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

 

 

Connection Type

Required Items

 

 

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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