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4 Modules
4.1 OCR
Reader
This product is equipped with our OCR (optical character recognition) module "P2" which now
supports reading both OCR data and magnetic cards through
one
COM port (either RS232 or
virtual USB).
The OCR device reads passports and similar machine readable
documents with up to three lines of data. Below some key features:
•
Bi-directional
document
feed
•
Reads OCR-B data from machine-readable passports with 2
lines and maximum of 44 characters
•
Reads machine-readable visas with 2 lines and max. 44
characters or 2 lines with 36 characters
•
Reads machine-readable travel documents with 2 lines and
36 characters, or 3 lines and 30 characters
The entire document is evaluated and sent to the host using the appropriate protocol. A successful
read is indicated by a green Accept LED, a beep is output. In case of a bad read, the LED turns
red and an error beep (3x) will be output. Parameters for sound and LED can be configured with
our utility
CheckinConfigurator
.
Open the booklet and only swipe the machine-readable part through the reader.
The OCR data lines must be located on the bottom side, facing towards the user.
Fig. 7
OCR
Reader
