Appendix Lregcom-Pro Networking - AVE RegCom-Pro Operation Manual

APPENDIX L REGCOM-PRO NETWORKING
The RegCom-Pro is an evolution in the philosophy of AVE to be fully backward compatible with older products along with
advancing the features and performance of our new products. Not only can the RegCom-Pro be fully compatible with all
AVE Networking devices like the original Hydra / Regcom, the lower cost Networker and Vnetworker but it can translate
between these protocols to integrate older installations and configurations seemlessly with the latest products. Both
communication ports of the RegCom-Pro are either RS-232 or RS-485 so the need of external converters is now elimi-
nated.
Network Types
Traditionally the Hydra / Regcom system connected to VSIs, ECR Cards or adapter directly with a buffered product
and allows the register data to be collected on one RS-485 network and delivered to a DVR or PC offering a moder-
ately priced solution
The Hydra / Networker system connected only to VSIs using the VSI internal buffer and allows the register data to be
collected on one RS-485 network and delivered to a DVR or PC offering a low cost solution.
The Hydra / Vnetworker system connected only to VSI-Pro using the VSI-Pro internal buffer and remote program-
ming ability to program and control the VSI-Pro remotely by the DVR or PC along with register data collection and
delivery via the RS-485 network.
RegCom-Pro Network Capability
The RegCom-Pro can interface to all of the above network types and then output this network data in the Master or Hydra
mode in any format selectable by the user. Therefore existing systems can simply add a RegCom-Pro to them and
configure for whatever they choose. The following is some examples;
1) Systems using VSIs with Regcoms and a Hydra Master can simply add the RegCom-Pro as a slave register interface
expanding the existing system.
2) Systems using the VSIs with Regcoms can replace the Hydra Master with a RegCom-Pro which will do the Hydra
function and add another register to the system. Then with the RegCom-Pro as the Master the protocol can be translated
from Regcom to Vnet allowing connection to the AVE MVDR5000 and have remote programming capability from the DVR
front panel for the RegCom-Pro. The older VSIs and Regcoms on the network will remain to collect data but will not be
able to be remotely programmed by the DVR.
3) If a user is using an older version of PC software for data collection for Regcoms or Vnetworkers, the same
software can be used to collect data from another network type by the translation capability of the RegCom-Pro. However
the latest release of PC Programming software for the RegCom-Pro includes all versions in one and superseds all
previous multiple versions.
4) Systems using Networkers can add Vnetworkers seemlessly to these networks or RegCom-Pro. The programming
capability of Vnetworkers and RegCom-Pro are macro sets of the Networker so would seemlessly together. However you
could use a RegCom-Pro as the Hydra Master and translate the Vnetworker protocol to the Regcom protocol and deliver
the data to a DVR that only supports the VSI-ADD protocol. Then if the DVR software is updated to support the Vnetworker
protocol, simply select the output protocol of the RegCom-Pro accordingly and take advantage of remote programming
capability of the DVR.
Summary
The RegCom-Pro is now the solution to almost every new application or configuration of any AVE POS/Cash Register
Interface solution. Compatibility with existing cables for both the register and the network make the RegCom-Pro Plug
and Play as a standalone or an addition to any existing AVE interface installation.
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