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Magtek Card reader
Pin Information
Pin | Color | Signal |
---|---|---|
1 | Red | Vcc |
2 | Black | GND |
3 | Orange | DATA |
4 | Brown | STROBE |
5 | Green | CARD PRESENT |
Data Information
DATA | SIGNAL |
---|---|
HIGH | 0 |
LOW | 1 |
When no card is present all pins are high.
When a card is present pin 5 goes low and remains that way for 140ms after the entire card has been read.