Scanning Devices
Inc.
Sensors, Instruments and Controls
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| 111 Terrace Hall Avenue
Burlington, Massachusetts (USA) 01803
1-781-272-5135
FAX: 1-781-272-4856
Email us: mail@scanningdevices.com
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New Scanning Devices 2500U Series Magnetic Stripe Reader clips on Palm Series Handhelds
Update: March 31, 2004
Read and process magnetic encoded cards with mobile Palm Handhelds.
Applications:
Cardholder Data Collection for attendance recording, ID badge reading, sales lead capture.
Cardholder Data Collection and Authorization for processing card data against authorization lists to generate approval or rejection for admission authorization, loyalty programs, membership confirmation, ID badge reading.
New Features: General purpose - Palm Application selects data formats.
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Scanning Devices Magnetic Stripe 2500U Series Reader with Palm Tungsten T |
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New Magstripe 2500U Series extends Scanning Devices magstripe readers to the full range of current Palm Handhelds, including m125, m130, m500, m515, i705 and Tungsten /C/T/W (not available for Tungsten T5 or E). 2500U Series readers are 50% faster than previous 2200 models, allowing faster swiping and reliable high-speed reading. 2500U Series are available in two track and three track models with several coding options, including one model that allows your application to command the reader on how to interpret magnetic stripe data.
The Magstripe 2500U Series secures your Palm to the reader with spring-loaded clips that snap into slots in the Palm's base, making a solid assembly you can easily hold in one hand. Use your other hand to slide the magstripe card through the card guide. Squeeze the side of the reader to release the Palm when finished.
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Scanning Devices Magnetic Stripe 2500U Series Readers clip on to current Palm Series Handhelds - m125, m130, m500, m515, i705 and Tungsten |
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New MagStipe 2500U Series is powered by Palm, never needs batteries. It is powered and consuming Palm battery only when reading.
MagStripe 2500U Series reads Magnetic Stripe Cards with physical dimensions conforming to ISO 7810. Models are available to read 7 bit alpha-numeric and 5 bit numeric data (see table below).
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Scanning Devices Magnetic Stripe 2512A Readers with Palm m500
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Magnetic Stripe 2500U Series Readers clip on to Palm handhelds and read magnetically encoded cards. Cards are read as they are passed through the units' card guide. Suggested operation: Hold the MagStripe reader with Palm in left hand, card in right hand with stripe on underside oriented toward Palm. tap Palm screen using the card as a stylus to initiate reading. Pass the card through the card guide.
With Palm OS software, (provided by Scanning Devices) Palm detects the tap on its screen, opens its serial port and is ready to accept data. In the time required to move the card from the Palm screen to the card guide, the 2500U Series reader is powered-up and ready to read.
Readers obtain data from cards as they pass through the card guide and transmit it to Palm in an intermediate form.
Palm receives magnetic stripe data from 2500U, closes the serial port to preserve battery life, and then Palm completes the decoding to ASCII data for application use. Palm programs may process the magnetic stripe data in any manner: display, store, transmit, etc. to satisfy your application requirements.
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Scanning Devices Magnetic Stripe Reader 2503U (above) and with Palm IIIc |
Magnetic Encoding and 2500 Model
| Models |
Track 1 |
Track 2 |
Track 3 |
Application |
| General Purpose Readers - Your application determines the card data format.
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| 2502U, 2512U |
Alpha-numeric |
Numeric or
Alpha-numeric
(under program control) |
none |
General Purpose |
| 2503U, 2513U |
Alpha-numeric |
Numeric or
Alpha-numeric
(under program control) |
Numeric or
Alpha-numeric
(under program control) |
General Purpose |
2500 Series read card track data with error detection, converting data to intermediate form and transmitting data and error status to Palm via Serial Port with source track information. After receiving data and closing the serial port to conserve battery, Palm sorts data into individual tracks and completes decoding to ASCII data.
Other Specifications
Successful operation depends on the physical characteristics of the card being read. Card must conform to ISO 7810 standard for magnetic stripe location and data track location within stripe. Copies of the specification may be obtained from American National Standards Institute, New York, NY 10036.
Card must be encoded with alpha-numeric (7 bit, odd parity) data and/or numeric (5 bit, odd parity data). No particular Card Data Format within tracks is required.
Parity error status and LRC error status are appended to the end of each track's data, allowing the Palm program to judge and indicate success or failure of the read operation.
Three track Magnetic Stripe Readers 2503U and 2513U may be used to read two-track as well as three-track cards. When a three track reader encounters a two-track card, it reports "No Track 3 Data".
Software Development Kits (SDK) and Programming Documentation for 2500U Series MagStripe Readers has been released.
SDK Description and Requirements
2500U Programming Documentation
MagStripe Extensions for Satellite Forms
Pricing and ordering information
| Series 2500U Magstripe Readers |
| Models |
Description |
Single Unit Price |
100 Unit Price |
| 2502U |
Two Track Reader, Palm III, VII |
125.00 |
99.00 |
| 2512U |
Two Track Reader, Palm m-Series, Tungsten /C/T/W
(not available for Tungsten T5 or E) |
125.00 |
99.00 |
| 2503U |
Three Track Reader, Palm III, VII |
145.00 |
124.00 |
| 2513U |
Three Track Reader, Palm m-Series, Tungsten /C/T/W
(not available for Tungsten T5 or E) |
150.00 |
129.00 |
To order fill out and fax or email an Order Form to Scanning Devices.
111 Terrace Hall Avenue
Burlington, Massachusetts (USA) 01803
1-781-272-5135
FAX: 1-781-272-4856
Email us: mail@scanningdevices.com
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Scanning Devices Inc.
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