Compaq 99875320-5 - Manual (Page 9)

SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) HID (Human Interface Device) IntelliHead Swipe Reader is a
compact magnetic stripe card reader that conforms to ISO standards. The Reader is compatible
with any device with a USB host interface. A card is read by sliding it past the head either
forward or backward.
The Reader conforms to the USB HID Class specification Version 1.1. This allows host
applications designed for most versions of Windows to easily communicate to the device using
standard Windows API calls that communicate to the device through the HID driver that comes
with Windows.
Unlike HID keyboard emulation readers, this device does not use keyboard emulation. It
behaves like a vendor-defined HID device so that a direct communication path can be established
between the Host application and the device without interference such as keystrokes from other
HID devices. (For information on the USB KB Emulation IntelliHead, refer to Technical
Manual 99875321.)
FEATURES
Major features of the USB IntelliHead are as follows:
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Powered through the USB – no external power supply required
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Hardware Compatible with PC or any computer or terminal with a USB interface
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Bi-directional card reading
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Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA/JIS Type 2 standards and others such
as ISO track 1 format on track 2 or 3
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Reads up to three tracks of card data
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Compatible with USB specification Revision 1.1
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Compatible with HID specification Version 1.1
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Can use standard Windows HID driver for communications. No third part device driver
is required.
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Programmable USB serial number descriptor
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Programmable USB Interrupt In Endpoint polling interval
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Non-volatile memory for configuration storage
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Ability to convert to Keyboard Emulation mode of operation
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