SPECIFICATION

Half-Insertion Magnetic Card Reader

Model

WBM-1300 Series

Date

2006/11/07

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WBM-1300 SERIES
HALF-INSERTION MAGNETIC CARD READER

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Half-Insertion Magnetic Card Reader

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WBM-1300 Series

Date

2006/11/07

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Content

1.

OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................... 3

2.

PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 3

3.

CONNECTION.......................................................................................................................................... 3

4.

SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................................................... 3

5.

6.

4.1

Card Standard.............................................................................................................................. 3

4.2

Environmental Requirements..................................................................................................... 3

4.3

Physical Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 4

4.4

Operational Characteristics........................................................................................................ 4

4.5

Error Rate .................................................................................................................................... 4

INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................. 5
5.1

Physical Configuration................................................................................................................ 5

5.2

RS-232 Communication Protocol ............................................................................................... 6

5.3

Data Length Of Magnetic Card.................................................................................................. 6

DIMENSION DRAWING ......................................................................................................................... 7

6.1

Main Body .................................................................................................................................... 7

6.2

Front Bezel.................................................................................................................................... 8

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1. OVERVIEW
WBM-1300 series is the manual half-insertion magnetic card reader with RS-232 interface, port powered, can read track
1, 2 and 3 (accordance with ISO7811Standard).
It can read approximately 60% of the magnetic stripe. (Approximately 52 characters on track 1; 25 characters on track 2;
and 73 characters on track 3)

2. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION

MODEL

Dimensions (mm)
W

ISO STANDARD
I (IATA)

WBM-1320

II (ABA)

III (MINTS)

WBM-1330
WBM-1350

R
101.5 x 93.0 x 25.5

WBM-1360
WBM-1370

3. CONNECTION
IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2
or Compatibles

_______ RS-232_______

CARD READER

Connection of RS-232
HOST

SG

SG

TXD

TXD

RXD

RXD

CARD
READER

4. SPECIFICATION
4.1 Card Standard
Card Standard
Track Position

ISO7811
ISO 1 (IATA)

ISO 2 (ABA)

Reading Method

F2F

Card Thickness

Plastic 0.76 0.08mm

4.2 Environmental Requirements

4.2.1 Temperature
Storage: -20C to +70C
Operating: 5C to +50C
4.2.2 Relative Humidity

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ISO 3 (MINTS)

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Half-Insertion Magnetic Card Reader

Storage: 0% to 95% RH (Non-condensing)

Operating: 0% to 90% RH (Non-condensing)
4.2.3 Vibration : Amplitude 2 mm within 2G or less, 10 to 55 Hz in X, Y, Z directions for 30 min.
4.2.4 Shock: 30 G 11 ms
4.3 Physical Characteristics
4.3.1 Dimensions: 101.5mm(W) x 93.0mm(L) x 25.5mm(H) (Including the front panel)
4.3.2 Weight: Approx. 100g
4.3.3 Power Supply:
Input: +5V DC + 10%
Current: 65mA (max)
Fluctuate: less than 50mVp-p (5V DC)
4.3.4 Operating Locus: Indoor
4.4 Operational Characteristics
4.4.1 Card Feeding Speed: 10 ~ 150 cm/sec
4.4.2 Head Life Time: Min. 500,000 passes
4.5 Error Rate
Less than 0.5 %( JSE testing cards)

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5. INTERFACE
5.1 Physical Configuration
5.1.1 RS-232 connector

RS-232-C Signal

JP1

Input/Output

Function

GND

GNF

VCC(+5V)

VCC

GND

GND

RXD

Receiving Data

TXD

Transmitting Data

GND

GND

5.1.2 Magnetic Head Wire Pins (JP2)

PIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Signal
TK1TK1+
GND
TK2TK2+
GND
TK3TK3+

Function
Track 1 input
Track 1 input
Ground
Track 2 input
Track 2 input
Ground
Track 3 input
Track 3 input

5.1.3 LED Pins

Pin No.
1
2
3
4

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Signal
LED1_A
LED1_K
LED2_A
LED2_K

Function
Red LBD
Green LBD

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5.2 RS-232 Communication Protocol
Baud Rate: 9600
Data Bit: 8 bit
Stop Bit: 1 bit
Parity: None
Data Format:
Track 1: (% DATA ?)
Track 2: (; DATA ?)
Track 3: (+ DATA ?)
Card reader reading status: 1 means the data is read out when inserting the card,
0 means the data is read out when pulling out the card
5.3 Data Length Of Magnetic Card
Track

Data Length (max)

Track 1

52 Characters

Track 2

25 Characters

Track 3

73 Characters

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SPECIFICATION
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6. DIMENSION DRAWING
6.1 Main Body

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SPECIFICATION
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6.2 Front Bezel

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