Powered through the USB - no external power supply required Hardware Compatible with PC or any computer or terminal with a USB interface Bidirectional card reading Reads encoded data that meets ANSI/ISO/AAMVA/JIS Type 2 standards and others such as ISO track 1 format on track 2 or 3 Reads up to three tracks of card data LED for status Compatible with USB specification Revision 1.1 Compatible with HID specification Version 1.1 Can use standard Windows drivers for communications. No third part device driver is required Many programmable configuration options Non-volatile memory for configuration storage Built-in 6 foot USB cable Ability to convert to HID mode of operation (new in June 2005)