projects:electronics:cardreader

Magtek Card reader

MAGTEK 21045002 MagStripe card reader.

Datasheet

Single Track, only reads Track 2

2.7 to 5.5VDC

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.

Pin Color Signal
1RedVcc
2BlackGND
3OrangeDATA
4BrownSTROBE
5GreenCARD PRESENT
DATASIGNAL
HIGH0
LOW1
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