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ID TECH EzWriter
WorkShop Utility
The EzWriter and WorkShop software together provide the card reading & writing functions
most often needed for magnetic stripe use. These functions & operations are available
from a single WorkShop window. Following is a summary of the WorkShop functions:
WorkShop Utility Functions
Write Writes data to a card in the Card Type format
Read Reads card data and displays the data in Track boxes
Compare Compares multiple cards to a single reference card
Erase* Erases the selected tracks of data on a card
Sequential Write Writes both fixed and/or sequential data to a card
Write from File Writes to each card the next record from a pre-formatted data file
Read to File Reads a card & saves the card data as a record into a data file
Database Write Writes cards from a database CSV file & Usage file
Card Type Provides card format selection based on Setup menu or Standard
- ISO Selects 7811 ISO Standard card format
- AAMVA Selects AAMVA standard, based on ISO Standards
- USER Selects the card format from settings in Setup USER tab
- RAW* Reads & writes data and displays in a Hexadecimal format
- PASS BOOK Reads & writes data on a passbook
Setup Provides selections & settings of different card formats
- Leading Zero Sets number of leading zeros before the Start Sentinel
- BPI Setting Selects individual track data density (75 or 210 bits/inch)
- Set Coercivity† Sets the writing coercivity to High or Low for all tracks
- Start Sentinel* Selects the Start Sentinel character for the individual tracks
- End Sentinel* Selects the End Sentinel character for the individual tracks
- Bits/Character Selects the number of bits per character for individual tracks
- Parity* Selects character parity bit logic for individual tracks
- Default Resets the parameters & settings to the standard norms
* These functions are not supported when the “AMC protocol” is selected.
† Low Coercivity units cannot be set to Hi Coercivity operation
This document assumes the user has basic knowledge of magnetic stripe track densities,
data formats, character formats, and the like. Basic magnetic stripe information is given in
Appendix B.
Communication Modes
Workshop has two communication protocols the IDTECH or the AMC protocol. Only the
IDTECH protocol is described here; it is the default protocol setting. The Workshop
Password entry Window allows selection of either the IDTECH or the AMC protocol. Select
the protocol to be used. The AMC protocol emulates the AMC USI communication
protocol. After one of the protocol Radio buttons is selected, Workshop configures
EzWriter for that protocol; the protocol remains fixed in EzWriter unless changes by
Workshop. The AMC protocol mode does not support all functions provided by the