HP Point of Sale (POS) Peripherals Configuration Guide

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6.14 HP ap5000 VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display)
6.14.1 Connection
The VFD on the HP ap5000 system is connected via serial interface. When attached at the HP
factory the VFD is installed on COM2 as the default location. The HP ap5000 VFD can be
connected either on COM2 or COM1 on the ap5000 unit; it cannot be used on COM3.
If the VFD is moved to factory default location, please go to into the BIOS and enable 5V on the
COM2 and disable 5V on COM1.
ap5000 VFD
Port
COM2 (default) or COM1
Baud Rate
38400
Data Bit
8
Parity
None
Stop Bit
1
Flow Control
None
6.14.2 Windows Drivers for the HP ap5000 VFD
Windows operating system supports serial port COM1/COM2, so no extra drivers are needed to be
installed.
6.14.3 OPOS Drivers for the HP ap5000 VFD
The OPOS drivers are already installed in the HP factory image (C:\xxxxx\Point of Sale\VFD HP
ap5000\ap5000 VFD OPOS) and are also available from HP.COM.
6.14.4 Testing HP ap5000 VFD
6.14.4.1 Testing HP ap5000 VFD in non-OPOS mode
The following is an overview of the steps to test the ap5000 VFD followed by detailed
steps:
1. Start the Windows test utility from Windows start menu.
2. Select the COM port from the drop down box or keep the default option. The ap5000
VFD is shipped by default on COM2 from the HP factory.
3. Click on the “Test” button once “READY” appears in the status box.