# 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.

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<p align="center">Figure 2-1 - Front View</p>

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<p align="center">Figure 2-2 - Back View</p>

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<p align="center">Figure 2-3 - Left Side View</p>

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<p align="center">Figure 2-4 - Right Side view</p>

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<p align="center"><strong>Figure 2-5 - Top View</strong></p>

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<p align="center"> Figure 2-6 - Bottom View</p>

### 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 <a href="#bookmark11" id="bookmark11"></a>

#### 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.

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<p align="center"><strong>Figure 2-7 – iDynamo 5 Gen III Device Label Location</strong></p>

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”)

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<p align="center">Figure 2-8 -iDynamo 5 Gen III Device Label</p>

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

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">PCI ID Tag</td><td valign="top">Configuration Description</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">10PCI50U0BA0</td><td valign="top">iDynamo 5 Gen III, PCI, BLACK</td></tr></tbody></table>

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

<table><thead><tr><th width="131.90911865234375"></th><th width="46.272705078125"></th><th width="46.6363525390625"></th><th width="52.54547119140625"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40.3636474609375" data-type="number"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>PCI Hardware ID Number</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>I</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>U</td><td>0</td><td>x</td><td>A</td><td>x</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="131.90911865234375"></th><th width="120.81817626953125"></th><th width="388.45452880859375"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed Position</td><td>Variable "X" Position</td><td>Description of Fixed or Variable “X” in the Selection Position</td></tr><tr><td>1-2</td><td></td><td>10 = iDynamo 5 Gen III</td></tr><tr><td>3-5</td><td></td><td>PCI = PCI Hardware</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>Device Options 5 = Standard</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>Option RFU (Reserved for Future Use) RFU 0 = as Certified</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Interface Options U = USB</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td>Option RFU (Reserved for Future Use) RFU 0 = as Certified</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>Cover Color: B = Black</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td>Version A = as Certified</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>minor fixes not adding functionality or related to security (e.g., change component value for antenna matching): 0 = as certified</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### 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.&#x20;

## Table - Main Firmware Version and Associated Variables

<table><thead><tr><th width="131.90911865234375"></th><th width="46.272705078125"></th><th width="46.6363525390625"></th><th width="52.54547119140625"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40.3636474609375" data-type="number"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Firmware Number</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>x</td><td>-</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>I</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="88.0909423828125"></th><th width="102.6363525390625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed Position</td><td>Variable “x” Position</td><td>Description of Fixed or Variable “x” in the Selected Position</td></tr><tr><td>1-10</td><td></td><td>1000009535 = iDynamo 5 Gen III Main Firmware Part Number</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td>Delimiter (-)</td></tr><tr><td>12-13</td><td></td><td>AA = Certified Version</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>14</td><td>Minor Revisions, Bug Fixes</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td></td><td>Delimiter (-)</td></tr><tr><td>16-18</td><td></td><td>PCI = PCI Version of Firmware</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Table - Boot Firmware Version and Associated Variables

<table><thead><tr><th width="131.90911865234375"></th><th width="46.272705078125"></th><th width="46.6363525390625"></th><th width="52.54547119140625"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40.3636474609375" data-type="number"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40" data-type="number"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Firmware Number</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>x</td><td>-</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>I</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="88.0909423828125"></th><th width="102.6363525390625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed Position</td><td>Variable “x” Position</td><td>Description of Fixed or Variable “x” in the Selected Position</td></tr><tr><td>1-10</td><td></td><td>1000009547 = iDynamo 5 Gen III Boot Firmware Part Number</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td>Delimiter (-)</td></tr><tr><td>12-13</td><td></td><td>AA = Certified Version</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>14</td><td>Minor Revisions, Bug Fixes</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td></td><td>Delimiter (-)</td></tr><tr><td>16-18</td><td></td><td>PCI = PCI Version of Firmware</td></tr></tbody></table>

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]*.*

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<p align="center">Figure 2-9 - Device Information Screen</p>


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