MAG-II (MagTek)

Files and programs

Frequently Asked Questions for magnetic card readers MAG-II

Question: Do you support the work of the reader with Hi and Low cards?
Answer: Yes, the reader works correctly with Hi and Low Cards

Question: Purchased your magnetic card reader MAG-II-M12 (USB), does not work as a HID-device. More precisely it is defined on the PC as an HID-device and its Soft inne Postmaster transmits all data from magnetic card correctly. But the notebook does not transmit anything. And to our cash program we need to make their work in normal keyboard mode in order to send data in a notebook. Prompt please how to do it?
Answer: To convert the reader to the keyboard emulation mode is necessary in the program MPOS-Master:
   1. Read the project with the menu item Device \ Read project \ usb
   2. With the menu item Reader magnetic card \ Parameters usb interface to select the desired mode of the reader.
   3. Download the project to the device using the menu item Device \ Download Project

Question: Can I have this card reader working with the first and second track, disable, reading the first track?
Answer: Turn off the first track you can run MPOSMaster To do this, go to the menu "Device" -> "Read Project" -> "PS / 2". Next on the menu "magnetic card reader MAG-II PS / 2" -> "Options magnetic card reader, you'll need to disable the item" active track "(for the first track). After this you should download the revised draft back to the device - it needs to run "Device" -> "Load project"

Question: What makes the USB reader Magtek and POSUA different?
Answer: Readers differ  with the identifier (USB) interface - in POSUA reader ID = 0x0000. Also POSUA reader has support emulation mode of  the keyboard - in this mode, all data read from the card are transmitted as well as in the case if the data typed on an attached USB keyboard.

Question: Was  purchased  magnetic card reader MAG-II USB (Interface USB). It is planned to use it with a system of programs 1C Enterprise 8. Will this model work in emulation mode of the COM-port?
The fact that the HID-mode device drivers for the current 1C do not see the reader, and in the mode of the keyboard disadvantage is that the data seemed to emulate the keyboard and you can not catch a 1C event input. Maybe you tell my how to use this model reader in order to intercept correctly data in 1C.
Answer: The reader MAG-II USB will not work in emulation mode of the COM-port. As to intercept input events. You can configure the card reader so that before sending the data from the card reader sends a small "header". To do this in the settings of the reader (project MPOS-Master) should be added to determine the required start sending data (the Title field of the working path). Using the reader in the keyboard emulation mode, the header will be to define the beginning of data entry events.

Question: How do I know the state of the reader?  Do I need to know that not only port COM1 opens , and that the reader himself is connected to the port and ready to work. We want to know what to write in the port - to work with ready-made libraries of is not for us.
Answer:  To check the device to execute the query "Retrieve information about the reader." To do this send to the device package with the following format:
COMM = PROT_MPOS_GETINFO = 1
KB_E_NOERROR = 0
   Format:
      Query: E2h Length COMM CRC8
      Answer: E2h Length KB_E_NOERROR Data [n] CRC8
Data Format Data [n] as follows:
/ / Byte0: The class of device (0-MPOS_PS / 2, 1-MPOS_RS, 2-MPOS_USB,
/ / 3-MPOS_PS_TFM, 6-LPOS2-PS_TFM)
/ / Byte1: Reserved (0)
/ / Byte2: Ver_Hi. Senior model number
/ / Byte3: Ver_Lo. Younger model number (one hundredth part)
/ / Byte4-5: Serial  number
/ / Byte6-7: Model Number
/ / Byte8-9: Seria
/ / Byte10: Version of hardware devices
/ / Byte11: Byteof the  flags characteristics of the device
/ /-Bit0: The device supports upgrading software
/ /-Bit1-3: The type of a set controller (not used)
/ /-Bit4-6: Size of internal EEPROM
/ /-Bit7: There is a port for connecting external devices
/ / Byte12: LPOS2 number of tracks of the reader
/ / Byte13-14: LPOS2 amount of data in 256- discretization
/ / Byte 15 Reserved (= 0)
By checking the model number of your device (Byte 6-7), we can determine whether the expected device is connected.
The model number for the reader - 632. Listof the  all models can be found here>>.
The checksum is calculated on the trail. algorithm:

function CalcCRC8 (ACRC8: Byte; AData: PByteArray; ACount: Integer): Byte;
Var
i, j: Integer;
b: Byte;
Begin
Result: = ACRC8;

For i: = 0 to ACount-1 do Begin
b: = AData [i];

For j: = 1 to 8 do Begin
if (Result xor b) and 1 = 1 then Begin
Result: = Result shr 1;
Result: = Result xor $ 8c;
End else Result: = Result shr 1;
b: = b shr 1;
End;
End;
End;