User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- VX 675
- Contents
- Preface
- Terminal Overview
- Terminal Setup
- Selecting Terminal Location
- Unpacking the Shipping Carton
- Examining Terminal Features
- Examining Connection Ports
- Installing the Paper Roll
- Installing the SIM Card
- Installing the SD Card
- Using the Battery
- Battery Behavior (No Power Pack)
- Connecting the Terminal Power Pack
- Charging the Battery
- Using the VX 675 Base Stations
- Powering Up the Base
- Docking the Terminal on the Base
- Undocking the Terminal from the Base
- Conducting Wireless Transactions
- Conducting Smart Card Transactions
- Using the Magnetic Card Reader
- Connecting to USB Host
- VX 675 ECR (Fiscal Module) Support
- VX 675 3G and GPS Support
- Using the Terminal Keys
- Verix Terminal Manager
- File Authentication
- Performing Downloads
- Downloads and Uploads
- Download Methods
- Download Tools
- Download Content
- Full and Partial Downloads
- Support for Multiple Applications
- Use of I: drive and F: drive
- File Authentication Requirements
- Required Certificates and Signature Files
- The File Authentication Process During an Application Download
- File Group Permissions
- Download an Operating System Update Provided by VeriFone
- File Authentication for Back-to-Back Application Downloads
- Timing Considerations Due to the Authentication Process
- Support for File Compression
- Effect of Downloads on Existing Files and Data
- Direct Operating System Downloads
- Back-to-Back Application Downloads
- Specifications
- Maintenance
- VeriFone Service and Support
- System Messages
- Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Port Pinouts
- ASCII Table
- VX 675 Battery Information
- Glossary
- Application ID
- Application program
- Application prompt
- ASCII
- Back-to-back application download
- Baud
- Bit
- Block
- Boot loader
- Buffer
- Byte
- Calendar/clock chip
- Card reader
- Carrier
- Certificate
- Character
- CONFIG.SYS file
- CPU
- Data
- Data entry
- Data packet
- Default
- Delete
- Diagnostics
- Direct download
- Display
- Download
- File authentication
- Firmware
- Fixed prompt
- Flash memory
- Host computer
- Input
- Interface
- Keyed file character set
- Keyed file editor
- Keyed file record
- Keypad
- Local functions
- Manual transaction
- Memory
- Messages
- Non-volatile memory
- Normal Mode
- Packet
- Packet-switched networks
- Parameter
- Password
- PC
- Peripheral terminal
- Port
- POS terminal
- Power pack
- Prompt
- Protocol
- PTID
- RAM
- Remote host computer
- Scroll
- Search key
- Serial port
- Signature file
- mDRAM
- Subroutine
- Swipe
- Verix Terminal Manager
- Verix Terminal Manager password
- Terminal
- Terminal ID
- Terminal-to-terminal application upload
- Track 1, 2, or 3 data
- Transaction
- Variable
- Volatile memory
- Index
- Contact VeriFone
VX 675 REFERENCE GUIDE 99
CHAPTER 6
Performing Downloads
This chapter contains information and procedures to allow you to perform the
various types of data transfers required to:
• Develop applications for the VX 675 terminal.
• Prepare VX 675 terminals for deployment.
• Maintain VX 675 terminal installations in the field.
• Transfer data to/from terminals.
In this chapter, information pertaining to file authentication is only discussed in the
context of procedures while performing file downloads. See Chapter 5 for further
file authentication discussion.
The VX 675 terminal contains ports that allow connection to a network or other
terminals (for back-to-back downloads). See Download Methods.
Downloads and
Uploads
Data can be transferred from a sending system to a receiving system while
performing downloads. The term download also refers to a terminal receiving
data. The term upload describes the process of a terminal sending data.
Use any of the following two operations to program, deploy, transfer data files
from, and support VX 675 terminals:
• Host computer downloads: Applications, operating systems or OS updates,
and associated files transfer from a host PC to a VX 675 terminal. A service
dongle (SUB265-001-01-A) is used to connect the RS-232 serial ports
between two systems. Please refer to Table 15 for the direct download
procedure.
• Back-to-back downloads: Applications and associated files transfer from one
VX 675 terminal to another VX 675 terminal.
Download
Methods
The following methods are available for file and data downloads through the
VX 675 download and upload procedures:
• Direct downloads: Files and/or data transfer directly from the sending system
(a host computer) to the receiving system (a VX 675 terminal). A special cable
called service dongle (SUB265-001-01-A) connects the RS-232 serial ports of
the two systems.