CardPointe Mobile iOS SDK

The following entries describe changes to the CardPointe Mobile iOS SDK and documentation.

Version 5.1

This version includes the following changes from this and previous builds:

Support for Contactless (NFC) Payments

The SDK now supports contactless (NFC) payments using the ID TECH VP3300 card reader.

To integrate contactless support with your application, add the new BMSSwiperController: card read mode BMSCardReadModeSwipeDipTap or BMSCardReadModeSwipeTap to enable MSR/EMV/NFC or MSR/NFC card read methods as needed.

Additional Fixes and Enhancements

This update also includes the following fixes and enhancements:

Added the BMSSwiper error cardNotSupported.
Fixed an issue handling chip cards when no application identifier (AID) is present.
Added a new force configure method, connectToDevice:mode:forceConfig, which skips the configuration check and forces a device configuration on startup. This method should only be used for debugging purposes.

Version 4.3.4

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

New Required Properties for Apple Pay Requests

The CCCPaymentRequest class now includes the following properties for use in Apple Pay requests:

companyName - Your company name is required for all Apple Pay requests. Use the companyName property to provide your company name in the "PAY TOTAL" label (for example, "PAY MY COMPANY"). Alternatively, you can use the paymentSummaryItems property to provide your company name.

Note: If you do not provide your company name in the payment request, the Apple Pay option is not displayed by CCCAccountListViewController.
paymentSummaryItems - You can use the paymentSummaryItems property to provide the company name and total values within the PKPaymentSummaryItem array instead of including the total and companyName properties separately.

Enhanced Error Reporting

The NSError object returned by swiper:didFailWithError:completion: now provides the frameworkVersion in the userInfo, if available.

Version 4.3.3

This version of the iOS SDK includes a fix to resolve the application hanging and requiring a restart in the event that the mobile payment reader is disconnected while establishing a connection.

Version 4.3.2

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

Mobile Payment Reader Enhancements

The SDK includes the following updates to improve the the mobile payment reader connection handling:

CCCSwiperErrorOtherAudioPlaying - This new error message notifies the user that the mobile payment reader cannot connect because another application running on the device is using the audio connection.

CCCSwiperConnectionStateSearching - This new connection state is set when the SDK is finding devices or attempting to connect to a device. Once the connection state changes to "connecting" you should not send any commands to the SDK until it has connected or disconnected.
swiperType - This new CCCSwiperController property retrieves the CCCSwiperType of the current controller.

Improved CVV Handling

If your application captures the cardholder verification value (CVV), you must use the CCCCardInfo object to capture and tokenize the CVV with the card number. You should not send the CVV value separately to the CardPointe Gateway.

Improved Logging

Logs captured by the SDK are now prefixed with CCCSDK:.

Additionally, logs and connection state updates have been improved to reduce duplicate calls and more clearly indicate the status.

Version 4.3.1

This version of the iOS SDK includes a fix for VP3300 devices encountering errors when using languages other than English.

Version 4.3

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

Support for iOS 13

This version of the iOS SDK includes support for iOS 13. Note the following new requirements:

You must use xcode 11 to develop and build your application.
You must add the "Privacy - Bluetooth Always Usage Description" key to your project.

VP3600 Support for MSR and EMV

The CCCSwiperType.VP3600 swiper type now supports the CCCCardReadMode.SwipeDip read mode.

Version 4.2.2

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

New CCCSwiperError codes

The CCCSwiperError constant includes the following new error codes:

Error Code	Description
`CCCSwiperErrorConnectionError`	Connection error
`CCCSwiperErrorUnsupportedMode`	Unsupported connection mode
`CCCSwiperErrorBadCardRead`	Swiped card was unable to be read.
`CCCSwiperErrorConfigurationError`	The device failed to configure.

See the CCCSwiper constant enumeration in the API reference for more information.

New EMV Card Read Error Message

Inserting an EMV card that cannot be read now returns the display message “try ICC again”

New errorDetails

The userInfo object now includes an errorDetails key/value pair that provides descriptive error messages for certain error codes.

Expiration Date for EMV Card Reads

Fixed a bug in which the expiration date was not returned for EMV cards.

Version 4.2.1

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

Configurable Card Read Timeout

You can use the CCCSwiperController setting cardReadTimeout to configure the timeout duration for reading the card data. This value is in seconds and must be greater than "1."

The maximum cardReadTimeout value depends on the device and the currentReadMode setting. For ID TECH devices, if the read mode is swipe, the max cardReadTimeout value is 0xFF. All other devices and modes have a max value of 0xFFFF. The default value is 60s. Attempting to set a higher value will result in the timeout not changing. Additionally, setting a read mode may reduce the timeout to the max value for that mode.

Battery Level Warning for IDTECH Devices

ID Tech devices now call swiper:batteryLevelStatusHasChanged: when the battery level falls below a set threshold.

IDTech.bundle Validation

When initializing an IDTECH device, a warning message displays if the IDTech.bundle is not included in your application. Note that if the bundle is not included, display messages are not returned to your application.

New currentReadMode Property

The readonly currentReadMode property can be used to check the reader mode setting after the application connects to the device.

Version 4.2

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following update:

Support for the ID TECH VP3600 (MSR Only)

The iOS SDK now supports the ID TECH VP3600 mobile card reader device for MSR (swipe) only.

Note: Support for EMV on the VP3600 is planned for a future update.

To connect to a VP3600 mobile card reader, use the swiper type CCCSwiperTypeVP3600.

Version 4.1.2

This release includes the following updates:

Added a beepSetting property to the CCCSwiperController class to control the tone that the card reader device emits to prompt the user remove the card.

The default setting is a single, 800ms long tone.
A new enumeration has been added for the device beep setting called CCCDeviceBeepSetting.

Version 4.1.1

This release includes the following updates:

The connectToDevice: method has been deprecated. Instead, use the new method, connectToDevice:mode:.
A new enumeration has been added for device card read mode, CCCCardReadMode.
The VP3300 can now support swipe-only input requests using CCCCardReadModeSwipe.

Note: This also starts the contactless antenna which is not currently supported and will return an error. This will be supported in a future update.

Version 4.1

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

New enumerations:
- CCCSwiperErrorConnectionError
- CCCSwiperConnectionStateConfiguring
swiperDidStartMSR: has been renamed swiperDidStartCardRead:.
The optional CCCSwiperControllerDelegate method swiper:displayPrompt:options:completion: has been removed.
An optional CCCSwiperControllerDelegate method, swiper:configurationProgress: has been added to track the device configuration progress.

The SDK will now check the configuration of IDTECH VP3300 devices when connectToDevice: is called. If the device needs to be configured it will be placed in the connection state CCCSwiperConnectionStateConfiguring and progress messages will be sent to swiper swiper:configurationProgress.

Version 4.0

This version of the iOS SDK includes the following updates:

Removed the release framework; the SDK now includes a single universal framework.
Added the strip-frameworks.sh script for stripping unnecessary framework components.
Added support for ID TECH VP3300 mobile payment readers. See Supported Devices for more information.
Added the CCCDevice class to return a found Bluetooth device's name and identifier.
The CCCSwiperController class includes the following updates:
- Added the CCCSwiperType type definition enumeration that indicates the device type to be used.
- Added new delegate methods for finding devices and displaying messages.
The CCCAccount class includes a new receiptData property to return receipt data generated for EMV transactions.