Spec : MIS-DG60B115
S P E C I F I C A T I O N
F O R
M A G N E T I C C A R D R E A D E R
( M a n u a l I n s e r t I o n t y p e )
W I T H
R S – 2 3 2 C I n t e r f a c e
Z U – 1 8 9 0 M R 0 2
SEP. 2003
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
MATSUSHITA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
R E V I S E D R E C O R D
Date Document No. Contents of revision Page
C O N T E N T S
1. INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------- 1
2. PRODUCT NAME -------------------------------------------------------------- 1
3. FUNCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
4. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION ---------------------------------------------- 1
5. CARD STANDARD ----------------------------------------------------------- 2
6. CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTION ------------------------------------------------- 3
7. ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS -------------------------------- 4
8. HOST RS 232 COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------- 4
9. ERROR HANDLING ------------------------------------------------------------ 7
10. UNIT LIFE AND RELIABILITY --------------------------------------------- 8
11. MAINTENANCE ----------------------------------------------------------- 8
12. CAUTION ON THE USE ------------------------------------------------- 9
13. APPEARANCE ------------------------------------------------------------ 10
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1. INTRODUCTION
This specification describes manual insertion type magnetic card reader with built
in RS232 interface and decoder on single board.
2. PRODUCT NAME
2.1 Product Name : Manual Insertion type magnetic card reader w/ built-in RS-232
(Full insertion type)
2.2 Model No. : ZU-1890MR02
3. FUNCTION
3.1 Card operation : Insertion & Ejection
3.2 Read/Write : Read only
3.3 Read direction : Ejection (Backward)
4. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION
4.1 Card operating speed : 10 cm/s ~ 120 cm/s
4.2 Out dimension : (W) 101.6 mm X (D) 112.6 mm X (H) 76.2 mm
4.3 Weight : Approximately 120 g
4.4 Supplied voltage
(1) Supplied voltage : DC 5 V ± 0.5V
Ripple(Less than 50 mVp~p)
(2) Current consumption : Approx. 30 mA
(3) Connector : Molex 53261-0590
4.5 Environment requirements : At indoor
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5. CARD STANDARD
5.1 Card standard
Card Standard
ISO 1 ISO 2
Track 1st Track 2nd
Recording density
Recording capacity
Recording method
210 BPI
79 Characters
(7 bit code)
F2F
75 BPI
40 Characters
(5 bit code)
F2F
5.2 Location of tracks
ISO (2 Tracks)ISO 7810, ISO 7811
Coercive force(Hc): 2.4 x 104 A/m ~ 2.4 x 105 A/m
(300 Oe to 3000 Oe)
(unit mm)
5.66 max.
8.46 ~ 8.97
85.47 ~ 85.72 8.97 ~ 8.46
11.76 ~ 12.27
7.44 ± 0.51 (Track1, 2) 12.52 ~ 12.01
7.44 ± 1.0 (Track 3) 15.32 ~ 15.82
Mag stripe Track1
Track2
Track3
6.93 min. 53.92 ~ 54.03
center line of center line of
last data bit first data bit
(Unit : mm)
Figure 6.2 Location of Tracks
0.68
~
0.84
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6. CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTION
6.1 Block diagram
6.2 Card Reader connector
(1) Connector Name: CN3
(2) Model No. : Molex 53261-0590
(3) Pin No. & Signal Name :
Card Reader Side
( CN2 )
Pin No.
RS232
Signal Name
Connection
to external
equipment
5 DC 5 V
4 DC 5 V DC power supply
3 TX PC
2 RX PC
1 GND DC power supply
& PC
(Ref.) Receptacle: Molex 51021-0500
Terminal : Molex 50079-8000
Magnetic Card Reader Power supply
DC 5 V
GND
PC
PCB CN3
M
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D
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Head & Interface
232
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7. ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.1 Operating temperature Range : -10 oC ~ +50 oC
7.2 Operating humidity Range : 10 % ~ 90 % RH (No condensation allowed)
7.3 Storage temperature Range : -20 oC ~ +60 oC
7.4 Storage humidity Range : 10 % ~ 95 %RH(No condensation allowed)
(24hours)
* Test procedure : Place the card reader in the standard environment (temperature: 20 oC ± 5 oC,
humidity: 35 % ~ 60 %RH). Leave it for 12 hours, and measure the functions.
Make sure no abnormality is found.
7.5 Vibration : Vibration sweep 10 Hz/m ~ 50 Hz/m
X,Y,Z directions
7.6 Shock durability : 294 m/s2 (30 G)
7.7 Others : Make sure any source of noise that may deteriorate
the characteristics of the card reader is not present
around the card reader.
8. HOST RS 232 COMMANDS
8.1 General Description
All command strings begin with a “:” as shown and end with [CR] (not shown)
[CR] = ASCII carriage return character, 0DH.
[LF] = ASCII line feed character, 0AH.
<sh> = high digit of 8 bit hexadecimal checksum
<sl> = low digit of 8 bit hexadecimal checksum
Mode : Polling mode
Auto Send Mode (default)
Configuration – Saved in EEPROM.
8.2 Configuration Commands
:Bx - Change Baud rate x=3-> 9600, x=4->19200
:EtB - Enable/disable track reading 't' where t = 1 to 3 b=0 means disable, b=1 means enable
:X1 - Read direction: reverse
:Ab - Auto clear bit, if b=0 disable, if b=1 enable
if Autoclear = 1, the card reader will automatically clear track buffers after sending track data,
user will NOT be able to poll data again.
if Autoclear = 0, data will remain in buffer until track clear command is sent.
:Sb - Auto send bit, if b=0 disable, if b=1 enable
if Autosend = 1, the card reader will automatically send track data as soon as card has been
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swiped, user does not have to poll data.
:Nb - Auto notify bit, if b=0 disable, if b=1 enable
if Autonotify = 1 and Autosend=0, the card reader will send the message “TRACK READ”
as soon as the card has been swiped. The user can then poll the data with :Tn command.
:Jb - Include start (%) and end (?) characters in track data, if b=0 disable, if b=1 enable
:RT3 - Select Reader type (determines which card load signals to use)
3= Half/Full insertion using only 1 sensor in back,
Returns: reader status
8.3 Status Commands
:SR - Send reader status, its configuration
Returns: SR:ABCI.scnde.xyz.t.<sh><sl><CR><LF>
Where:
A=CardLoad1 signal = 0 or 1
B=CardLoad2 signal = 0 or 1
C=CardLoad3 signal = 0 or 1
I=CardInserted signal = 0 or 1
s=AutoSend configuration bit = 0 or 1
c=AutoClear configuration bit = 0 or 1
n=AutoNotify configuration bit = 0 or 1
d=direction configuration bit = 0 or 1 (1 = reverse)
e=UseStartEnd configuration bit = 0 or 1
x=Track 1 enable bit = 0 or 1 (1=enabled)
x=Track 2 enable bit = 0 or 1 (1=enabled)
x=Track 3 enable bit = 0 or 1 (1=enabled)
t=Reader Type character = 0,1,2,3 see RT command
:ST - Send track status
Returns: ST:dsercc.dsercc.dsercc.<sh><sl><CR><LF>
Where:
d= data was detected on track
s= start character was detected
e = end character was detected
r = LRC check was passed
cc = two characters representing the hex value of byte count of track.
First set of “dsercc” is for track 1, second set is for track 2, and third set is for track 3.
:V - Send Firmware Version
Returns: PANASONIC MIECOA UCI-MAG vx.xx Copyright xxxx
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8.4 Track Data Commands
:CA - Clear All tracks
:TA - Transmit All tracks (1,2,3)
same as sending :T1, :T2, :T3 in sequence
note: track data will only be send if the track enable bit for that particular track is set
:Tt - Transmit track ‘t’ data buffer in ASCII
where t = 1,2, or 3 for the track number
Example Returns: T1:%1234567890?.<sh><sl><CR><LF>
If there is an LRC error in the track data a:
T1:error. <sh><sl><CR><LF>
:Ct - Clear track t
8.5 Reset Command
:RX - Reset System
8.6 Default settings
Firmware Version = PANASONIC MIECOA UCI-MAG v3.04 Copyright 1999
Baud Rate = 9600BPS , no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
Reader Type = 3 (Half/Full insertion, Reverse read)
Read Direction = 1 (Backward)
Track 1 = Enabled
Track 2 = Enabled
Track 3 = Disabled
AutoNotify = FALSE
AutoSend = TRUE
The card reader will automatically send track data as soon as card has been swiped,
user does not have to poll data.
AutoClear = TRUE
The card reader will automatically clear track buffers after sending track data, user
will NOT be able to poll data again.
Include Start & End = TRUE
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9. ERROR HANDLING
9.1 Magnetic Card Read Errors
If a card read is bad no data (Tx:error.<sh><sl><CR><LF>) will be returned when track data is
requested with the T1, T2, T3, or TA commands.
If AutoClear = 0 when the :SR command will return the status of the most recent card swipe.
The status return string contains data on Missing STX, ETX, and LRC errors for each track.
Please see the details of the :SR command in the preceding section.
9.2 Communication Errors
The card reader will acknowledge most RS232 commands with either a data string or <CR>.
Please see preceding section for details. If the card reader fails to receive the command correctly
it will not respond. The Host PC control software should assume that if no response is received
in 1 second a communication error has occurred and the command should be resent.
<Calculating Procedure of checksums>
Example) In case that a return data is “SE:400000030000”.
1st step) S(53h)+E(45h)+:(3Ah)+4(34h)+0(30h)+0(30h)+0(30h)+0(30h)+
0(30h)+0(30h)+3(33h)+ 0(30h)+ 0(30h)+ 0(30h)+ 0(30h) = 319h
2nd step) Neglect 3 (upper byte of 319h).
3rd step) Calculate the two’s complement value of 19h (lower byte of 319h).
100h-19h = E7h (E7 is the two’s complement value of 19h.)
Consequently sh is 45h (“E”) and sl is 37h (“7”).
S E : 4 E 7 CR LF
Calculation area of checksum
9.3 Power Failure
If power fails and is then restored, the unit is reset and reinitialized. On reset the card reader
will send the current firmware revision. In this way a host PC can tell when power has been lost
on the card reader.
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10. UNIT LIFE AND RELIABILITY
10.1 Life
Magnetic head : 300,000 times pass ( 2 passes / operation)
(conditions) In a clean office room. In damp or dirty atmosphere, the life may
be 1/3 to 1/5 of the above figure.
10.2 Error rate : Less than 0.1 %
(conditions) This error rate is obtained when a new normal card(data “1010xxx) is horizontally
passed at the standard speed (30 cm/s ~ 60 cm/s) by manual operatrion
in the clean environment at delivery from our company.
11. MAINTENANCE
Because of difficulty in changing components on the P.C Board, replacement of whole
unit is recommended for service and maintenance.
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12. CAUTIONS ON USE
Please be noted that we do not guarantee proper performance of the card reader if it is used other
than the indicated specification range.
12.1 During installation
(1) Do not drop or bump anything against the card reader. Otherwise, failure may be the result.
(2) Do not touch the P.C.B. with bare hands.
(3) Be sure to install on a flat surface so as to prevent any force to be applied to the card reader
during installation.
(4) Avoid installing the Card Reader in the following environment.
* Watery, humid or dusty place.
* Near machines which generate magnetic field or inducted noise. (Printer, LED display,
CRT etc.)
* Place which gets direct sunlight.
In the case that the card readers are used in the environment full of dust etc., the life time
of the magnetic head and mechanism for transferring cards will decrease.
12.2 During use
(1) Be sure to use a card which conforms to ISO standard. Anti-magnetic of the
applied card should be 2.4 x 104 A/m to 2.4 x 105 A/m of ISO standard.
(2) Card operation speed should be within the specification range. Forced stop or
change of speed during the card operation may cause a read error. Appropriate
speed to maintain stable operation is 30 cm/s to 60 cm/s.
(3) Store the card with caution to prevent dirt, scratch and distortion. No foreign
matter should be stuck on the magnetic stripe surface. Use of such card may
result in a read error.
(4) Insert a cleaning card and clean the head periodically to prevent wearing of the
magnetic head. Head cleaning using the cleaning card should be performed
about once a week if the room is not dusty.
(5) Enviroment conditions such as external noise or electrostatics etc. may affect
operation of the card reader and interface. Check the level of noise resistance
and electrostatic resistance of your factory before using the card reader.
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13. APPEARANCE
General Torelance ± 0.5
Unit : mm
