is connected to the workstation For USB readers the computer should indicate that the device is fou
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13. reached Chapter 4 Z Within each track the data is read in one or more fields These fields are separated by a specially designated character On cards formatted to the ISO 7811 standard the field separator character for track 1is the caret and for tracks 2 and 3 the equals character On cards formatted to AAMVA standards the field separator on track 3 is the same as track 1 Any data before the first field separator is considered field 1 any data after the first field separator and before the second field separator is considered field 2 and so on Field O is available if you want to select the entire track regardless of the number of fields it contains The reader finds these separators for you automatically By configuring the track and field and length and terminator settings in the Fields tab you can see exactly what data will be output for the select ed User Field The fields are output to the USB or serial port starting with field 1 and ending with field 8 or field 11 depending on the Skip settings for fields 9 10 and 11 The pcSwipeConfig Fields tab provides buttons that allow you to define and configure 11 fields Three of these fields are Flex flexible fields that can be used for error handling and or normal output Each of the 11 user fields can hold up to eight keystrokes for USB readers or 16 characters for serial readers as well as the configured track data output The track data to be outp
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16. 11 standard pcSwipe can be utilized in many applications including Point of sale POS Card enrollment PC LAN log on Cafeteria purchases vending Machine access Time attendance Multiple function printer MFP Single sign on SSO pcSwipe can read credit cards ID cards hotel cards and many more When a card is swiped forward or reverse the reader interprets the card data as keystrokes or ASCII characters depending on the operating mode Data can be returned from any field or all fields from any of the three tracks on the card With the optional Software Developer s Kit SDK a pcSwipe reader can be used as a stand alone system or can be integrated into other software applications Readers are available in different models to accommodate the needs of your existing hardware and applications A variety of connection options allow pcSwipe to work with almost any host system USB DB 9 plus PS 2 for power DB 9 power plug 2 1mm DB 9 power plug 2 5 mm DB 9 9 pin power The following illustration shows a pcSwipe reader connectors and output options pcSwipe Connectors e ke amp USB Keyboard USB Virtual COM Port DB 9 RS 232 N S Female Power PS 2 Power View the list at www RFIDeas com pcSwipe readers operate in two primary modes keyboard emulation ASCII output and the SDK mode which is based on the Application Programming Interface API defined in the SDK These modes determine
17. TS rack Field Offset Length Termination Flew Field 10 ye m _ Flew Field ti 1 i 0 X 106 i C ignore Card Data Error Tracks Characters 57 Fields V Track 1 Enable Shorr Field 3 V Track 2 Enable 25 Long Field 17 _ Track 3 Enable Format 7 bis As you change the Track numbers you can see the shading applied to each selected track Notice that field 3 is selected and the preview shows the third field highlighted in bright yellow TEST Click through the field numbers to see the associated field highlighted If an Offset of 2 was selected the highlighted portion would be ST With a zero Offset and a Length of 2 the highlight would show TE 8 To view the selected test data as hexadecimal numbers click the Hex button This will toggle between hex and character displays 9 If you selected a track greater than zero and specified O for the Field options to enable output of the sentinel and field separator characters and the LRC data are available Optionally select one or both of the following Show Sentinels and Separators In the ISO 7811 magnetic card standard certain characters are set aside as indicators sentinels and field separators and are not considered to be part of the track data for example and as shown in the following image Select this option to include those indicators in the fields that are being displayed Keystrokes of 16
18. Tooltip Balloon Help menu item For more information about the menu items tabs and options in pcSwipeConfig See Utility Interface Reference If you have already configured a reader using pcSwipeConfig you can load the reader s configuration into the application for viewing or editing To do this connect a reader then select File gt Read configuration from device or click the Read toolbar button The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed The configuration for the connected reader will be opened in the application After making changes be sure to write the configuration back to the device See Applying Configurations to Readers for more details Cards formatted to ISO 7811 and AAMVA standards contain one two or three tracks of data This data is stored in a magnetic stripe that has been printed on the card as part of the card manufacturing process A track consists of at least three key parts a start sentinel character data followed by optional field separators and additional data and an end sentinel character followed by a Linear Redundancy Check LRC For example Start Sentinel Data Optional field separator Optional additional data e More optional field separators and additional data End Sentinel e LRC It is possible to read data from one or more of the three tracks The data is read until the end sentinel character is
19. Track 3 is used to store the enciphered PIN country code currency units amount authorized subsidiary account information and other account restrictions Track 3 has the same properties as track 1 start and end sentinels and an LRC byte except that there is no standard for the data content or format Track 3 is not currently used by any national bank card issuer In those rare systems where the PIN is stored on the card this is the track where it is stored Chapter 7 Several companies have adopted a policy that requires users to change their password after a certain number of days to increase security The PIN is the portion of the password the user changes every x number of days To help your organization adhere to this policy it is possible with certain limitations to use a magnetic stripe card as a password for an application or operating system logon The unique card data can contain the username or the entire password You can use a portion of the password for two factor authentication You must have a special magnetic stripe encoder to create the appropriate data on the card You can configure the device to allow operation under either a one or two factor authentication system One Factor In a one factor system the user simply scans the ID card You can configure the device to add any required keystrokes before or after the data i e TAB ENTER etc Two Factor A two factor authentication system is made up of Car
20. acks box displays card data as it is swiped color coded to indicate the currently selected User Field configuration This can be used for testing as you configure fields Click to view the data in the preview area in hexadecimal format Click again to display the data as characters For serial devices only When connected to a serial reader after presenting card to the reader click to display the card data in the preview area Use the Keys tab to enable or disable the SDK keyboard and to set timing values Connect Fields Keys LED Beep SDK Keystroke Mode O Enable quiet mode for Software Developer s Kit O Euro KeyPad Digits Advanced USB Keyboard Timing Inter key Press Time Inter key Release Time i a ms 4 ms The functions on this tab are described in the following table Keys Tab Function Enable quiet mode for Software Developer s Kit Euro KeyPad Digits Inter key Press Time Inter key Release Time Chapter 6 Description If you are using the SDK you can select this option to stop the device from sending card data as keystrokes or ASCII characters When this option is not selected the pcSwipe reader emulates a keyboard Note that an SDK only reader cannot be configured to disable quite mode i e when this box unchecked If you try to flash an SDK only reader with this box unchecked the reader will automatically re enable quiet mode This will be reflected by this box being checked again aft
21. additional devices Several predefined configuration templates are available for different card types Note Be aware that if the card reader is reading cards while you are configuring the device the card data output may be sent directly into the active document window Chapter 1 Getting Started 2 The minimum system requirements for installing and using pcSwipe readers are outlined in the following table Minimum System Requirements HARDWARE Pentium class PC MEMORY 32 MB RAM DISK 25 MB hard disk space 1 0 1 available serial or USB Port Operating System Any operating system that supports a USB keyboard including Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Linux Macintosh Can be used for keystroke applications The minimum system requirements for installing and using the pcSwipeConfig utility are outlined in the following table Minimum Software Requirements HARDWARE Pentium class PC MEMORY 32 MB RAM DISK 25 MB hard disk space Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Note The software does not perform any data validation checking Be sure that there is known valid data on the card you are using to configure the User Fields pcSwipe is compatible with all ISO 7811 magnetic stripe cards Go to www RFIDeas com for specific device part numbers associated to card types American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators AAMVA compatibility is also supported i e drivers licenses
22. ader to configure Connect Fields Keys LED Beep USB Devices Logical Unit ID USB Readers Found 1 LUID 0 65535 01 Firmware 1 1 0 LUID 1 0x0001 m Scan Connect OOS 1 Model MS3 00M1AKU The functions on this tab are described in the following table 32 Chapter 6 Utility Interface Reference Connect Tab Function Scan Connect USB Readers Found Serial Readers Found Readers list boxes Logical Unit ID LUID Disconnect COM thru COM 1 8 1 256 Chapter 6 Description Searches for any USB or serial device connected to the workstation and stops when the first serial device is found or when up to 16 USB devices are found A message states the number of devices connected Click the device list to connect to a different device Click Disconnect to connect to a different device For USB devices only Displays the number of readers connected to the workstation Up to 16 different pcSwipe USB readers can be connected to the workstation at one time The selected reader will beep and the LED will flash when a reader is connected and every time pcSwipeConfig communicates with the reader For serial devices only Displays the number of readers connected to the workstation however currently only one serial reader can be con nected to the workstation at one time The selected reader will beep and the LED will flash when a reader is connected and every time pcSwipeConfig communicates with the reader When
23. ail the purchaser agrees to pre pay the shipping charges and insure the board or unit or assume the risk of loss or damage which may occur in transit The purchaser is expected to employ a container equivalent to the original packaging Copyright Copyright by RF IDeas 1997 2010 All rights reserved Reproduction or distribution of this document in whole or in part or in any form is prohibited without express ritten permission from RF IDeas Trademarks All RF IDeas products are trademarks of RF Deas All other product names or names are rademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Disclaimer This User Manual is printed in the U S A Any resemblance mentioned in the User Manual to persons living or dead or to actual corporations or products is purely coincidental RF IDeas believes that he information contained in this manual is correct However RF IDeas does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the content of his User Manual nor for any patent infringements or other rights of third parties RF IDeas reserves the right to make any modifications in either product or the manual without giving prior written notification Contents CONADAN O oO O O oO 10 11 13 15 15 17 18 19 19 21 21 24 25 27 27 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 34 37 38 39 Thank You 29 Troubleshooting pcSwipe Magnetic Stripe Card Reader 40 Appendix Connectors 41 The pcSwipe for Password Security Operating Modes and O
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25. ct the new configuration Note The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed Chapter 4 Files for Device Deployment 5 You can save a reader s configuration to your computer a USB memory stick etc This allows you reload a configuration into pcSwipeConfig for reconfiguring a connected reader or other readers at a later time Configuration files end with the extension MAG The default folder is the pcSwipeConfig program folder but the application will remember the last folder used The default folder contains several predefined configuration templates that you can use for different card types Note Be sure to test a card swipe to verify that the new configuration was correctly read before saving it To save a reader s configuration 1 Select File gt Save to template file from the main menu or click the Save toolbar button 2 Type a name for the configuration The default extension is mag If no extension is specified this will be used By default pcSwipeConfig will only show mag files when reading or saving template files using the default extension is recommended To open load a configuration file 1 With a reader connected select File gt Open template file from the main menu or click the Load toolbar button 2 Navigate to the folder where you have stored your configuration files The sample template files are stored in the pcSwipe program f
26. d whichever comes first will terminate the data Only displayed when a Field greater than zero is specified When selected you can enter a character in the text box below the option that indicates what character will act as the terminator of the data field You can use this in combination with Length see above Only displayed when a Field of zero is specified When selected sentinels and field separators are displayed as part of the card data Different track formats have different Start and End sentinels and field separators Only displayed when a Field of zero is specified When selected the hex LRC code is displayed as part of the data When selected the card data is displayed even if the LRC is incorrect When a track is enabled the reader will process all User Fields that reference that track including error processing Also if the reader encounters an error reading that track the reader may beep and signal an error read via the LED When a track is disabled all processing of that track is disabled No errors will be reported for that track and any User Fields Flex Fields that reference that track will not be output This can be useful when scanning cards known to contain only one or two tracks such as credit cards Automatically scans through your configured User Fields to determine the Track Enable settings and only enables tracks that are specified in the field settings The dark gray text area to the right of the Tr
27. d ID data Personal information The two factor approach is especially useful when insisting on password construction rules or periodic changing of passwords In a two factor system the user can enter the PIN either before or after the card data If the user adds the PIN before the card data the device can be configured to append the ENTER keystroke Chapter 7 You can configure a pcSwipe device to enter a password log on to a system or unlock a workstation For example to use a reader as a password device change the password on the workstation to match the user s password so that when the user swipes the card the input is captured into the log on dialog box This operation is performed differently for each operating system and application Refer to your operating system s documentation for details On Windows you can do this with the following steps 1 Enter the old password 2 With the cursor in the New Password field scan the ID card to enter the new password and press ENTER then repeat the above step to enter the new password into the Confirm Password field Alternately if the new password is made up of the card data and a user supplied PIN scan the card and type the PIN in both the New Password and Confirm Password fields 3 If the pcSwipe device is configured to append the ENTER keystroke a Reconfigure the device for this Change Password operation to deselect the ENTER key stroke b Once the password change i
28. e a new reader or change a reader s configuration settings If you need to configure multiple readers of the same type USB or serial you can do them one after another 1 Connect and configure the first reader Note The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed 2 Disconnect the first reader by clicking the Disconnect button in the applicable section 3 Connect using the appropriate button and configure the second reader 4 Repeat this procedure for each reader of the same type that you need to configure The Disconnect button is only available when a device is currently connected Chapter 4 Reader Configuration The pcSwipeConfig interface contains a main menu a toolbar tabs with configuration options and a card data test area with Auto focus and Auto clear options at the bottom of the screen below the tabs _ Connect Fields Keys LED Beep USS Devices Logical Unit ID USB Readers Found 1 LUID 0 65535 01 Firmware 1 1 0 LUID 1 0x0001 ner 1 Model MS3 O0M1AKU C auto focus Auto clear The toolbar contains buttons that match the commands in the File menu and a link to the RF IDeas website for quick access Command Description Load Loads a configuration file into pcSwipe See Opening a Configuration File for more information Read Loads the currently connected device s configuration into pcS
29. er 6 Utility Interface Reference Tips and Troubleshooting 7 If a reader is not working properly perform the following steps to troubleshoot the device 1 Check to make sure the device is plugged into the USB or serial port When the workstation is on and no card is being read the LED lights red A valid magnetic stripe card causes the LED to light in green When a USB device is being enumerated the LED flashes amber 2 Make sure the port and workstation connector are compatible 3 For serial readers a Make sure that another COM port is not using the same port as the serial reader b Make sure that the appropriate power pin connector has correct voltage 4 If the device still does not work a Unplug the reader b For USB readers remove the General USB Device hardware from the workstation On Windows this is performed through the Device Manager c Reboot the workstation d After the workstation reboots re attach the device For USB readers the operating system should re install the driver automatically If the device is not reading cards properly 1 Try changing the Inter key Release Time on the Keys tab to 1000 This will slow down the device s processing 2 Open a text editor such as Notepad or Microsoft Word and swipe a card Examine the dis played card data to see the actions of any non printable symbols This may help determine the problem 3 If the device still does not read the card s contact the card
30. erwards This option allows you to handle the differences associated with European keyboards Select this option to use the keypad for 0 9 When this option is not selected the program assumes you are using the number keys 0 9 above the QWERTY keyboard If you need to specify a key press time enter the length of time the key is held down in milliseconds in the Inter key Press Time box The minimum and default value is 4 which works fine for most cases The maximum value is 1 020 Note If this time is greater than the Key repeat delay period setting on your system then the key will start to auto repeat and each character output will be repeated multiple times If you need to specify a key release time enter the length of time Cin milliseconds between the time the key is released and the next key is pressed The minimum and default value is 4 which works fine for most cases The maximum value is 1 020 LED Beep Tab The LED Beep tab provides options to configure a reader s LED light colors and audible beeps Connect Fields Keys 57 Beep State Options Ready Start Swipe Good Read Bad Read Sending Data Red off Green Red Amber Ready state does not r 4 need to be flashed 2 Short Beeps 1 Long Beep v A good read is no LEC errors on all enabled See Field ted for track enables Beep Now EOS nab See Configuring LED and Beeps for more information about these options 38 Chapt
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32. inels 21 23 36 40 Separators 19 21 23 36 Software update 13 31 Special keystrokes 21 25 35 System requirements 9 Templates 8 30 Timing values 37 Toolbar 19 31 Tooltips 31 Track data 20 21 23 35 Troubleshooting 39 Two factor authentication 41 Unlock workstation 42 Up time 31 32 USB connector 10 User fields 9 20 22 25 35 36 Version number 31 Write configuration 31 Index 44 Other Products amp Accessories Software Developer s Kit Allows independent developer s to use their application to read proximity access badge Read ID data of more than 1 billion cards in the field PVC Label Proximity Card Credit card size with paper release liner 500 cards per box Complete selection of various manufacturers proximity cards labels and key fobs Marked with data code and ID number available in several Wiegand formats AIR ID Read Write Contactless SDK Reads and writes directly to the smart cards AIR ID Writer and Playback Desktop read only for iCLASS and NXP and smart cards pcProx Sonar Presence detector configured as a keyboard PS 2 to USB Power Tap Powers a USB RF Deas device from a PS 2 port AIR ID Playback Starter Kit Plays back card sector data in ASCII or keystrokes Mounting Brackets Further adjust the standard mounting of the device angle RF IDeas Inc 2011 RF IDeas All rights reserved Specifications subject to change wi
33. n is shown in the following example The functions on this tab are described in the following table 34 Chapter 6 Utility Interface Reference Fields Tab Function User Fields 1 8 Flex Field 9 Flex Field 10 Flex Field 11 Enable Keystrokes Text Box Keys Clear Track Field Offset Chapter 6 Description Used to define up to eight output sequences that contain delimiters and or magnetic track data The User Fields that are enabled are indi cated with a light gray shading on the button and green text in the label The User Fields that are not enabled are indicated with a darker shading and dark red text in the label Used for error handling for track 1 or as an additional standard field To use the Flex Fields exclusively as User Fields note that the Ignore Card Data Error check box must be selected for all User Fields referencing track 1 Used for error handling for track 2 or as an additional standard field To use the Flex Fields exclusively as User Fields note that the Ignore Card Data Error check box must be selected for all User Fields referencing track 2 Used for error handling for track 3 or as an additional standard field To use the Flex Fields exclusively as User Fields note that the Ignore Card Data Error check box must be selected for all User Fields referencing track 3 When selected the reader will process this User Field If this option is not selected the reader will not p
34. nd and connected this can take a few seconds Note While pcSwipeConfig can recognize up to 16 USB readers connected to the workstation it is recommended that you connect and configure one at a time to prevent any confusion 2 Start pcSwipeConfig The application opens with the Connect tab displayed Connect Fields Keys LED Beep USB Dewces Logical Unit ID USB Readers Found LID 0 65535 Scan Connect Or Ox0 OxFFFF Senal Devices Senai Readers Found theucom 256 C Auto focus Auto clear Note For more information about the fields and buttons on the Connect tab see the Connect Tab configuration interface section 3 If you are connecting a serial device a Next to the COM box use the up down arrows to select the starting COM port number b Next to the thru COM box select the ending COM port number O Alternately you can use the button shortcuts to the right of these boxes to automatically set the ports Click 1 8 to specify COM 1 through COM 8 e Click 1 256 to specify COM 1 through COM 256 4 Click one of the following buttons For a USB device click Sean Connect in the USB Devices section During the scan pcSwipeConfig searches only for USB readers For a serial device click Sean Conneet in the Serial Devices section During the scan pcSwipeConfig searches only for serial and virtual serial readers The scan stops after the first serial device is found or when up to
35. nto the Keystrokes text box when defining a field 1 Click the Keys button to the right of the text area If you are configuring a USB reader the Keys dialog box contains key modifier check boxes in the top left portion a list of keys in the right portion and shortcut button to insert common keys 25 Chapter 4 Configuration a b c a e f I h i 3 k 1 m n o q If you are configuring a serial reader the dialog box displays a list of ASCII characters in the right portion 2 For a USB reader optionally use the check box es in the top left portion of the dialog box to select key modifiers such as SHIFT or CTRL For example to specify CTRL SHIFT select Left Shift and Left Control To clear all of your selections you can click Clear All Shifts 3 Select the desired character from the list box of keyboard keys or ASCII characters For example to insert CTRL SHIFT DELETE for a USB reader with the Left Shift and Left Control boxes checked select DELETE in the list box 26 Chapter 4 Configuration The list box contains all of the keys on the keyboard including letters numbers and special characters Buttons for ENTER TAB SPACE LESS THAN lt GREATER THAN gt and NONE for USB readers or NUL for serial readers are shortcuts that place the focus on that character in the list box Select NONE or NUL if you do not want to select a character for a USB reader just the keystroke check boxes you selected will
36. older C Program Files RF IDeas pcSwipe on most systems 3 Select the file to load You can load a file that you have previously saved or one of the predefined templates for different card types 4 Click Open to display the configuration in the utility 5 To apply the configuration to the connected reader select File gt Write Flash configuration to device or click the Flash toolbar button The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed 6 Check the pcSwipeConfig status bar to verify that the configuration was written successfully Utility Interface Reference 6 The pcSwipeConfig contains a File menu and a Help menu The File menu contains the same commands as the toolbar with an additional command to exit the application The Open template file Read configuration from device Factory defaults Save to template file e Write Flash configuration to device Exit Help menu contains the following items Help open the pcSwipe pdf Opens this user manual in the workstation s de fault PDF application Show Tooltip balloon help When checked the default information about the field or setting in which the pointer is positioned is displayed in a balloon tooltip To turn the tooltips off click this menu item to uncheck it www RFlDeas com Opens the RF IDeas website in a new browser window Check website for updates Aut
37. omatically searches the RF Deas website for software updates and notifies you if an update is available About Displays a box showing the pcSwipeConfig version number If a de vice is connected as shown in the following image the box also displays the cur rent up time of the application the total number of cards read including any reads from factory testing and diagnostics for internal use only Note Your pcSwipeConfig version and library versions may differ from those shown in the image About pcSwipe pcSwipe Configuration Utility Solutions for Identification and Access pcSwipeConfig Version 1 0 5 Library Version 1 0 4 Copyright 2009 RF IDeas Inc Authors EMarch MElliott System Information pcSwipe up time 0 days 00 02 41 Total cards read 38 Diagnostics W65535 U65535 V65535 CO The total up time is the total time that the pcSwipe unit has been powered on without experiencing a watch dog reset due to an internal fault This time may be reset if the computer is rebooted depending on how the system BIOS affects the USB ports From pcSwipeConfig the total up time has a range of O days 00 00 01 to 198 days 20 11 09 From the SDK the range is between 004 seconds to 17 179 869 184 seconds The counter for the total number of cards read resets to zero after 65 535 reads Connect Tab The Connect tab allows you to scan your system for up to 16 USB readers or one serial reader and select which re
38. pcSwipe Thank You Congratulations on your purchase of the pcSwipe magnetic stripe reader RF IDeas knows you will enjoy using pcSwipe as much as we enjoyed creating and developing it Configuration is easy allowing you to quickly take advantage of a more secure environment in your business school or organization We are always discovering new applications for our products In fact there are several software developers licensing our technology so the solution you are looking for may already be developed Please call the our Sales department if you have any questions or are interested in our Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM and Independent Developer s programs We look forward to your comments and suggestions for our line of products Please go to www RFlDeas com and follow the Support gt Learning Center link for more details about the products we offer Thank you The RF IDeas Staff Need Assistance Ph 847 870 1723 Fx 847 483 1129 E Sales RF IDeas com TechSupport RFlDeas com END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT End User License Agreement for RF IDeas SOFTWARE and HARDWARE RF Deas pcSwipe Software Developer s Kit and Reader DLLs and Protocol s IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and the manufacturer RF IDeas Manufacturer with which you acquired the RF IDeas soft
39. r without any data from any track If there are any errors on the selected track s when the card is read the reader will emit one long beep by default Chapter 4 To prevent notification errors on tracks known to be non existing or containing inappropriate data use the Tracks area to select only the tracks you want to enable Track 1 Enable Track 2 Enable etc This can be useful for credit cards that contain only two tracks Click Auto Enable to automatically select tracks matching User Fields with tracks selected For example if only User Fields 1 and 2 are enabled and User Field 1 is set to read track 1 and User Field 2 is set to read track 3 Auto Enable will automatically select the Track 1 Enable and Track 3 Enable check boxes 5 In the Field box select the field that should be output for this User Field and proceed with the following substeps Alternately select O to specify the entire track and skip to the next step a In the Offset box enter the number of characters from the beginning of the specified field to be skipped before output starts For example if you set the Offset to 10 then the first ten characters of the field will not be output b Either select your desired length for the data in the magnetic stripe field and or specify a termination character This will limit maximum number of characters output For example if you set the Length to 7 then up to seven characters will be output If the number of character
40. re the device s keyboard parameters and SDK advanced features See the Keys Tab configuration interface section for details about the available options Visit www RF Deas com for more details about the SDK for pcSwipe Chapter 4 28 Configuring LED and Beeps pcSwipe readers have an LED that indicates the status of the device Readers also sound audible beeps to indicate status To configure the LED colors and beeps select the LED Beep tab Connect Fields Keys LED Beep State Options Ready Start Swipe Good Read Bad Read Red oF Green Red 2 Short Seeps itengbeep LED Colors There are five possible states for a reader as described in the following table For each state you can use the drop down box to turn the LED off or to select a color State Default Color Indication O O Ready Red o The reader is idle waiting for a card to be read Start Swipe StartSwipe Off The reader has detected the first magnetic flux Good Read Green A card has been swiped and all tracks that have been enabled were verified good according to the ISO 7811 standard Bad Read A card has been swiped and the reading is bad in that there was at least one enabled track that did not pass the ISO 7811 standard validation Sending Data Amber Data is being keystroked by the reader Cif enabled on keystroke series readers and or being sent to the appli cation via the SDK Chapter 4 Config
41. red by default If the flash memory is not valid it will be reset to its factory configuration In this event the device will issue three long audible beeps and the LED will flash red as the memory is reset The Logical Unit ID LUID will be reset to zero for factory defaults 4 If you are installing a USB reader upon connection the workstation should detect the new hardware On Windows this may be indicated with a balloon in the notification area If you are unsure you can use the Device Manager to verify that the workstation recognizes this connection 5 If you are installing a serial reader check the COM port for serial DB 9 connections You will need to specify the COM ports during the pcSwipe software installation In Windows you can use the Device Manager to obtain this information 6 Check the LED on the reader to determine the device status When the device is Ready to be configured the LED is steady red by default You can change the reader s LED colors and beeps Configuring Reader LED Colors and Beeps for more information 7 Repeat this procedure if you need to install more readers on this workstation Installing the pcSwipeConfig Software To install pcSwipeConfig 1 Go to the www RFIDeas com website and click Support gt Software 2 Click peSwipeConfig exe to download the installation file A File Download box will be displayed File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Name
42. rocess this User Field and pcSwipeConfig will not display any configuration information for the User Field Displays the delimiters that will precede the card data You can type in this box or use the Keys button to enter keystrokes Displays a dialog box that lets you insert any keyboard key into the text box such as ENTER TAB and SPACE See Entering Special Keystrokes Clears the keystrokes text box Specifies the magnetic stripe track number to be read for this User Field Flex Field Zero is off Only displayed when a Track number greater than zero is specified It s used to select the field that will be read for this User Field Flex Field Select from fields 1 through N based on the number of fields in the selected track A value of zero specifies the whole track Only displayed when a Field greater than zero is specified Use this to select the number of characters to offset from the previous field separator Zero is the first character Fields Tab Function Length Termination Show Sentinels amp Separators Show LRC Byte in Hex Ignore Card Data Error Track 1 Enable Track 3 Enable Auto Enable Card Data Preview Area Hex Get Data Chapter 6 Description Only displayed when a Field greater than zero is specified Use to specify the length of the card data in number of characters You can also use a termination character to indicate the end of the data see below with or without a length specifie
43. rom being processed after the User Fields If an error is found on a track the appropriate Flex Field will be output for each User Field that references that track unless Ignore Card Data Error is checked for that User Field Note If the Keys tab option Enables quiet mode is selected no keystroke or ASCII output is sent the data is only available though the API See Configuring SDK Mode for more information To define a User Field 1 Click the User Field button for the field you want to configure By default User Field 1 is selected when you first open the tab 2 Enable the field for configuration by selecting the Enable check box if not already selected User Fields 1 and 2 are enabled by default When enabled configuration elements are displayed in the tab 3 Optionally add any keystrokes that should precede card data by clicking the Keys button Clicking Keys displays a dialog box that lets you insert keystrokes from the keyboard for USB readers or ASCII characters for serial readers including special keys such as ENTER TAB and SPACE See Entering Special Keystrokes for more information To delete unwanted keystrokes place the cursor in the box after the keystrokes to be deleted and press the BACKSPACE key To remove all keystrokes from the text area click Clear 4 In the Track field select the magnetic stripe track number 1 2 or 3 that should be read for this User Flex Field Select O to output the delimite
44. rom the main menu or clicking the Flash toolbar button See Applying Configurations to Readers 13 Optionally you can save the configuration so you can apply it to the next reader if you need to configure multiple readers Click the Save toolbar button or select File gt Save to template file from the main menu pcSwipe configuration files are saved as ASCII with a mag extension See pcSwipe Files for Device Deployment for more information If an error is encountered reading the data for an enabled track See Track 1 Enable Track 3 Enable in the Fields tab reference section any User Field that references that track will instead output the appropriate Flex Field for that track Track 1 uses Flex Field 9 Track 2 uses Flex Field 10 and Track 3 uses Flex Field 11 Flex Fields have an additional option Skip Field used as OnError When this option is enabled the box is checked the normal User Field processing will skip this Flex Field It can then be used for error handling If the Skip option is not enabled the Flex Field will function like a User Field and also be output if an error occurs To disable error processing for any track disable the appropriate Flex Field Chapter 4 Keystrokes below precede card data To use a Flex Field as a normal User Field you must select the Ignore Card Data Error option for all User Fields Entering Special Keystrokes To input special keystrokes or ASCII characters i
45. s flashed to memory add the ENTER keystroke 4 Change the workstation log on password This operation is performed differently for each operating system and application Refer to your operating system s documentation for details The process is similar if you need to use a reader as a log on device or to unlock a workstation Chapter 7 Index API 7 Bad reads 28 29 Beep configuration 25 Card compatibility 9 Card data Test area 18 Tracks 19 24 35 40 COM port 11 15 16 33 39 Configuration Examples 42 Configuration files 30 Configuration interface 15 29 Connect Tab 32 Connecting devices 13 Connectors 7 Counter 32 Defining fields 21 Delimiters 20 34 35 Device ID 16 Diagnostics 31 Enable fields 21 35 Enable tracks 22 36 Enter password 41 Error 8 20 21 24 35 36 European keyboards 37 Factory defaults 10 29 31 33 Field processing 21 Fields tab 34 36 File menu 18 31 Find and connect 15 Flash memory 10 18 Flex fields 21 24 35 36 Good reads 29 Help menu 18 19 31 Hex 16 23 33 36 Installing readers 10 11 Keys tab 21 27 37 Keystrokes 6 8 20 21 25 27 35 27 41 LED Beep tab 38 LED color 28 11 Load configuration 18 19 30 Log on configuration 42 LRC 19 21 23 24 36 40 LUID 10 16 33 Menus 31 Operating modes 7 Password security 41 PIN 40 42 Predefined configurations 30 Read configuration 19 31 Save configuration 8 30 SDK 6 7 21 27 32 33 37 44 Sent
46. s left in the field after the offset is less than the length then only those characters remaining in the field will be output To designate end of data with a termination character select the Termination check box and enter a character in the box below it For example if you set the terminator to the output will stop when a has been found in the output data If the terminator is not found then the entire field or up to the specified character length will be output The following conditions will cause output for that User Field to stop The end of the field or track is reached The number of characters specified in the Length box has been output s The Termination character is found in the field data 6 Test a card swipe You can test a card swipe at any point to see how the selected User Field is configured Card data will be displayed in the gray shaded text area preview area below the options with the data selected by the current User Field configuration highlighted Text to the right of the box shows the following statistics s Number of characters s Number of fields s Number of characters in the shortest field Number of characters in the longest field The bit format for the currently selected track Chapter 4 N 7 In the preview area card data is color coded to indicate your selections For example in the following image the first line track 1 is shaded with a light yellow background FA
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48. uration Audible Beeps You can also customize the audible beeps sounded for good reads and bad reads Use the drop down boxes below the Good Read and Bad Read LED settings to set the beeps to silent or specify up to four short beeps or two long beeps for each type of read The Beep Now section lets you test beeps Select the number of beeps to be sounded then click Beep Now To hear long beeps instead of short beeps select the Long beep option You can specify up to five short beeps and two long beeps for testing After configuring a reader you must write the configuration to the connected reader by selecting File gt Write Flash configuration to device from the main menu or clicking the Flash toolbar button While the configuration is being written the pcSwipeConfig status bar states Flashing device in the lower left corner The reader being flashed will beep the LED will blink and the status bar will state Flashing Device Done when this operation is completed To reset the configuration for the currently connected reader back to the factory default settings 1 Click the Factory toolbar button A confirmation dialog box is displayed Confirm Factory Defaults Do you wantto set the device flash configuration to the factory defaults 2 Click Yes The reader s flash configuration will be restored to the factory defaults The new configuration will be read back from the reader and pcSwipeConfig will refle
49. ut will be highlighted in yellow in the preview area These eight keystrokes for USB readers or 16 characters for serial readers are known as delimiters The delimiters shown in the top text box are always sent before the card data For example in the following image of User Field 1 configured for a USB reader the card data will be preceded by a line break ENTER and the text pcSwipe If you swipe a card with the Fields tab displayed and in focus and a User Field is enabled the preview area shows the card data with color coding to indicate the selected track field and length of data that will be output for this configuration Meysrohes Ber keystrokes below D Lengeh D Termination C ignore Cand Oats Emor E Track 1 Enable E Track 2 Enable C Track 9 Enable Note For more information about the fields and buttons on the Fields tab see the Fields Tab configuration interface section Chapter 4 Configuration Fields ona track start at 1 Specifying field O will cause the entire track with or without sentinels separators and LRC to be output User Fields 1 through 8 are processed in order The delimiter for each User Field will be output followed by the track data if specified Flex Fields 9 10 and 11 can be used for error handling of tracks 1 2 and 3 or as standard User Fields depending on the Skip settings as well as the Ignore Card Data Error settings Flex Fields provide a Skip option to prevent them f
50. utput 42 pcSwipe Configuration Examples pcSwipe Configuration Utility 43 Hardware Requirments 44 Software Requirements Card Compatibility Installing a Reader Installing pcSwipe Configuration Utility Updating Software Connecting to a Reader Multiple Reader Configuration Reader Configuration Viewing the Device Configuration Configuring Fields Field Processing Defining a User Field Defining a Flex Field Entering Special Keystrokes Configuring SDK Configuring LED and Beeps Applying Configurations to Readers Reset to Default Configurations Saving a Configuration Opening a Configuration File Menu Help Menu Connect Tab Fields Tab Keys Tab LED Beep Tab pcSwipe Overview 1 This manual is intended for personnel who are installing and or configuring pcSwipe card readers It provides a high level overview of how the pcSwipe magnetic stripe card readers work instructions for installing pcSwipe devices and the pcSwipeConfig utility and information about configuration settings pcSwipe is an intelligent magnetic stripe card reader with an efficient solution for customers who want to leverage their existing base of magnetic stripe card carrying personnel Compatible with magnetic stripe cards already circulating worldwide the reader is designed to meet the identification and security needs of customers in many different environments and industries pcSwipe is your solution to reading magnetic stripe encoding based on the ISO 78
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52. wipeConfig The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this E _ operation is completed See Viewing the Device Configuration _ _ _ _ _ _ Factory Resets the connected device to the factory default configuration The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed See Reset to Default Configuration Save Saves device data to an ASCII mag configuration file in the pcSwipe folder See Saving a Configuration to a File Flash Saves the configuration to the device s flash memory The currently selected reader will beep and the LED will cycle through all colors when this operation is completed In the application the message Flashing Device Done is displayed in the bottom left corner when the operation is completed See Applying Configurations to Readers Help Displays information about the application See Help Menu in the interface reference section for more details Chapter 4 Regardless of the tab you are viewing the menu toolbar and test area are always available A status bar at the bottom of the screen displays the device that is currently connected in the lower right corner matching the information in the Connect tab Context sensitive help is displayed in a balloon tooltip when your pointer rests upon a field or button in the application You can optionally turn off this feature using the Help gt Show
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