POS UNITS - Visual Tools
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1. Printer serial device D KIT CABLE POS USB Hub 4 ports D i Unit with POS functionality The order of the USB ports is marked in the hubs When the POS uses HTTP protocol the connection is made only through a network cable between the POS and the unit Connection elements First we have to distinguish all the connection parts he POS point of sell IMPORTANT Serial port RS 232 protocol e The printer or other device as appropriate he POS unit with the cable that includes o Connection cable between printer POS and POS unit o Signal extension RS232 USB converter e n case of long distances over 10 meters two RS232 485 converters and two DB9 DB25 converters not provided by the manufacturer gt Figure 4 Connection cable between printer POS and POS unit User manual 7 User manual 8 Figure 5 Signal extension Figure 6 RS232 USB converter 4 3 Short distance connection Whenever possible follow this connection diagram DB9 Female connector DB9 Male connector I 7 DB9 Female connector White Clamp connection Connection cable printer POS Unit wiht POS functionality Extension RS232 Figure 7 Connection with POS cable The connection that is always one way goes from the encoder printer to the decoder POS unit following the diagram described above The RS232 USB converter can connect to of t2. PTZ www visual tools com On Screen control for local video viewer Go preset by an alarm input function CONFIGURATION Menu for the configuration with user level password protected Local or remote software updating POWER SUPPLY Internal power supply UL CSA FCC and CE marked VX4BOX POS and VX8BOX POS 110 220 Vac 1 5 2 5 50 60Hz VX8 POS VX8 PeCo8 POS and VX16 PeCo8 POS 110 220 Vac 4A 50 60Hz Nominal consumption 100W PHYSICAL DATA VXABOX POS and VX8BOX POS Weight 3 200 g Width x Height x Depth 250 x100 x 290 VX8 POS VX8 PeCo8 POS and VX16 PeCo8 POS Weight 6700 g Width x Height x Depth 366 mm x 138 mm x 330 mm CERTIFICATES CE User manual 20 POS UNITS ENGLISH Installation and User Guide DOCVXPOSUMOOES 110511v300
3. Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 6 Sep LAST SEARCH 2010 A ZZ 3 5 13 19 Text D 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 REE El 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Start 03 09 2010 at 09 00 ERAN 27 28 29 30 End 03 09 2010 at 20 59 POS 3 Nel f 2010 18 3 Sep f b d 1 Ebd rev 01 um iia SEARCH RESULTS e 1 03 09 2010 11 02 32 TPV 01 Time lapse ER 7 R 2 03 09 2010 11 06 04 TPV 01 S 3 03 09 2010 12 04 04 TPV 01 4 03 09 2010 13 37 32 TPV 01 5 03 09 2010 13 40 31 TPV 01 6 03 09 2010 13 41 44 TPV 01 ole Time lapse Figure 16 Search result screen When you select a transaction it appears the following areas Transactions that takes place in the selected moment 13 41 44 BAGUETTE 250 GR 35 13 41 44 VINO ALPARGATERO TINTO ky 13 41 44 CARNICERIA NEW SEARCH Data from the last search and new search button LAST SEARCH 03 09 2010 at 09 00 03 09 2010 at 20 59 3 SEARCH RESULTS 03 09 2010 11 02 32 TFV 01 03 09 2010 11 06 04 TPV 01 03 09 2010 12 04 04 TPV 01 03 09 2010 13 37 32 TRY 01 Test results the results shown in Cn ou LO E EC Ne 03 09 2010 13 40 31 TPY 01 the video il 03 09 2010 13 41 44 TFV 01 viewer appears in black Video viewer it shows the video corresponding to the selected transaction From this window you can select other transaction from the searching panel and make new search press in the NEW SEARCH button to come back
4. User manual 15 5 4 Information search in recording video The information that the POS gets is associated to the recording video you can access the recording video screen to search for transactions 4 2010 Sep Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 f 2010 Hd 2 Sep Legend ENENNH Alarm Em Event C Time lapse STATUS LOGS CONFIGURATION LOGOUT 2 Sep2010 o 09 01 0902 09 03 00 04 0905 09 06 0907 0008 00 06 00 10 00 11 00 12 04 t3 09 4 0915 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 16 00 20 01 21 09 22 0923 00 n 1 EEE EEE EEE SEN MESSE LAS 192 168 2 100 Figure 14 POS recording video screen Pres in the icon to open the search screen B MEME OM STATUS LOGS CONFIGURATION LOGOUT TEXT SEARCH IN POS TICKETS Start date 03 09 2010 at 08 00 End date 03 09 2010 at 20 59 Figure 15 Transaction search screen Select the POS device where you want to make the search set a starting and final date write the text screen to search and press the SEARCH button At the bottom window appears the transactions that match the searching text string It appears in blue the transactions that can be selected the ones in grey doesn t have video associated User manual 16 LIVE VIDEO RECORDED VIDEO LOGS CONFIGURATION LOGOUT 13 41 44 BAGUETTE 250 GR 0 35 dd cL 13 41 44 VINO ALPARGATERO TINTO 34 1 37 T 13 41 44 CARNICERIA 1 28
5. Different user levels password protected Multiple user login COMMUNICATION Web server over TCP IP with Ethernet internal adapter and RJ45 connector Automatic management for Internet connections with dynamic IP address Automatic time synchronisation with a configurable NTP Server PEOPLE COUNTERS For VX8 Peco8 POS and VX16 PeCo8 POS units 8 independent people counters based on the video images analysis Differentiation of simultaneous people flow In and out counts for each counter VIDEO INPUTS PAL or NTSC video inputs according to the model with BNC connectors selectable 75 Ohms loads fro each signal except for VXBOX units ALARM INPUTS 8 non isolated inputs and 1 input for VXBOX units For dry contacts 1 switchable screw terminal female connector Customisable alarm input titles and polarity inversion from the configuration interface RELAY OUTPUTS 4 relay outputs with NO NC contacts and 1 for VXBOX units 24V 1A switch power 1 switchable screw terminal female connector Manual activation by the operator or configurable to indicate POS event POS alarm Customizable relay output titles from the configuration interface VIDEO OUTPUTS 1 VGA video output for local interface use 2 CCTV video outputs PAL or NTSC according to the model for cyclic visualisation of the active cameras and alarm monitoring except VXBOX units Control of the monitors from the local interface POS TERMINA
6. etc The last option is the text overlay in remote live video and recording video and is checked by default Point Of Last connection CIT EIER Sale POS ipsum POS protocol Camera Configured sidg Cameral 2ips 2ips 4ips POS u sidg Camera 4ips POS sidg Camera sidg I 4 mes ips working hours 17 7 ips non working hours 17 7 USB ports Connection type USB hubs Logs customer Text overlay Figure 10 POS configuration window In the VX4BOX POS units and VX8BOX POS you can record POS transactions without time lapse recording The Recording section shows what type of recording frequency has each camera If its only event recording you need to have at least 2 pre event seconds to guarantee that the video associated to the transaction is properly recorded For a POS is active and working is necessary to configure the camera recording frequency either time lapse or event and select the POS associated camera in the Configuration POS Screen When programming the POS you must press always the SAVE button after any connection change and
7. User manual 11 5 POS functionality configuration Each POS unit has 6 USB ports and you can associate at least 4 POS and no more than 16 POS depending on the unit To configure the POS unit connections it is necessary to access as Administrator user In the Configuration tab select the POS section the following window will appear Point Of Frequencyin Frequency in non Gonfigured working hours working hours sidg EpsonTM U210B 3 12ips sidg sidg sidg sidg sidg sidg sidg s idg sidg sidg sidg sidg X X X X X x x x xxx x xxx sidg ips working hours 37 5 ips non working hours 37 5 Connection type USB hubs Logs customer Text overlay Figure 9 POS configuration window In this
8. on all cameras associated to the POS system The searching can cover different days you have to enter the cash ticket data or request an intelligent word search The storage of the data that is generated by the sales terminal besides the recording video allows you to export video synchronized with the data Models There are several models of units with POS functionality VXABOX POS 4 cameras compact video recorder VX8BOX POS 8 cameras compact video recorder VX8 POS 8 cameras video recorder VX8 PeCo POS 8 cameras video recorder with PeCo functionality VX16 PeCo8 POS 16 cameras video recorder with PeCo functionality Check the model in the front label or in the one placed on the bottom of the computer Connections The POS connections are made through the unit s USB ports or through external 4 ports hubs connected to the USB unit ports In case you use hubs for the connections all the POS must be connected through them VXABOX POS up to 4 POS connections directly connected to the unit or through one hub VX8BOX POS up to 8 POS connections through one or two USB hubs VX8POS VX8 PeCo POS up to 8 POS connections through two hubs VX16 PeCo POS up to 16 POS connections through four external hubs User manual 2 Events and alarms Other feature is the ability to define a list of words or strings common to all POS to generate events and another to generate alarms With the events and alarms y
9. to the transaction searching screen User manual 17 5 5 Anomaly If you find illegible text strings in the results may be due to two reasons 1 Error when selecting the POS protocol in the configuration window of the POS unit 2 The POS is sending data from the serial port at a different speed from the POS unit standard By default the speed is 9600 8 n 1 n Change it in the POS If the POS button doesn t appear but the RS232 USB converter led flashes when we issue ticked 1 Access to the POS configuration screen in the unit and check the protocol being used the assigned camera and the recording frequencies Pres the SAVE button 2 If the problem persists you have to restart the POS unit and do the test again issue a ticket go to recording video etc For further information please contact the support department By phone 34 91 729 48 44 By e mail soporte visual tools com User manual 18 6 Appendix 1 Technical specifications MODELS VX4BOX POS DVR of 4 cameras and 4 POS VX8BOX POS DVR of 8 cameras and 6 8 POS VX8 POS DVR of 8 cameras 6 8 POS VX8 PeCo POS DVR of 8 cameras 8 counters and 6 8 POS VX16 PeCo8 POS DVR of16 camera 8 counters and 6 16 POS OPERATOR WORKSTATION Local interface for a VGA monitor and for two CCTV monitors except VXBOX units Remote access via WEB browser from any PC with MS Internet Explorer or with the Supervisor VS reception and management software
10. up to 2 Supervisor VS posts TRANSMISSION RECORDING Hard disk recording Different capacities PAL 100 ips NTSC 120 ips in 4 camera units for recording at any quality PAL 200 NTSC 240 IPS in 8 and 16 camera units for recording at any quality Simultaneous recording from different cameras and simultaneous recording and playback Automatic deletion of the images because of antiquity or hard disk occupation TIME LAPSE Recording Configurable calendar and possibility of synchronization with external devices through an alarm input EVENT Recording Recording activated by means of the alarm inputs or motion sensors Configurable recording of up to 30 minutes of pre alarm and 10 minutes of post alarm User manual 19 VIDEO AND DATA EXPORT Video export MPEG format including texts of POS to external USB device hard disk or flash memory Count data export to CSV format for its import from any data base or spreadsheet PeCo Graph application for the automatic or manual data collection and graphical representation of the counting data MOTION DETECTION Motion sensors per camera with selectable activation always in working hours Definition of different motion no motion areas and 3 levels of sensitivity Smart search of video sequences in local viewer with VMD filters on time lapse recordings PAN TILT ZOOM Virtual panel for domes control and matrixes form multiple manufacturers refer to our dome list in
11. window you can configure each of the POS connected to the unit For a POS is active and running you need to have a camera and a recording frequency assigned Point of Sales POS POS ID Last connection state It shows the connection status by the icon status User manual 12 Connected lil the cable is connected properly it has a camera assigned and a recording frequency Offline til the cable is connected properly but it doesn t have a camera assigned or a recording frequency or ww is neither connected nor active POS protocol This is the communication protocol between the POS and printer is identified by the printer name HTTP Id POS ID when thee HTTP protocol is used Camera camera assigned to the POS Time lapse recording Camera recording frequency in working hours and non working hours Configured It shows whether the POS is running or is stopped In the lower part you can choose the different types of connection for the POS e USB ports Direct connection to the USB ports up to 6 POS USB hubs Connection through USB hubs 8 16 POS HTTP The POS data entry can be done by a network connection in this case you need a specific protocol to integrate this protocol contact the manufacturer The next item shows the type of transactions that the unit can store along with the recording video e Customer Client ticket print e Journal Detailed information of the POS use card transactions cash counts
12. L CONNECTION Connection of 4 POS terminals for VX4BOX POS by using the USB unit ports or 1 hub Connection of up to 6 POS terminals by using the USB unit ports and possibility of connecting up to 8 POS by installing 2 external 4 ports USB hubs for VX8BOX POS VX8 PeCo8 POS and VX8 POS and 16 POS by installing 4 ports USB hubs for VX16 PeCo8 POS units If using hubs all POS must be connected through them The connection to the POS must be made by using a kit that includes a USB adapter to RS232 port One kit per POS The POS data are retrieved from the serial port In most cases existent printer connection socket is used Please consult available protocols RECORDING OF TRANSACTIONS Recording of transactions from up to POS terminals synchronized with the associated video cameras Recorded video searching with key word search motor Simultaneous playback of video and the associated transactions CAPTURE AND PAL resolution 640 x 480 COMPRESSION 4 configurable and independent quality levels for live and recorded video MPEG standard compression Compression size 12 KB for very high quality 9KB for high quality 5 KB for medium quality and 3KB for low quality per image TRANSMISSION Transmission of up to PAL 25 ips NTSC 30 ips depending on the available bandwidth and the recording configuration Simultaneous transmission and recording ALARM Sending of alarm images via e mail and or alarm notification to
13. OS image The aim is to see properly the product that is sold but sometimes you can prefer to observe the people consult the client 07 Sep 2070 197 Y Bi Figure 1 Camera showing POS vision User manual 5 4 POS and printer connection to the PeCo POS 4 1 Connection The connection between the printer output device the POS and the POS unit it is done thought kit provided by the manufacturer kit it s required for each POS By default each unit has one kit although you can order separately to the manufacturer The data used by the POS unit is taken from the POS serial port The POS connection to the POS units is made through the USB ports there can be used directly or through USB hubs If you use the USB port directly this is the wiring diagram USB DIRECT CONNECTION DIAGRAM Printer serial device D KIT CABLE POS POS 6X Unit with POS functionality The unit dispose of 6 USB ports this is the ports order for the POS connections Figure 2 Unit rear Figure 3 Unit front User manual 6 4 2 Supposing you use hubs to connect to the USB ports please use the ones provided by manufacturer You can use maximum of 1 hub of 4 ports for the VX4BOX POS 2 hubs of 4 ports for the VX8BOX POX VX8 POS and VX8 PeCo8 POS units and 4 hubs of 4 USB ports for the VX16 PeCo8 POS units The connection diagram is the following CONNECTION WITH HUBS USB DIAGRAM Ta g Va
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15. always after connecting a data line User manual 13 5 1 POS events In the POS functionality configuration is possible to create events and alarms depending on the information received Press the POS EVENTS button in the POS configuration window and you will access to this window where you can define the text strings able to generate an event or an alarm EL AD Event configuration Alarm configuration Transmit alarm A Figure 11 POS events configuration window The events and alarms are generated in each of the defined POS matching text strings must be exact When a POS receive any of the defined words it generates an event alarm than can be consulted in the recorded video there is also just for an alarm the possibility of sending a VAV with images associated Event configuration Any text string generates a POS event The following text strings generate POS events cancellation Figure 12 POS events configuration window in VXBOX units In the VX4BOX POS and VX8BOX POS units there is an additional option to configure when the POS generates an event or an alarm Apart from the use of key text strings is possible to use any incoming text string to generate events or alarms in all the POS Besides in these units when a VAV is sent the key text that generates the alarm in included in the mail User manual 14 5 2 Checking 5 installation Follow the next steps to che
16. and the printer or output device it must be in the list of compatible protocols for the POS unit 4 In case of not being compatible in the date of the consult Visual Tools reserves the right to adapt the printer in the time frame it deems appropriate 5 The data line is ONE WAY meaning that the POS point of sale sends the information and both printer and POS unit receive it 7 You have to use always the supplied cable even if you use the RS232 485 converters option for long distances B HTTP POS connection User manual 4 1 The POS cable it is not necessary the connection is being made through a network cable between the POS and the unit 2 The POS must have integrated the data transmission protocol supplied by the manufacturer of the POS units 3 The unit has a specific key for this protocol the POS must have this key configured to communicate 4 The POS has an ID that has to be defined in the POS unit in the Configuration POS screen 3 Cameras installation 3 1 Camera types It is recommended using varifocal lens in order to adjust the cameras view field after its installation Any camera can be used Bear in mind that the unit records the camera signal being recommended colour cameras with good signal level and clarity 3 2 Camera position The system is based in the simultaneous recording of video sequences associated to the text of the POS ticket The camera has to be placed showing the P
17. ck the POS working Checking the data reception 1 Issue a ticket in the checkout chosen as test and check that at this moment most likely need two people 15 the location is not the same there is flashing light on the RS232 USB converter which is physically connected to the unit If this not happen we have to check the line wiring The best way 15 to check the continuity with tester both the ground wire and the signal wire If there is a flashing light that means the POS unit has received data Visualization checking 1 2 3 4 Connect remotely to the unit through Internet Explorer connect locally Log in with a user able to watch live video Select the camera associated to the POS Press the POS button to access the window where you can see the transactions received by the POS that it associated to the selected camera 5 3 Live video In the live video screen both local and remote you can watch the transactions that the POS is receiving select the camera associated to the POS and press the icon a new window will appear with the viewer transaction at the top and the video viewer on the bottom RECORDED VIDEO STATUS 65 CONFIGURATION LOGOUT NAME pos3 CAMERA TPV 01 12 52 22 GUBLINS GREFUSA 120 1 00 12 52 22 CHIFLE SAL GRANDE 114 GPLATANI 1 11 12 52 22 PATATAS FRITAS RUBIO 150gr 0 95 Figure 13 POS live video screen To come back to the live video screen press the BACK button
18. he 6 USB ports or to a USB hub User manual 9 4 4 Long distance connection DB9 Female connector 089 Male connector Ox Connection cable u ee Red White Printer POS Unit wiht POS functionality Clamp connection 5 GND 2 RX DB9 Female RS485 Protocol Converters RS 232 485 Example ATEN IC 485 S DB25 Female 7 GND 3 TX 5 GND 2 RX DB9 Female Converter USB RS232 Figure 8 Long distance connection example with POS cable and RS232 485 converters User manual 10 When the distance is higher than the POS cable the connection is always unidirectional it s made through the 485 protocol o0 it is necessary to use two 5232 485 converters these converters connect in one side the POS cable and in the other the RS232 converter to the USB following the previous diagram that describes an example with ATEN IC 485 converters although there can be used different models these converters are not provided by the manufacturer If it is necessary to use a DB9 to DB25 adapter please be sure that you don t cross the signal It the converter led is always on that means the signal is crossed change the place of the reducer or change the micro switch to DTE in the RS232 485 converters There is another option to connect the 485 connection directly to USB with the ACKSYS US400 converter for further information please consult the support department By phone 91 729 48 44 By e mail soporte 2visual tools com
19. ou can mark the video generate relay activations and send alarms The alarms can be sent via e mail alarm frames VAV or can be notified to up to two Supervisor VS Events and alarms in VX4BOX POS and VX8BOX POS units In these units apart from the use of key text strings is possible to use any incoming text string to generate events or alarms in all the POS The alarms sent by e mail contain the key text that generates the POS alarm in the subject s mail Additional functionality Besides its functionality as POS unit several units have functionality as PeCo unit and can analyze images and provide people flow data As video recording unit has real time video recording with data transmission to one or several users For further information about these features please consult the VX4BOX VX8BOX VX4 VX8 VX16 video recording manual and the user manual User manual 3 2 General considerations Connection types on the POS A Serial port POS connection 1 The POS has to send out the data always by the serial port and it has to be configured as follows Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 2 The printer or output device is independent of the POS unit It must have serial port this way you can use the supplied cable 3 Before you install a unit with POS functionality consult your distributor or the manufacturer the compatibility whit the POS
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