ID Tech EzWriter - Appendix B: Card Formats; ISO Card Format; Alphanumeric Character Set

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ID TECH EzWriter
Appendix B: Card Formats
ISO
Table 7 – ISO Card Format
Trac
k
Densit
y (bpi)
Bits/
Char
*
Total
Characters
**
Character Set
Start
Sentinel
End
Sentinel
Field
Separat
or
1
210
7
79
Alphanumeric
%
?
^
2
75
5
40
Numeric only
;
?
=
3
210
5
107
Numeric only
;
?
=
* Includes ODD parity bit
** Includes Start Sentinel, End Sentinel, and LRC characters
Track 1 allowed characters
Table 1 – Alphanumeric Character Set
b
6
0
0
1
1
b
5
0
1
0
1
COL
b
4
b
3
b
2
b
1
ROW
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
SP
0
@
(1)
P
0
0
0
1
1
!
(1)
1
A
Q
0
0
1
0
2
“
(1)
2
B
R
0
0
1
1
3
#
(2)
3
C
S
0
1
0
0
4
$
4
D
T
0
1
0
1
5
%
(3)
5
E
U
0
1
1
0
6
&
(1)
6
F
V
0
1
1
1
7
/
(1)
7
G
W
1
0
0
0
8
(
8
H
X
1
0
0
1
9
)
9
I
Y
1
0
1
0
10
*
(1)
:
(1)
J
Z
1
0
1
1
11
+
(1)
;
(1)
K
[
(4)
1
1
0
0
12
,
(1)
<
(1)
L
\
(4)
1
1
0
1
13
-
=
(1)
M
]
(4)
1
1
1
0
14
.
>
(1)
N
^
(3)
1
1
1
1
15
/
?
(3)
O
DEL
(1)
(1) These characters are for hardware control purposes only.
(2) This character is reserved for optional additional graphic symbols.
(3) These characters have the following meanings: Position 0/5 % Represents “start sentinel”
1/15 ? Represents “end sentinel”
3/14 ^ Represents “field separator”
(4) These characters are reserved for additional national characters when required. They are not to be
used internationally.