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General Description

Product Name and Appearance

The front view of iDynamo 5 Gen III, is shown in Figure 2-1 below. The back view of iDynamo 5 Gen III is shown in Figure 2-2. The side views of iDynamo 5 Gen III can be seen in Figure 2-3 and Figure 2-4. The Top View displaying the pushbutton and LED indicator can be seen in Figure 2-5, and the Bottom View displaying the USB-C receptacle can be seen in Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-1 - Front View

Figure 2-2 - Back View

Figure 2-3 - Left Side View

Figure 2-4 - Right Side view

Figure 2-5 - Top View

Figure 2-6 - Bottom View

Product Type

iDynamo 5 Gen III devices include a USB-C interface for Power and Communications, and a magnetic stripe reader (MSR). It is designed for attended and unattended environments.

iDynamo 5 Gen III can be used as a desktop or handheld device. It is approved as a secure card reader (SCR) under PCI PTS POI v6.2 requirements.

Usage in any other environment will invalidate PCI approval.

Identification

Hardware Identification

To find important product identification information, look for the printed product label on the back face of the device as shown in Figure 2-7 below.

Figure 2-7 – iDynamo 5 Gen III Device Label Location

The product label includes the following elements of device identification information, shown by the numbered callouts in Figure 2-8.

  • Product Name

  • PCI Hardware Identifier (“HW”)

Figure 2-8 -iDynamo 5 Gen III Device Label

The label also contains other supporting information about the device.

The hardware version of the device is 10PCI50U0xAx . All iDynamo 5 Gen III hardware configurations are listed in Table 2-1 below. The device utilizes one interface type, USB-C. Use of any interface otherthan USB-C will invalidate PCI approval.

Table 2-1 - PCI Hardware Identifier

PCI ID Tag

Configuration Description

10PCI50U0BA0

iDynamo 5 Gen III, PCI, BLACK

Table 2-2 – Hardware Versions with Description of Associated Variables

PCI Hardware ID Number

1

2

3

4

5

6
7

8

9

10

11

12

1

0

P

C

I

5
0

U

0

x

A

x

Fixed Position

Variable "X" Position

Description of Fixed or Variable “X” in the Selection Position

1-2

10 = iDynamo 5 Gen III

3-5

PCI = PCI Hardware

6

Device Options 5 = Standard

7

Option RFU (Reserved for Future Use) RFU 0 = as Certified

8

Interface Options U = USB

9

Option RFU (Reserved for Future Use) RFU 0 = as Certified

11

10

Cover Color: B = Black

11

Version A = as Certified

11

12

minor fixes not adding functionality or related to security (e.g., change component value for antenna matching): 0 = as certified

Firmware Identification

The most recent firmware versions for iDynamo 5 Gen III products are 1000009547-AAx-PCI for the secure bootloader, and 1000009535-AAx-PCI for the main firmware. The lowercase x in firmware versions indicates minor non-security related changes, see Table 2-3 and Table 2-4.

Table - Main Firmware Version and Associated Variables

Firmware Number

1

2

3

4

5

6
7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1

0

0

0

0

0
9

5

3

5

-

A

A

x

-

P

C

I

Fixed Position

Variable “x” Position

Description of Fixed or Variable “x” in the Selected Position

1-10

1000009535 = iDynamo 5 Gen III Main Firmware Part Number

11

Delimiter (-)

12-13

AA = Certified Version

14

Minor Revisions, Bug Fixes

15

Delimiter (-)

16-18

PCI = PCI Version of Firmware

Table - Boot Firmware Version and Associated Variables

Firmware Number

1

2

3

4

5

6
7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1

0

0

0

0

0
9

5

3

5

-

A

A

x

-

P

C

I

Fixed Position

Variable “x” Position

Description of Fixed or Variable “x” in the Selected Position

1-10

1000009547 = iDynamo 5 Gen III Boot Firmware Part Number

11

Delimiter (-)

12-13

AA = Certified Version

14

Minor Revisions, Bug Fixes

15

Delimiter (-)

16-18

PCI = PCI Version of Firmware

All device identification information, including firmware versions and PCI Hardware ID, is accessible by connecting iDynamo 5 Gen III to a host device via USB-C using the latest software provided by MagTek, as seen in Figure 2-9 - Device Information Screen.

The host user can retrieve device information at any time using Command 0x0000 Get Property as described in [3].

Figure 2-9 - Device Information Screen

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