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3.3
About Connecting eDynamo to a Host
The following sections provide steps for connecting eDynamo to a host via the various available physical
connection types. For details about connecting eDynamo via USB when it is installed in the optional
docking station, see section
3.3.1
How to Connect eDynamo to a Host Computer via USB
To connect eDynamo to a host computer using the Micro USB port, follow these steps:
1)
Connect the small end of the USB cable to eDynamo as shown in
2)
Connect the large end of the USB cable to the host computer’s USB port.
3)
Power on the host computer.
4)
On the host, install and configure the host software you intend to use with eDynamo (if you do not yet
have that software, you can use
MTNETDemo.exe
included in
eDynamo / uDynamo / aDynamo / mDynamo .NET SDK for Windows
, available from
MagTek.com, to perform simple tests):
a)
Make sure the host software is configured to look for the device on the proper connection type.
b)
Make sure the host software knows which device(s) it should interface with.
c)
Make sure the host software sends eDynamo a configuration command to transmit card data over
USB. The factory default is to transmit data over Bluetooth LE only.
d)
Make sure the host software is configured to properly interpret incoming data from the device.
For direct USB connections, eDynamo transmits data as a vendor-defined HID device.
5)
Use the host software to test swiping a card.
Figure 3-1 - Connecting eDynamo to a Computer
