Comments on: Magnetic Stripe Card Reader!

By: mike maloon

mike maloon — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:40:34 +0000

i really loved this one i just need to know does this can be used to collect data from cards and then to be downloaded by using the program
if it dont is there any other way to do it

By: NeedHelp

NeedHelp — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:57:46 +0000

Nitroboozter do you have success now with arduino mega ?

By: good fella

good fella — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:41:23 +0000

where is a legitimate person or site i can buy this equipment from.

By: gary parker

gary parker — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:09:56 +0000

im in miami were can i find this equipment locally what all do i need and a estimate of the price list

By: nitroboozter

nitroboozter — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:52:51 +0000

hey i have also changed the pin numbers in the program too

By: nitroboozter

nitroboozter — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:51:19 +0000

hey can you please check if the connections in the diagram and the program’s pin connection are all correct.i have an ARDUINO MEGA and i tried connecting all the pins in the sanguino to the respective pins in the mega i am using a OMRON 3S4YR-SBR4N-50 manual half insert reader the connections i made are correct i checked it two three times

OMRON PIN DETAIL FROM DATASHEET
not connected — pin1
read data (output) — pin2
read clock (output) — pin3
card load (output) — pin4
card detection rear(output) — pin5
card detection rear(input) — pin6
card detection front(output) — pin7
card detection front(input) — pin8
vin — pin9
ground — pin10

ARDUINO MEGA PIN DETAIL
pin1 — connected to omron pin2
pin2 (interrupt 0)– connected to omron pin5
pin3 (interrupt 1)– connected to omron pin3
pin21(interrupt 2)– connected to omron pin4

i have not connected any lcd and have removed all the codings for the lcd..when i’ve hooked it up the pc and check for the data using serial monitor all i get is Raw: and 2-3 line of spaces when i insert and remove a card.please tell me what i’m doing wrong???

By: sarun

sarun — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:10:18 +0000

the above program will not work for arduino decimila or duemilanove because the program uses 3 interrupts which both the arduino’s don’t have [they have only 2 interrupts]

By: spatialguru

spatialguru — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:03:17 +0000

Any tips on getting custom card blanks and a writer? It can’t be _that_ hard can it?

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:03:52 +0000

Can you give-me some direction to start pls the idea that i have is like this:
have a LCD saying (Please Pass Card) (Invalid Card){When the card of a non authorized worker try to use the machine} (Machine ON) (Out of Service)
I thinking to use the card reader a LCD and a relay to start the machine.

My Arduino is going to arrive in 1 day to start the tests if you can point me in the right direction i will be very happy because I’m only starting to learn who to use this now. I have seen that the part of LCD and relay is not very difficult but card reader i think that is not so easy…

TKS

Jaime Branco

By: jp

jp — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:25:14 +0000

There is some modification to be done in order to get it to work with that Arduino and card reader. But it is definitely possible.

I plan to revisit this project and make a non breadboard version of it.