Very simple selfmade magnetic card reader

How to read magnetic cards with an tape head from an old cassette deck and an ordinary PC. An exapmle code for converting the wav-file-data to plane text: http://code.google.com/p/dotnet-magnetic-card-reader/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• magnetic
• card
• reader
• stripe
• DIY
• sound
• hack

[YRohr]

the capacitor is not critical. At least a 100 nF bipolar capacitator should work fine.

[z8sr2dx023]

Hey YRohr, which program are you using for this .WAV file to show up? and i odnt see the code thingy for your link you have in the description.

[YRohr]

@z8sr2dx023 I used the freeware Audacity for viewing, cutting and normalizing. Click on "Download" there you will find the source code packed in an zip-archive.

[gegerase]

thanks !

what value have you taken for the capacitor? please

[z8sr2dx023]

thanks i found it.

[DoctorPinsLove]

This is very interesting... thanks for sharing.

[YRohr]

@cocay66 I added a compiled version on the project page with an (content modified) example wav-file. For testing don't forget to correct the file path in the textbox. You can find me on irc.freenode.net chan: fmcg user: yohr.

[cocay66]

@YRohr u have an messenger/icq id? 

[cocay66]

@YRohr :) i don't understand bro, and when i unzip them ... the zip don't extract all files, only a part of this ... that's for linux?

[YRohr]

@cocay66 install what? It's a source code. I try to find some time on weekend to upload a compiled version and an example wav-file.