Documation M1000L Card Reader

 
Card Reader

Card Reader

Control Card

Control Card

Two Card Detect Card

Two Card Detect Card

Sync Card

Sync Card

Error Card

Error Card

Clock Card

Clock Card

Card Cage

Card Cage

Top View

Top View

Control Panel

Control Panel

Mode Switches

Mode Switches

I/O Connector

I/O Connector

Nameplate

Nameplate

Rear View

Rear View

USB Interface

USB Interface

 
Documation M1000L Card Reader

Throughput: 1000 cards per minute
Hopper Capacity: 1000 cards
Host Interface: TTL active low
Model: M1000L
Serial Number: 7602342
Notes: This unit was used to count ballots in Harris County, TX: it has the chads to prove it. I built a USB interface for this reader, which was designed and coded by Brian Knittel. It works great, and I can read card decks from a Windows system. I worked on a similar unit, the M600L in the Air Force in the mid-80s.


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Last updated on Monday, July 21, 2014