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CardVisor II, III, and IV Updates

***DO NOT INSTALL THIS CODE INTO Z22 PRODUCTS***

THIS SECTION IS FOR PREVIOUS GENERATION PRODUCTS

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 CardVisor II Updates

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Version – Date – Comment CardVisor II Magnetic Only CardVisor II Bar Code & Magnetic
2.94 – September, 2010 – Parsing Fixes  294CVMagUpd.prc  294CVBCMagUpd.prc
2.93 – February, 2009 – Parsing Fixes
[Mag]CA Expiration Date on Birth Day, New NM Format.
ON CAN name parsing fix, [Bar Code] NY licenses with commas in name.
Simulated ALB CAN ID number for AntiPassBack DB. [Version IV code]
New Feature – Configurable AntiPassBack delete interval from 12 hours
to 12, 10, 8 or 6 hours.
 293CVMagUpd_fromCVII.prc  293CVBCMagUpd_fromCVII.prc
2.92 – May, 2008
New Alcohol/Tobacco Icons replacing large X for underage/expired.
Auto clear after 1 minute option.
Various Parsing Fixes.
 292CVMagUpd_fromCVII.prc  292CVBCMagUpd_fromCVII.prc
2.90 – June, 2007
New Battery Charge Level Icon at top of Main Screen, Large X on screen
when underage/expired alarm. CardScribe software included in
software package.
 290CVMagUpd_fromCVII.prc  290CVBCMagUpd_fromCVII.prc
2.87 – March, 2006
Magnetic Stripe – MN fixes name ordering, expiration date on birthday
not end of month and DL number. PA fixes expiration date on the
birthday – not the end of the month.
Bar Code – Update for NEW WI license, fixed MA 4 field name order.
 287CVMagUpdfromCVII.prc  287CVBCMagUpdfromCVII.prc
2.86 – June, 2005
Magnetic Stripe – MI expiration date, New OH license, name ordering
for CA license with 4 name fields.
Bar Code – Adds Hawaii ID card, New HI DL, name ordering for MT,
AL, IL licenses with 4 name fields.
Both – for CardVisor III & IV – new status code 7 added for
‘owes $’.
 286CVMagUpdfromCVII.prc  286CVBCMagUpdfromCVII.prc
2.85 – January, 2005
Adds PIN code protection to transaction data. Updates Ontario Health
ID, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia on Magnetic Stripe and Military IDs
to Bar Code. Also fixes name ordering for NY, NM license with 4
name fields.
 285CVMagUpdfromCVII.prc  285CVBCMagUpdfromCVII.prc
2.84 – June 26, 2004
Removes Extra spaces at end of fields in 2D Bar Codes from
certain states. Correct name ordering for CT license with 4
name fields.
 N/A  284CVUpdMagBCfromCVII.prc
2.83 – April 23, 2004
Converts first two digits to letter in California 7 bit/character
licenses.
 283CVMagUpdfromCVII.prc
 283CVUpdMagBCfromCVII.prc

CardVisor III Updates

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Version – Date – Comment CardVisor III Magnetic Only CardVisor III Bar Code & Magnetic
3.60 – Feb 2009
Parsing Fixes. [Mag]CA Expiration Date on Birth Day, New NM
Format. ON CAN name parsing fix, [Bar Code] NY licenses with
commas in name. Simulated ALB CAN ID number for
AntiPassBack DB. [Version IV code] New Feature – Configurable
AntiPassBack delete interval from 12 hours to 12, 10, 8 or 6
hours.
 360CVMagUpd_fromCVIII.prc  360CVBCMagUpd_fromCVIII.prc
3.59 – May 2008
New Alcohol/Tobacco Icons replacing large X for
underage/expired.
Auto clear after 1 minute option.
Various Parsing Fixes.
 359CVMagUpd_fromCVIII.prc  359CVBCMagUpd_fromCVIII.prc
3.57 – June 2007
New Battery Charge Level Icon at top of Main Screen, Large X
on screen when underage/expired alarm. CardScribe software
included in software package.
 357CVMagUpdfromCVIII.prc  357CVBCMagUpdfromCVIII.prc
3.56 – March 2006
Magnetic Stripe – MN fixes name ordering, expiration date on
birthday not end of month and DL number. PA fixes expiration
date on the birthday – not the end of the month.
Bar Code – Update for NEW WI license, fixed MA 4 field name
order.
 356CVMagUpdfromCVIII.prc  356CVBCMagUpdfromCVIII.prc
3.55 – June 2005
Magnetic Stripe – MI expiration date, New OH license, name
ordering for CA license with 4 name fields.
Bar Code – Adds Hawaii ID card, New HI DL, name ordering for
MT, AL, IL licenses with 4 name fields.
Both – for CardVisor III & IV – new status code 7 added for
‘owes $’.
 355CVMagUpdfromCVIII.prc  355CVBCMagUpdfromCVIII.prc
3.54 – January 2005
Adds PIN code protection to transaction data. Updates Ontario
Health ID, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia on Magnetic Stripe
and Military IDs to Bar Code. Also fixes name ordering for NY,
NM license with 4 name fields. Improved VIP/Banned database
testing.
 354CVMagUpdfromCVIII.prc  354CVBCMagUpdfromCVIII.prc
3.53 – June 26, 2004
Removes Extra spaces at end of fields in 2D Bar Codes from
certain states. Correct name ordering for CT license with 4
name fields.
 N/A  353CV_MagBCUpdfromCVIII.prc
3.52 – April 23, 2004
Converts first two digits to letter in California 7 bit/character
licenses.
 352CVMagUpdfromCVIII.prc  352CV_MagBCUpdfromCVIII.prc

CardVisor IV Updates

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Version – Date – Comment CardVisor IV Magnetic Only CardVisor IV Bar Code & Magnetic
4.81 – Feb 2009
Parsing Fixes. [Mag]CA Expiration Date on Birth Day, New NM
Format. ON CAN name parsing fix, [Bar Code] NY licenses with
commas in name. Simulated ALB CAN ID number for
AntiPassBack DB. [Version IV code] New Feature – Configurable
AntiPassBack delete interval from 12 hours to 12, 10, 8 or 6
hours.
 481CVMagUpd_fromCVIV.prc  481CVBCMagUpd_fromCVIV.prc
4.80 – May 2008
New Alcohol/Tobacco Icons replacing large X for
underage/expired.
Auto clear after 1 minute option.
Various Parsing Fixes.
 480CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc  480CVBCMagUpdfromCVIV.prc
4.60 – June 2007
New Battery Charge Level Icon at top of Main Screen, Large X
on screen when underage/expired alarm. CardScribe software
included in software package.
 460CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc  460CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc (1)
4.55 – March 2006
Magnetic Stripe – MN fixes name ordering, expiration date on
birthday not end of month and DL number. PA fixes expiration
date on the birthday – not the end of the month.
Bar Code – Update for NEW WI license, fixed MA 4 field name
order.
 454CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc (1)  455CVBCMagUpdfromCVIV.prc
4.54 – June 2005
Magnetic Stripe – MI expiration date, New OH license, name
ordering for CA license with 4 name fields.
Bar Code – Adds Hawaii ID card, New HI DL, name ordering for
MT, AL, IL licenses with 4 name fields.
Both – for CardVisor III & IV – new status code 7 added for
‘owes $’.
 454CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc  454CVBCMagUpdfromCVIV.prc
4.53 – January 2005
Adds PIN code protection to transaction data. Updates Ontario
Health ID, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia on Magnetic Stripe
and Military IDs to Bar Code. Also fixes name ordering for NY,
NM license with 4 name fields. Improved VIP/Banned database
testing.
 453CVMagUpdfromCVIV.prc  453CVBCMagUpdfromCVIV.prc

Note: Previous versions of updates have not been put on the web to simplify the update process.  These updater files replace previous versions and going forward only newer ones will be added to the site.


CardVisor Software Update Policy

Software Upgrade Option Cost
Software Updates via web download FREE – No charge
Upgrade & Return $25 Service Fee + S/H

Software Updates via web download

TokenWorks provides update software programs that you can Hotsync and run on the Handspring Visor PDA and update the flash memory in the CardTool reader.  It takes about 60 seconds to Hotsync and update.  Then remove and re-insert the CardTool reader to launch updated CardVisor software.

Upgrade & Return

Using the Repair & Return procedure, TokenWorks will upgrade the CardVisor software in the CardTool reader.  Just send the CardTool reader to TokenWorks in the shipping container we send and we will return the upgraded product.  Note: There is no need to return the Handspring Visor.

Updated on July 19, 2022

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