Software id property – MagTek USB INSERTION READER User Manual
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Get Property Response Data:
Data Offset
Value
0 – n
Property Value
Set Property Request Data:
Data Offset
Value
0
Property ID
1 – n
Property Value
Set Property Response Data:
None
The result codes for the Get and Set Property commands can be any of the codes list in the
generic result code table.
Property ID is a one-byte field that contains a value that identifies the property. The following
table lists all the current property ID values:
Value
Property ID
Description
0
SOFTWARE ID
The device’s software identifier
1
SERIAL NUM
The device’s serial number
2
POLLING INTERVAL
The interrupt pipe’s polling interval
3
MSR DIRECTION
Magnetic stripe read direction
4
CARD INSERTED
Card inserted indicator
5
MAX PACKET SIZE
The interrupt pipe’s packet size
16
INTERFACE TYPE
Type of USB interface
27
TRACK ID ENABLE
Allows Tracks to be disabled
The Property Value is a multiple byte field that contains the value of the property. The number
of bytes in this field depends on the type of property and the length of the property. The
following table lists all of the property types and describes them.
Property Type Description
Byte
This is a one byte value. The valid values depend on the property.
String
This is a multiple byte ASCII string. Its length can be zero to a
maximum length that depends on the property. The value and
length of the string does not include a terminating NUL character.
SOFTWARE ID PROPERTY
Property ID:
0
Property Type:
String
Length:
Fixed at 11 bytes
Get Property:
Yes
Set Property:
No
Description:
This is an 11 byte read only property that identifies the software part
number and version for the device. The first 8 bytes represent the part number and the last 3
bytes represent the version. For example this string might be “21042817C01”.