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DESKO NEPTUN chrom Doc # 7 001 160 101 Doc.-Rev: 2019-07-24
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Table of Contents
DESKO Official Explanation of Abbreviations ............................................................ 4
1 Handling Rules & Package Content .................................................................... 5
1.1 Handling of the NEPTUN chrom ............................................................... 5
1.2 Package Content ...................................................................................... 5
2 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 6
3 Features of the NEPTUN chrom .......................................................................... 7
3.1 Ingress Protection 54 (IP54) ..................................................................... 7
3.2 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Reader ............................................ 7
3.3 Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) ................................................................... 9
3.4 Multicolor LED ......................................................................................... 9
3.5 Buzzer ..................................................................................................... 9
3.6 Optional Features .................................................................................. 11
3.6.1 Chip Card Module ............................................................................... 11
3.6.2 NFC/RFID Reader ................................................................................ 11
3.6.3 China ID Reader .................................................................................. 11
3.6.4 USB AUX Ports .................................................................................... 11
3.6.5 Integrated Pointing Device (optional) .................................................. 11
4 Installation and Setup ...................................................................................... 12
4.1 Software Setup ....................................................................................... 12
4.2 Hardware Setup ..................................................................................... 13
5 Software Integration ........................................................................................ 13
5.1 Virtual Serial Connection ........................................................................ 13
5.2 Connecting via HIDAPI ........................................................................... 13
5.3 Keyboard Emulation ............................................................................... 13
6 Hardware Integration ...................................................................................... 14
7 Usage of the NEPTUN chrom ........................................................................... 15
7.1 Usage of the OCR / MSR Reader ............................................................. 15
7.1.1 Reading an OCR Document ................................................................. 15