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ID TECH EzWriter
Z
(5AH) Arm to Write, no RAW verification
ACTION
The unit performs the following sequence: Check that valid write data exists
in Encode Data storage buffer. Send “*” error if not. Else, Clear read buffers; Transmit
Command acknowledge (“^” 5EH); Wait for card swipe. Transmit acknowledge (“^” 5EH)
after card swipe. After a “Arm to Write” command is received and acknowledged the only
valid commands that are accepted for execution are: “Abort” <ESC> and “Warm Reset”
<DEL> commands. All other commands result in an “Invalid Command” “!” response.
z
(7AH) Arm to Write, with RAW and speed prompts
ACTION
The unit performs the following sequence: Check that valid write data exists
in Encode Data storage buffer. Send “*” error if not. Else, Clear read buffers; Transmit
Command acknowledge (“^” 5EH); Wait for card swipe. A “(" (28H) byte is sent when the
media is first detected at the write head. After the card passes the read head and the
media detect goes inactive, a “)” (29H) byte is sent if the card passes the Read After
Write checks on all tracks that were encoded. Transmit acknowledge (“^” 5EH) after card
swipe.
After a “Arm to Write” command is received and acknowledged the only valid commands
that are accepted for execution are “Abort” <ESC> and “Warm Reset” <DEL>
commands. All other commands result in an “Invalid Command” “!” response.
This is similar to the '@' command, except an extra response '(' is reported when a media
is detected at the write head. A ')' response is reported when media detect goes inactive.
Mainly used as a tool for determining average swipe speed. Most applications should not
use this command. They should use the ‘@’ command instead.
