Tokenworks CardTool Quick Reference Manual

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3-T rack Magnetic Card Reader

with 2 Mbytes Flash Memory

IM-261101-CWC-R0

Revision: 1.0
November, 2001

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Copyright 20 01 T o kenW orks, Inc.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may
be reproduced or transmitted for any purpose, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
without the express written permission of TokenWorks, Inc.

TokenWorks and CardTool are trademarks or registered trademarks of TokenWorks, Inc.
Visor and Handspring are trademarks of Handspring Inc.

TokenWorks reserves the right to make changes to any product to improve reliability, function
or design. TokenWorks does not assume any product liability arising out of, or in connection with, the
application or use of any product, circuit, or application described herein.

No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise under any
patent right or patent covering or relating to any combination, system, apparatus, machine, material,
method, or process in which TokenWorks products might be used. An implied license only exists for
equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in TokenWorks products.

Limited Warranty

TokenWorks, Inc. (hereafter “TokenWorks”) warrants the TokenWorks CardTool™ reader and this
Manual, hereafter jointly or individually the “product” IN ITS ENTIRETY, to be in good working order for
a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Should th is product fail to be in good working order at
any time during this warrant y period, T okenW orks will, at its option, r epair or r eplace this product at no
additional charge except as set forth below. Repair parts and replacement products will be furnished on
an exchange basis and will be either reconditioned or new. All replaced parts and products become the
property of TokenWorks. This limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the product
resulting from accident, disa ster, misuse, abuse, or m odification of the product perfor med without the
prior written approval of TokenWorks.

Limited Warranty service m ay be obtained by sending th e product during the warr anty period

to TokenWorks. Before sending material, please obtain an Return Material Authorization (RMA)
number by requesting one f r om TokenWorks. To obtain addit ion al r eturn and c ontac t inf ormation, visit

www.tokenworks.com. If this product is to be returned you agree: (a) to insure the product or

assume the risk of loss or damage in transit; (b) to prepay shippin g charges to the warranty service
location, and (c) to use the original shipping container or equivalent.
ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FIT NESS FOR P ARTICULAR USE, ARE LIMITED IN
DURATION TO A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, AND NO
WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLI ED, SHALL CONTINUE BE YOND SUCH PERIOD.
EACH PURCHASER UNDERST ANDS T HAT T HE TOKENW ORKS PRODUCT IS OFFERED A S IS.
TOKENWORKS AND ITS SUPPLIERS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE OR
LOSS CAUSED BY DELETION OF DATA AS A RESULT OF MALFUNCTION, DEAD BATTERY, OR
REPAIRS. BE SURE TO MAKE BACKUP CO PI ES O F ALL IMPORTANT DATA ON OTHER MEDIA
TO PROTECT AGAINST DATA LOSS.

IF THIS PRODUCT IS NOT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AS WARRANTED ABOVE,

YOUR SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE RE PAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED ABOVE. IN NO
EVENT WILL TOKENW ORKS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES , INCLUDING ANY LOST
PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL O R CONSEQUENTIAL DA MAGES ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
OTHER PARTY, IRRES PECTIVE OF ANY NOTICE T O TO KENWORKS OF T HE POSSIBILIT Y OF
SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIM.

THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

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INTRODUCTION

The TokenWorks™ C ardToo l™ inse rts i nto th e Sprin gboard ™ slo t lo cated o n the backsid e of th e
Handspring™ Visor™.

It is designed to read Magnetic stripe cards when inserted into the expansion slot of Visor Handspring
handheld computer. The CardTool has a three-track head and supports numerous decoding
algorithms including a raw data mode.

This document is a quick reference for the CardTool that ships with a sample demonstration
application (‘CardDemo’) installed in the CardTool’s internal memory. For more detailed information
on writing custom applications, please consult the programmers documentation included in the
system development kit.

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