RF IDeas pcProx Plus, User Manual

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Chapter 2 Hardware
USB Readers and Wiegand Converters
The pcProx USB keystroke device operates in two primary modes:
• USB keyboard. It reads the card data and sends it as keystrokes as if the user typed the ID
data on a keyboard.
• Under the application programmer interface (API) defined in the pcProx SDK. When it reads
card data, the active application receives the entire card data.
RS-232 Readers and Converters
The RS-232, Ethernet, or virtual COM port device operates in two primary modes:
1. ASCII output device. In this mode the user card data is read and sent as a decimal or
hexadecimal number in ASCII characters.
2. API defined in the pcProx SDK. The device attaches to a computer serial port. When it reads
card data, the active application receives the entire card data.
Once the configuration settings are correctly configured and written to flash memory, the device can
immediately be deployed.
Minimum System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
HARDWARE Pentium class PC
MEMORY 32 MB RAM
DISK 25 MB hard disk space
I/O 1 available RS-232 or USB Port
Operating System
Any operating system that supports a USB keyboard including
Microsoft Windows 2000®, XP®, Vista®, 7®, Server 2003®,
Server 2008®, Linux, Macintosh®. Can be used for keystroke
applications
Note: The software does not perform any data validation checking. The data must be known before it is
read to verify its validity.