Copyright © 2010, International Technologies & Systems Corporation. All Rights Reserved
43 of 65
ID TECH EzWriter
For example, when reading a card (encoded data on track 2 only) on dual track model,
data is transmitted like: 1B 73 1B 0100 1B 02 [L2] [string] 3F 1C
Initialization
HOST
Direction
EzWriter
Command code:
<ESC>a
HEX code: 1B, 61
(Reset)
Command code:
<ESC>e
HEX code: 1B, 65
(Serial port test)
Command test ACK:<ESC>y
HEX code: 1B, 79
Command code
<ESC>a
HEX code: 1B, 61
(Reset)
WRITE DATA Example
HOST
Direction
EzWriter
Command code:
<ESC>w<ESC>s<ESC>
01,01
<ESC> 02,23<ESC>
03,45?<FS>
HEX code:
1B, 77, 1B, 73, 1B, 01,
30, 31, 1B,
02, 32, 33, 1B, 03, 34,
35, 3F, 1C,
(write command)
(status ACK)
(Wait until swipe card)
Command ACK:<ESC>
<status>
HEX code: 1B, status,
Status= 30, No Error
Status= 31, Track 1 Write Error
Status= 32, Track 2 Write Error
Status= 33, Track 1, 2 Write Error
Status= 34, Track 3 Write Error
Status= 35, Track 1, 3 Write Error
Status= 36, Track 2, 3 Write Error
Status= 37, Track 1, 2, 3 Write Error
Status= 38, Read after write timeout
