LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter Quick Installation Guide Rev.
Product Description The LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter is an RS-232 device that sends two serial streams to one serial port.The POS Serial Port Splitter is a passive device that attaches to a controlling machine such as a Point of Sale station (POS), computer, or server and then allows up to two input devices such as RFID scanners, bar code readers, mag stripe units, key pads, or any serial input device to be interconnected.
RJ-45 Socket Pinouts (typical connector options) 8 1 1 456 RJ-45 socket on splitter 8 1 8 1 RJ-45 connector 456 Reference tab on bottom 5 4 3 2 1 8 RJ-45 connector Reference tab on bottom 1 2 3 4 5 DB-9 Female POS connector shown 9 8 7 6 RJ-45 socket on splitter DB-9 Male PAD/ READER connector shown 6 7 8 9
3-port I/O Pinouts RS-232 I/O Levels Splitter DB9 Tx POS 3 2 Rx 5 Gnd 6 5 4 P1 DB9 Tx PAD 2 3 Rx 5 Gnd 5 6 4 P2 DB9 Tx 2 5 3 6 4 READER Rx 5 Gnd P3 Splitter
Functional Schematic of Splitter Data Flow TX/RX RS-232 Splitter P1 POS Data from P1 is sent to "P2 and P3" Data from P2 or P3 is sent to P1 Pinpad or Cheque reader P2 RFID reader P3 POS expects to see data from some device, at a given time. If the data is not as expected, then the application program in the POS rejects the data. P1 and P2 are "Party-line/multi-dropped" on the RS-232 COM port of the POS.
Specifications Interface: Connectors: Physical dimensions: Length: Width: Height: Weight: Environment: MTBF: Power requirement: Optional: Signals supported: Operating system: RJ-45 serial RJ-45, female 4.0 inches (101.60 mm) 3.0 inches (76.20 mm) 1.5 inches (38.10 mm) 2.6 oz. (75 g) 0°C to 70°C 125,000 hours Configuration dependent (may not always be required) Can be supplied with North American (N.A.
LAVA Technical Support 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday (Eastern Time) Tel: +416 674-5942 Fax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lavalink.com Internet: www.lavalink.com LAVA Computer MFG Inc. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Lava Computer MFG Inc. 908 Niagara Falls Blvd.
