Custom Card Format ASCII Codes
The custom card format is defined using an ASCII code. The following ASCII format codes are supported.
⦁ %Xs: The next X bits on the card will be interpreted as the site code.
⦁ %Xc: The next X bits on the card will be interpreted as the card number.
⦁ %Xu: The next X bits on the card will be unused/ignored.
⦁ %Xr: The next X bits on the card will be interpreted as raw data. That is, the data may be site code or card
number. Exactly how the raw data is interpreted will depend on the configuration of your system.
⦁ %Xk: the following card data must match the key stored in keyslot X on the reader.
The length of card data which must match is determined by the length of the key stored on the reader.
⦁ %XmY: the next X bits on the card must match the following Y bits of the ASCII format string.
e.g. %32m2F2F means the next 32 bits on the card must match the ASCII pattern of 2F2F.
⦁ %XnY: the next X bits on the card must not match the following Y bits of the ASCII format string.
e.g. %32n2F2F means the next 32 bits on the card must be other than the ASCII pattern of 2F2F.
⦁ %Xl: the next X bits on the card will be interpreted as a length. This length will be stored and can subsequently
be accessed by substituting 'l' for the number of bits to be interpreted as some formatting character.
e.g. %8l%ls means the next 8 bits represent the length value l. Once this length value has been read from the
card the subsequent 'l' bits on the card will be interpreted as the site code.
LED Color Settings
The reader has an internal palette of 16 configurable colors. The Index in the color settings refers to a slot number
in the palette. For example, the reader normally uses slots 5 and 11 to show Unlocked (green) and Locked (blue)
respectively. Other slots in the palette are used for other designated functions (such as to indicate area state,
function codes, or two factor authentication required).
The LED Color TLV allows custom programming of the default reader LEDcolors by replacing the color assigned in
the slots with a different color.
Changing the color assigned to a slot changes all functions associated with the original color.
A programming example is provided to help illustrate LED color configuration (see page25).
⦁ Color: Select a color by tapping or dragging on the color picker. Alternatively, you can type a color code into
the field below the color picker. Tap the arrow icons to switch between Hex, RGB and HSL color codes.
Note that the color displayed by the reader LEDs will not perfectly match the screen of your device.
⦁ Index: Defines the color slot to be updated. Each index corresponds to a particular function of the card reader.
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