MagTek P-SERIES - Manual (Page 16)

P-Series Port Powered Insertion Reader
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Table 3-2. Options and Reader Responses
ASCII “ESCAPE”
CHARACTER
TO SET OPTION TO CLEAR OPTION
(DEFAULT)
READER RESPONSES
(0x1B) S (0x53) s (0x73) Send STX
(0x1B) E (0x45) e (0x65) Send ETX
(0x1B) C (0x43) c (0x63) Send CR
(0x1B) P (0x50) p (0x70) Send ESC
(0x1B) B (0x42) b (0x62) Buffered Mode
Note
If DTR is dropped and restored, the setup options are returned to
the default state.
READER TO HOST FORMATS
The following diagram represents the format of the data transmitted to the Host:
Where optional characters
STX (0x02) = Start of text character
ESC (0x1B) = Escape character
CR (0x0D) = Carriage return character
ETX (0x03) = End of Text
are used to frame data.
% = Start Sentinel Track 1
; = Start Sentinel Track 2
? = End Sentinel
The LRC character is not transmitted.
Optional
STX ESC % Track 1 Data ? ; Track 2 Data ? Sensor CR ETX