ID TECH EasyMag WCR3301-23Q User Manual

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HOST CONNECTIONS 

The undecoded EasyMag reader is connected to a decoder box 

using a 9-pin squeeze-to-release connector. Pinout designations 

are as follows:

PIN 

 

COLOR   

SIGNAL

1 

 

BLUE   

CLK1 

2 

 

BROWN  

DATA1

3 

 

GRAY   

CLK3

4 

 

YELLOW 

DATA2

5 

 

GREEN   

CLK2

6 

 

ORANGE 

DATA3

7 

 

BLACK   

GND

8 

 

WHITE   

CARD PRESENT

9 

 

RED 

 

VCC

DESCRIPTION 

The EasyMag™

 

compact magnetic stripe reader can read 1, 2, or 3 tracks of 

magnetic stripe information. Power, when the EasyMag is connected to the 

host via a decoder box, is obtained from the decoder box. Operating current is 

4mA maximum for a 3-track configuration. 

The electronics are based on ASIC technology designed for use with mag-

netic stripe cards encoded with F2F, ANSI, and ISO-conforming data. The 

MiniMag reliably processes data encoded within ANSI and ISO standards, on 

both high and low coercivity magnetic media. The circuit is designed to read 

cards demagnetized down to 30% or 40% of ISO and ANSI signal levels, on 

tracks 1/3 or 2 respectively.  These reading characteristics are designed to 

insure that the MiniMag will reliably read ‘real world’ cards. 

In order to insure reliable reading under varying conditions, the EasyMag 

will reliably read magnetic media at speeds from 3 inches per second (IPS) 

to 60 IPS with typical accelerations.  The output signals consist of a DATA 

and CLOCK for each encoded track. The electronics operate from 2.6VDC 

to 5.5VDC.

A CARD PRESENT signal is provided to alert the host when magnetic media 

is passed through the reader. It is activated after magnetic pulses have been 

detected and stays valid until after the last pulse is read. Media may be read 

bi-directionally without any pre-conditioning of the electronics, although 

the host system must employ enough data storage to ensure it can properly 

recognize the decoded bit sequence.

HOST CONNECTIONS 

The undecoded EasyMag reader is connected to a decoder box 

using a 9-pin squeeze-to-release connector. Pinout designations 

are as follows:

PIN 

 

COLOR   

SIGNAL

1 

 

BLUE   

CLK1 

2 

 

BROWN  

DATA1

3 

 

GRAY   

CLK3

4 

 

YELLOW 

DATA2

5 

 

GREEN   

CLK2

6 

 

ORANGE 

DATA3

7 

 

BLACK   

GND

8 

 

WHITE   

CARD PRESENT

9 

 

RED 

 

VCC

DESCRIPTION 

The EasyMag™

 

compact magnetic stripe reader can read 1, 2, or 3 tracks of 

magnetic stripe information. Power, when the EasyMag is connected to the 

host via a decoder box, is obtained from the decoder box. Operating current is 

4mA maximum for a 3-track configuration. 

The electronics are based on ASIC technology designed for use with mag-

netic stripe cards encoded with F2F, ANSI, and ISO-conforming data. The 

MiniMag reliably processes data encoded within ANSI and ISO standards, on 

both high and low coercivity magnetic media. The circuit is designed to read 

cards demagnetized down to 30% or 40% of ISO and ANSI signal levels, on 

tracks 1/3 or 2 respectively.  These reading characteristics are designed to 

insure that the MiniMag will reliably read ‘real world’ cards. 

In order to insure reliable reading under varying conditions, the EasyMag 

will reliably read magnetic media at speeds from 3 inches per second (IPS) 

to 60 IPS with typical accelerations.  The output signals consist of a DATA 

and CLOCK for each encoded track. The electronics operate from 2.6VDC 

to 5.5VDC.

A CARD PRESENT signal is provided to alert the host when magnetic media 

is passed through the reader. It is activated after magnetic pulses have been 

detected and stays valid until after the last pulse is read. Media may be read 

bi-directionally without any pre-conditioning of the electronics, although 

the host system must employ enough data storage to ensure it can properly 

recognize the decoded bit sequence.