Mini

Mini Magnetic Swipe Card Reader - USB or Port Powered - Bi-directional

The Mini magnetic swipe reader is one of our most successful products with millions deployed into various applications worldwide.

Available with USB Keyboard Emulation, USB HID or Port Powered RS232 interface making it ideal for payment, membership, loyalty, identification, gaming or any other application.

The Mini offers the highest possible read reliability and the highest specification MTBF in the industry.
It also has bi-directional read capability and is ISO, ANSI and AAMVA compatible.

A compact design, the Mini magnetic swipe reader can be mounted either with self-mounting adhesive strips or by using the embedded threaded mounting points.

USB Keyboard Emulation

Ideal for existing keyboard wedge applications.
No software interface required to view card data.
ASCII data transferred to PC & output as if manually typed.
Built-in 6-foot cable with standard USB connector.

USB (HID)

Ideal for new card reading applications.
Application software required (demo software available).
Uses standard Windows HID driver for communications.
No third party device drivers required.
Compliant with Human Interface Device (HID)standards.
Built-in 6-foot cable with standard USB connector.

RS-232 (Serial Interface)

Ideal for applications needing full device communication.
Software interface required to view card data.
Interfaces with existing serial applications.
Standard ASCII message format offers maximum flexibility for application integration.
9-pin D-sub serial connector.

The Mini offers the highest possible read reliability and the highest specification MTBF in the industry.
It also has bi-directional read capability and is ISO, ANSI and AAMVA compatible.

A compact design, the Mini magnetic swipe reader can be mounted either with self-mounting adhesive strips or by using the embedded threaded mounting points.

Mini Magnetic Swipe Reader
Ordering Information:

USB (HID)
USB Keyboard Emulation	Black	Cream
Tracks 1 & 2	21040110	21040109
Tracks 1,2 & 3	21040108	21080107
Tracks 1 & 2	21040104	21040103
Tracks 1,2 & 3	21040102	21040101
RS-232 (Serial Interface)
Tracks 1 & 2	21040079	21040071
Tracks 1,2 & 3	21040082	21040074
Sure Swipe (Dual Head)
USB Keyboard Emulation	21040145	-
USB HID	21040140

Features

No external power source required
Reads up to three tracks of data
Compatible with most computers and terminals
Reads encoded cards that meet ISO/ANSI/AAMVA standards
Green/red LED status
Bidirectional read capability
Up to 1,000,000 passes with ISO conforming cards
Available in black or white

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Technical specs

Ordering Information

Description	P/N	Track(s)	Color
USB Keyboard Emulation	21040109 21040107	1 & 2 1, 2 & 3	White White
USB HID	21040105 21040106 21040103 21040104 21040101 21040102	2 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1, 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3	White Black White Black White Black
Port Powered RS-232	21040075 21040080 21040071 21040079 21040073 21040074 21040082	2 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3	White Black White Black White White Black
Port Powered RS-232	21080205 21080206 21080203 21080204 21080201 21080202	2 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1, 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3	White Black White Black White Black

Specifications

Reference Standards	ISO, ANSI, CDL and AAMVA
Recording Method	Two-frequency coherent phase (F2F)
Card Speed	3 - 50 i.p.s.
MTBF	Electronics: 125,000 hours Head: 1,000,000 passes
Audible Noise	55db at 39.4 in (1.0 m)
Temperature	Operating: 32ºF - 131ºF (0ºC - 55ºC) Storage: -22ºF - 158ºF (-30ºC - 70ºC)
Humidity	Operating: 10% - 90% non condensing Storage: 0% - 100% non condensing
Altitude	Operating: 0 - 10,000 ft (0 - 3,048 m) Storage: 0 - 50,000 ft (1 - 15,240 m)

USB	Current Normal: 30 mA Suspend Mode: 300 uA
Keyboard Wedge	Current 20 mA max strong>Power Input From PC: 5 V
Port Powered RS-232	Current Quiescent: 1 - 2 mA typical (continuous) Transmitting: 8 - 9 typical (5 ms duration) Peak at Power On: 12 mA DTR Voltage 5 - 15 VDC

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