VSI-PRO MAX POS / CASH REGISTER INTERFACE Operation Manual January 2013 1
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CONTENTS 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................8 1.1 VSI / VSI+ / VSI-Pro / VSI-Pro Max Backward Compatibility .............................................................................................8 2. Features & Specifications ........................................................................................................
CONTENTS Protocol .............................................................................................................................................................45 Baud Rate .........................................................................................................................................................45 Network Program ........................................................................................................................................................
CONTENTS APPENDICES TABLES Appendix A : Problem Solving Guide ......................................74 Appendix B : Hard Alarm Output .................................... .........77 Appendix C : DVR Text Input Connections .............................78 Appendix D : UTP Connections ................................................79 Appendix E : P2RS/P2RS-Pro Parallel to Serial Converter 80 Appendix F : USB to RS-232 Converter .............. ...................81 Appendix G : VSIB Installation ...........
CONTENTS Figure 65 : Register Selection Sub-Menu Page 6 .........25 Figure 66 : JCM Sub-Menu ....................................................25 Figure 67 : Merit Sub-Menu .......................................................26 Figure 68 : Micrelec Sub-Menu.................................................26 Figure 69 : Micrelec MS Series Sub-Menu...........................26 Figure 70 : Micrelec 9500 Sub-Menu .....................................26 Figure 71 : Register Selection Menu Page 7 ...........
CONTENTS Figure 188A : Update Firmware Sub-menu .............................72 Figure 188B : Update Firmware Connecting ..........................72 Figure 188C : Update Firmware Status ...................................72 Figure 188D : Update Firmware Active Mode .........................72 Figure 189 : Update Firmware Sub-Menu ..............................74 Figure 190 : HyperTerminal Main Menu ..................................74 Figure 191 : Connect To Menu ...........................................
1. INTRODUCTION The VSI-Pro Max is the latest in the evolution of the popular VSI line of POS / Cash Register Interfaces from AVE. The VSI-Pro Max, now with larger memory space can hold ALL the AVE Interfaces in one unit with full remote PC or DVR programming for register selection, setups and onsite firmware updating. New video processing circuitry allows use with new WDR cameras and low video of commonly used UTP adapters.
2. FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 FEATURES ............400 Register Selections Selectable via OSD or remote PC Programming Software ............User Selectable Full Duplex Bi-Directional POS / Cash Register Communications RS-232C RS-232C Optically Isolated (See Appendix S Page 98 for Configuration) RS-485 Full Duplex, RS-422 Half Duplex Passive Tap (Hi-Z) ............RS-232C or RS-485 Output of all data or exceptions to DVRs, modems, printers or computers ............
2. FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS 2.2 SPECIFICATIONS Video In (BNC) Video Out (BNC) Video S / N Video B / W 0.5VP-P to 2VP-P AGC Term. 75 ohms, 90V Gas Discharge Suppression 1V P-P Terminated or Unterminated can drive two 75 ohm loads better than 50dB better than 7MHz Power (DC Coax 2.1mmx5.
3. CONNECTIONS The VSI-Pro Max will overlay the characters on any composite video source. The video input can be virtually any baseband or composite video source. The VSI-Pro Max will accept NTSC, RS-170, RS-330, CCIR, PAL or SECAM video formats.The Video input to the VSI-Pro Max is a standard BNC connector, terminated at 75 [ohms]. NOTE The input video level must be between 0.5V - 2.0V Peak to Peak.
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3. CONNECTIONS Grounding and Isolation The VSI-Pro Max has an isolated internal signal/power ground from the case or chassis ground. Therefore maintaining this isolation will insure proper surge and lightning suppression when the chassis is grounded properly. Video Surge / Lightning Protection The VSI-Pro Max has an internal Gas Discharge Surge Suppressor on the video input. This enables high input surges to be suppressed so not to damage the internal circuitry of the VSI-Pro Max.
4. USER FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The VSI-Pro Max is programmed by pressing and releasing specific combinations of the four front panel push buttons. Via these four simple buttons, all of the powerful programming features of the Text Inserter are available. A video source and a monitor must be connected in order to see the programming menus. If no video source or monitor is available you can use the PC Programming Software to configure the VSI-Pro Max from the RS-232 port and any laptop. 4.
4. USER FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Changing the Horizontal Position Down Up Set Reset Figure 8: Four Front Pannel Push Buttons of VSI-Pro Max (Up) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press and hold the “Up” button. Press and release the “Reset” button. Release the “Up” button. Press “Down” or “Up” to move the text block. When the choice is made, press and release the “Set” button.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.1 GETTING STARTED To access the main-menu of the VSI-Pro, simultaneously hold down the “Down” & “Up” buttons and wait 3 seconds and the main-menu will appear. An alternate method is to simultaneously hold down the “Down” & “Up” buttons and press and release the “Reset” button and then after the main menu appears release the “Down” & “Up” buttons. This will take you to the main programming menu.
5. PROGRAMMING GENERIC 2. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “EXIT” and press “Set” to return to the previous menu. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “REGISTER SELECT” and press “Set”. The REGISTER SELECT sub-menu will appear: 3. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DISPLAY INFORMATION” and press “Set” to enter the DISPLAY INFORMATION sub-menu. GENERIC TCPIP ALOHA ALPHANUMERIC PENNINE V8.
5. PROGRAMMING TCP/IP Limitations ANSI The TCPIP232 Adapter can monitor any Ethernet LAN either 10MBs or 100MB/s. However the actual burst throughput of the adpater is limited to 5MB/s. This is more than enough for network printers for cash receipts, bar code scanners or single cash registers that operate in a “Live Mode”. Live Mode means the register transmits the data on the network line by line or at the end of each transaction.
5. PROGRAMMING CASIO CASIO TE-2200 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “CASIO” and press “Set”. The CASIO sub menu will appear. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “CASIO TE-2200” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING CASIO TE-4500 CLARITY EPOS Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “CASIO TE-4500” and press “Set”. The CASIO TE-4500 menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “CLALITY EPOS” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: MODE: EXIT TAPPING SET TERM NO EXIT ALL Figure 28: Casio TE-4500Sub-Menu Figure 32: CLARITY EPOS Sub-Menu MODE Choices: TAPPING, EMULATING - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE DECATOR 2000 DELTA SONO 3.
5. PROGRAMMING DRESSER WAYNE EDACOM Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DRESSER WAYNE” and press “Set”. The DRESSER WAYNE menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “EDACOM” and press “Set”. The EDACOM menu will appear: MODEL EXIT POS / CDU NUCLEUS EXIT E90 Figure 41: EDACOM Sub-Menu Figure 36: DRESSER WAYNE Sub-Menu Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “MODEL E90” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING GASBOY - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE JOURNAL PRINTER ONLY SLIP PRINTER ONLY GRAPHIC FILTER EXIT Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “GASBOY” and press “Set”. The GASBOY menu will appear: DEVICE CONSOLE DEVICE ADDRESS EXIT Figure 45: EPSON GENERIC Sub-Menu Page 2 EASY2TOUCH 01 Figure 50: GASBOY Sub-Menu DEVICE Choices: PRINTER, CONSOLE,CSL OLD Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “EASY2TOUCH ” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING IBM 3151 TERMINAL - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE GILBARCO HERO 9400 HERTZ HTEC HUTH T400 / T500 IBM ICL I-CNTRL INT JAVELIN VIPER - - - - NEXT PAGE EXIT Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “IBM 3151 TERMINAL” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING ICL ICL 5000 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ICL ” and press “Set”. The ICL menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “POS 5000 ” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: POS 2000/4000 POS 5000 EXIT JOURNAL PRINTER RECEIPT PRINTER EXIT Figure 59: ICL Sub-Menu Figure 63: ICL 5000 Sub-Menu ICL 2000/4000 I-CNTRL INT JAVELIN VIPER Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “POS 2000/4000 ” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING MERIT - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE MICROPOS MICROS NCR NIXDORF NORAND 1200 OLYMPIA CM2220 OMEGA 2000 OMRON - - - - NEXT PAGE EXIT Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “MERIT ” and press “Set”. The Merit sub menu will appear. DEVICE ADDRESS ANY ADDRESS EXIT 000 ON Figure 67: MERIT Sub-Menu DISPLAY: Device Address 1-999, press set to increment to the digits and press UP and Down simultaneously to save the address. Select “Any Address” On or Off.
5. PROGRAMMING MICROS IDN HARDWARE CONNECTION MICROS 3700 V4.X The Micros IDN connection use an RS-422 type 4 wire connection. Therefore the VSI-Pro Max F4 PCB requires the additional AVE RS-232 to RS-422/RS-485 converter. The internal jumper settings of the VSI-Pro Max also need to changed from the default. JP9, JP10, JP11 must be Off or remove the jumper. See Appendix S, Page 98 for more information on VSI-Pro Max jumper settings.
5. PROGRAMMING NIXDORF OMEGA 2000 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “NIXDORF” and press “Set”. The NIXDORF sub menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “OMEGA 2000” and press “Set”. The OMEGA 2000 menu will appear: JOURNAL PRINTER RECEIPT PRINTER BEETLE/50 PRINTERS NIXDORF BEETLE EXIT Figure 83: OMEGA 2000 Sub-Menu Figure 79: NIXDORF Sub-Menu OMRON BEETLE/50 PRINTERS Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “OMRON” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING PAR TOSHIBA Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “PAR” and press “Set”. The PAR sub menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TOSHIBA” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: TWO LINES SCROLL EXIT POS 400 VIAGRO EXIT Figure 91: TOSHIBA Sub-Menu Figure 87: PAR Sub-Menu ULTIMATE PD2000 PARAGON CLARITY SMARTPAD Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ULTIMAT PD2000” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING PROSPER SAMSUNG Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “PROSPER” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SAMSUNG” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: ET7626 ET7826 EXIT 46XX 48XX 49XX 51XX 65XX SRP350 ER-380 ER-420M ER-1880 - - - - NEXT PAGE EXIT Figure 95: PROSPER Sub-Menu - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE RETAIL DATA PORT SHOPMATE RIVA RST EPOS ITOUCH RUBY SAPHIRE SAM EPOS SAMSUNG SCHEIDT U. BACH.
5. PROGRAMMING SCHLUMERGER SENSORSOFT THERMOMETER Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SCHLUMBERGER” and press “Set”. The SCHLUMBERGER menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SENSORSOFT” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: DISPLAY EXIT MODEL: DISPLAY: EXIT RECEIPT ST6105C FAHRENHEIT Figure 105: Sensorsoft Sub-Menu DISPLAY Choices: FAHRENHEIT, CELSIUS Figure 101: SCHLUMBERGER Sub-Menu DISPLAY Choices: RECEIPT, CDU[ 2L ], C.D.U.
5. PROGRAMMING UP3000/3300 - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE UP5000 UP600 / 700 KITCHEN PRINTER UP-X300 EXIT Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “UP3000/3300” and press “Set”. The UP3000/3300 menu will appear: TERMINAL EXIT Figure 109: Sharp Sub-Menu Page 4 1 SHARP ER-A410/420 Figure 113: UP3000/3300 Sub-Menu Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SHARP ER-A410/420” and press “Set”. The SHARP ERA410/420 menu will appear: TERMINAL Choiecs: 1, 2, 3,...
5. PROGRAMMING SUNTRONIC TEC Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SUNTRONIC” and press “Set”. The SUNTRONIC menu will appear. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TEC” and press “Set”. The TEC sub menu will appear. 890,891,960 2000 MA-516 FS-1650 MA-1350 MA-1400 MA-1450 MA-1650 MA-1700 SL-9000-N ST-5600/ST-5601/ST-6500 - - - - NEXT PAGE EXIT Figure 117: SUNTRONIC Sub-Menu TCI Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TCI” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING UNIWELL - - - - PREVIOUS PAGE TEXAS DIGITAL TKMAXX TOKHEIM FUEL POS TOWA PROSPER ET-7626 TOWA PROSPER ET-7826 UNIPAR UNITOUCH DSP800 UNIWELL - - - - NEXT PAGE EXIT Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “UNIWELL” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING DX890/915 SX875/8000/8500 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ DX890/915” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ DX890/915” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: DEVICE ADDRESS ANY ADDRESS EXIT 000 ON DEVICE ADDRESS ANY ADDRESS EXIT Figure 131: UNIWELL DX890/915 Sub-Menu 000 ON Figure 133: UNIWELL SX875/8000/8500 Sub-Menu DEVICE ADDRESS Choices: 000, 001, 002,...
5. PROGRAMMING VECTRON VISHAY WEIGHBRIDGE Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “VECTRON” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ VISHARY WEIGHBRIDGE” and press “Set”. The sub menu will appear: COLOUR TOUCH POS MINI/32 VARIO EXIT W.OUT W2.OUT EXIT Figure 136: VECTRON Sub-Menu Figure 140: Vishay Weighbridge Sub-Menu VERIFONE WINCOR Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “VERIFONE” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.4 SCREEN SETUP Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SCREEN SETUP” and press “Set”. The following menu will appear: TEXT GRAYSCALE BLACKGROUND GRAYSCALE HORIZONTAL POSITION VERTICAL POSITION CLOCK ON-SCREEN TITLER LANGUAGE SETTINGS EXIT Figure 143: SCREEN SETUP Sub-Menu TEXT GRAYSCALE To change the grayscale of the text on screen, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TEXT GRAYSCALE” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING T/D DISPLAY turns the time/date display on or off. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “T/D DISPLAY” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to toggle between “ON” or “OFF” and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed. TIME DISPLAY selects either 12-hour AM/PM or 24-hour Military Time format without AM/PM. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TIME DISPLAY” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing.
5. PROGRAMMING If the TIME SYNC is turned ON, the “DEST ID” in MVDR3000/MVDR5000 sub-menu is identical with “COMM ID” or “UNIT ID” of the DVR and the value of “SRC ID” in MVDR3000/MVDR5000 sub-menu as 32. Make sure that the time and date format selected in the VSI-Pro Max is the same as the register’s time/date format. The VSI-Pro Max will monitor the incoming data string which is transmitted from the cash register.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.5 TEXT DISPLAY This menu will give you more control over the actual text block formatting and its appearance on the screen.To access the menu, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TEXT DISPLAY” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING DISPLAY FORMAT If “TOP” is selected which is the default, the data scrolls from the top most line down to the selected number of lines displayed. “T/D” and/or “TITLE” are displayed at the top of the screen. If “BOTTOM” is selected then the data scrolls up from the bottom most line to the top of the screen and “T/D” and/or “TITLE” are displayed at the bottom of the screen. LINE COMPRESS NOTE Set your Exceptions first before enabling this feature.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.6 COMMUNICATION This was discussed briefly in the section under “REGISTER SELECT” and will be fully explained here. When you choose your register type under the REGISTER SELECT menu, this automatically formats the VSI-Pro Max to the appropriate settings needed to communicate with your register. There may be times when you will need to amend these settings for a specific register.
5. PROGRAMMING TX BAUD RATE Choices: AUTO, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K This feature allows you to set the transmit baud rate to a separate device if you are looping the data back out of the VSIPro Max or using an emulate mode to communicate back to the POS/Cash Register. To set the TX Baud Rate for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TX BAUD RATE” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing.
5. PROGRAMMING SW HANDSHAKING Choices: NONE, XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK Software handshaking is a command that is embedded in the data stream that is read and/or sent by the VSI-Pro Max that controls the flow of data to or from an external device. AUTO LINEFEED Choices: ON, OFF Auto Linefeed makes the VSI-Pro Max append a CR/ LF after each displayed line.
5. PROGRAMMING NOTE: The default RegCom/VNET address of the internal Cash Register port of the VSI-Pro Max as a Master is N/A. Therefore you must select what address you require to be assigned to the POS or Cash Register data so the DVR will assign the register data to the proper camera. This address must be unique to all the other addresses of slaves on the Network just like all the slaves must have a unique address.
5. PROGRAMMING NETWORK PROGRAM The “Network Program” selects and allows you to program the settings of the slave devices.The Sub-Menu of Network Program can be accessed when the TYPE sub-menu in the NETWORK SETTINGS menu is set to MASTER. NOTE: You can not change the Network Protocol or Address of any slave from this menu or the units will stop communicating. If you wish to change these settings you must do by independently by the OSD programming or connecting the PC Programming software to each device.
5. PROGRAMMING When you want to exit from the Programming Menu of a slave device, press the “Up” and “Down” and “Set” button at the same time and will exit the menu of the slave. The “NETWORK PROGRAM” sub-menu will also appear on the Master unit. Pressing “Reset” on the Master while remote programming slaves will result in resetting both the Master and the Slave being addressed.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.7 EXCEPTION REPORTS EXCEPTION REPORT OVERVIEW The Exception Report gives you the option to assign an on-screen flag, trigger an alarming device, display user programmable on-screen data or send data to another serial device like a DVR on any questionable transaction that you have preprogrammed into the VSI-Pro Max. The VSI-Pro Max will allow programming of up to 24 separate exceptions.
5. PROGRAMMING DVR or PRINTER OUTPUT There may be situations where you want to send all the data to store on a DVR or do not want cashiers or other employees to know what triggers an exception. In this case, the VSI-Pro Max provides a separate serial output that will send data to a remotely located DVR or serial printer.
5. PROGRAMMING DVR SELECTION Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DVR SELECTION” and press “Set”. The following menu will appear: NONE DMS-3001 DVR-3011,3021 MVDR3000, MVDR5000 EXIT Figure 158: DVR Selection Sub-Menu DVR-3011 / DVR-3021 / MVDR3000 / MVDR5000 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DVR-3011,3021” and press “Set”. An asterisk appears to indicate your selection.
5. PROGRAMMING VSI-Pro Max VIDEO IN CAMERA RS-232 RXD VIDEO OUT RS-232 TXD RG-59U VIDEO IN RG-59U CASH REGISTER VSI-Pro Max DB9M DVR DB9F 3 ------------------------- 2 5 ------------------------- 5 or 8 ------------------------- 2 5 ------------------------- 5 VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN RG-59U MONITOR Figure 161: VSI-Pro Max with MVDVR3000/5000 Control Connections NOTE: The VSI-Pro Max can control the DVR RS-232 port from either Pin 3 or Pin 8 depending on the configuration. Default setting is both.
5. PROGRAMMING SET EXCEPTION Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “SET EXCEPTION” and press “Set”. The following sub-menu will appear: EXCEPTION NO. 1 DISPLAY ON OUTPUT ON HISTORY BUFFER ON EXCEPTION STRING NO SALE RANGE 00,000,000.00 - 00,000,000.00 OPERATOR NONE EXIT EXCEPTION NO. Figure 162: SET EXCEPTION Sub-Menu Choices: 1 through 24 To select the Exception No. that you wish to program, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “EXCEPTION NO.” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING HISTORY BUFFER ON/OFF The history buffer stores all the exceptions that occur in the VSI-Pro Max. Sometimes this can be very large and consume a large portion of the memory of the VSI-Pro Max. This can be used to automatically search a compatible DVR, upload to a PC to save or print out and view on screen on the VSI-Pro Max. This setting allows the user to enable or disable this feature as to conserve memory allocation for other features.
5. PROGRAMMING NEGATIVE EXCEPTION You can remove unwanted text from the screen using the VSI-Pro Max. The VSI-Pro Max displays data in the text block 11 lines by 40 characters wide for total of 440 characters. To remove unwanted messages from the register data you first determine how the unwanted messages prints to the video. For example, a typical message which scrolls on the customer display or appears on the video monitor. The removing of the above string is referred to as the Negative Exception.
5. PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES FOR SETTING EXCEPTION EQUAL Suppose Exception #2 would be flag all $10 sales on Register Department 1. This would be the settings for this Exception: (For these examples, we are using the Samsung ER-4715 Electronic Cash Register) Exception No. 2 Display ON Output ON,OFF (depending on presence of serial printer) Exception String1 . . . Range 0010.00-0010.
5. PROGRAMMING GREATER THAN This example will show you how to program an exception to flag all sales in department 5 greater than $100 dollars Exception No. 2 Display ON Output ON or OFF Exception String 5... Range 0000.01- 0099.99 Operator OUT Now whenever anyone rings a sale of $100 or more on Department 5, the transaction will be flagged. LESS THAN This example will show you how to program an exception to flag all sales in Department 6 of less than $100. 00: Exception No.
5. PROGRAMMING SCROLL MATCHING Scroll Matching is a feature to better remove those advertising scrolling messages on the customer display of cash registers so they do not clutter up the video display and recording. SCROLL MATCHING TIMEOUT EXIT OFF 3S Figure 163: Scroll Matching Sub Menu SCROLL MATCHING Choices; Off, Scroll, Two Lines TIMEOUT Choices; Off, 3s, 5s, 10s, 15s The Scroll Matching feature handles two types of advertising messages, single or two line scrolling messages.
5. PROGRAMMING ALARM NO. Choices: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 The VSI-Pro Max allows up to 16 alarms that may be used with any of the user programmed exceptions. However there are only 2 hardwired alarm outputs and these correspond to Alarm 1 & 2 only. The other 14 alarms can be used to send trigger text, serial data out or flash the screen. To select the Alarm Number that you want to program, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ALARM NO.” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING ALARM DURATION This is the amount of time in seconds that the alarm will remain activated once it is triggered. The selections for alarm duration are: MANUAL, PULSE, 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240 seconds. (PULSE sends a 200mS alarm pulse to the alarm device.) If set for Manual then the alarm duration will follow the RTS input and is not applicable to Exception Triggers for those must be set for a time and not manual.
5. PROGRAMMING DISPLAY TEXT Choices: ON, OFF Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DISPLAY TEXT” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed. Selecting “OFF” will not display any exception trigger text on the video output. OUTPUT TEXT Choices: ON, OFF Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “OUTPUT TEXT” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing.
5. PROGRAMMING VIDEO LOSS Choices: Manual, 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 1M Video Loss allows the VSI-Pro Max to generate an alarm condition when low or lost video occurs. When set for manual the alarm follows the state of the video loss, when set for 1s-1M this means the video must be lost continuously for that period of time before an alarm is triggered.
5. PROGRAMMING TRANSMIT [ TX ] TEST The purpose of this test is to determine that if the VSI-Pro Max is able to transmit data or not. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TRANSMIT [ TX ] TEST” and press “Set”. The following display will appear (example only): RX BAUDRATE : TX BAUDRATE : PARITY : DATA BIT : HANDSHAKING : TRANSMITTING : BAUDRATE DETECTION..
5. PROGRAMMING DATA CAPTURE This feature allows the user to store the data either in the internal memory of VSI-Pro Max or some external data storing device. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DATA CAPTURE” and press “Set”. The following sub-menu will appear: CAPTURE TO PORT 1 CAPTURE PORT 1,2 TO PORT 1 CAPTURE PORT 1 TO MEMORY CAPTURE PORT 1,2 TO MEMORY DUMP MEMORY EXIT Figure 173: DATA CAPTURE Sub-Menu Press “Set” to return to the previous menu.
5. PROGRAMMING Multiprocessor Data Dump Mode The VSI-Pro Max has the ability to read high speed Interprocessor or Multiprocessor serial communications. This uses a fixed 9 bit protocol and can have speeds up to 384K baud used in many IRC or printers of POS systems. Since the VSI-Pro Max ignores the parity in the data dump mode this multiprocessor data can be read as RS-232 input from Port 1 Pin 2 or RS485/RS422 input from Pin 4/6and output Port 1 Pin 3 as RS-232.
5. PROGRAMMING CAPTURE PORT 1 TO MEMORY This feature allows you to store the data in the internal memory of VSI-Pro Max from the Register Port 1. You can store up to 120 kilobytes of data in the internal memory of VSI-Pro Max. Power up the VSI-Pro Max for 24 hours prior to download of data. This will provide VSI-Pro Max’s internal battery a full charge to hold data in its memory. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “CAPTURE PORT 1 TO MEMORY” and press “Set”.
5. PROGRAMMING DUMP MEMORY You can upload any saved information from the VSI-Pro Max memory to any PC or some specific communication devices using appropriate upload cable. To upload the information into a PC you must have any communication software which can transfer the binary data. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DUMP MEMORY” and press “Set”. The VSI-Pro Max will start uploading the data.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.10 DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SETUP This feature lets you upload or download data between two VSI-Pro Max’s or a VSI-Pro Max and a PC. This feature is especially helpful on multi-interface installations. You can program one VSI-Pro Max and download the data to another VSI-Pro Max with the download/upload feature and a data transfer cable. The cable is made up of two male DB-9 connectors and the pin-out is below. NOTE: This feature is only available to like versions and release.
5. PROGRAMMING To proceed with the DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SETUP, we will configure the UNPROGRAMMED VSI-Pro first. From the main-menu, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SETUP” and press “Set”. The following sub-menu will appear: DOWNLOAD SETUP UPLOAD SETUP UPDATE FIRMWARE EXIT Figure 181: DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SETUP Sub-Menu Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DOWNLOAD SETUP” and press “Set”. The following submenu will appear.
5. PROGRAMMING VSI-Pro Max Remote PC Program Downloading The VSI-Pro Max has the ability to upload or download all the programming settings and history files along with update firmware via a PC Windows based application. Custom or specific register configurations can now be saved in a laptop for ease of service and programming. You can set the VSI-Pro Max clock in sync with a laptop or manually enter. Simple keyboard strokes can enter titles, exceptions and trigger strings quickly and easily.
5. PROGRAMMING Click the Tab “Remote” and you will see the following Menu. Figure 185: Remote Menu Click on “Set Comport”. If the VSI-Pro Max is in the “Baudrate Detection” Mode then you can set any baud rate and the VSI-Pro Max will self configure. However if the VSI-Pro Max is already set to a baud rate you must select the exact baud rate and communication configuration in the VSI-Pro Max for connection to occur.
5. PROGRAMMING File Menu Figure 186: File Menu “Open” allows you to select a file which contains a previously saved version of all the VSI-Pro Max setups. “Open History” allows you to view a previously saved History File downloaded from the VSI-Pro Max. “Save” allows you to save a current set of VSI-Pro Max settings that are configured in the program or previously uploaded from the VSI-Pro Max. About Menu Figure 187: Help Menu “Help” gives you all the help topics of the VSI-Pro Max Program Download Ver.
5. PROGRAMMING Update Firmware To update the firmware via the PC Programming software select the “Tool” pulldown menu and select “Load Firmware”. The dialog box to the right will prompt you to select the path and file name of the firmware you wish to update. Note that the PC Programming Software is specific to the version of software you are updating for actual programming the VSI-Pro Max for selections, upload, download, T/D etc.
5. PROGRAMMING After a couple minutes of updating you will either see the firmware update “Success” box or the “Fail” box. If you see the Figure 188c Update Firmware Status If the firmware update utility fails you will have to go the Tool menu and select Active Mode to recover from a update error. Make sure you check all cabling and power supplies for any interuption of the communication will cause the update of firmware to fail.
5. PROGRAMMING VSI-Pro Max Firmware Download Menu This document describes the VSI-Pro Max firmware update feature. This feature allows a user to download firmware update via the RS-232 port. The executable “bin” program is then loaded via any terminal program such as Hyper Terminal via a PC or compatible device. To update the VSI-Pro Max, select “Download/Upload Setup” from the main menu and the following submenu will appear on screen.
5. PROGRAMMING Set Flow Control Handshaking to “NONE” Figure 191A: Communications Settings Menu Choose Bits per second to 115200 and press OK and then Connect and verify the telephone icon handset is up.
5. PROGRAMMING Second, you go to the menu of the VSI-Pro Max “Download/Upload Setup” then select ==> “Update Firmware” and then press Set. Now you will see message in Hyper Terminal. Figure 193: In-System Programming Display “Do you want to update? [Y/N]” Press “Y” to accept update. You will see message warning again. “Doing this will erase the program memory Press “Y” again to accept update.
5. PROGRAMMING 5.11 HELP “HELP” on the main-menu provides a quick reference guide of the functions of the “Up” and “Down” and “Set” buttons. Key Definitions : UP/DOWN SET UP AND DOWN UP AND SET _ _ Change value _ _ Enter change mode Save change Go to position _ _ Save string input _ _ Erase character Figure 194: HELP Sub-Menu PROBLEM SOLVING GUIDE APPENDIX A REGISTER LED and NETWORK LED Continuously ON and VSI-Pro Max no function No internal firmware.
PROBLEM SOLVING GUIDE APPENDIX A NO NETWORK COMMUNICATION OR LED FLASHING 1. Verify the RJ11, RJ12 or RJ45 is locked into the connector firmly and the locking tab no broken 2. Verify the RJ connector is crimped and wired properly, Pins 4 &5 the two in the very center. 3. Verify the unit is set to either the Master or Slave Mode 4. Verify all network modules are connected and the last in the loop terminated. NO DATA TO THE DVR FROM MASTER 1.
APPENDIX A PROBLEM SOLVING GUIDE VL VIDEO ERROR LED NOT ON BUT VIDEO LOOKS BAD VL Video Error measures the level of the sync signal not the overall video peak to peak level. Therefore if sync signal is correct and the video level is noisy or low or high the display might be too light or too dark. In this case the addition of a video amplifier or adjustment of the camera settings might help.
HARD ALARM OUTPUT APPENDIX B The VSI-Pro Max provides two open collector transistor alarm outputs to trigger alarming devices. These are Alarm 1 & 2 in the Alarm menu. Upon an Exception, a VSI-Pro Max can be programmed to trigger a DVR or VCR to go to its fastest record time, have a Quad go full screen, home a switcher, trigger a preprogrammed PTZ, or provide visual or audible alarms. The VSI-Pro Max provides two alarm outputs that are rated at 12VDC @ 20mA maximum.
APPENDIX C DVR TEXT INPUT CONNECTIONS The AVE MVDR5000 DVR has the ability to input two VSI-Pro Max ASCII Text directly without any networking. The RS232 DB9M connector on the rear of the DVR can accept the data from one VSI-Pro Max. The RS-485 RJ12 connector can also accept data from the VSI-Pro Max. The RS-232 port inserts the data on Camera 1 and the RS-485 port inserts on Camera 2.
UTP CONNECTIONS APPENDIX D AGC The VSI-Pro Max has an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) circuit on the video input. This means that even if the video signal is as low as 0.5 V P-P the VSI-Pro Max will automatically amplify to the proper level of 1 V P-P and insert the cash register data into the video flawlessly. Also if for some reason the video signal is as high as 2 V P-P the VSI-Pro Max will reduce the video signal to 1 V P-P.
APPENDIX E P2RS / P2RS-Pro Parallel to Serial Converter The VSI-Pro Max can also interface with a parallel printer, or commonly called Centronics printer that connects to the PC or POS LPT ports. Using the AVE P2RS high speed parallel-to-serial converter with either the cash register or with the printer will convert this parallel data to RS-232 that can be read by the VSI-Pro Max. The P2RS-Pro is a multi-functional POS / Cash Register Interface peripheral.
USB to RS-232 Adapter APPENDIX K USB Ports are also commonly connected to printers. The AVE USB232 adapter will emulate a printer and output RS232 data to the VSI-Pro Max. A software driver is supplied with the unit which needs to be installed on the PC based POS prior to running the POS Software. The USB232 adapter is also used for the Networker/Vnetworker Software for fully supports Bidirectional RS-485 Two Wire protocol used to communicate with these devices.
APPENDIX G VSIB INSTALLATION VSIB for Thai, Korean or Chinese Languages The VSIB is a bit-mapped display device that can display Thai, Korean, or Chinese characters. This device works in conjunction with the VSI-Pro. A special cable is connected between the VSI-Pro and the VSIB so all on-screen programming is done via the VSIB but the controls and menus are the same as the VSI-Pro. Therefore after connection, the programming will be identical to this manual.
ECR / TPIF INTERFACE CARDS APPENDIX H The ECR Interfaces are small PCBs that mount internally to the cash registers. These PCBs convert internal data from matrix and drum printers or thermal printers to RS-232 data. This RS-232 data is then connected directly to the VSI-Pro for display. It also can be connected directly to the Regcom to send up to 16 cash register’s data on a central collection PC or DVR.
APPENDIX J RS-232 to RS-422/RS-485 Converter For some installations exceptional long runs are required, then RS-232 can not support for is normally limited to about 100 ft. In this case one would convert the RS-232 to RS-485 which can be extended up to about 3000 ft. Then on the other end another converter would convert back to RS-232. When using the VSI-Pro Max this additional converter is not required for already has built in RS-485 compatibility.
USING THE UART MODULE APPENDIX K Using UART Module (UART daughter board) with VSI-Pro Max (R17 or Higher) UART module is daughter board for special communication of the VSI-Pro Max. When the UART Module has been installed into the J4 connector on the VSI-Pro Max Printed Circuit Board, the VSI-Pro Max can receive the special data format ; that is 7 data bits and no parity and fully emulate the 16550 UART commonly used in PCs.
APPENDIX K USING THE UART MODULE Register Connections and Pin Out When this UART PCB is installed and Interface Type is set for RS-232 and Network Settings, Type “Generic”, the Register Port is reconfigured to RXD Pin 2 and TXD Pin 8 for both Tapping and Emulate Modes. Therefore in the Emulate mode make sure you purchase the proper cable when installing the UART PCB. TXD Pin 3 can then be configured for formatted ASCII data output.
TCPIP232 ADAPTER APPENDIX M TCPIP 232 ADAPTER Interfacing the VSI-Pro Max to the POS / Cash Register TCP/IP network requires the TCPIP 232 Adapter along with the VSI-Pro Max. The IP address of the cash register is programmed into the TCPIP 232 Adapter via on-screen programming. The Cash Register LAN cable is plugged into the adapter and the supplied additonal LAN cable is then plugged into the Cash Register.
APPENDIX M TCPIP232 POS CLIENT SERVER POS Client Server A special version of the TCPIP232 Adapter is called the POS Client Server. The POS Client version can read RS-232/ RS485 data from a POS or VSI-Pro Max and send this data over the LAN network directly to compatible DVRs or to the POS Server. The POS Server can also output the data in RS-232/RS485 or in the AVE VSI-ADD protocol to be delivered to compatible DVRs.
TCPIP232 POS CLIENT SERVER APPENDIX M This diagram shows how you can use AVE RS-485 Network for up to 16 POS and use the TCPIP232 Client as a Master of the AVE RS-485 Network and read data from up to 16 VSI-Pro Max configured as Slaves. The TCPIP232 Client will then send all the POS data on the LAN network and be decoded by the TCPIP232 Server which then outputs all the POS data in the AVE VSI-ADD protocol to one RS-232 port on the AVE or Compatible DVR.
APPENDIX N VSI-Pro Max Networking The VSI-Pro Max is an evolution in the philosophy of AVE to be fully backward compatible with older products along with advancing the features and performance of our new products. Not only can the VSI-Pro Max be fully compatible with all AVE Networking devices like the original Hydra / Regcom, the lower cost Networker and Vnetworker but it can translate between these protocols to integrate older installations and configurations seemlessly with the latest products.
HYDRA and REGCOM APPENDIX O MASTER COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL OPERATION The VSI-Pro Max or Hydra/Regcom/Vnetworker/Networker use a bi-directional, 2-wire RS-485 databus to communicate. A VSI-Pro Max can be a Slave or a Master. A Regcom, Vnetworker or Networker are used to convert the VSI-Pro, ECR Cards or Adapters to be slaves. The Hydra is a “Master” device and only one unit required for up to 16 Slaves. Only one master device can exist on a single network.
APPENDIX O MASTER / HYDRA VSI-Pro Max Networking The VSI-Pro Max as a slave allows the connection of multiple cash register terminals to a master unit for the purpose of transaction logging.
HYDRA and REGCOM APPENDIX O RS-485 NETWORK DATA CABLE WIRING RS-232 Parameters (120 Ohm impedance, twisted pair) RJ-45 RJ-45 Pin 4 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 5 Baud rate 9600 or 57.6K Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Table 10: RS-485 Network Data Cable Wiring Table 11: Hydra RS-232 Parameters LED STATUS INDICATION Network Parameters Status light A illuminates whenever data is sent from the Regcom to the master unit. This is the same as Network LED on the VSI-Pro Max.
APPENDIX P RS-485 VNETWORKER VSI-Pro Max RS-232 RS-232 or RS-422 RXD only Cash Register AVE DVR ASCII Data for Text Search and Exceptions RS-485 Network Vnetworker Networker RS-232 VSI-Pro Max RS-232 VSI-Pro RS-232 VSI-Pro RS-232 or RS-485 Full Duplex RS-232 or RS-422 RXD only Cash Register Cash Register Cash Register Figure 1235: VSI-Pro Max Vnetworker Connection ASCII Data for Text Search and Exceptions Hydra AVE DVR RS-232 RS-485 Network Vnetworker Networker RS-232 VSI-Pro Max RS-
MASTER PROTOCOL APPENDIX Q AVE POS Networking Protocol (VSI-ADD Protocol) The AVE VSI-Pro Max, IF ECR Interface Cards and other POS Adapters export the POS data in formatted ASCII text via RS-232 directly. This data can be read by any DVR Com Port for recording as a separate data file appended to the Audio/Video file. For multiple POS on one DVR you could use multiple RS-232 ports but this is cumbersome and the length of runs is limited.
APPENDIX R TIME SYNC and ALARM SYNC Time Sync and Alarm Sync function within VSI-Pro Max and AVE RS-485 Network and MVDR3000/5000 Cash Register RS232/ RS485 Cash Register RS232/RS485 VSI-Pro Max Slave AVE RS485 Network RS232 VSI-Pro Max Slave MVDR3000 1 POS MVDR5000 4 POS Up to 16 POS Max Master MVDR3000 / MVDR5000 VSI-Pro Max Figure 237: Connection Diagram of VSI-Pro Max AVE RS-485 Network with MVDR3000/5000 RS-485 Network of VSI-Pro Max with Time Sync Function for MVDR3000/5000 If the transactio
TIME SYNC and ALARM SYNC APPENDIX R DEST ID SRC ID EXIT Figure 239: MVDR3000/MVDR5000 Sub-Menu 1 32 Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “DEST ID” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to change the value and press “Set” when the value of the “DEST ID” as identical with the “COMM ID” or “UNIT ID” of the DVR, then move the cursor to “SRC ID” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing.
APPENDIX S VSI-Pro Max Jumper Settings The VSI-Pro Max has several internal jumpers to allow the user to configure the device for many special configurations for operation and interfacing. Some examples to use CTS for Hardware handshaking rather than output formatted ASCII text. You may also use the internal RS-232 Opto Isolator if there is noise in the video or problem communicating with devices which have poor or incorrect grounding or isolation.
VSI-Pro Max Case Disassembly / Assembly 1. Place the VSI-Pro Max on the table with the base cover facing upwards. 2. Remove the 2X M3 x L5mm P0.5 Countersunk Philips screws using a proper screw driver. APPENDIX T 5. With the base cover remaining facing upward, remove the remaining 4X M3 x L5mm screws. 6. With the right hand thumb holding the top cover at the rotation edge and the left hand holding the base cover, rotate the cover in the direction shown to expose the end catch. 3.
APPENDIX T VSI-Pro Max Case Disassembly / Assembly 8. With the end catch now out away from the top cover, slide out the base cover and the top cover in the direction as shown. 12. Press onto the base rear cover to align the RJ45 connectors to the the square opening on the side of the top cover. 9.See jumper settings in Appendix N and adjust according to your require and proceed with assembly. 13. Place the base cover assembly with the base facing upwards onto the table.
AL-16 Alarm Output Adapter APPENDIX U Trigger Text not only sends out printable data for the user to be notified visually or markers for the DVR Text Search function but also can send out special Control Characters or Escape Sequences. The AVE AL-16 accepts commands to trigger independent Form C Relay contacts via RS-232 communication. Therefore the proper command sequences can be programmed into the Trigger Text and sent to this device upon alarm or exception.
APPENDIX W Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY (Terms and Conditions) For 2 Years from the date of shipment, Seller warrants to Buyer that the Product is free from defects in material or workmanship under normal use and service. Equipment manufactured by other than Seller but furnished by Seller carries the same warranty to Buyer as Seller receives from the other manufacturer, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary.
Limited Warranty APPENDIX W SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF A COMMERCIAL NATURE ARISING OUT THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SELLER’S PRODUCT BY REASON OF THE FACT THAT SUCH PRODUCT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE CONTRACT OR TO ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY.
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