Honeywell K14392V1 manual NetPIT and PIT Devices, Support for Protocol Interface Translators

Configuring Other Hardware

NetPIT and PIT Devices

Support for Protocol Interface Translators

Honeywell supports Protocol Interface Translators (PITs) and a networked Protocol Interface Translator (NetPIT), for attaching many serial devices to a Multi-Media unit.

Fig. 8–11. Cash Registers, Connected to a Honeywell PIT.

A NetPIT device provides communications for up to 16 POS devices from one serial port. NetPIT supports applications by Retalix (RetPIT), Micros (MicPIT) and AtmPIT. A PIT can provide communications for one device (AVBPIT1) or up to four devices (AVBPIT4POS); see figure 8–11.

When assigned to a port on a Multi-Media unit, the configuration values of the serial interface are shown. See figure 8–12.

Fig. 8–12. A NetPIT Device on PORT 3, Showing All Serial Interface Values.

When expanded, a NetPIT device shows 16 virtual ports, labeled “A” to “P”; see figure 8–13.A PIT device (AVBPIT4POS) shows 4 virtual ports, labeled “A” to “D”. When a device is assigned to a virtual port, the settings of that device are shown on the Serial Devices tab. Each virtual port can be configured independently for speed, data format, and protocol. For the details of the configuration for these devices, see their documentation.

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