Appendix G: Connecting ATM/POS Devices
DX8100 version 2.0 supports connection to ATM/POS equipment using the AVE VSI-Pro. The VSI-Pro is designed to interface with many different types of cash registers and POS equipment and allows you to program the VSI-Pro to match your register's communications settings. The VSI-Pro handles the data communication between the ATM/POS device and DX8100, providing a standard compatible RS-422/RS-485 and RS-232 interface to the DX8100.
For information about the VSI Pro and the various types of ATM/POS equipment that it supports, contact AVE:
•Technical Support department at http://www.americanvideoequipment.com/technical_support/index.html.
•Customer Service department at http://www.americanvideoequipment.com/customer_service/index.html.
Installation of ATM/POS devices and the VSI-Pro is accomplished in two steps:
•Hardware installation: Hardware installation requires that you do the following:
–Connect the VSI-Pro to the ATM/POS device. For information about connecting your VSI-Pro to the ATM/POS device, refer to the VSI-PRO Operation Manual and the documentation that came with your ATM/POS device.
–Connect the VSI-Pro to the DX8100. For information about connecting the VSI-Pro the DX8100, refer to Configuring DX8100 ATM/POS Communication Options.
•Software configuration: Software configuration entails doing the following:
–Programming the VSI-Pro to communicate with your ATM/POS device. For information about programming the VSI-Pro, refer to the VSI-PRO Operation Manual.
–Setting up the DX8100 to interface with the VSI-Pro. For information about setting up the DX8100 to communicate with the VSI-Pro, refer to the DX8100 server operation/programming manual or DX8100 application Help.
ATM/POS CONFIGURATIONS
Table H summarizes the supported ATM/POS configurations and items required to implement the configuration.
| Table H. ATM/POS Configurations |
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Connection Type | Required Items |
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RS-232 (COM 1/COM 2) | The DX8100 supports interfacing ATM/POS devices using one of both of the RS-232 COM ports via a |
| DB9 connector. |
| The following items are required: |
| • One AVE VSI-PRO Version 12.00 or higher device for each ATM/POS device. |
| • One AVE triport cable for each ATM/POS device. The cable is required for connecting the ATM/ |
| POS device to the VSI-PRO and to connect the VSI-PRO to the DX8100 RS-232 COM 1 or |
| COM 2 port. |
| |
RS-422 (Port 1–4) | The DX8100 supports interfacing ATM/POS devices using the RS-422 communications ports (Port 1-4) |
| via a RJ-45 connector. |
| Up to four each of the following items are required: |
| • AVE VSI-PRO Version 12.00 or higher device for each ATM/POS device. |
| • AVE triport cable for each ATM/POS device. The cable is required for connecting the ATM/POS |
| device to the VSI-PRO and to connect the VSI-PRO to the PV140 RS-232/422 Converter Kit. |
| • PV140 RS-232/422 Converter Kit. |
| • User-supplied Category 5 straight-through RJ-45 data cable. This cable is required to connect |
| the PV140 RS-232/422 Converter Kit to the DX8100 RS-422 RJ-45 port. |
| For more information about the PV140 RS-232/422 Converter Kit, refer to PV140 RS-232/422 |
| Converter Kit Installation manual. |
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