Instruction manual

VSI-Pro Max POS / Cash Register Interface

TX BAUD RATE

Choices: AUTO, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K

This feature allows you to set the transmit baud rate to a separate device if you are looping the data back out of the VSI-

Pro Max or using an emulate mode to communicate back to the POS/Cash Register.

To set the TX Baud Rate for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TX BAUD RATE”

and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” buttons to make your selection.

When your selection appears, press “Set”. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the next menu item for

programming.

TX PROTOCOL

This selection allows you program the protocol or format of the data that is transmitted out the TX port. This is only

available for registers that do not use the TX line of the POS/Cash Register port for emulate modes. When using the

register port for tapping then the data output in ASCII mode simulates the function of the VSI-Pro Max in previous versions

and utilizes the same pinout connection. When using the VSI-Pro Max in the Master mode this TX line is used to output

the data in the VSI-ADD or other protocol to be compatible with the Hydra output to DVRs.

Choices: ASCII, VSI-ADD, VNet, Dallmeier, MVDR, Norbain Vista

NOTE: The choices in the above selection will change depending on the progreamming selections in the Network

Settings submenu. In the “Master” mode the data can be sent out the VSI-ADD format which is the standard AVE

protocol for register data which is supported by all AVE DVRs and many 3rd party DVR manufactures. The VNET format

is only support by the AVE Vnetworker PC Software. The MVDR format is a subset of the VNET format that is supported

by the AVE MVDR line of DVRs. The Dallmeier setting supports communication to the Dallmeier DVR in Commanding

mode. ASCII is not supported in the Master mode selection.

PARITY

Choices: NONE, ODD, EVEN

Press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “PARITY” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the

“Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

DATA BITS

Choices: 7 or 8

If you select 7 Data Bits, you must select “ODD” or “EVEN” Parity in the Parity menu. Press the “Up” or “Down” button

to move the cursor to “DATA BITS” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle

through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed. The VSI-Pro Max UART does not support 7 bit

No Parity. However by adding the AVE UART Daughter board internally to the VSI-Pro Max this can be supported with full

compliance to the standard 16550 UART.

HW HANDSHAKING

Choices: ON, OFF

Hardware handshaking is an electrical signal that tells the cash register or computer that the VSI-Pro Max is ready to

receive data via CTS Pin 8. It may not be necessary to be connected to an outgoing signal from the cash register or

computer since the VSI-Pro Max does not require handshaking. The VSI-Pro Max handshaking signal is true or high,

signally the cash register or computer to send data until it goes false or low which means the VSI-Pro Max buffer is full

and not to send additonal data. Handshaking guarantees that the internal buffer is not over run or text is not lost. The RTS

Pin 7 input controls the VSI-Pro Max to send data out. When true, high or no connection data is continuously output until

RTS is pulled false or low by the external device and then no data is sent out.

NOTE: The default VSI-Pro Max setting for CTS Pin 8 output is RS-232 data from the Network Port. To use this function

you must change the internal jumpers of the VSI-Pro Max to CTS Hardware Hanshaking along with enabling this pro-

gramming selection. For this function JP3 & JP11 ON, JP4 & JP5 OFF. See Appendix S Page 98 for VSI-Pro Max jumper

settings.

5. PROGRAMMING