It should work with other products from Dingword (MSR206, MSR606...).
##Features:
read/write ISO compatible tracks,
read/write raw tracks,
configure write density (210 bits/inch or 75 bits/inch),
configure coercivity (high or low),
command line interface, to be used from shell,
python class interface, to be used by other scripts.
##Dependencies:
pyserial, available at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/serial_device2,
(USB version) a driver for the PL-2303 serial/USB adaptor embedded in the card reader.
On Mac OS X, I use the driver from the osx-pl2303 project (here for Intel 64bits support). I've installed pyserial through macport, package py27-serial (for python 2.7). The serial device is called /dev/cu.PL2303-xxx.
On FreeBSD, the driver (uplcom) is embedded in the default kernel, and serial device is called /dev/cuaU0.
Should also work on Linux and Windows as they are compatible with pyserial.
##Command line description:
Read the 3 strips (swipe when the orange LED is on):
./msr.py --device /dev/cuxxx --read
1=%............? or None if strip is empty
2=;............? or None if strip is empty
3=;............? or None if strip is empty
Write strips 2 and 3 (swipe when the orange+green LEDs are on, do not include the leading/trailing chars ;/%/?):
./msr.py --device /dev/cuxxx --strip 23 --write "strip2" "strip3"
Erase the 3 strips (swipe when the orange+green LEDs are on):
./msr.py --device /dev/cuxxx --erase
Online help (to set low-coercivity or density before writting):
./msr.py --help
##Class description:
You can "import msr" this file to use the MSR606 class in your own code.
class msr inherits from Serial
constructor : (self, dev_path)
method reset(self)
method read_tracks(self)
method write_tracks(self, t1, t2, t3)
method erase_tracks(self, t1, t2, t3)
###Example:
r = msr(/dev/cuaU0)
t1,t2,t3 = r.read_tracks()
r.write_tracks(t3=1234567890)
r.erase_tracks(t1=True)
####From: https://www.triades.net/msr605-driver.html ####PDF: https://www.triades.net/downloads/MSR605%20Programmer's%20Manual.pdf ####Drive on OSX: http://www.prolific.com.tw/UserFiles/files/md_PL2303_MacOSX-10_6up_v1_5_1.zip