What is a Magnetic Stripe Reader?

A magnetic card reader is a device that reads data on a card. It can not only support reading data on the card, but also writing data. The card reader can realize a variety of functions such as automatic charging, card sales, card making, etc., which is practical, fast, convenient and highly reliable. ^[1]

With the development of society and economy, we have entered a brand-new information age, and people cannot live without information. The various bank cards that are widely used today are simply coals that carry information. In the era of cards for everyone, a card reader is indispensable. The so-called "card reader" is a device that reads the data on the card. It can not only support the reading of data on the card, but also the writing of data. The card reader can realize a variety of functions such as automatic charging, card sales, card making, etc., which is practical, fast, convenient, and highly reliable. Therefore, the demand of card readers in the market is also huge, continuous growth and rapid development. ^[1]

Magnetic card reader is used for

The magnetic stripe card is read and written by a magnetic head. The magnetic head is composed of three parts: soft magnetic core, coil, and magnetic circuit gap. The soft magnetic core forms a magnetic circuit, which is composed of a soft magnetic material with low coercivity and high magnetic permeability. The role of the coil is to change the changing electromotive force in the coil into a changing magnetic flux or to change the changing magnetic flux in the coil into a changing electromotive force. The role of the magnetic circuit gap is to form magnetic leakage. ^[2]

The magnetic card reader is composed of the following components.

(1) Magnetic card transmission mechanism

The mechanism includes a motor, a roller set, and a belt.

The mechanism motor is a 24V DC motor. Under the control of the card reader's main board, the driving roller belt set moves the magnetic card in the magnetic card transfer mechanism forward or backward at a constant speed. ^[3]

Insert the card into the card reader, and the door sensor (shiiller semior) detects that the card is inserted. At this time, the door is opened. Under the control of the motherboard, the magnetic card is moved into the card reader to read and write the information. password. After the operation, eject the magnetic card to the customer or move the magnetic card to the card collection box.

If the customer does not remove the magnetic card within the specified operating time, the magnetic card will be swallowed into the card collection box. ^[3]

1) The card reader can read the card in both directions.

2) The power comes from the host computer, no external power is required.

3) LED indication and buzzer beep to identify the success and failure of card reading.

4) MIND-400 series magnetic stripe reader complies with ANSI / ISO standards.

5) It is used to read and transmit magnetic card and barcode information.

6) With one, two, three track information reading function.

7) Keyboard emulation interface: can be connected with IBM PC / XT / AT and compatible machines. The keyboard emulation is installed between the keyboard and the computer, and its function is like a keyboard, and the keyboard operation is not affected. When using the query machine alone without pressing the keyboard, the PC keyboard can be completely emulated, and no error is reported when the computer is turned on.

8) PS2 / USB port output, draw power directly from keyboard or USB port, no external power required, easy to use.