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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT ACTIVATING EPI LICENSES
For Windows XP, Vista and 7 operating systems, all activating and revoking of EPI Builder, Designer, and Plug-in licenses must be performed with the built-in Local Windows Administrator account.  This account is often disabled on installation.  Please activate this account in Control Panel before attempting to authorize an EPI license.

A reminder that any EPI license must be revoked before moving PC's or formatting any hard drives.  Please contact IWS Support for further details.

UPDATED CANON PLUG-IN AVAILABLE (Updated July 6,2010)!
EPI Suite Canon EOS Digital Camera Plug-in (3.1MB)

IWS EPI Suite Canon EOS Digital Camera Plug-in has been certified as compatible with the following operating systems across 32 and 64-bit systems:

Windows XP Pro SP 3
Windows Vista Business SP 1
Windows 7 Pro

Model Tested: 
EOS Rebel XS

NEW! EPI Magstripe Encoding Files
Evolis Encoding File (2k) - For Evolis Quantum and Dualys printers
Zebra Encoding File (2k) - For Zebra P110i and P120i printers

IWS Mifare Encoder Hardware Testing Results
The following devices were tested successfully on Windows XP with EPI Builder 6.9.021:

  • GemProx 680
  • GemProx P2
  • GemProx PU
  • SDI010
  • OMNIKey 5121 - embedded within the Fargo HDP5000 printer
  • OMNIKey 5321

EPI Builder Run Time Windows Vista Testing Results 
EPI Builder Run Time Compatibility tested successfully with:

  • V.6.3.015 (tested with EPI Suite v.6.3.030)
  • V.6.3.030 (tested with IWS Internal QA Testing application)
  • V.6.9.021 (tested with IWS Internal QA Testing application)

EPI Builder Plug-in Windows Vista Testing Results
The following plug-ins were tested successfully:

  • CrossMatch Guardian LSCAN, CrossMatch Verifier 300, CrossMatch L2 CHECK, LS1 Lite-Xe, LS1 Lite-Ue

  • ePad Ink Signature Note Pad
  • PIV, Mifare, and TWIC Encoder plug-ins
  • All Desktop Security devices and plug-ins: Precise 250 MC (card/fingerprint reader), UPEK Touchcip BioKey fingerprint reader, U-Match MatchBook fingerprint reader

Please Note: EPI Builder Developer Setup and functionalities on the developer’s side have not been tested.

EPI Builder Downloads
Please note that IWS Plug-ins need to be both installed and authorized on your PC.  Please contact your vendor or Channel Partner to obtain a plug-in serial number.

EPI Builder Canon Camera Plug-in (10.4MB) - For A70, A75, A80, A90, A95, A510, A520, S70, G3, G5, G6 and Pro 1 digital cameras
EPI Builder Canon PowerShot Camera Plug-in (8.7MB) - For S80, A620, A640, G7, G9, S3 IS, S5 IS, and SX100 IS digital cameras
EPI Builder Olympus Camera Plug-in (4.6MB)
EPI Builder ePad-Ink Signature Pad plug-in (8.5MB)
EPI Builder Topaz Signature Pad plug-in (8.5MB)
AAMVA Encoder patch (198KB) - For use with IWS EPI Builder V.6.3.015 only

Technical Documents
Canon Camera Setup (PDF)
IWS EPI Builder White Paper

Programming Languages
IWS EPI Builder is 100% compliant with Microsoft COM technology. ImageWare also supports the following development platforms:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .Net - C#, C++ and Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6 - Visual C++ and Visual Basic
  • Borland Delphi

ImageWare has created fully working samples available to current IWS EPI Builder customers for downloading. This password protected site includes application samples, code samples, plug-ins and documentation.

IWS™ EPI™ Builder Developer Login

If you are a current IWS EPI Builder customer and do not have a user name and password, contact ImageWare. Be sure to include your support ID, company name, contact information and product version.


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