
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
8
10
11
12
1
0
P
C
I
U
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
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1
0
0
0
0
5
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
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1
0
0
0
0
5
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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