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Character codes and counts
The software recognizes data on a magnetic card stripe using ANSI standard
codes formatted to either a field separator or character count. Following is a brief
description of each type.
Field Separator — Field Separator (FS) character, generally represented as an
equal sign (=) to separate two independent data fields. A card using this method
might have the owner’s individual ID encoded at the beginning of the stripe fol-
lowed by the FS character then the global segment ID. The fields can be in either
order, or there can be more than two fields, which could be required for compat-
ibility with pre-existing systems, and any one of them can be set up as User ID,
Segment ID, Card Issue ID, or Expiration Date.
Following is an example of encoded data using field separators on Track 2.
Figure 78 Data Fields
;
1576=3492657182=0=060113
FIELD 1: Facility Code = 1576
FIELD 2: User ID Number (Max 19 digits)
ID Number = 3492657182
FIELD 3: Card Issue ID
0 = First Issue
FIELD 4: Card Expiration Date
060113 = MMDDYY = June 1, 2013