User's Manual
ViVOpay OEM S500 Technical Reference
OrientationofReaderPCAs
ThephysicaldesignoftheReaderprovidesforstackingofthePCAs usingstandoffs
to form a single unit requiring a volume as small as 10 cu in.However, if space
constraints or mounting configurations do not support a stacked assembly the
individualPCAsmaybemountedseparatelysuchasside
byside.Dualmounting
holes are provided on both the Antenna PCA and Control PCA to accommodate
various mounting configurations.Additionally, the Antenna PCB contains both
horizontal(4)andvertical(3)LEDplacementandmaybeorientedassuch.
Antenna
LEDs
Control
StackedConfiguration Horizontal/Separated VerticalLEDOrientation
IMPORTANT:When configuring the Antenna and
Control boards in a stacked configuration the distance
betweenthetwoboardsiscriticalwithrespecttotheread
range of cards and tags.It is recommended the boards
areplacedno closerthan1” (2.54cm.)toachievetypical
readrangewithmost
cards.Somecards/tagsmayrequire
more distance between the boards.Always use non‐
metallicstandoffstoconnecttheboardstogether.
2.54cm.min.
ConnectingtoaHost
TheconnectionfromtheReadertotheHostdependsupontheconfigurationdesired.
TheJ2connectorontheControlPCAcontainsalldatasignalsalongwithinput+5V
power.FortypicalRS‐232communicationsorwhentheReaderperformsasasingle
MagneticStripeCardReaderthenconnectfromJ2on
theControlPCAtothehost.
Refertothediagrambelow.
IfaddingtheReaderintoasystemwithanexistingmagneticstripecardreaderthen
anadditionaloptionalInterfacePCAisrequired.WiththisconfigurationtheReader
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