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XID 8300 Printer Driver
6 Advanced Chip Encoding Framework (Advanced CEF)
Included in the printer driver is the Advanced Chip Encoding Framework, which is capable of handling all
card encoding itself. The mechanism is independent from the application, allowing virtually any Windows
based application to perform chip encoding.
The main features will be described in detail in the following chapters. These are:
- Plug-in architecture
- Single-point configuration and one-time software and hardware setup with the capability to test the setup
from within the driver, without the need of an external application
- Printing and encoding over network
- Precoding
- Application independency through the use of an Encoding String
The printer driver handles all of the synchronization and error scheduling of the jobs and initiates the
encoding sequence by calling the corresponding Plug-ins.
The encoding itself, i.e. the communication with the encoder hardware and the chip card is done by a small
piece of external software that is loaded and executed by the driver. This software is fed with all the
necessary information which is needed to perform the encoding on the chip.
Since there is a large combination of different chips and customer requirements, Digital Identification
Solutions offers several options for the encoding Plug-ins:
1.
Ready-made highly configurable encoding Plug-ins for a diversity of chips on the market are available for
sale. The Plug-ins have been developed to provide the most flexibility, while maintaining a high level of
security and user friendliness.
2.
Customized Plug-ins can be developed, which meet the exact requirements of the encoding, in case the
ready-made Plug-ins do not meet them or the chip or the encoder hardware is not yet supported. This
however must be discussed with your local dealer.
3.
Application developers can request a free development package, demonstrating the development of a Plug-
in. This option should be used if the ready-made Plug-ins do not meet the requirements or a yet unsupported
chip or encoder hardware is used, or with high security applications where the encoding secret may not be
configurable in a user interface or in configuration file.
The configuration is done in the Administration Center's section "Plug-in Manager".