AKB500 Keyboard
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With Integrated MSR and OCR Functionality The keyboard can be adapted to add a new host or to support nonstandard cards, such as loyalty or frequent flyer and special dedicated formats. To ensure flexibility for the future, new firmware to add and modify features can be downloaded to the unit. A P P L I C AT I O N S C O M PA C T F O O T P R I N T • Check-In Counters The AKB500 keyboard integrates optical character recognition (OCR) and magnetic swipe readers (MSR) functionality to deliver a solid, multifunction device with a compact footprint that quickly establishes customer identity. It is ideal for airline passenger check-in and card reading, retail/point of sale (POS) terminals and security environments. • Boarding Gates BIDIRECTIONAL READING One of the key features of the AKB500 family is the placement of the read camera at the center of the read slot, allowing for bidirectional reading within the footprint of the device and saving valuable desk space. SIMPLE FIRMWARE UPGRADES F E AT U R E S : • Standard Layouts - 104-key US or 105-key European standard versions • Reliable - Cherry mechanical key switches rated at 50 million operations • Robust - Rugged design with steel chassis • Flexible - Virtual serial RS-232 or keyboard wedge modes and an auxiliary RS-232 Port • OCR Reader - Reads MRTD including passports & visas conforming to ICAO 9303 as well as ID, resident alien & green cards • Magnetic Swipe Reader - Accepts ISO 1-, 2- & 3-track credit cards to ISO7811/2-5 • Options Including - Pointing device, left & right ‘mouse’ selection buttons, USB hub to connect USB mice

AKB500 Keyboard READING CAPABILITIES OCR (Optical Character Recognition) MSR (Magnetic Stripe Reading) Standard OCR fonts: OCR-B Machine readable passports (MRP) : 2 lines of 44 characters Machine readable visas (MRV) : 2 lines of 44 characters, 2 lines of 36 characters Travel documents: 2 lines of 36 characters, 3 lines of 30 characters Processing time: Manual swipe processing/read less than 1 second Card type: magnetic cards per ISO7810, ISO7811, AAMVA and custom data Read capability: magnetic stripe 1-, 2- or 3-track of low or high coercivity (300-4000 Oe) Swipe speed: 5 to 55...