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1. 4 1 FRp ID length nn ID length n n current company code 501 Line connection 00 reserved 10 slave Ol stand alone 11 master 03ppn S On line printing 0 disable l enable SI2ppABCDEF Barcode symbologies A Code 39 B Code 128 C Interleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN 48 510 T amp A User s Manual p 1771777 S13ppn Prefix code 0 disab S14ppn ID code keyboard entry 0 disabl S18ppnn nn Master card nn master card to 20 haracters S19ppnn nn Password nn password to 6 digits NWppnnhhmmdd Set relay output timetable Nn entry number from 01 to 16 Hh s ting hour starting minute tion DWppnnhhmmxxyyw Set automatic shift number change timetable 16 ing hour ting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from to 4 FWppnn ID length VWppn n Set company code n n company code up to 30 characters Lnpp Stationlock O unlock 1 1ock 49 510 T amp A User s Manual System Parameters List System parameters for setup mode are listed below according to their parameter numbers 01 Line connection 00 reserved 01 stand alone 10 multi station slave 11 multi tion master 3 Printer enable disable 0 disable l enable RS232 baud rate 7 RS232 parity RS232 data bits RS232 st
2. Format 501 501 command identifier 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit setting value 00 reserved 01 stand alone 10 slave 11 master Usage Set line connection setting of station pp 50 Format 50 503 command identifier 2 digit station ID n 1 digit setting value 0 disabled 1 enabled Usage Set the on line printing setting of station pp S12ppabcdef Format S12ppabcdef S12 command identifier 43 Usage S13ppn Format Usage S14ppn Format Usage S18ppn n Format 510 T amp A User s Manual pp 2 digit station ID abcdef 6 digit setting value a Code39 b Code128 c Interleave 25 d Industrial 25 e Codabar f UPC EAN Each digit can be 0 for disable or 1 for enable Set the bar code symbology setting of station pp S13ppn 13 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID n 1 digit setting value 0 disabled 1 enabled Set the prefix code setting of station pp S14ppn 514 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID n 1 digit setting value 0 ID entry from keyboard not allowed 1 ID entry from keyboard allowed Set the ID entry from keyboard setting of station pp S18ppn n S18 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID 44 510 T amp A User s Manual n n new master card ID up to 20 characters Usage Set the master card ID setting of station pp S19ppn n Format S19ppn
3. 5485 port 4 RS485 port 5 RS232 port 3 and digital input output 6 Holes for fixing Battery clippers 7 Holes for screw Figure 4 4 Left Panel 510 T amp A User s Manual 1 LCD viewing angle adjust 2 Power switch 4 3 Cipher 510 Main Board The following figure shows the outline of the Cipher 510 main board The connectors jumpers and the main components of maintenance installation interest are shown 1 y 3 4 5 6 i 7 malai 1 i ob N 1 5 EI i e ET 0000 Figure 4 5 Left Panel 1 External 12V DC 2 JP14 RS232 COMI 3 JP8 RS485 4 JP10 RS485 5 JP9 RS232 COM3 amp Digital Input Output 6 SRAM5 8 Chip Select 7 6 External Keyboard 8 JPI2 connect for built in Reader READER 1 9 JP13 wand port for external barcode reader READER 2 10 3 6V NiCd Battery LOG 510 T amp A User s Manual 11 JP11 connect for READER 2 12 JP12 LED 13 JP7 LCD connector for 20X2 20X4 40X2 14 JP2 LCD connector for 40X4 15 51 Power Switch 16 VR6 view angle adjust variable resistor 17 Operation Backup Battery Connector 4 4 Power Source The 510 can be powered from 2 sources the external 12V or operation backup battery If line power was down the 1500mAh NiCd batterypack then took the place to provide the system power The sw
4. For the example above the original settings of the timetable entry 01 is 16 00 for 10 seconds Following steps can be adopted 19 510 T amp A User s Manual To modify this entry enter a 7 digit string HHMMDDD where 7 HH hour 24 hour format 0 23 7 MM minute 0 59 7 DDD digital output duration in seconds 01 999 00 if this entry is to be ignored To exit from this parameter setting peeking only press ENTER key directly Press the or key to shift to next timetable entry The timetable entry will cycle from 01 to 16 accordingly Press F2 key to conclude above settings 16 Workshift Table Setting After selecting this parameter the original settings will be shown on the display for example 16 work shift 01 08 00 10 00 1 For the example above the original settings of the timetable entry 01 is 08 00 to 10 00 for working shift type 1 To modify this entry enter a 9 digits string HHMMhhmmW where 7 HH hour of the starting time 24 hour format 0 23 7 MM minute of the starting time 0 59 7 hh hour of the ending time 24 hour format 0 23 7 mm minute of the ending time 0 59 7 W working shift type 1 to 4 0 if this entry is to be ignored Press the or key to shift to next timetable entry The timetable entry will cycle from 01 to 16 accordingly Press F2 key to conclude above settings 17 LCD Backlight Setting The LCD backlight can be adjusted by thi
5. 2 5 ECD DISPbAY rte Se ED SA ER RE SS 5 2 6 MEMBRANE KEYPAD essere nnne nennen nnne nnne 6 2 7 DATA MEMORY amp BACKUP BATTERY eene 7 2 8 CALENDAR MATTISA Ad AT NE TAa ME 7 2 9 PROGRAM MEMORY FLASH 7 2 10 OPERATIONAL BACKUP 7 2 11 LEED INDICATOB 5 atre peti ee ee ecran e 8 2 12 8 2 13 PRINTERIPORTA i E 8 2 14 DIGITAL INPUT nennen tnnt 9 2 15 STATION UD tiet ere eee tht eade ded d 9 2 16 RS232 PORT neta icio oio e eec 9 2 17 RS485 PORT tate ata ERR 10 2 18 MOUNTING STYLE iicet eU ii een Reese En 11 PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PARAMETERS e eeeeeee eene teneant 12 3 1 MASTER CARD di tinted e I Ee Se ee HERES 12 3 2 PASSWORD ME kadedad BOBO RORIS 12 3 3 CONTENTS OF MANAGER MODE eene 12 3 3 1 Programming Procedures 12 3 3 2 AY UM 14 3 3 3 AINT MERE 21 3 3 4 Tnitiate System ie eee 21 3 3 5 COH Si ee M LINH MCI Mu y M UCM 22 CIPHER 510 INSTALLATION eene eee eee ene tn eene ten etas etae tene ta eene sta 23 4 1 CHARACTERISTICS 23 4 1 1 MEHR TRO TRI n h 23 4 1 2 Environmental 23 4 1 3 Physical nener 23 4 2 NOMENCGCEATURE
6. ID code keyboard O disable 1 enable 0 S12ppABCDEF Barcode A Code 39 symbologies B Code 128 C Interleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable Prefix code Prefix code O disable 1 enable entry 20 haracters 6 digits Nn entry number from 01 to 16 Hh starting hour Mm starting minute Ddd duration Nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from 1to4 PE from 0 to 99 ee ee company n n company code code up to 30 characters Lnpp Station lock O unlock 1 lock 11
7. n M mW 7 I Lt 4 ro gt P N j an CX SA a ESOS Bs SA Figure 4 12 RS 232 Connection between Cipher 510 and Host 4 8 RS485 Connection The RS485 ports are used to connect multiple Cipher 510s Every Cipher 510 station is connected to the RS485 bus line in a daisy chain style no branches allowed The bus line starts from the female DB9 connector of master station The female DB9 connector is always for connecting an RS485 cable to the next 510 and the male DB9 connector is for connecting an RS485 cable from the previous station 1 Ground 2 Data 3 Data 9 5V 30 510 T amp A User s Manual Others No Connection Figure 4 13 RS 485 Connector And Pins Assignment Figure 4 14 RS 485 Connection between Cipher 510st The RS485 cable being used to connect Cipher 510s should be a twist pair cable with shielding and have a male DB9 connector at one end and a female DB9 connector at the other The connections of the cable are listed below Pin 1 to pin 1 of both ends Pin 2 to pin 2 of both ends Pin 3 to pin 3 of both ends The signal lines of pin 2 and pin 3 should use the wires in the same twist pair and the cable shielding should be used to connect pin 1 of both ends The following points must be checked before RS485 connections are made to 510s One and only one Cipher 510 station can be the master station of RS485 network The rest of the Cipher 510 station
8. A large memory on the slave station would be less meaningful 510 T amp A User s Manual In case the memory full condition occurred on the master station the master station can not accept ID entries anymore and a warning is given showing MEMORY FULL message on the LCD display when ID entries are made on the master station But for the slave stations ID entries will be accepted and stored in their own memory The slave stations will automatically send the stored data to the master station when there is available free memory on the master station The line connection setting of the master station should be set to master The RS232 connection to the host computer should be made to the phone jack connector located on the rear panel of 510 and the RS485 connection to the slave station should be made to the male or female DB9 connector located on the rear panel of Cipher 510 2 Slave Station The line connection setting should be set to slave The RS485 bus line from previous Cipher 510 should connect to the male or female DB9 connector located on the rear panel of 510 and the RS485 bus line to the next slave station should connect to the female or male DB9 connector 2 2 Working Shift For time amp attendance applications besides the employee number and registration time the working shift type which is used to indicate the cause of attendance leave also has to be recorded Basically Cipher 510 provides 4 shift types as
9. LEDs a buzzer is equipped for further indication of the system status Combinations of tones and periods are used to signify various conditions and will be more described in later sections 2 13 Printer Port A serial printer can be directly connected to the aux RS232 port located at the rear panel of Cipher 510 RS 232C DIO is marked on the housing If the on line printing function is enabled the ID entries are printed when they are made This aids in immediate verifications or further examinations as a backup copy of all entries 510 T amp A User s Manual 2 14 Digital Input Output The Cipher 510 provides 2 digitsal inputs and 2 digitsal outputs for controlling and monitoring external devices These inputs and outputs are photo isolated and share the same DB 25 connector as the COM3 RS 232C DIO is marked on the housing For the T amp A application two digital output signals are provided for external speaker and door lock attachment The first digital output which is connected to an external speaker buzzer can be used for scheduling control such as lunch time coffee break off duty and so on Cipher 510 will automatically activate the digital output according to a timetable programmed into Cipher 510 The timetable consists of 16 entries of starting time hour amp minute and the desired ON duration 00 99 setting in seconds The filling of the entries of the timetable can be in any order and the Cipher 510 will co
10. Program 128 KB flash memory Data memory 128 KB to 512 KB SRAM on an 128 KB base up to IMB Fine tunable calendar chip Memory amp calendar chip backup 3 6V NiCd battery 1 2V X 7 1500mAh rechargeable NiCd battery for operation backup Battery external DC voltage monitor circuit on board Self shutdown circuit on board slot type bar code input ports 2 reader ports for barcode scanners Wand or Laser emulation or up to dual track magnetic card readers 20 characters by 2 lines LCD display with adjustable backlight and viewing angle standard 4 by 4 matrix membrane keypad expandable up to 8 by 8 2 photo isolated digital input 2 photo isolated digital output external keyboard port AT keyboard RS232 port X 2 RS485 port 510 T amp A User s Manual 2 The Resided Time And Attendance System The CIPHER 510 Programmable Terminal is flexible for versatile applications Especially the CIPHER 510 is a highly efficient yet cost effective tool for employee time and attendance control Users can easily create their own program and download this program to the Cipher 510 as they wish But for users convenience CipherLab has developed the Time and Attendance system which is resided in the Cipher 510 Following describes the operations of the resided system which version control is V 1 4 2 1 System Integration A Cipher 510 system can be configured as a standalone system or a multi station system If only one Cipher 510 is need
11. and this step is simply ignored The system manager must key in the password now If the password is correctly entered Cipher 510 will be in the System Management mode Under this mode 4 major tasks can be done as follows 1 Setup a Press the ENTER key and now the Cipher 510 is in the setup mode and is ready to accept system parameter modification The Cipher 510 will show the name of parameter on the upper side of the display and the original setting value on the lower side 1 Line Connection Master Press ENTER key then you can change the setting value of this parameter Use the and key for selecting a new setting value or type in a new value via numeric keys Then press ENTER key to conclude the new setting value 1 Line Connection gt lt Single gt Instead of key in new value simply press the or key will leave this setting unchanged and fine out another parameter This is a handy way to simply peek the current settings Note that the backspace Shift 7 key and the clear key can be used for handy editing d After all the system parameter modification are completed the F1 key must be pressed to update these modifications and save the new settings into the program memory System will restart with the new settings If F2 key instead of F1 key is pressed all modifications of the system parameters will be discarded and retain the original settings e Followings are the system param
12. by the rechargeable NiMH battery on the main PCB board even when the main power was turned off In a multi station configuration the master station will check the system time among all stations at every minute sharp This is to keep the system time of all Cipher 510 station exactly the same 2 9 Program Memory Flash A 128 Kbytes flash memory is used to store the program code and is guaranteed to last at least 100 000 erase program cycles Differs from conventional RAMS no battery is needed to keep the program or data stored in the memory 2 10 Operational Backup Battery When fully charged the 1 2V by 7 1500 mAh rechargeable NiCd battery pack keeps the Cipher 510 working after the external line power was down This battery pack is charged as long as the line power is asserted regardless of the main power switch and automatically takes over when the line power was down A battery monitoring circuit will activate the BAT LOW warning LED when the battery is going to be drained and Cipher 510 will shutdown the system when the battery is almost fully drained This shutdown circuit keeps the battery from fully drained which will degrade the useful life of the battery This battery keeps this time amp attendance terminal almost non interrupted and is a must under most circumstances These seven batteries are firmly packed and should not be torn apart by any means The safe operating temperature for this battery pack ranges from 20 C t
13. 10 will activate a warning beep lots of consecutive beeps then go back to the working mode If the password is correctly entered Cipher 510 will be in the System Management mode System Manager l Setup Press the ENTER key and now the Cipher 510 is in the setup mode and is ready to accept system parameter modification The Cipher 510 will show the name of parameter on the upper side of the display and the original setting value on the lower side 1 Line Connection Master 99 99 Press ENTER key then you can change the setting value of this parameter Use the and 43 key for selecting a new setting value type in a new value via numeric keys Then press ENTER key to conclude the new setting value 543 510 T amp A User s Manual 1 Line Connection gt lt Single gt 29 6 Instead of key in new value simply press the or key will leave this setting unchanged and fine out another parameter This is a handy way to simply peek the current settings Note that the backspace Shift 7 key and the clear key can be used for handy editing 7 After all the system parameter modification are completed the F1 key must be pressed to update these modifications and save the new settings into the program memory System will restart with the new settings If F2 key instead of F1 key is pressed all modifications of the system parameters will be discarded and retain the original settings 3 3 2 Setu
14. CIPHER 510 PROGRAMMABLE TERMINAL TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM USER S MANUAL V1 0 Mar 1 1999 CipherLab Co Ltd Care has been taken to ensure that the information included in this manual is complete and accurate However CipherLab reserves the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice COPYRIGHT 1999 CIPHERLAB CO Ltd Nomenclature 510 Front View LCD Display LED Indicator Barcode Magn eti Card Reader nbrane Keypad Keyboard Port WAND Port Power Switch s 510 Rear View Power Input RS 232 Digital RS 485 Port RS 232 Port 10 Port Nomenclature 510 Battery Pack Holder m I m oM cen 2 gt Table of Contents FEATURES OF CIPHER 510 sscsssssscssccesscsccssccsscssscscesscesses 1 THE RESIDED TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM 2 2 1 SYSTEM INTEGRATION 2 2 1 1 Stand Alone System tee Ure s 2 2 1 2 Multi station 2 2 2 WORKING SHIFT Sco hes ea a Ate 3 2 2 1 Automatic Shift Change sese 3 2 2 2 Prefix Couette ats 4 2 3 ID ENERIES tre He tametfi t Re e E 4 2 3 1 Bar Rae Ei ve pe Ta 4 2 3 2 Magnetic Card e de a dS 5 2 4 ID ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS nues er NUN 5 2 4 1 Company Code sss 5 2 4 2 5 2 4 3 Duplicate Entries n ipaneel a teat 5
15. Usage Return G14pp Format Usage Return G18pp Format 510 T amp A User s Manual abcdef Code 39 setting Code 128 setting Interleave 25 setting ae TDR Industrial 25 setting e Codabar setting f UPC EAN setting Each digit can be 0 for disable or 1 for enable G13pp G13 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Get current prefix code setting of station pp A 1 digit string indicates current setting 0 disabled 1 enabled G14pp G14 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Get current ID entry from keyboard setting of station pp A 1 digit string indicates current setting 0 keyboard entry not allowed 1 keyboard entry allowed G18pp G18 command identifier 40 510 T amp A User s Manual pp 2 digit station ID Usage Get current master card ID setting of station pp Return A string indicates current setting G19pp Format 19 G19 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Usage Get current password setting of station pp Return A string indicates current setting NRppnn Format NRppnn NR command identifier pp 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit 01 16 indicates the entry number of the relay output timetable inquired Usage Get current relay output timetable entry of station pp Return hhmmddd hh hour of the starting time mm minute of the starting time ddd relay activate duration in seconds 01 99 or 0 entry unde
16. ate 99 2 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 Cipher 510 Installation This section contains the hardware information of Cipher 510 The Cipher 510 main board the connections inside 510 the relay output port the RS232 port and the RS485 ports are all described in this section 4 1 Characteristics Basic characteristics of the Cipher 510 are listed below 4 1 1 Electrical Main Power Supply Voltage 12V 5 DC Unlike the Cipher 5000 series data terminal this MUST be a regulated 12V DC Power consumption 0 5W maximum with LCD backlight off and no external devices attached 4 1 2 Environmental Humidity operating non condensed 20 to 90 Humidity storage non condensed 10 to 95 Temperature operating 0 to 50 C Temperature storage 20to 70 C EMC regulation FCC class A and CE approved 4 1 3 Physical Dimensions 261 X 125 X 100 mm including battery holder Weight 1 Kg including all batteries Material ABS Color Gray 23 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 2 Nomenclature Figure 4 1 Main Panel 1 Slot type reader 2 Membrane Keypad 3 LCD display 4 LED indicators from top to bottom 1 POWER red 2 READY yellow 3 GOOD READ green 4 BATTERY LOW red Figure 4 2 Front Panel 1 External AT keyboard 2 External Reader 24 510 T amp A User s Manual 3 Battery Holder Figure 4 3 Rear Panel 1 Main power connector 2 RS232 port COMI 3
17. ation on which the ID entry was made yy last 2 digitss of the year when the ID entry was made mm month of the year when the ID entry was made dd day of the month when the ID entry was made hh hour of the day when the ID entry was made 24 hour format nn minute when the ID entry was made a This character is always 0 b 1 digit indicates working shift type 1 4 1 digit indicates prefix code 0 9 If prefix code is not enabled this digit will always be 0 q q card ID A REMOVE command must be issued to remove this record from data memory REMOVE Remove the record just read from the data memory NEW OVER if successfully executed if data memory is empty This command is effective only after the READ command has been executed CLEAR Initialize memory All data records timetables lock station setting and ID length settings will be erased DONE 37 Usage Return Note TR Format Usage Return 510 T amp A User s Manual Ask the master station to return the station IDs of the Cipher 510 stations connected on the RS485 network This is guite useful for system maintainence as to see if the RS485 communication is properly working or not aabb pp aa bb pp are all 2 digit station IDs indicate the Cipher 510 stations connected on the RS485 network This command applies only to the multi station on line master The result would be meaningless on the stand alon
18. conclude all the new settings 13 1 COMI BaudRate Selectable values of COMI baud rate are listed below 38400 47 510 T amp A User s Manual 19200 96002 default value 4800 2400 1200 600 300 13 2 COMI Parity Selectable values of COMI parity are listed below lt none gt default value Odd Even 13 3 COMI Data Bits Selectable values of COMI data bits are listed below lt 8 gt default value 7 13 4 COMI Handshake Selectable values of COMI stop bits are listed below lt none gt default value XON CTS 14 COM3 Aux Device Setting The auxiliary communication port COM3 attributes can be changed individually Press the ENTER key for changing these settings and then press the F2 key to conclude all the new settings 14 1 COM3 BaudRate Selectable values of COM3 baud rate are listed below 38400 18 510 T amp A User s Manual 19200 96002 default value 4800 2400 1200 600 300 14 2 COM3 Parity Selectable values of COM3 parity are listed below lt none gt default value Odd Even 14 3 COM3 Data Bits Selectable values of COMG data bits are listed below lt 8 gt default value 7 14 4 COM3 Handshake Selectable values of COMG stop bits are listed below lt none gt default value XON CTS 15 Alarm Table Setting After selecting this parameter the original settings will be shown on the display for example 15 Alarm 01 16 00 010 SEC
19. d None Handshake CTS RTS XON XOFF None The phone jack connector located on the rear panel of Cipher 510 RS 232C is marked on the housing is used for RS232 2 17 RS485 Port RS485 is a high speed multi drop communication interface which allows up to 32 stations nodes to be connected on the same bus line and the total distance from the first Cipher 510 to the last one can extend to 1 2Km long RS485 has been long used as industrial standard and is adequate for multi station time amp attendance applications Being an efficient interface it is also cost effective since inexpensive shielded twist pair cables can be used The RS485 communication port of Cipher 510 is exclusively used for connecting multiple Cipher 510 stations A unique communication protocol is utilized to ensure data security and integrity There is an electrical limitation of the RS485 on the maximum number of nodes can exist on the RS 485 bus 32 stations But by use of RS485 repeaters the maximum number of Cipher 510 stations allowed on the RS485 bus can be extended to 99 stations The RS485 port intentionally occupies two connectors male and female DB9 connectors located on the rear panel of Cipher 510 which RS 485 is marked on the housing that is same signals are connected to these two connectors As one of them is male and the other one is female if a machine is to be removed from the net for maintenance cables from previous station can directly connect
20. des the built in membrane keypad an external AT compatible keyboard can be attached for handy data entry The connector and pin assignment conforms to PC AT standard keyboard 502 400 2 5 1 clock 2 ground 3 data 4 5V 5 No connection Figure 4 10 External Keyboard Connector And Pins Assignment 28 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 7 RS232 Connection The RS232 connection between master station and the host computer is made through the male phone jack connector located at the rear panel of Cipher 510 The RS232 port is enabled functioning only when the line connection setting is set either to stand alone single station or multi station on line master Besides the pin assignments of the RS232 port both the hardware setting and the software setting should be checked before any physical connections are made between Cipher 510 and the host computer The pin assignments of the RS232 port are shown below The DTR and RTS signals are always set as long as Cipher 510 is operating 123456 1 No Connection Ground RTS CTS Receive data No cube wisi RD Transmit data Figure 4 11 RS 232 Connector And Pins Assignment 29 510 T amp A User s Manual The factory settings of the RS232 port are 9600 baud rate with 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit And the Cipher 510s delivered from factory all have the line connection setting been set to multi station on line master A L iJ ws m
21. e single station TR Get current system time yymmddhhnn dd hh nn SS TWyymmddhhnnss Format TW dd hh minute nn 55 Usage Note last 2 digitss of the year month day of month hour in 24 hour format minute second TWyymmddhhnnss command identifier last 2 digitss of the year month day hour in 24 hour format second Set new system time There is no station ID required in this command The master station will keep the system time synchronized among all Cipher 510 stations 38 510 T amp A User s Manual 6 2 Inquire System Parameter Setting Commands The commands described in this section are used to get current system parameter settings of Cipher 510 01 Format 01 G01 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Usage Get current line connection setting of station pp Return A 2 digit string indicates current setting 00 reserved 01 stand alone single station 10 multi station on line slave 11 multi station on line master G03pp Format G03pp G03 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Usage Get current on line printing setting of station pp Return A 1 digit string indicates current setting 0 disabled 1 enabled G12pp Format 12 G12 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Usage Get current bar code symbology setting of station pp 39 Return G13pp Format
22. eR oe ph pe RO IRAE RE COR QR OD eck 24 4 3 CIPHER 510 MAIN BOARD seen 26 4 4 POWER SOURCES attain Gann da thw fae Seek See ee 27 4 5 MAGNETIC CARD READER CONNECTOR eere 27 4 6 EXTERNAE KEYBOARD ettet ceteri eee ee 28 4 7 RS232 CONNECGTION eth de i i HG Saa 29 4 8 RS485 sete ane hcec et 30 4 9 SERIAL PORT FOR PRINTER amp DIGITAL I O eee 32 4 10 WAND PORT ege eec anc e ERG ER Rata 32 4 11 CHANGE MEMORY CAPACITY 33 4 12 CHANGE MOUNTING 33 iii 5 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 Table of Contents OPERATING 510 10 34 RS232 36 Data Management Commands rervenenvenoeoenoeo 36 Inquire System Parameter Setting Commands 39 Program System Parameter Commands 43 iv 510 T amp A User s Manual 1 Features of Cipher 510 The CIPHER 510 Programmable Terminal offers outstanding features in a compact and rugged housing suitable for industrial applications It can be used alone or networked for up to 32 stations and is an ideal solution for companies of all sizes It can be programmed in C or Basic With its versatile programmable features it can be easily configured to accommodate most application needs Features of the Cipher 510 are listed below TLCS 900 16 bit CPU running at 9 8304 Mhz
23. ed An ID length setting of 00 will disable the ID length checking 2 4 3 Duplicate Entries Normally Cipher 510 will record all ID entries But if there is an ID entry with the same ID code working shift type and prefix code as the previous entry within 3 minutes the new ID entry will be discarded not recorded This is to eliminate unnecessary duplicate entries made 2 5 LCD Display A 2 x 20 LCD is used to display current system time scanned card ID system message and so on This is an easy to read wide viewing angle LCD equipped with LED back light and can 510 T amp A User s Manual easily be read even in a dim environment The viewing angle can be adjusted via a variable resistor as depicted in the Nomenclature 2 6 Membrane Keypad A 16 key membrane keypad can be used for handy data entry such as employee ID code working shift number setup value and so on F1 F4 SHIFT ENTER 0 9 A F FUNC left arrow lt right arrow gt clear These keys are mainly used for working shift type selection from 1 to 4 Each key was accompanied with a corresponding LED one and only one of these four LEDs was lit to show the current working shift type These keys are also used during setup which will be described under the section Setup This is an auxiliary key used to toggle usages of keys 0 9 An accompanying LED is used to show the current shift status When this LED was off the 0 9 stand for normal num
24. ed it should be configured as stand alone system If multiple 510s in a network are desired the multi station configuration should be used 2 1 1 Stand Alone System The line connection setting should be set to single The Cipher 510 is directly connected to the host computer through the RS232 port located on the rear panel of Cipher 510 phone jack connector Since there is only one Cipher 510 in the system the RS485 communication port is disabled 2 1 2 Multi station System In multi station system all 510s are connected to the RS485 communication line and only one of the Cipher 510 is connected to the host computer The Cipher 510 which is connected to the host computer is the master station of the Cipher 510 network and the rest of the 510s are slave stations All the 510s connected on the same RS485 network should have different station IDs assigned or it will corrupt the RS485 communication Please refer to the section Station ID for more detail description 1 Master Station The master station is the manager of the RS485 communication It schedules and handles all the RS485 communication tasks and performs like a gateway between host computer and all the Cipher 510 stations Also the transaction data of the ID entry made on slave 510s are sent immediately to the master station which is waiting for the host computer to fetch So it is more appropriate that the master station should have a larger memory capacity than slave stations
25. erics 0 to 9 otherwise the upper left characters printed on the keypad are used that is A F FUNC and so on Basically this key functions are similar to CAPSLOCK of conventional keyboards rather than SHIFT the user simply presses it once to change the shift status without the need to press it all the time Entry delimiter terminator functions as ENTER or RETURN conventional keyboards and is used to signify end of current enrty numerics 0 to 9 characters A to F reserved not applicable to current application This key functions as BACKSPACE of conventional keyboards and is used to erase the pre entered key during data entry This key functions as SPACE of conventional keyboards This key functions as RUBOUT of conventional keyboards and is used to clear the current data entry Keys entered after previous ENTER will all be erased This key has no effect on ID entries via scanning barcode or magnetic card 510 T amp A User s Manual 2 7 Data Memory amp Backup Battery A base memory of 128KB SRAM is equipped for data storage and is expandable up to 512KB A 3 6V 60mAh rechargeable NiMH battery is used to keep the data when the main power is turned off And since it is rechargeable constant replacement of this battery is not necessary Please be noted that the normal life of the NiMH battery is about 2 years 2 8 Calendar Chip An on board calendar chip is used to keep the system time running This chip is also backed
26. eters a Line Connection Setting On Line Printing Setting Prefix Code Setting Keyboard Entry Setting Station Lock Setting f Station ID Setting g Master Card Setting h Password Setting i Time Setting Timer Fine Tune Setting K ID Length Setting I Barcode Type Setting m COM1 Setting n COM3 Aux Device Setting o Alarm Table Setting p Workshift Table Setting q LCD Backlight Setting r Buzzer Volume Setting s Max Station ID Setting t Year Format Setting 2 Self test This mode provides a simple but yet efficient way for diagnostic Press ENTER key for executing the following items test one by one Flash test SRAM test Beeper test LCD test LED test DI amp DO test COMI test test COM3 test 485 test ADC test Calendar test Reader test 2o0702079590m Keypad test AT Keyboard test Shutdown test EO 3 Initialize System This is used to set all system parameters to their default value and initialize the file systems Care should be taken as this will destroy all data stored in the memory 4 Flash Clone This is used to copy the program in FLASH memory to another terminal Usually it is used for diagnostic or software update 4 2 RS232 Command Each communication transaction starts from the host side and ends with an echoed message from the Cipher 510 The carriage return 8 hex0d is used as the delimiter terminator of each command
27. fined DRppnn Format DRppnn DR command identifier pp 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit 01 16 indicates the entry number of the automatic shift change timetable inquired Usage Get current automatic shift change timetable entry of station pp 41 Return FRpp Format Usage Return VRpp Format Usage Return ABpp Format Usage Return 510 T amp A User s Manual hhmmxxyyw hh hour of starting time mm minute of starting time xx hour of ending time yy minute of ending time w working shift type 1 4 or 0 entry undefined FRpp FR pp 2 digit station ID command identifier Get current ID length setting of station pp A 2 digit string indicates current setting VRpp VR command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Get current company code setting of station pp N M current company code setting ABpp AB command identifier pp 2 digit station ID Get current firmware information of station pp 510 T amp A 150 42 510 T amp A User s Manual 6 3 Program System Parameter Commands The commands described in this section are used to program the system parameters of Cipher 510 The host computer should receive a DONE string as the returning message to indicate success when a command is sent The system parameters of Cipher 510 are stored in flash memory and are changed immediately when the setting commands are received 501
28. he ID entry data stored in Cipher 510 Every ID entry made is stored as a record in the memory of Cipher 510 The host computer must send commands to the master station in order to read the records the READ command The records are always read from the top of the data memory After a record has been read the host computer must send another command the REMOVE command to remove the same record just being read in order to read the next one So the READ command and the REMOVE command must be sent in pairs to read the successive records stored in Cipher 510 If the host computer keeps sending the READ command without REMOVE command followed the host computer will always get the same data record On the contrary if the master station should receive a REMOVE command without a preceding READ command no records will be removed from the data memory That is a record will be removed by the REMOVE command only after the record has been read by a READ command If there is no record in the data memory of 510 the master station will return an OVER message when a READ or REMOVE command is received READ Format READ Usage Read one record from top of the data memory 36 Return Note REMOVE Format Usage Return Note CLEAR Format Usage Return Format 510 T amp A User s Manual Kppyymmddhhnnabcq q This letter is always prefixed to the data record of Cipher 510 pp A 2 digit station ID indicates the st
29. itching from external DC power to the battery is accomplished by a simple pair of diodes and is not even noticed by the operator However loss of the main power can be seen from the POWER LED on the panel 1 D M Figure 4 6 Main Power Connector Figure 4 7 Battery Pack Connector 4 5 Magnetic Card Reader Connector There are total 2 reader ports provided each can be either a Barcode slot reader Barcode Scanner Wand Laser emulation or up to dual track magnetic card reader They are equivalent in both hardware and software However Cipher 510 assumes that one of them is a built in slot type reader READER 1 whereas the other is an external attached scanner READER 2 Their connectors and pin assignments are listed below Beware that in order to decode barcode and magnetic card at the same time some signals share the same pin However the software is able to tell which types of the readers are attached 27 510 T amp A User s Manual GO OO OOOOO OCON DNA SESE OOOOOOOOO M Figure 4 8 Reader 1 Connector Figure 4 9 Reader 1 Connector DIN 6 JP13 3 GoodRead Notused 4 N Usd Dial 6 Power Enable Notused 6 p 8 Notused Data2 9 Vees45V 1 As there are not so many pins in JP13 the external reader 1 e READER 2 is limited to barcode readers only 4 6 External Keyboard Besi
30. keyboard is enabled As the card ID is successfully entered besides one long beep the GOOD READ LED should be lit for 1 second and the ID will be shown on the second line of the display for about 1 second for verifications After this Cipher 510 will be ready for further entries 99 05 20 16 41 30 12345 employee ID 12345 If prefix code was enabled and the employee forgot to enter the prefix code the Cipher 510 will show an error message and ask for a retry NO PREFIX Go to step 5 for further entry 2352 510 T amp A User s Manual 6 RS232 Command This chapter explains how to control the Cipher 510 via the RS232 port Even in the multi station connection the host computer can still get access to each station via RS232 port through the master station All these commands are summarized as an easy look up table in the appendix Each communication transaction starts from the host side and ends with an echoed message from the station stand alone or the master station The carriage return hex0d is used as the delimiter terminator of each command or message Since this carriage return is a must it is not shown in the paragraphs below If any format error occurred the station would echo a NAK message Commands have been categorized into 3 groups according to their functions Their formats and usages are described below 6 1 Data Management Commands The commands described in this section are used to manipulate t
31. mber according to the time table Note that if the employee fails to scan his her ID cards within 5 seconds after the shift type is changed the shift number will be restored according to the time table defined This is necessary to assure correctness of following entries 2 2 2 Prefix Code In cases that four shift types are not sufficient for the specific application an auxiliary prefix code 1 digit from 0 to 9 can be utilized to further extend the overall shift types to 40 Prior to scan the ID card the employee can press one of the digits from 0 to 9 of the membrane keypad and the Cipher 510 will store the shift type and this prefixed digit Once this function was enabled and the employee forgot to press this prefix code the Cipher 510 will discard this entry give a warning and ask the employee to try again 2 3 10 Entries The employee ID can be input to the Cipher 510 by either scanning barcodes or magnetic cards This depends on which input device is installed on Cipher 510 However the ID input via membrane keypad is also allowed only when this feature is enabled 2 3 1 Bar Code There are 2 bar code input ports supported on the Cipher 510 Besides the built in slot type device an auxiliary bar code device can be attached via the DIN 6P connector as depicted in the Nomenclature BCR is marked on the housing The barcode decoding software of T amp A system supports most of the commercially available symbologies such a
32. ming register should decrease 12 to correctly adjust the calendar chip During system initialization this register is set to 186 186 default value 0 255 11 ID Length Setting A 2 digits value from 0 to 99 can be set to qualify the ID entries If set to 0 ID length will not be checked 0 default value 0 99 12 Bar Code Symbology Setting The Cipher 510 decoding software supports 6 types of symbology and each symbology can be individually enabled disabled Press the ENTER key for changing these settings and then press the F2 key to conclude all the new settings 12 1 Code 39 Selectable values of Code 39 are listed below lt Enable gt default value Disable 510 T amp A User s Manual 12 2 Code 128 Selectable values of Code 128 are listed below lt Enable gt default value Disable 12 3 Interleave 25 Selectable values of Interleave25 are listed below Enable default value Disable 12 4 Industrial 25 Selectable values of Industrial25 are listed below Enable default value Disable 12 5 Codabar Selectable values of Codebar are listed below Enable default value Disable 12 6 UPC EAN Selectable values of UPC EAN are listed below Enable default value Disable 13 COMI Setting The communication port COMI attributes can be changed individually Press the ENTER key for changing these settings and then press the F2 key to
33. n S19 command identifier pp 2 digit station ID new password up to 6 digits Usage Set the password setting of station pp NWppnnhhmmddd Format NWppnnhhmmddd NW command identifier pp 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit 01 16 indicates the entry number of the relay output timetable desired hh hour of the starting time mm minute of the starting time ddd relay activate duration in seconds 1 909 or 0 entry undefined Usage Set the setting of relay output timetable entry of station pp DWppnnhhmmxxyyw Format DWppnnhhmmxxyyw DW command identifier pp 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit 01 16 indicates the entry number of the automatic shift change timetable desired hh hour of starting time mm minute of starting time xx hour of ending time yy minute of ending time w working shift type 1 4 or 0 entry undefined 45 Usage FWppnn Format Usage VWppn n Format Usage Lnpp Format Usage 510 T amp A User s Manual Set the setting of the automatic shift change timetable entry of station pp FWppnn FW command identifier pp 2 digit station ID nn 2 digit ID length setting from 01 to 99 or 00 to disable the ID length checking Set the ID length setting of station pp VWppn n FW command identifier pp 2 digit station ID n n new company code setting up to 30 characters Set the company code for ID entry qualification of station
34. nector And Pins Assignment 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 11 Change Memory Capacity The step by step procedures for changing increase or decrease the data memory capacity are listed below Turn off Cipher 510 Remove all the SRAM chips from socket on the memory card This step must not be omitted This is to erase the original contents of SRAM Insert the desired number of memory chips at least 1 and up to 4 memory chips with the same memory type onto the empty sockets The insertion of memory chips must be added sequentially from the start and then the software can correctly recognize them The sequence is U2 U3 U7 then U8 on the PCB from lower right to upper right Due to limited PCB space only 4 sockets are provided if more than 4 SRAMs are to be used rest of the SRAMs can be piggy backed on U2 to U8 and then connect their chip select pins to JP1 Turn on the Cipher 510 Now the Cipher 510 should be operating If not please check all the connections and the memory chips should be properly inserted on sockets 4 12 Change Mounting Style The Cipher 510 can be in desktop mounting style or in wall mounting style The procedures for changing the mounting style are listed below Remove the screw on top of the battery pack holder Remove the battery pack holder by pushing the holder to the right Turn the holder 180 degrees and attach the holder back to Cipher 510 Secure the screw just removed Figure 4 17 Rem
35. nstantly scan all the 16 entries to see if there is a match in the starting time and activates the digital output with the programmed duration To eliminate cancel a pre programmed timetable entry simply changes its activation duration to 00 the Cipher 510 will ignore this entry The following is an example of the timetable setting Entry No Starting Time Relay Action 0800 10 seconds starts at 08 00 E 1600 M 15 seconds starts at 16 00 1200 26 20 seconds starts at 12 00 0 ww The second digital output which is connected to a door lock can be used for access control Cipher 510 will automatically activate the digital output for opening the door lock when user punches the card 2 15 Station ID A station ID is a 2 digit number 01 99 that is assigned programmed to each Cipher 510 station It is used to identify each Cipher 510 station in the system and it plays an important role in RS 485 RS 232 communications Since the station ID is used to identify each Cipher 510 station in the system there should not have any stations with the same station ID assigned 2 16 RS232 Port The RS232 port COMI is used for host computer connections Baud rate data bits stop bits and parity settings can be selectable The possible values for each setting are listed below 510 T amp A User s Manual Baud rate 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 Data Bits 7 8 Parity Even Od
36. o 50 C Beyond this range permanent destructions might occur A separate battery holder provides further protection of the battery pack and eases the installation This holder locates right underneath the main box as been depicted in the Nomenclature and is also used for mounting the Cipher 510 on the wall or on the table 510 T amp A User s Manual 2 11 LED Indicator Several LEDs located at the top left corner of the main panel other than those on the membrane keypad are equipped to provide instant indications of current system status POWER READY GOOD READ BAT LOW F1 to F4 Shift 2 12 Buzzer This is a red LED to show the presence of external line power it works even when the power switch is not turned on If the Cipher 510 is working properly the yellow LED will be flashing with a period of 2 seconds all the time This is the mandatory way to see whether the Cipher 510 is working or not This is a green LED and lit for one second upon successful decoding of bar code magnetic card entry This is a red LED to show the battery which is going to be drained Usually the Cipher 510 can still works for 30 minutes to an hour after this LED was lit Care should be taken that this LED works only when external line power was down and the LED should be off if the line power was asserted These are red LEDs to show the working shift F1 F2 F3 or F4 This is a red LED to show status of Shift Besides
37. op bits 1 Station ID Enable bar code type Interleave 25 Industrial 25 Codabar UPC EAN disable enabl Prefix enable ID keyboard entry 0 disable l enable Master Card none scan card master card ID up only to 20 characters 9 Password 44 sftp to 6 digits 0 System time yymmddhhnn 12 syst time as yy year mm month dd day hh hour nn minute ss second 21 Relay output timetable nnhhmmddd nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh hour mm minute ddd duration in 50 H El 08 09 510 T amp A User s Manual seconds from 1 to 999 22 Automatic shift change nnhhmmxxyyw nn entry number timetable from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from 1 to 4 ID length 24 station lock 0 unlocked 1 locked 51 510 T amp A User s Manual Packing Standard Packing This user s manual The Cipher 510 main unit Power Adaptor 110VAC or 220VAC RS232 Cable Default System Master Card 1234567890 Optional Accessories Barcode Slot Reader or Magnetic Card Reader Operational Backup Battery WAND L8 510 T amp A User s Manual Physical Specification Dimension 261 mm L X 125 mm W X 100 mm H Weight About 1kg excluding the battery pack and the slot t
38. or message If any format error occurred the station would echo a NAK message All these commands are summarized as following table 1 Data Management Commands K K identifier of 510 Yymmddhhnn date amp time a 0 b working shift 1 4 c prefix code 0 9 g g employee ID REMOVE Remove the NEW done record justread OVER buffer empty CLEAR Initialize memory DONE done X on line stations aabb pp inguiry each 2 digitss represent one station ID TR System time yymmddhhnn yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day ss second TWyymmddhhnn System time yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day ss second 2 Inguire System Parameter Setting Commands Line connection OO reserved 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master On line printing O disable 1 enable GO3pp Ulli s D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable O disable 1 enable current master card current password Relay output Hhmmdd timetable nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute ddd duration Automatic shift hhmmxxyyw change timetable nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from 1to4 ID length nn ID length VRpp Get current n n current company code company code 3 Program system Parameter Commands Line connection 00 reserved 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master On line printing O disable 1 enable
39. ove The Battery Pack Holder 34 510 T amp A User s Manual 5 Operating 510 This section provides a step by step procedures in using the Cipher 510 time amp attendance terminal Assumptions have been made here that these terminals have been properly installed Depends on the system configuration and setup some of the procedures can be omitted Turn the main power switch off Connect the power cable The POWER LED should be lit If not check the power cord connection Turn on the power switch The Cipher 510 will activate 3 beeps upon a successful startup and the LCD will show the start up messages 510 Time Attendance The first half of this message is the model of the terminal which is Cipher 510 and the second half is the software name The version number V1 4 is shown on the lower part of display The model name the software version number and the machine serial number have significant meaning in maintenance purpose and this start up message together with the serial number must be specified when requesting service This start up message stays on the screen for about 2 seconds Then the Cipher 510 will show the available space of SRAM data memory Free Memory SRAM 243689 bytes After this the Cipher 510 will be in normal operation The Cipher 510 will be constantly showing the system time on the display and it is ready to accept ID entries 99 05 20 16 41 24 It is recommended to do the follo
40. p After enter the setup mode user can program the setting of each system parameter via keypad AII the system parameters available are listed below with the parameter number shown on the headings Detail descriptions are given and the allowed settings are shown 1 Line Connection Setting Selectable values of the communication line connection parameter are listed below Master default value Reserved Single Slave 2 On Line Printing Setting Selectable values of the On line printing of the ID entries are listed below lt Disable gt default value Enable 3 Prefix Code Setting Selectable values of the prefix code are listed below Disable default value Enable 14 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 Keyboard Entry Setting Selectable values of the keyboard entry are listed below lt Enable gt default value Disable S Station Lock Setting Selectable values of the station lock are listed below lt Not Locked default value Locked 6 Station ID Setting Acceptable values of the keyboard entry are list below Note that In case of multi station connection care should be taken not to set more than one station with the same station ID which will cause mal function of the internal RS485 communications default value integer up to 99 7 Master Card Setting The master card ID can be modified as needed However differing from other parameter modifications the new ma
41. pp Lnpp command identifier n 1 digit setting value 0 resume normal operation 1 lock the station pp 2 digit station ID Set the station lock setting of station pp 46 510 T amp A User s Manual RS232 Command Listing The RS232 commands are tabulated below for quick look up Please refer to the section RS232 Command for detail description on each command Read 1 record of data OVER buffer is empty Kppyymmddhhnnabcq q where K K identifier of 510 0 b working shift 1 4 c prefix code 0 9 q q employee ID NEW done OVER buffer empty aabb pp each 2 digitss represent one station ID yymmddhhnn year hh hour month minute day second year hh hour month nn minute day second Inauir tem Parameter Settin mman 00 reserved 10 slave 1 stand lone 11 master 47 510 T amp A User s Manual G12pp Barcode symbologies ABCDEF Code 39 Code 128 Interleave 25 Industrial 25 Coda Bar UPC EAN disable l enabl G18pp Master card nn nn current master card G19pp Password nn nn current password NRppnn Relay output timetable Hhmmdd nn entry number from 01 to 16 starting hour starting minute ddd duration DRppnn Automatic shift change timetable nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from nj El O
42. s CODE39 CODE128 INTERLEAVE 25 INDUSTRIAL 25 CODABAR UPC EAN 510 T amp A User s Manual These symbologies are automatically discriminated by the decoding logic and can be individually enabled or disabled to discriminate unwanted entries 2 3 2 Magnetic Card A dual track magnetic card reader can be installed on Cipher 510 for ID entry But a single track magnetic card reader is used for time and attendance application normally The magnetic card standard whether JIS ISO track 1 ISO track2 or ISO track 3 and the direction of scan is automatically detected by the decoding logic 2 4 10 Entry Qualification Cipher 510 provides several ways to qualify the ID entries made on the station They are described below 2 4 1 Company Code A company code is a string of up to 30 characters which can be programmed into Cipher 510 to enable the qualification of all ID inputs If there is an ID input which does not have the company code in the beginning of the ID failed in company code checking Cipher 510 will initiate a warning This is usually used to check against out siders By programming the company code with a null string this company code checking feature will be disabled 2 4 2 ID Length An ID length check can be enabled to prevent faulty entries A 2 digitss ID length from 01 to 99 can be programmed into Cipher 510 to enable the checking Only the ID entries with exactly the same ID length as programmed are accept
43. s parameter setting Acceptable setting values are list below high default value off low medium 18 Buzzer Volume Setting The buzzer volume can be adjusted by this parameter setting Acceptable setting values are list below lt loudest gt default value louder 20 510 T amp A User s Manual loud quiet 19 Max Station ID Setting The station ID number can be limited by this parameter setting To modify this setting enter 2 digits number from 0 to 99 99 default value 0 99 20 Year Format Setting The year format of system time can be selected as the 2 digits year or 4 digits year Acceptable setting values are list below 2 digit year lt 4 digit year gt default value 3 3 3 Self Test This mode provides a simple but yet efficient way for diagnostic Press ENTER key for executing the following items test one by one Flash test SRAM test Beeper test LCD test LED test DI amp DO test COMI test test COM3 test 485 test ADC test Calendar test Reader test Keypad test AT Keyboard test Shutdown test 3 3 4 Initiate System This is used to set all system parameters to their default value and initialize the file systems Care should be taken as this will destroy all data stored in the memory 231 510 T amp A User s Manual 3 3 5 Clone This is used to copy the program in FLASH memory to another terminal Usually it is used for diagnostic or software upd
44. s should be the slave station The host computer can only be connected to the master station through the RS232 port For the master station the line connection setting should be set to multi station on line master The RS485 port of the master station is active only when the line connection setting is set to multi station on line master For the slave stations the line connection setting should be set to multi station on line slave No duplicate station IDs are allowed in the RS485 network 31 510 T amp A User s Manual 4 9 Serial Port For Printer 8 Digital I O The Cipher 510 provides 2 digitsal inputs and 2 digitsal outputs for controlling and monitoring external devices These inputs and outputs are photo isolated and share the same DB 25 connector as the COM3 RS 232C DIO is marked on the housing A serial printer can also be directly connected to the COMG port for on line printing nm D 3 Transmit data Receive data RTS CTS Ground Output 0 Emitter 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Output 0 Collector Output 1 Emitter Output 1 Collector Input 0 Cathode Input 0 Anode Input 1 Cathode Input 1 Anode Figure 4 15 Serial Port Connector And Pins Assignment 4 10 WAND Port This port is used to connect an external WAND or barcode slot The pin assignments are shown below H 9 1 5 09 6 2 Data Barcode Image 3 Ground 4 to 6 No Connection Figure 4 16 WAND Con
45. s to the cable goes to the next station and the net remains unaffected 10 510 T amp A User s Manual 2 18 Mounting Style Cipher 510 can either be mounted on a desk or on to a wall wall mounted as shown on the following figure Normally Cipher 510s are shipped to customers in a desk mount style By detaching the battery pack holders turning the holder 180 degrees and reattaching the holder the Cipher 510 will be changed from desk top mounting style to wall mounted style Figure 2 1 Wall Mount and Desk Top Mount 11 510 T amp A User s Manual 3 Programming System Parameters The system parameters of Cipher 510 T amp A system can be programmed manually or by RS232 commands Manually programming the Cipher 510 T amp A system is described in this section and programming the Cipher 510 via RS232 commands will be described under the section RS232 Command Beside normal working mode a special mode called manager mode is also provided to setup system parameters maintain and so on To prevent from neither illegal nor unwanted entry a special label master card must be swiped followed by correct password entry 3 1 Master Card A special card ID is designated as the master card Scanning this card will instruct the Cipher 510 to enter the setup mode and then the system parameters can be accessed The default factory setting of the master card is 1234567890 3 2 Password To further secure the system a password
46. shown on the keyboard to F4 and can be extended to 40 shift types with the aid of Prefix Code feature which will be described later The LED beside the F1 to F4 keys will be lit to indicate which is the active registered shift type It is the responsibility of employees to select the desired shift type before scanning the ID card 2 2 1 Automatic Shift Change Instead of manual alteration troublesome tender of the shift type the Cipher 510 can alter the shift type automatically hands free according to the timetable programmed into Cipher 510 The timetable consists of 16 entries of time period hour amp minute with the desired shift type The filling of the entries of the timetable can be in any order and the Cipher 510 will constantly scan all the 16 entries to see if there is a match in the time period and update the working status of shift type To eliminate cancel a pre programmed timetable entry simply changes its shift type to 0 the Cipher 510 will ignore this entry The following is an example of the timetable setting 510 T amp A User s Manual Shift Type 0830 1630 0030 0830 1630 0030 others dontcae 0 In cases where the employee wants to alter the working shift number he she can simply press the desired function keys F1 F4 on the membrane keypad The Cipher 510 will store the new shift number instead of the original one After current entry is done the Cipher 510 will restore the shift nu
47. ster card must be inputted by scanning the card not by entering from keyboard Up to 20 characters of master card ID can be set 1234567890 default value please scan the new master card 8 Password Setting Up to 6 digits passwords can be set to further secure the system Note that if a null string was entered the password examination will be skipped when entering setup mode And if a single ENTER key is pressed without preceding digits it will be treated as entering a null password That is peeking only function is not available for this parameter since there is no way to distinguish between peeking only and a null password lt none gt default value enter the new password 15 510 T amp A User s Manual 9 Time Setting This is used to modify the system time of Cipher 510 A 12 digits value Y Y MMDDHHNNSS must be completely entered as follows YY last 2 digits of the year for example 94 for 1994 MM month 1 12 DD day of the month 31 HH hour 24 hour format 0 23 NN minute 0 59 SS second 0 59 10 Timer Fine Tune Setting A fine tunable calendar chip is equipped in Cipher 510 The speed of the calendar chip can be tuned in units of ppm via a digital trimming register The trimming range is from 0 to 255 ppm The bigger value of the trimming register the slower the calendar chip runs For instance if the calendar chip is 1 second slow in one day then the value of the trim
48. t multiple Cipher 510s Every Cipher 510 station is connected to the RS485 bus line in a daisy chain style no branches allowed The bus line starts from the female DB9 connector of master station The female DB9 connector is always for connecting an RS 485 cable to the next 510 and the male DB9 connector is for connecting an RS485 cable from the previous station A 1 n 9 Ta 3 4 WAND Port This port is used to connect an external WAND or barcode slot 3 5 External Keyboard Port Besides the built in keypad an external PC AT keyboard can be attached for handy data entry 3 6 Serial Port For Printer 8 Digital I O port The Cipher 510 provides 2 digitsal inputs and 2 digitsal outputs for controlling and monitoring external devices These inputs and outputs are photo isolated and share the same DB 25 connector as the COM3 RS 232C DIO is marked on the housing A serial printer can also be directly connected to the COM3 port for on line printing 3 7 Change Mounting Style The Cipher 510 can be in desktop mounting style or in wall mounting style Wall Mount Desk Top Mount 4 Programming System Parameters The system parameters of Cipher 510 can be programmed manually or by RS232 commands 4 1 Manually programming 1 Power on the Cipher 510 and scan the master card Now Cipher 510 is waiting for entry of the password However if the password was set to none this message will not be shown
49. up to 6 digits must be correctly entered after scanning of the master card The default factory setting of the password is none which implies no password is needed 3 3 Contents of Manager Mode Upon successful entry the following message will be shown on the display System Manager l Setup Under this mode 4 major tasks can be done as follows Setup Self test Initialize System Flash Clone 3 3 1 Programming Procedures For maximum clearness a step by step procedure from the beginning is described below 12 510 T amp A User s Manual Make sure that the Cipher 510 is in working mode 510 displaying current system time on the LCD display If not the Cipher 510 might be already in the setup mode press F2 key to go back to the working mode 99 03 01 12 00 10 Scan the master card If successfully scanned with the correct master card the Cipher 510 will show PASSWORD Now Cipher 510 is waiting for entry of the password However if the password was set to none this message will not be shown and this step is simply ignored The system manager must key in the password now To avoid side peeking the password the screen will simply show instead of the real password entered Upon completion of the password entry press the ENTER key Note that neither the backspace key nor the clear key is active now the system manager must enter the right password at one time If the password was not correct the Cipher 5
50. wing checks to make sure that the Cipher 510 is working properly The system time on the display should be updated like a normal electrical clock 7 The ready LED should blink on a period of 2 seconds 7 One and only one of the 4 working shift LEDs should be lit to show the current shift type 7 Other LEDs should be off 234 510 T amp A User s Manual If manual selecting of the working shift type is required press the desired key F1 F4 Besides one short beep the corresponding LED will be lit whereas the original working shift LED should be off This procedure can be repeated as many times as necessary However it should be noted as mentioned in previous sections the ID entry must be done within 5 seconds otherwise the shift number will be restored in the Cipher 510 according to the automatic shift change timetable If the automatic shift type change is not defined in the time when the working shift type is changed Cipher 510 will stay on the new shift type 7 If the prefix code was enabled the employee must press one of the 0 9 keys to input the prefix code 1 digit no ENTER key needed before any ID entry Besides one short beep the prefix code will also be shown on the display for verifications The ID also must be entered within 5 seconds after the prefix code is pressed otherwise the prefix code will be canceled in the Cipher 510 Scan ID card or input ID code via keyboard with ENTER key as delimiter if ID entry from
51. ype reader Power Supply DC 10 15V 12V typical Power Consumption 3 VA max exculding the slot type reader Temperature Operation 5 C to 45 C Storage 20 C to 70 C Humidity Operation 15 to 90 Storage 5 to 95 53 Cipher 510 User s Guide CipherLab Co Ltd V1 0 1 Packing This packing includes This User s Guide The User s Manual Disk The Cipher 510 main unit Power Adaptor 110VAC or 220VAC RS232 Cable Default System Master Card 1234567890 1 2 3 4 5 6 maw rt wa 2 Components Barcode Magnetic LCD Display LED Indicator Card Reader Membrane Keypad Keyboard Port WAND Port LCD View 5 a DC Jack for Power Input RS 232 RS 485 RS 232 Digital IO 3 Installation 3 1 Power Source The Cipher 510 can be powered from 2 sources the external 12V or operation backup battery If line power was down the 1400mAh NiCd batterypack then took the place to provide the system power 3 2 RS 232 Connection The RS 232 connection between master station and the host computer is made through the phone jack connector located at the rear panel of Cipher 510 Besides the pin assignments of the RS232 port both the hardware setting and the software setting should be checked before any physical connections are made between Cipher 510 and the host computer 3 3 RS 485 Connection The RS 485 ports are used to connec

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