Table 3-2. commands and responses – MagTek MINIWEDGE SWIPE READER User Manual
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All command messages consist of two ASCII letters as shown in Table 3-2 below. Some commands
include additional characters for parameters. Any completed command will generate a response.
Responses include an identifying letter following the “W”. All responses are returned as scan codes, e.g.,
modes (0xA8 0x42) in which case characters are sent as binary values.
Table 3-2. Commands and Responses
Command ID
Function
Response
ID Return
ID
WI210822xx.rnn/CCCC
CY Copyright
WCMINIWEDGE (C) MAG-TEK 1999
ST Status
WSrk
PVxxx
Parameter View
WPyy
PWxxx=yy
Parameter Write
WPyy (note: does not affect WinDriver mode)
DK Disable
Keyboard
WSrk
EK Enable
Keyboard
WSrk (default after power on)
DR Disable
Reader
WSrk (LED goes off)
ER Enable
Reader
WSrk (default after power on - LED green)
TK Get
Track
Configuration
WTtk
TKtk
Set Track Configuration
WTtk
DL Character
Delay
WXdd (defaults to 0x12 = 9.2 ms)
DLdd
Set Character Delay
WXdd
(none) Track
Data
Where the following apply to the above commands:
r
= E (reader enabled)
D (reader disabled)
k
= E (keyboard enabled)
D (keyboard disabled)
U (keyboard not detected)
xxx = 000 to 1FF
yy
= 00 to FF
tk
= Track/ID parameter as defined in P013 parameter
dd
= Delay between characters (* 0.512
μsec.) in hex