This site details the results of ImageWare's hardware compatibility testing. These results are not intended as an endorsement or recommendation of a specific unit, but rather as an impartial report on how a unit operates with ImageWare's EPI Suite and/or EPI Builder product line.

It is recommended that you review all the information accessible from this page to determine if you can use the unit for your specific purposes.

Note regarding the legend:
A unit recorded as "compatible" may have negligible issues that do not affect a majority of clients but may impact your specific installation. Similarly, problems associated with a unit that has a "Note" status may be used if you are not planning to use the specific feature that has been noted.

Compatible Hardware Image Capture Device   Printer   Signature Pad   Frame Grabbers    Device Tested 95 98se Me NT4 2000 XP Vista   Datacard ImageCard Express   Datacard ImageCard III   Datacard Magna ML2 Datacard Magna PS   Datacard Select EDISecure XID570ie   Eltron P310   Eltron P400   Eltron P420   Eltron P500   Eltron P520   Eltron/Zebra P420i Eltron/Zebra P520i   Fargo 4250   Fargo DTC 525 LC Fargo DTC 550   Fargo DTC510   Fargo DTC525   Fargo DTC720 Fargo HDP 5000   Fargo HDP720   Fargo PRO   Fargo PRO-L   Nisca PR5100   Nisca PR5200   Nisca PR5300 Nisca PR53LE Ultra Electronics Magicard Prima 2E With Laminator   Ultra Electronics MagiCard Rio   Ultra Electronics MagiCard Tango (Encoder) Ultra Electronics Magicard Tango +L Ultra Electronics MagiCard Tango 2E   Ultra Electronics Magicard Tango standard   Ultra Electronics Magicard Turbo Flip     Datacard ImageCard Express Driver for Driver version Results Win95/98/Me     1.4.019 Win95 B   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.0 in May, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Failure note s : 1 and 3 Win98 SE   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.0 in Aug, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Failure note s : 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 Windows NT/2000     1.0.023 Windows NT4 SP3   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.0 in May, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note : 1 Failure note s : 1 , 5 and 6 Usage notes:   If using the Guardraw K panel button on text, photograph or monochrome images like signature, don't use a fill color other than white or the items will come out entirely black. For encoding you must draw a text item on your card design with the data field or expression to be encoded and select one of the 3 fonts for encoding (They are named Track 1 Mag stripe, Track 2 Mag stripe, and Track 3 mag stripe) These fonts are install by the printer driver. Failure notes:   Ghosting , Cameo, Exact match, HI not working on 8, 16, 24 bit images. Intermittent problem to print monochrome image, the signature text is barely visible or signature text is not printing . Signature must be saved as JPG for better printout result. Signature text color not working. The text will still print but not in the proper color. If use black as text fill color, the text box will print out entirely black, this problem is reproducable in MsWord. Image prints entirely black with K button enable. The `s needed to encode a magnetic stripe are not install by the printer driver on Windows NT4, so you can not encode. Back To Compatible Products Listing     Datacard ImageCard III Driver for Driver version Results Win95/98/Me     3.04 Win95 B   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.011 in Mar, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 , 2 and 3 Failure note s : 1 , 2 and 3 Win98 SE   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.011 in Aug, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Failure note s : 1 and 2 Windows NT/2000     1.10.1 Windows NT4 SP3   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.011 in Mar, 1999 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Failure note s : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 Usage notes:   Image prints entirely black with K button enable. If using the Guardraw K panel button on text items don't use a fill color other than white or the items will come out entirely black. Using a background image considerably slow down the transfer time from the PC to printer to up to 2 minutes. Failure notes:   Ghosting , Cameo, Exact match, HI not working on 8, 16, 24 bit images. Monochrome images do not print. Signatures are affected, they must be saved as JPEG compress in the database prior to be print Encoding fails with SDK 5.0, fixed with SDK 5.1. If configure all tracks in card layout, must send data on all tracks. Fails to encode if only send data on track 2. OK if only send data on track 1. Workaround is to disable track 1 on card layout if not required. Fill color and text color are not working on one bit bitmap. (signature image). Background fails to print on portrait oriented cards. Back To Compatible Products Listing     Datacard Magna ML2 Driver for Driver version Results Win95/98/Me     2.0.043 Win95 B   Compatible Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.025 in Feb, 2000 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Win98 SE   Compatible Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.025 in Feb, 2000 Encoder tested Usage note s : 1 and 2 Windows NT/2000     2.0.025 Windows NT4 SP5   Compatible Tested with: EPI Builder 5.1.025 in Feb, 2000 Encoder tested Usage note s : 2 and 3 Usage notes:   Random problem with monochrome signature, they may print without the appropriate color or not print at all. Only black signature will print properly by using a ribbon option that use the K panel only. To avoid problems, save the signatures as JPG in the database before printing. signatures as JPG in the database before printing. Must use Ribbon set without K plane or use ribbon set that has an option that will skip the K panel for Ghosting, Cameo, Exact match, HI image properties to work properly. This will impact barcodes and black text to print on composite black if placed on the card’s front side using YMCKT ribbon set. System fonts do not print if use 180 degree text rotation.   Back To Compatible Products Listing     Datacard Magna PS Driver for Driver version Results Win98SE/Me     Version 6.0.405 (USB) The problems in this driver are under investigation by Datacard Win98 SE   Compatible with warnings Tested with: EPI Suite 6.0 and EPI Builder 6.3 <