Tcp/Ip - AVE RegCom-Pro Operation Manual

TCP/IP

Select "REGISTER SELECT" Tab and select TCP/IP
from drop-down lists.The TCP/IP menu will appear:
Figure 9: REGISTER SELECT Menu
Figure 10: REGISTER SELECT Menu
Select "REGISTER SELECT" Tab and select "Generic"
for general register.In this mode is simply no filtering
of the input data and will display any printable
character in the RS-232 terminal,example DVR. If you
are not sure of what you are connecting to this is the
first selection so you will see everything and then later
choose the options you want to better filter the display
to your liking.
Select "REGISTER SELECT" Tab and select TCP/IP
from drop-down lists and then set IP address to the
same as the IP address you wish to monitor.
EXAMPLE: If the IP address is 192.168.0.76, set the
address on the TCPIP 232 Adapter using this
menu.
Figure 11: TCPIP Sub-Menu
Refer to Appendix I for additional information on the
TCPIP232 Adapter or the manual included with the
adapter.
RegCom-Pro POS / Cash Register Interface
NOTE: The TCPIP232 Adapter can be programmed by
this method or by using a standard PC with a serial
cable along with the AVE IP setting software. Refer to
the TCIP232 Adpater Manual for doing this.
Once you have set the IP address of the TCPIP232
Adapter you will be in the "Generic" display mode.
You may select another register driver to format this
display. When you do this the VSI-Pro loads the
default register baudrate as if a direct connection to
the register so make sure you set the proper
baudrate as described below.
The TCPIP232 Adpater communicates with the VSI-
Pro via RS-232 at a baudrate of 19.2K. Therefore
when you select this menu option the baudrate of the
VSI-Pro is changed to this rate so communication for
downloading the configuration can occur. When
using the TCPIP232 adpater with other register
drivers or data dump mode make sure you change
the RXD baudrate to 19.2K so the RegCom-Pro will
communicate.
TCP/IP Limitations
The TCPIP232 Adapter can monitor any Ethernet
LAN either 10MBs or 100MB/s. However the actual
long term throughput of the adpater is limited to
5MB/s. This is more than enough for network printers
for cash receipts, bar code scanners or single cash
registers that operate in a "Live Mode". Live Mode
means the register transmitts the data on the net-
work line by line or at the end of each transaction.
Some cash registers have large local built in memo-
ries for thousands of items and then only batch
multiple transactions on the network at any given
time or controlled by the server. Cash Registers
utilizing this kind of batch processing are not suitable
for security monitoring. Other devices that output
large amounts of data will overrun the buffers of
either the TCPIP232 Adapter or RegCom-Pro and data
will be lost and would not be suitable for security
monitoring anyway.
The RegCom-Pro has a set of powerful data dump
modes that compatible with the TCPIP232 Adpater. If
large data packets need filtering or special formats
are required contact the factory.
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