ID TECH Spectrum Air User Manual
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9.4.4.
Get Status
The
Get Status
button gives the reader activation status and precondition in this format:
<83h><02h><Current Reader Status><Pre-condition>
For example, 60 00 02 83 02 02 LRC 03 represents:
•
Reader Status: the reader is waiting for a card insertion and/or removal
•
Pre-condition: authentication mode was activated successfully. The reader processed a valid
Activation Challenge Reply command.
For more details on the authentication process, please refer to Section 10.5 of the manual.
9.5.
Reader Operations
The demo software can be used to display the card data and send reader commands. To view the
card data on screen, place the cursor in the “manual command/ reader output” text box and insert
and/or remove the card. To send a reader command, type the appropriate command in the text box
and press the
Send Command
button.
9.5.1.
General Setting
Provide options such as reader default settings, firmware version, and buffered mode options.
9.5.2.
MSR Security
The security is enabled by selecting TDES or AES. After the encryption is enabled, the reader cannot
be changed back to non-encrypted mode.
9.5.3.
Port
Select Com port and open/ close port.
9.5.4.
Help
Provides version information of the demo software.
