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NOVEMBER 2001 

IM-261101-CWC-R0 

 
 

 

INTRODUCTION 

The TokenWorks™ CardTool™ inserts into the Springboard™ slot located on the backside of the 
Handspring™ Visor™.   
 
It is designed to read Magnetic stripe cards when inserted into the expansion slot of Visor Handspring 
handheld computer.  The CardTool has a three-track head and supports numerous decoding 
algorithms including a raw data mode.   
 
This document is a quick reference for the CardTool that ships with a sample demonstration 
application (‘CardDemo’) installed in the CardTool’s internal memory.  For more detailed information 
on writing custom applications, please consult the programmers documentation included in the 
system development kit. 

  

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for CardTool

Page 1: ...ck Reference CardTool Quick Reference CardTool Quick Reference CardTool Quick Reference Guide Guide Guide Guide Revision 1 0 November 2001 IM 261101 CWC R0 3 Track Magnetic Card Reader with 2 Mbytes F...

Page 2: ...s limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse or modification of the product performed without the prior written approval of...

Page 3: ...of Visor Handspring handheld computer The CardTool has a three track head and supports numerous decoding algorithms including a raw data mode This document is a quick reference for the CardTool that...

Page 4: ...reign objects in the expansion slot and that CardTool is properly aligned with the Visor expansion slot CardDemo Application Installation After plugging in the CardTool the built in demonstration prog...

Page 5: ...netic stripe black stripe on back of card facing the Handspring Visor at either end of the CardTool s card slot 4 While ensuring that the magnetic card s edge remains in contact and parallel to the ba...

Page 6: ...CardTool by the top and bottom but rather each side at the base of the card slot Grabbing the top and bottom of the CardTool will generate a force component which will increase the friction and make i...

Page 7: ...tive on the screen In this mode the CardTool consumes approximately 0 25mA of current This happens whenever a non CardTool application is running or the Handspring Visor is not powered on The next mos...

Page 8: ...e main pull down menu the user may select the following options Tracks Decoded 1 1 and 2 or 1 2 and 3 Decoding Algorithms ISO AAMVA or 777 Raw Data Mode On or Off ISO mode decodes data using 7 bits ch...

Page 9: ...s damaged Run diagnostics item from main menu If still experiencing problems contact TokenWorks technical support CardDemo is not decoding card data decode error swipe again Magnetic Card may be mis a...

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