Appendix c magnetic stripe standard data formats – Omnitron Systems Technology RS-232 User Manual

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Appendix C

MAGNETIC STRIPE STANDARD DATA

FORMATS

International Standards Organization (ISO) Credit Card Format

Track 1

Field ID Character

Contents

Length

a

Start Sentinel

1

b

Format Code “B”

1

c

Account Number

13 or 16

d

Separator “^”

1

e

Cardholder Name

variable

f

Separator “^”

1

g

Expiration date

4

h

Optional Discretionary data

variable

i

End Sentinel

1

j

Linear Redundancy Check

(LRC) Character

1

Track 2

a

Start Sentinel

1

b

Account Number

13 or 16

c

Separator “=”

1

d

Expiration date “YYMM”

4

e

Optional discretionary data

variable

f

End Sentinel

1

g

Linear Redundancy Check

(LRC) Character

1