Magtek MagneSafe V5, Reference Manual

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Section 2. Communications
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Data Structure:
Request Data: None
Response Data:
The first byte specifies the current state as follows:
Current Reader State
Value Name Meaning
0x00 WaitActAuth Waiting for Activate Authenticated Mode. The reader requires Authentication
before swipes are accepted.
0x01 WaitActRply Waiting for Activation Challenge Reply. Activation has been started, the
reader is waiting for the Activation Challenge Reply command.
0x02 WaitSwipe Waiting for Swipe. The reader is waiting for the user to Swipe a card.
0x03 WaitDelay Waiting for Anti-Hacking Timer. Two or more previous attempts to
Authenticate failed, the reader is waiting for the Anti-Hacking timer to expire
before it accepts further Activate Authenticated Mode commands.
The second byte specifies how the reader goes to its current state as follows:
Current State Antecedent
Value Name Meaning
0x00 PU Just Powered Up. The reader has had no swipes and has not been
Authenticated since it was powered up.
0x01 GoodAuth Authentication Activation Successful. The reader processed a valid Activation
Challenge Reply command.
0x02 GoodSwipe Good Swipe. The user swiped a valid card correctly.
0x03 BadSwipe Bad Swipe. The user swiped a card incorrectly or the card is not valid.
0x04 FailAuth Authentication Activation Failed. The most recent Activation Challenge Reply
command failed.
0x05 FailDeact Authentication Deactivation Failed. A recent Deactivate Authenticated Mode
command failed.
0x06 TOAuth Authentication Activation Timed Out. The Host failed to send an Activation
Challenge Reply command in the time period specified in the Activate
Authentication Mode command.
0x07 TOSwipe Swipe Timed Out. The user failed to swipe a card in the time period specified
in the Activation Challenge Reply command.
0x08 KeySyncError The keys between the MagneSafe processor and the Encrypting IntelliHead
are not the same and must be re-loaded before correct operation can resume.
Result codes:
0x00 Success
Example
Get Reader State Request (Hex):
Cmd Num Data Len Data
1A 00
Example
Get Reader State Response (Hex):
Result Code Data Len Data
00 02 00 00