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Datacard 150i and 275/280P/295 Card Personalization
Systems: Guide for Use with ID Works Software
ID Works Basic Version 5 Online Reference Library
Introduction to this Guide
This document explains how to use the Datacard® 150i or 275/280P/
295 Card Personalization System with ID Works® identification
software. It explains two sets of plug-ins:
• The Datacard 150i Plug-in and the Datacard 150i Magstripe Plug-
in, for use with the Datacard 150i Card Personalization System
• The Datacard 275/280P/295 Plug-in and the Datacard 275/280P/
295 Magstripe Plug-in for use with the Datacard 2xx Card
Personalization Systems
This document gives background information about how ID Works
applications use plug-ins to translate card designs into language the
Card Personalization System can understand and use. It also
explains how ID Works features relate to features in your Card
Personalization System, as well as which ID Works features cannot
be used with your System. Finally, this document lists the steps you
must take to ensure that the ID Works applications produce the
correct results on the System.
What is a Plug-in?
A plug-in is a software module that provides an interface between the
main ID Works applications and a peripheral device (such as a card
printer) or between the peripheral device and a component within the
device (such as an encoder for magnetic stripes). The Datacard 150i
or 275/280P/295 Plug-in connects to the ID Works application, and
the Datacard 150i or 275/280P/295 Magstripe Plug-in connects to the
printer plug-in.
ID Works
Application
Datacard
150i or 275/280P/295
Plug-in
Datacard
150i or 275/280P/295
Magstripe Plug-in