Instruction manual

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.

To access the Communication menu, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “COMMUNICATION” and

press “Set”. The following menu will appear:

INTERFACE TYPE

Choices: RS-232, PASSIVE TAP, RS-485

To set the interface type for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “INTERFACE

TYPE” and press and release “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” button to make

your selection. When your selection appears, press “Set” again. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the

next menu item for programming. RS-232 and RS-485 are defined by IEEE standards, however, the Passive Tap is a high

impedance (100K) input with full diode protection. Refer to Table 1&2 Pg. 12, for respective pin-outs of RS-232 or RS-485.

RX BAUD RATE

Choices: AUTO, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K

To set the baud rate for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “RX Baud Rate” and

press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” button to make your selection. When your

selection appears, press “Set” again. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the next menu item for

programming.

Figure 150: Register Settings Sub-Menu

VSI-Pro Max POS / Cash Register Interface

INTERFACE TYPE RS-232

RX BAUD RATE AUTO

TX BAUD RATE AUTO

TX PROTOCOL ASCII

PARITY NONE

DATA BITS 8

HW HANDSHAKING OFF

SW HANDSHAKING NONE

AUTO LINEFEED ON

EXIT

Figure 149: COMMUNICATION Sub-Menu

The “Register Settings” selects and allows you to program the communication and protocol parameters used to commu-

nicate with the POS or Cash Register using the DB9 connector. The “Network Settings” selects and allows you to

program the communication and protocol parameters used to network the VSI-Pro Max to other units using the AVE RS-

485 Network via the RJ45 connectors.

5. PROGRAMMING

To access the Register Setting menu, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “REGISTER SETTING” and

press “Set”. The following menu will appear:

NETWORK SETTINGS

NETWORK PROGRAM

NETWORK MASTER RESET

EXIT