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Configuration Utility User Manual
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Verify the Reader Settings
1. Open Notepad and place the curser inside the editor (A).
2. Present the card to the reader and verify the values match the selected bits for fields 1 and 2.
Image 91: Verifying the Reader Settings
Determining the Card Format
It is important to be able to determine the format of the card data in order to locate the ID and FAC bits.
Cards come in many bit formats. It is necessary to determine any Leading and Trailing parity bits and
exactly how the ID and FAC are configured. This data must be correctly interpreted to properly read
card data.
Card data format in binary is typically: parity + FAC + ID + parity. There can be leading or trailing zeros
to many parity bits.
In this example the card is 26bit number is 00.00.00.00.00.6C.7C.DB.
Enter the above hexadecimal number into the Windows calculator and use the programmer mode to find
the binary equivalent.