
370 WIN-PAK User Guide
Formatting ABA (American Banking Association)
Cards
Choose the ABA Format Type radio button if your
system connects to a Magnetic stripe reader. ABA
cards typically include magnetic stripes or barcodes.
ABA cards are formatted using digits. Each digit is
actually a group of five bits. Four of the bits are used
for the number, and the fifth is a parity bit for that
group of bits.
In addition to the bit groups making up the actual
card number, ABA formats contain a preamble made
up of zeros, a hex B used as a start sentinel, and hex
Ds used as field separators.
When ABA is selected as the Format Type, the text
fields used to program custom ABA cards become
active, as shown here:
1 Because the amount of data contained on an
ABA-formatted card can vary, it is necessary to
indicate the Minimum and Maximum number
of digits on card.
2 Enter the start point for the Site code digits, as
well as the number of digits making up the site
code.
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