User Guide
USB Swipe Reader   
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Property ID is a one byte field that contains a value that identifies the property. The following 
table lists all the current property ID values: 
Value Property ID  Description 
0  SOFTWARE_ID  The device’s software identifier 
1  SERIAL_NUM  The device’s serial number 
2  POLLING_INTERVAL  The interrupt pipe’s polling interval 
The Property Value is a multiple byte field that contains the value of the property. The number 
of bytes in this field depends on the type of property and the length of the property. The 
following table lists all of the property types and describes them. 
Property Type  Description 
Byte  This is a one byte value. The valid values depend on the property. 
String  This is a multiple byte ASCII string. Its length can be zero to a 
maximum length that depends on the property. The value and 
length of the string does not include a terminating NUL character. 
SOFTWARE_ID PROPERTY 
Property ID:    0 
Property Type:  String 
Length:    Fixed at 11 bytes 
Get Property:    Yes 
Set Property:    No 
Description:    This is an 11 byte read only property that identifies the software part 
number and version for the device. The first 8 bytes represent the part number and the last 3 
bytes represent the version. For example this string might be “21042804A02”. Examples 
follow: 
Example Get SOFTWARE_ID property Request (Hex): 
Cmd Num  Data Len  Prp ID 
00 01 00 
Example Get SOFTWARE_ID property Response (Hex): 
Result Code  Data Len  Prp Value 
00  01  32 31 30 34 32 38 30 34 41 30 32 










