MSR110D Programmer’s Manual UDN PM008 Rev. D
Section 1 -- General Description 20-Dec-2001
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Section 1 General Description
This section presents general information about the basic characters of the MSR110.
Features
The MSR110 provides the following features:
1 Light weight: 210g (without adapter)
2 Compact size: 100L*34W*28H (mm)
3 LED and Buzzer indicators indicate card status
4 Low power consumption
5
Single, dual, or triple track versions allow for reading all types of magnetic cards, including credit cards and
drivers licenses.
6 Firmware download (refer to section 6)
Application
This Magnetic Stripe Reader is design to read high or low coercive magnetic cards. It can decode/verify up to 3
tracks of data simultaneously. This product communicates with a host computer or other terminal using a standard
RS-232 interface. Because of the transmitting protocol of MSR110 is more precise, it is suitable for using in
financial industry.
Function
Self Test
Whenever the reader experiences a reset cycle, a self-test is performed. The reader will respond with “:” and the
LED will turn green if the entire test is successful. Otherwise, the LED will turn orange and no response will be
generated.
Table 1-1. Self Test
Indication
LED
Buzzer
Cause
Post Condition
Green
1 Beep
Test Success
Responds with “:”
Orange EEPROM
Failed
Hang
Orange Internal
ROM
Failed
Hang
Transmission Reset by Hardware
When the reader cannot communicate with the host, user can set the switch S1-1 on and power on the reader. The
reader will beep twice and response the baud rate, parity, CTS and RTS default setting, but the data inside
EEPROM will not be changed.
