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DISK DRIVE
SurePOS 500 supports industry standard 3.5-inch form factor hard disk drives with AT interface. The
maximum thickness supported is 25.4 mm.
Formatted Capacity (GB)
40.2 GB
Interface
IDE (AT)
Rotational Speed
5400 rpm or 7200 rpm
Buffer Size
512 KB
Performance
Seek Time (ms) <10 typ
Track to Track (ms) 2
Latency (ms) 6.81
Transfer Rates (Mbytes/sec) UltraDMA: 100
PIO: 16.6
Power Consumption
Read/Write on Track 5 W
Chapter 8 POS I/O Specifications
MSR
SurePOS 500-XX3 supports two msr types: 3-Track and JUCC. The SurePOS 500-XX3 3-Track MSR
features enhanced configuration options over the predecessor models to improve compatibility with existing
business partner applications. The enhancements include
Enable/Disable Carriage Return
Enable/Disable Sentinals
Programmable Sentinels
Individually selectable Tracks
FLASH firmware
Compatibility mode w/ previous generation
The MSR will support mini-cards as well as metalized cards.
3-Track MSR Option JUCC Option
Track Configuration
ISO 7811 Tracks 1,2,3 JIS II, ISO Track 2
Coercivity of Magnetic Stripe
300 to 4000 Oe 300 to 4000 Oe
Read Direction
Bi-directional Unidirectional
Swipe Speed
5 to 60 inches per second 5 to 60 inches per second
Maximum Jitter
12% 12%
Error Rate
Less than 0.5% Less than 0.5%
Electrical Interface
Serial or PS/2 Keyboard
(note 1)
Serial
Rated Life
500,000 swipes 500,000 swipes
Note
1. The interface is set by customer using switch before installation. Default is RS232.
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