MT-215 TTL

HALF CARD INSERTION READER

TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL

Manual Part Number 99875009 Rev 10

JULY 2005

REGISTERED TO ISO 9001:2000

1710 Apollo Court

Seal Beach, CA 90740

Phone: (562) 546-6400

FAX: (562) 546-6301

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, e lectronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of MagTek, Inc.

M agTek is a registered trademark of MagTek, Inc

REVISIONS

Rev Number Dat e

1 Jun 92

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Notes

Initial Release

22 May 98 Complete Revision. Added Section 1, Features and

Specifications. Added Section 2, Installation. Added

Section 3, O peration. Added Section 4, Engineering

Drawings.

7 Oct 98 Removed obsolete part numbers and tracks used from

Section 1: Track 2 @ 128, Track 3 @210; 21066003,

21066004, and 21066005; Changed specs accordingly.

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01 Jan 01 Front Matter: Changed copyright date. Changed Warranty from 90 day s to one year. Added more agencies to Agency

Statement.

01 Aug 01 Front Matter, Agency Page: Editorial changes to UL/CUL.

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09 Jul 02 Sec 1: Added Related Documents section; change d specs to single track unit; changed power require ments.

Sec 2: Changed pins on J1 from 10 to 8.

Sec 3: Added figure for timing for back sensor and card present; corrected timing for data and strobe.

Sec 4: Deleted.

10 Apr 03 Front Matter: Added ISO logo, added help line number.

9 May 03 Sec 1: Configura tion, changed part numbers to 21066014 and 21066015.

7 May 04 Sec 3: Fig 3-2, Changed term SW2 to Back Sensor.

14 Jul 05 Sec 1, Table 1-1, Output Signal Levels: Added driver description (using 74HCT367) for output signal levels. ii

LIMITED WARRANTY

MagTek warrants that the products sold to Reseller pursuant to this Agreement will perform in accordance with

MagTek’s published specifications. This warranty shall be provided only for a period of one year from the da te of the shipment of the product from MagTek (the “Warranty Period”). This warranty shall apply only to the original purchaser unless the buyer is aut horized by MagTek to resell the products, in which event, this warranty shall apply only to the first repurchase.

During the Warranty Period, should this product fail to conform to MagTek’s specifications, MagTek wi ll, at its option, repair or replace this product at no additional charge except as set forth below. Repair parts and replacement products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be either reconditioned or new. All rep laced parts and products become the property of MagTek. This limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the product resulting from accident, disaster, unreasonable use, misuse, abuse, customer’s negligenc e,

Reseller’s negligence, or non-MagTek modification of the product. MagT ek reserves the right to examine the alleged defective goods to determine whether the warranty is applicable.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, MagTek specifically disclaims any liability or warranty for goods resold in other than MagTek’s original packages, and for goods modified, altered, or treated by customers .

Service may be obtained by delivering the product during the warranty period to MagTek (1710 Apollo Court,

Seal Beach, CA 90740). If this product is delivered by mail or by an equivalent shipping carrier, the customer agrees to insure the product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit, to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location and to use the original shipping container or equivalent. MagTek will return the produc t, prepaid, via a three (3) day shipping service. A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must accompany all returns.

MAGTEK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND MAGTEK DISCLAIMS AN Y

WARRANTY OF ANY OTHER KIND, INCLU DING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

EACH PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE MAGTEK PRODUCT IS OFFERED AS IS. IF THIS

PRODUCT DOES NOT CONFORM TO MAGTEK’S SPECIFICATIONS, THE SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED ABOVE. MAGTEK’S LIABILITY, IF ANY, TO RESELLER

OR TO RESELLER’S CUSTOMERS, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO

MAGTEK BY RESELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL MAGTEK BE LIABLE T O

THE RESELLER OR THE RESELLER’S CUSTOMER FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST

PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT

OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, EVEN IF MAGTEK HAS BEEN A DVISED OF

T HE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE SECTIONS RELATING TO MAGTEK’S LIMITED WARRANTY,

MAGTEK’S LIA BILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE CONTRACT PRICE OF THE

PRODUCTS.

MAGTEK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS, EXPRESSED OR

IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS MAY BE STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND MAGTEK DISCLAIMS A NY

IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IM PLIED WARRANTY OF

MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

MAGTEK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONTINGENT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. MAGTEK FURTHER LIMITS ITS LIABILITY OF ANY KIND

WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS, IN CLUDING ANY NEGLIGENCE ON ITS PART, TO THE

CONTRACT PRICE FOR THE GOODS.

MAGTEK’S SOLE LIABILITY AND BUYER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES ARE STATED IN THIS SECTION

AND IN THE SECTION RELATING TO MAGTEK’S LIMITED WARRANTY. iii

FCC WARNING STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part

15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful in terference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

This device complies with Part 15 Of The FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. And ( 2) This device must accept any interference re ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CANADIAN DOC STATEMENT

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio

In terference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de las classe A prescri tes dans le Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par les m inistère des Communications du Canada.

Testing for compliance to CE requirements was performed by an independent laboratory. The unit under test was fo und compliant to Class A.

UL/CSA

T his product is recognized per Underwriter Laboratories and Canadian Underwriter Laboratories 1950. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SE CTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................1

CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................................................................................1

RELATED DOCUMENTS .........................................................................................................................1

SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................2

SE CTION 2. INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................3

MOUNTING...............................................................................................................................................3

MOLEX MATING CONNECTOR ..............................................................................................................4

PIN LIST....................................................................................................................................................4

SE CTION 3. OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................7

TIMING FOR BACK SENSOR AND CARD PRESENT............................................................................7

TIMING FOR DATA AND STROBE..........................................................................................................8

FIGURES AND TABLES

Figure 1-1. MT-215 TTL Half Card Insertion Reader .................................................................................. vi

Table 1-1. Specifications ..............................................................................................................................2

Figure 2-1. Mounting Dimensions ................................................................................................................3

Figure 2-2. Connector, and Card Orientation...............................................................................................4

Table 2-1. J1 Pin List – Molex Header 22-12-2081 .....................................................................................5

Figure 3-1. Timing for Back Sensor and Card Present Signals ...................................................................7

F igure 3-2. Timing for Data and Strobe........................................................................................................8

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Pin 8

Pin 1 vi

Figure 1-1. MT-215 TTL Half Card Insertion Reader

SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

The MT-215 TTL Half Card Insertion Reader reads the magnetic stripes on cards that have only a part of the stripe encoded. The Reader conforms to industry specifications including

ANSI/ISO Standards 7810, 7811, 7812, and 7813.

The Half Card Reader is used primarily for access control but may also be used in security systems, ID card checking terminals, car parking systems, gaming, and hotel management systems.

Design simplification provides easy and reliable handling by minimizing the number of components. The wide card and speed range provides high accuracy readings to every user at speeds of 3 to 50 inches per second.

Reading capacities for tracks are as follows:

Track Bits Per Inch Number of Characters

CONFIGURATIONS

The Reader is available in the following configurations:

Part Number Track

21066014 2

21066015 1

RELATED DOCUMENTS

The Half Card Reader will read cards that meet the standards defined by ISO (International

Standards Organization) except for the number of characters:

ISO 7811 Identification Cards - Mag-stripe Cards, Tracks 1-3

ISO 7810 Identification Cards - Physical Specifications (ID-1 Cards)

Available from ANSI, Phone 212-642-4900; www.ANSI.org.

For further information about magnetic stripe readers, refer to MagTek part number 99875148,

I/O Interface for TTL Magnetic Stripe Readers, Technical Reference Manual.

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SPECIFICATIONS

The specifications are as follows:

Table 1-1. Specifications

Recording Method

Card Speed Through Unit

Reading Capacity*

Power Requirements

Output Signal Levels using 74HCT367

Two-frequency coherent phase (F2F)

3 to 50 inches per second

Track 1, 210 BPI, 34 characters alphanumeric

Track 2: 75 BPI, 16 characters numeric

Track 2: 128 BPI, 27 characters numeric

+5VDC

± 5% at 13mA (typical)

Vol=0.4V at 2mA

Voh=Vcc -0.5 V at 2mA

32 o

F (0 o

C ) to 140 o

F (60 o

C)

10% to 90% noncondensing

300,000 passes (150,000 insert cycles)

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity

Life

Physical Dimensions Height: 0.89 inch (22.6mm)

Length: 2.66 inches (67.6mm)

Width: 2.36 inches (60.0mm)

* The Half Card Reader can read half of a fully encoded card, however, the likelihood of errors going undetected increases dramatically when the LRC is not read. When using LRC, the odds of an error going undetected are about 1 in 10,000 reads compared to about 1 in 7 reads when no LRC is present.

For this reason, MagTek does not recommend reading cards that exceed the Half Card Reader's maximum number of characters.

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SECTION 2. INSTALLATION

The installation consists of mounting and connecting the Reader.

MOUNTING

The Reader has three mounting holes with inserts for 3.0mm diameter, a thread pitch of 0.5mm, and a depth of 6.0mm. The mounting holes and dimensions are shown in Figure 1-2.

22mm

0.867in

40mm

1.576 in

24mm

0.945 in

NOT TO SCALE

48mm

1.890 in

INSERTS

M3x0.5Px6L

Figure 2-1. Mounting Dimensions

Mount the reader by attaching three screws through a surface and into the three mounting inserts shown in Figure 2-1. Connect cable connector to J1. Figure 2-2 shows orientation of the pins and the orientation for inserting the card. Pin 1 is closest to the center of the PCB, and Pin 8 is closest to the edge of the PCB.

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MT-215 TTL Half Card Reader

Pin 1

Pin 1

Pin 8

Read Head

Card Orientation

Figure 2-2. Connector, and Card Orientation

MOLEX MATING CONNECTOR

The Molex mating connector has 0.100" spacing for 0.025" square pins. Part numbers are as follows:

Molex Part Number Description

22-01-2081

08-50-0114

Connector Body

Crimp Terminals

PIN LIST

The pin list for J1 is shown below.

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Table 2-1. J1 Pin List – Molex Header 22-12-2081

DESCRIPTION PIN SIGNAL

1 SW1

2 SW1

3 BACK SENSOR

4 DATA

5 CARD PRESENT

6 STROBE

7 Vcc

8 GND

ACTIVE LOW

ACTIVE LOW

VALID DATA WITH

FALLING EDGE

GROUND

Section 2. Installation

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SECTION 3. OPERATION

The orientation of card insertion is shown in Figure 2-2. The timing for Back Sensor and Card Present is shown in Figure 3-1.

TIMING FOR BACK SENSOR AND CARD PRESENT

Figure 3-1 shows the timing for the Back Sensor and the Card Present signals.

TIME OF INSERTION TIME OF WITHDRAWAL

HEAD OUTPUT

SIGNAL

INTERNAL CARD

PRESENT

BACK SENSOR

AT CONNECTOR

NOTE 1

NOTE 1

CARD PRESENT

AT CONNECTOR MOST RELIABLE

ACTIVE DATA

NOTE 1

ACTIVE DATA

NOT TO SCALE

NOTE 1:

Time out of the internal card present signal occurs approximately 150 ms after the last strobe transition. The internal card present signal becomes active when the movement of an encoded magnetic stripe past the read head generates a signal. The back sensor and internal card present are gated together to reduce the dwell time needed before the read-onwithdrawal can be initiated.

Figure 3-1. Timing for Back Sensor and Card Present Signals

While it is possible for the Card Reader to read data on either the insertion or withdrawal stroke, it should be noted that card reading is most reliable during the card withdrawal stroke. For this reason MagTek recommends that customer’s software should be designed to emphasize data capture during the card withdrawal stroke. For the most reliable operation: Read the card upon insertion, when the card present goes high, check for errors, if no errors, output the data, start sentinel first, after the card is withdrawn. If an error is detected, clear the stored data and read the card on withdrawal, if no errors, output the data, start sentinel first, otherwise output an error indication or a try again message.

For further information about magnetic stripe readers, refer to MagTek part number 99875148, I/O Interface for

TTL Magnetic Stripe Readers, Technical Reference Manual.

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TIMING FOR DATA AND STROBE

The timing for Data and Strobe is shown in Figure 3-2.

SW1

NOTE 4

CARD PRESENT

BACK SENSOR

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

DATA

STROBE

NOTE 3

BIT

TIME

NOTE 5

STROBE WIDTH

APPROXIMATELY

25-50% OF BIT TIME

Notes

1. The CARD PRESENT signal is low when a recorded card is being moved across the read head. The rear sensor switch is connected with CARD PRESENT to insure that CARD PRESENT will go high when the card is fully inserted. Time-out of the CARD PRESENT signal occurs approximately 150ms after the last strobe transition, after card removal.

The output of the rear sensor is quiescently high. It goes low when the card is completely inserted and remains that way as long as the card is completely inserted (Pin 3 on the single track, and Pin 5 on the d ual track).

2. DATA is valid 1.0

μs (minimum) before the negative edge of STROBE.

3. There are 8 or 9 head flux reversals for this configuration. These will be delayed (not output) before enabling the Bit Recovery system.

4. Switch 1 (SW1) is normally open. It closes after the first 0.85 inch of card is inserted and before the card reaches the head gap. It will remain closed until all but 0.85 inch of the card has been removed. This switch may be used for power saving for battery operation.

5. This is the time the card is against the back sensor.

6. See MagTek P/N 99875148 for interfacing information.

Figure 3-2. Timing for Data and Strobe

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