NCR RealPOS 5953 - MSR Implementation Comparison; Scanner Port Comparison; Additional USB Ports

Chapter 5: 5953 USB DynaKey Migration 5-9
MSR
BothWedgeandUSBDynaKeysprovideanoptional3‐trackMSRin
eitherISOorJISheadconfigurations.TheWedgeDynaKeycannot
detectiftheMSRispresent,andevenifitcould,hasnowaytoindicate
thatinformationtothehostcomputer.
TheUSBDynaKeyimplementstheMSRas
aseparateUSBHIDdevice,
conformingtothepublishedHIDstandardforMSRdevices.Aswith
thekeylock,thePnPfeatureofUSBcommunicationsmakesitasimple
matterforthehostcomputerandthusthecustomer’sapplicationtobe
awareofthepresenceorabsenceoftheMSR.
Scanner port
TheWedgeDynaKeycontainsanNCR‐proprietaryRJ‐45connection
forRS‐232basedscanners.Thisporthasseveraltechnicallimitations,
andalimitedsubsetofNCRscannersarequalified.
TheUSBDynaKeyhasnoRJ‐45connectorforRS‐232scanners.Butsee
AdditionalPorts,below.
Additional ports
TheWedgeDynaKeyhasnoadditionalportsbeyondtheScannerport.
TheUSBDynaKeyprovidesthreestandardself‐poweredUSBports.
TheseconnectionsallowaUSBscanner,orforthatmatter,any
standardUSBdevicetobeconnectedthroughtheDynaKeytothehost
computer.
Power LED
BoththeWedgeandUSBDynaKeyshaveanLEDthatindicateswhen
powerispresent.