TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Preface Document Overview This document is meant to provide users with detailed information about the various configuration options available for Alvarado TAS12 and IntraQ Direct Connect devices. The document is current up to TAS12 DirectConnect version 1.3.1.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Changing Configuration from the Device Most Direct Connect configuration options are in the configuration text files detailed in the following sections. However, you can adjust some configuration options from the device itself. Navigate to the Device Configuration Screen 1.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Device Configuration Options 1. All the configuration options on this screen can also be configured int the tas.txt file. See the TAS.txt File section below on page 6. •...
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS.txt File Network Setting Name Default Description SITE NAME= Text string identifier that is sent to the validation server with each validation request that identifies the device’s location. SERVER URI= http://192.168.0.100/ URI of the validation server.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 JSON Interface Fields Setting Name Default Description INTERFACE= 1: Uses SOAP XML interface 2: Uses JSON interface AUTHENTICATION= Basic Basic authentication header used when sending YWRtaW4vYWx2YXJhZG8= requests.
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TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Setting Name Default Description SCREEN TIMEOUT= Time in seconds that the device will remain idle on the Operator Menu or Operator Login screens before it returns to the previous screen. The timeout applies individually to each screen.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Setting Name Default Description LED TIME SLOW ON= Time in milliseconds the LED remains on in Slow Flash Mode. LED TIME SLOW Time in milliseconds the LED remains off in Slow Flash OFF= Mode.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Amanda.txt File Amanda GPIO Setting Name Default Description ACTIVATION RELAY The output port for the activation relay. OUTPUT= GREEN LED The output port for the green attendant LED. OUTPUT= YELLOW LED The output port for the yellow attendant LED.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Setting Name Default Description KEYBOARD PORT= RS232 port used by keyboard in the range 1 – 4. To disable keyboard set to 0. To enable keyboard, set value to port not used by scanner.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 RFID-NFC.txt Setting Name Default Description RFID= False True: Enables support for the RFID reader. The device uses RFID scans as Delivery ID or ticket, depending on the RFID IS TICKET field.
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TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Setting Name Default Description RFID CODE Defines a delimiter character used when reading DELIMITER= multiple blocks of data. The TAS12 device will read up to the RFID CARD LENGTH or RFID CODE DELIMITER, whichever comes first.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Messages.txt File The messages.txt file can be updated automatically by the server when the device first comes online. The file contains a list of messages that are displayed on the Ticket Validation screen depending on the response code returned by the scan.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Screen Images The images shown in the tables below are for TAS12 devices. IntraQ devices have the same images and file names, but different dimensions. TAS12 Go.bmp IntraQ Go.bmp Default Images The bitmap files identified and described below are included by default when TAS12 units ship from Alvarado.
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TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Bitmap Image File Name Description Response Code scan.bmp The default “idle” image when the device is waiting for the patron to scan a barcode. wait.bmp Displays when the device is launching the TAS application or when it is processing information.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Images and Response Codes Each response code can have its own unique bitmap associated with it. When a ticket scan returns a response code, the TAS12 displays the associated bitmap image on the screen. For example, Alvarado uses response code 51 when a scanned ticket is not found in the database.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Image File Guidelines Observe the following guidelines when creating custom bitmaps: • Bitmap files for TAS12 devices must have pixel dimensions 480 (W) x 640 (H). Bitmap files for IntraQ devices must have pixel dimensions 640 (W) x 480 (H).
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Sound Files Default Sound Files The sound files described below are included by default when TAS12 units ship from Alvarado, unless alternative sounds are provided by the customer. If a sound file has a name that includes a number, that sound plays for that response code number.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Appendix 1 – Symbologies The table below shows the syntax for the RECEIPT SYMBOLOGY field. For your convenience, the most commonly used code characters have been provided. TAS12 devices use the Honeywell 3320g barcode imager.
TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 TAS12/IntraQ Direct Connect Advanced Configuration Guide 4.0 Revision History Revision Date Author Revision History/Description 5/22/2018 D Bohannon Original Document 11/21/2019 D Bohannon Updated for current version of software. 8/6/2020 D Bohannon Added SOAP XML information. 5/24/2021 D Bohannon Updated to current configuration file content.
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