It is ideal for access control, time keeping, banking, ID recognition & credit verification and related use for the versatile, user-friendly MSR605 reader/writer. Thank you for purchasing the MSR605 Manual Swipe Magnetic Card Reader/Writer. Swipe readers require that the badge pass completely through the reader. Magnetic stripe readers can be read by a computer program through a serial port, USB connection, or keyboard wedge, and are generally categorized by the way they read a badge.įor instance, insertion readers require that the badge be inserted into the reader and then pulled out. MSR605 – A Magnetic Stripe Reader, also called a magstripe reader, is a hardware device that reads the information encoded in the magnetic stripe located on the back of a plastic badge.