BeFREE 15 User`s Manual - Atom
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1. 2 14 REPLACEMENT PARTS 2 15 OPTIONS AND UPGRADES 2 16 OBJECT ENTRY 2 7 1512 09er levies e AR HER levees Sea eR E AS e SENE HER coves A Sevens AAA erae bod eye Ai 2 17 POWERED PORTS 5e RNA 2 18 CASA DRA WERE ne e ates 3 1 CONNECTIVITY deeem RERBA RIDERE QU IAS 3 1 1 DEAN Oi eo e E a eese duet en e ys qo eee ve duae eate nes c Poe e qute ago adnata 3 1 2 A er tainted EM eee eed ae er tu EE HER MEE Roe RR 3 1 3 Eanless dd ato ei epe pU BAS 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 26 D NT 3 2 7 3 2 8 3 29 Etherhetz s oui o e eei e ae PUn oe aee Re OR ER ee cade ieee eed a e eR dong nai 3 210 VGA are Li eit A A A set hae Aa DRM 3 2 11 Cashdr Wet s edt ed a enean tad 3 3 TIPRO CONTROLLER 7 5 Gode RITE ios 3 4 BAN CONTROL a ier ERREUR NERO I he ae ae UENIRE UC RR 3 5 POWER RESTRICTIONS 3 5 1 Peripherals power restrictions Standard and Fanless versions 3 5 2 Peripherals power restrictions Powered BeFREE 3 6 GASH DRAWER 7 5er er rtr rng e End rt AURORA RE ER SE Contents 3 6 1 Explanation of programming Cash Drawer POrts cscccceessssccesscesecssscecsesssecesssecessseeceesssseessaes 3 10 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION eren eee H adl 4 1 DRIVER INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS eeeeeeeeeenenen nennen enne nnne mensae nennen ess s snae trenes sss a setis essen nnne 4 1 41 1 Step d Chipset2. Connection type Maximum load per port Symbol Maximum power allowed Tipro Bus 1A Psy 18W USB 500 mA COM 5V 1A COM 12V 1A Prov 20W 12V power output 1A Calculation of total used power 1 1 Py Poy 20W Example Connected are USB Keyboard with 30 mA consumption USB scanner 155mA max Can we still connect a 8 4 customer display on 12V Rating 6W Calculate 1 1 0 03 0 155 5 6 7W So we can easily connect the display on 12V Together all devices will consume 7W and the maximum rating of the 12V connection 1A is lower than the display uses 0 5A 3 8 3 5 2 Peripherals power restrictions Powered BeFREE Versions 60W total available for external devices which has to be divided over 24 12 5V Consumption is limited per port per voltage and as a total Connection type Maximum load per port Symbol Maximum power allowed Tipro bus 1A Psy 30W USB 1 1 100 mA USB 2 0 500 mA COM 5V 1A COM 12V 1A Prov 60W Powered USB12V 3A 12V output 1A COM 24V 1A Pray 55W Powered USB 24V 2 3 A 24V output 2A Calculation of total used power 1 1 Py Pay 1 1 P lt 60W Example Connected are USB Keyboard with 30 mA consumption USB scanner 155mA max Customer display 6W on 12V Can we still connect a printer on 24V Rating 1 6A Calculate 1 1 0 03 0 155 5 64 1 1 1 6 24 49 3W So we can easily connect the printer Tog
3. Pentiume M Celerone M ATOM are trademarks of Intele Corporation e Microsoft Windowseis a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp e ITEis atrademark of Integrated Technology Express Inc e IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation e SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs Inc All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners General overview 1 General overview 1 1 What is what BeFREE is an integration of a PC and a LCD Touch Monitor based on the existing FREE line Therefore BeFREE is compatible with all existing and future FREE FREE line modules The BeFREE offers full connectivity in a very compact form and allows for easy access maintainability Intel Dual Core ATOM processors are used which are powerful enough for most tasks Due to low heat components and special design BeFREE produces very low noise levels BeFREE is built in the housing of the original 15 FREE It consist of an industrial grade motherboard hard disk or solid state disk DC DC converter touch screen high brightness TFT LCD and Tipro controller There are two basic connectivity types one standard and one powered The powered types have powered Retail USB connections powered COM ports and a cashdrawer port They have a larger power supply so peripherals can be powered from the BeFREE Besides these two types there is also a fanless type which has the similar connecti
4. A USB 2 0 7 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 2 0 8 LAN1 RJ 45 8 pin 9 LAN2 RJ 45 8 pin 10 COM1 DSUB 9 male 11 VGA DSUB 15 12 Audio microphone Stereo Jack 3 5 mm For mono microphones 13 Audio Line in Stereo Jack 3 5 mm 14 Audio Line out Stereo Jack 3 5 mm Table 4 Connectivity Fanless BeFREE 3 3 Versions 3 2 Connector specifications 3 2 1 12V input O 12V Pin 4 Name N C GND 12V O 3 3 2 2 24V output Name 24V GND N C Pin A 1 2 3 3 2 3 12V output 2 1 mm connector Name 12V Pin 2 1 2 GND 3 2 4 Tipro external bus Name TBM_CLK VTBS Ww GND A TBM DATA U1 EXT CFG2 Pin 4 1 2 50 04 30 02 o1 3 4 3 2 5 Serial port Versions Notes e 24V on pin 9 available on Powered BeFREE e For current limitations see 3 5 1 and or 3 5 2 COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 4 Pin 4 RS232 RS232 RS232 1 DCD DCD DCD 2 RX RX RX 3 TX TX TX 4 DTR DTR DTR 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR DSR DSR 7 RTS RTS RTS 8 CTS CTS CTS 9 RI RI 5V 12V RI 5V 12V 24V 3 2 6 USB All USB ports can provide 500mA on VBUS Pin A Name 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D 4 GND 3 2 7 Powered USB 12V Pin out of USB part same as standard USB port see
5. except changing date time and boot order are not recommended by Tipro and are at the customers own risk You can always recall Tipro default settings by selecting Load optimized defaults in the main menu 6 5 6 1 6 1 System Test and Initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware If the routines encounter an error during the tests you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen There are two kinds of errors fatal and non fatal The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non fatal errors Non fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions Press F1 to RESUME Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence 6 2 System configuration verification These routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory If they do not match the program outputs an error message You will then need to run the BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory There are two situations in which you will need to change the CMOS settings 1 You want to change the boot order 2 The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased 6 3 AMI BIOS Setup American Megatrends BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so th
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7. 3 2 6 Pin A Name 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D 4 GND Pin A Name 5 GND 6 12V 7 12V 8 GND 3 5 Versions 3 2 8 Powered USB 24V Pin out of USB part same as standard USB port see 3 2 6 Pin A Name Pin A Name 1 VBUS 5 GND 2 D 6 24V 3 D 7 24V 4 GND 8 GND 3 2 9 Ethernet D 2 E Name TX TX TCT N C N C RCT RX RX 12345678 CON ID MB WIN rR 3 2 10 VGA Pin Name Pin Name 1 CRT_RED 9 5V deg 2 CRT GREEN 10 VGAGND O8 o c od o 3 CRT BLUE 11 N C d e e dfo 4 N C 12 CRT_SDA 5 VGA GND 13 CRT_HSYNC 6 VGA GND 14 CRT_VSYNC 7 VGA GND 15 CRT_SCL 8 VGA GND 3 2 11 Cashdrawer Pin Name 1 Shield 2 Kick out 1 3 Open Close 4 Power 24V 5 Kick out 2 6 GND d Optionally 12V see 5 2 2 3 6 Versions 3 3 Tipro Controller The Tipro controller is built into the BeFREE It controls Powered outputs Display brightness Fan Cashdrawer and all other optional Tipro modules connected to BeFREE For monitoring setting and programming modules fan etc ChangeMe is used see 4 3 For general programming please refer to ChangeMe Help file In all BeFREE versions the Tipro Controller is communicate via the USB interface USB is used for both programming the controller a
8. HOW TO open BeFREE Always remove the power cord when opening the BeFREE Tools philips cross screwdriver Procedure 1 Remove all connectors from BeFREE 2 Turn BeFREE upside down Place some soft protection under the screen 3 Remove the 2 screws on either side of the housing as indicated on the drawing Figure 16 open BeFREE Now the PC part can slide out You might have to push at the connector side and pull at the heatsink side If you turn around the PC part you can reach the jumpers to set voltage on powered COM ports see 5 2 15 2 1 To close BeFREE again 1 Slide the PC part back into the housing 2 Fixthe 2 screws at the sides 3 Replace all original cables 5 1 Hardware settings 5 2 Jumpers HANA DI HL HULA LL PEEL EEL ETL PH PEPE IL HH E C PP 9 8 CoO i 8 Im 1801 N H5 H3 H4 N N x NJP1 Nuez JP3 N NUPA APS Figure 17 pe position 5 2 1 Setting of the voltage on the powered COM ports COM 2 and COM 3 and COM 4 on powered versions can be configured to have power on pin gt For maximum allowed load see 3 5 e First step is to open the BeFREE Follow steps described in previous section e Next step is to turn around the PC part so that you can see the top 5 2 1 1 Standard version The jumper
9. JP1 for COM 2 on the Standard version is positioned totally on the left side behind the connector for the power supply see picture below JP1 jumper configuring COM 2 pin 9 Not in use 12V 5V Not in use Ring no power default See 3 2 5 5 2 Hardware settings 5 2 1 2 Powered version COM 2 COM3 and COM 4 are available on Powered BeFREE COM 2 is the same as described in the section above The jumpers JP3 JP4 for COM 3 and 4 are located on the Add on board as indicated on Figure 17 Jumper positionFigure 17 above JP3 JP4 jumper configuring COM 3 and 4 pin 9 oo 24 V o o 12V o o 5V o o Not in use Ring no power default 5 2 2 Cashdrawer voltage By default the Cahdrawer is set to 24V output Optionally this can be set to 12V by means of jumper JP2 1 2 24V default 2 3 12V 2 3 1 5 2 3 Tipro Controller serial communication All BeFREEs produced after July 2011 have this enabled by default no need to open the BeFREE The controller is connected to COM 5 On earlier Powered BeFREEs the Tipro Controller can be set to communicate via RS232 USB communication is also still possible The connector COM 4 cannot be used in this case After the BeFREE is opened see 5 1 move the cable from header H3 to H5 see Figure 17 above Refer to ChangeMe help file for information on changing interface from USB to RS232 5 3 BIOS settings 6 BIOS settings Any changes to the BIOS
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11. the ON OFF button see 1 3 point 5 It might take a few seconds before the image appears 6 The system can be turned off either by the Operating System or by pressing the ON OFF button you might need to hold it for a few seconds 1 6 Cable Management Cables can be fixed in place with the cable management Open the mechanism as indicated below and guide the cables through General overview Figure 5 Cable management 1 7 Status LEDs T Tea TT OOO Figure 1 6 LED Indicators 1 Power e Short blinking Off state power connected Green e Continuous operating e Long blinking Sleep mode Standby 2 Hard disk Blinking when hard disk HD SSD is active Green 3 Touchscreen On when touchscreen disabled Orange 4 Warning On when error occurred Orange 5 Configurable e Fan state Green e Current active layer of Tipro Controller Error number overrides user settings see Appendix A e User defined via API Table 1 1 LED indicators General overview 1 8 Cleaning You should clean BeFREE s screen display with dry soft clean cloth Then you should wipe the cloth across the display from left to right moving from the top of the display down to the bottom of the display If your display contains grease or some other contaminant then you should dampen your cloth with water You should also use some non aggressive cleaners as gt Water Water with a tiny a
12. the lay file With the next Update command these settings will be saved as initial settings This means that these setings will be the default settings the next time the BeFREE starts 4 3 3 1 Powered COM The voltage for the COM powered ports must be set by jumper see 5 2 1 After that this voltage can be turned on or off in ChangeMe If the powered COM port is set to Ring no power default setting the voltage to ON in ChangeMe will have no effect If the COM port is set to provide 12V only the 12V switch in ChangeMe has effect 4 3 3 2 Connections Some ports are controlled by a single switch some by two in series some ports share one switch 12V out and COM if set to 12V are controlled by one switch Ext12V COM 3 and 4 if set to 5V each is controlled by its own switch COM 3 and 4 if set to 12V and USB1 each is controlled by its own switch and by the 12V FUSE If the fuse is turned off all 12V connected ports are turned off COM 3 and 4 if set to 24V USB2 and 24V out DC DC manages all these ports If turned off they all turn off 4 6 Software Installation BeFREE v3 Om Status LEDs Power off Power ports Events Cash drawer Read EXT 5V External depends on jumper setting depends on jumper setting depends on jumper setting USB 12V USB 24V External 24V DK Cancel Figure 12 power settings 4 3 4 Events Events detected by the Tipro controller ca
13. 0W The powered version offers more powered connectivity and can supply more current to peripherals than the standard version Visually the difference can be noticed at the rear The fanless version has a heatsink the powered version has a heatsink with integrated fan the standard version has no heatsink just protection for the fan The differences in connectivity are shown below 3 1 Connectivity 3 1 1 Standard O 12V input O O lo O O O ed CIL eL je e 12Vout Tipro ext COM2 USB 1 1 USB USB LAN1 LAN2 COM1 VGA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 7 Standard type Connectors Connector name Type Note 1 12VInput XLR 2 12V Output 2 1mm center positive 3 Tipro External Bus Mini DIN 5 4 COM2 DSUB 9 male Powered Pin9 RI 5V 12V 5 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 1 1 intended for Tipro devices 3 1 Versions 6 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 2 0 7 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 2 0 8 LAN1 RJ 45 8 pin 9 LAN2 RJ 45 8 pin 10 COM 1 DSUB 9 male 11 VGA DSUB 15 Table 2 Connectivity Standard BeFREE 3 1 2 Powered 12113 14 15 16 17 COM3 COMA O 12V input C O oo O ah 24Vot USB12V USB 24V iS e O O 9 12Vout Tipro ext COM2 USB 1 1 USB USB LAN1 L
14. AN2 COM1 VGA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 8 Powered Type Connector name Type Note 1 12VInput XLR 2 12VOutput 2 1mm center positive 3 Tipro External Bus Mini DIN 5 4 COM2 DSUB 9 male Powered Pin9 RI 5V 12V 5 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 1 1 intended for Tipro devices 6 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 2 0 7 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 2 0 8 LAN1 RJ 45 8 pin 9 LAN2 RJ 45 8 pin 10 COM 1 DSUB 9 male 11 VGA DSUB 15 12 Cashdrawer 24V RJ 12 Epson standard 13 24V output EPSON 3 pin POWER 14 Powered USB 12V Power USB 12V green 15 Powered USB 24V Power USB 24V red 16 COM 3 DSUB 9 male Powered Pin9 RI 5V 12V 24V 17 COM4 DSUB 9 male Powered Pin9 RI 5V 12V 24V Table 3 Connectivity Powered BeFREE 3 2 3 1 3 Fanless 12113114 Versions O 12V input mic in sus ZOO Xj O 12Vout Tipro ext COM2 USB 1 1 USB USB LAN1 LAN2 COM1 VGA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 9 Fanless type Connector name Type Note 1 12V Input XLR 2 12V Output 2 1mm center positive 3 Tipro External Bus Mini DIN 5 4 COM2 DSUB 9 male Powered Pin9 RI 5V 12V 5 Dual USB 2xUSB type A USB 1 1 intended for Tipro devices 6 Dual USB 2xUSB type
15. BeFREE V3 0 Intel ATOM based User manual BeFREE UM ATOM 1 13 doc 1 13 November 7 2011 Version Contents 1 1 WHAT IS WHAT Onion CIN EPGRPES FEE ECRIRE S REER CORA DE ans REESE YER TRANS RET ENTRE ONE UR RPORR SERRE ERREUR ERR deere 1 1 1 2 WHAT IS NEW 1 3 WHEREIS WHAT cote dots iere oe te o t DRE ies 1 2 1 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS 45 523 ge oix teats en eR aee eR aie laws e E e RR doe exu Eae MR Reeve RNase NR aO Pe RR E ELNO EEEE dE CREE nn 1 2 1 5 GETTING STARTED RR 1 3 1 6 ie VUA dirige 1 3 1 7 STATUS LEDS iit tr OE OS GEI OUI DUET eee 1 4 1 8 feu iler 1 5 2 1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS FOR TIPRO PRODUCTS 2 1 1 Damage Requiring Service 2 2 SERVICING co 2 3 MOUNTING ACCESSORIES 2 4 VENTILATION ococonononononononenonenineness 2 5 WATER AND MOISTURE RR veuccauaedeececnceasvascedascece coudzecactacdececeaedessedasdeceeasecendedeeceenesaeeeseesss 2 6 PIERO UREA didas 2 7 ACCESSIBILITY 7 55 52 6d eR ee eene See a Ree ERE EEG EEASER EUER NEEE TAS ER PET ETE REOR ee eee Rea Re TER eee ERE Pee E NERIS ERE REGE DARE eee 2 8 INTERNAL BATTERY secu ies ero co to een een eo dove ceue ve eaa xe o an ev es eo AAA ENAA ESENES ENEE a aE aiaa 2 9 EXTENSION CORD2 35 reote deitas eio t eerte es Se pete ae Det PRAE RENE REP UNR RISE pKS 2 10 Si Ref o cL M 2 11 eum i 2 12 liz PP EEE M 2 13 CIRCULATION AND COOLING
16. at it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off 6 4 Entering Setup Power on the computer and press Del or F2 immediately when the Tipro logo is shown This will allow you to enter Setup 6 5 Setup Utility Once you enter the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use the left right arrow keys to navigate through the different menus listed at the top Use the up down arrow keys to navigate through the items listed on the page Enter opens the sub menu for an item or allows you to change settings for that item Esc brings you one menu level higher or lets you exit the setup utility after confirmation F4 is the shortcut for Save Configuration amp Exit Any repairs and support that are a consequence of changes to the BIOS other than date time or boot order are not covered under warranty 6 1 BIOS settings 6 5 1 Main The Bios information is listed and the system time and date can be changed Use Tab to move from hours to minutes etc 6 5 2 Advanced The first item Launch PXE OpROM is the only item that should be changed if necessary 6 5 2 1 Launch PXE OpROM Set the Launch PXE OpROM to Enabled to allow booting via LAN 6 5 2 2 H W Monitor This item can be used to view the current system temperatures and voltages 6 5 3 Chipset 6 5 3 1 Restore AC Power Loss Can be set in South Bridge This sets the behavior of BeFREE in case of re applying p
17. e Do not use the product in a wet location BeFREE is not waterproof 2 6 Power Sources The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the product s electrical ratings label If you have questions about the type of power source to use contact your Tipro authorized service provider or local power company 2 7 Accessibility Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the equipment operator as possible When you need to disconnect power to the equipment be sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet 2 8 Internal Battery Your computer may contain an internal battery powered real time clock circuit Do not attempt to recharge the battery disassemble it immerse it in water or dispose of it in fire Replacement should be done by a Tipro authorized service provider 2 9 Extension Cord If an extension cord or power strip is used make sure that the cord or strip is rated for the product and that the total ampere ratings of all products plugged into the extension cord or power strip do not exceed 80 of the extension cord or strip ampere rating limit 2 10 Overloading Do not overload an electrical outlet power strip or convenience receptacle The overall system load must not exceed 80 of the branch circuit rating If power strips are used the load should not exceed 8096 of the power strip input rating 2 11 Cleaning Unplug t
18. ed if you have a BeFREE with the optional audio connectivity Go to the directory Step 4 Realtek HD Audio Codec choose your Windows version and run setup exe Confirm that you wish to continue with the installation by pressing yes Click next to start the installation You must restart the BeFREE do this by choosing Yes want to restart my computer now and click ok 4 1 Software Installation 4 1 5 Step 5 Touch screen drivers Open the directory Step 5 ELO touch driver Run the executable in this folder exe Click OK to continue then click unzip The installation will start automatically after you press OK again Choose your language or leave default and click next Select Install USB Touchscreen Drivers and click next Then accept the licence agreement to continue After installing click Finish The calibration should start automatically otherwise go to Start Control Panel classic view ELO Touchscreen Align To calibrate press the shown targets 3 test and accept the settings 4 1 6 Step 6 ChangeMe installation Open the directory Step 6 Tipro ChangeMe Software Please check our website for the latest update see 4 1 Version 5 6 33 or higher is needed Run the exectuable in the directory Click next you can optionally change the installation directory click next again choose complete next again and finally install You must restart the BeFREE do this by choosing Yes want to res
19. ether all devices will consume less than 50W 10 less than allowed The maximum rating of the 12V connection 1A is higher than the display uses 0 5A and the maximum allowed current on 24V 2 3 A is also higher than the consumption of the printer Limited by the total available power on 24V 3 9 Versions 3 6 Cash Drawer Powered BeFREEs has one RJ12 connector see 3 1 2 No 12 and 3 2 11 for cash drawers The cash drawer uses the modular connectors Do not connect ordinary telephone line to these connectors The cash drawers is driven by Tipro controller By default the cashdrawer port is set to 24V but it can be changed to 12V See 5 2 2 to change the voltage 3 6 1 Explanation of programming Cash Drawer Ports The cashdrawer port can be controlled by using Tipro s API MIDAPI or by using OPOS 3 6 1 1 OPOS If your Tipro OPOS drivers don t support Cash drawer check on web site http www tipro net for latest drivers or contact Tipro support mail support tipro net All supported OPOS commands can be found in UnifiedPOS document version 1 8 on page 139 Chapter 4 Cash drawer names are defined in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE OLEforRetail ServiceOPOS CashDrawer and are by default set to TiproCashDrawer1 and TiproCashDrawer2 They can be changed manually in the registry 3 6 1 2 API Please check the MIDAPI documentation for details see 7 3 10 Software Installation 4 Software Installat
20. he product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 2 12 Heat The product should be placed away from radiators heat registers stoves or other pieces of equipment including amplifiers that produce heat 2 2 Warnings 2 13 Circulation and Cooling Allow sufficient air circulation around the BeFREE and the external power supply during use Prevent direct exposure to radiant heat sources 2 14 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service provider uses replacement parts specified by Tipro 2 15 Options and Upgrades Use only the options and upgrades recommended by Tipro 2 16 Object Entry Never push a foreign object through an opening in the product 2 17 Powered ports Maximum current per port is 3A for Powered USB 1A for Powered COM See also 3 5 2 18 Cash Drawer The cash drawer uses the modular connectors specifically designed for cash drawers Do not connect ordinary telephone line to these connectors 2 3 Versions 3 Versions There are 3 basic types of BeFREE 1 Standard type 2 Powered type 3 Fanless type The following items are the same in all versions Display with Touchscreen Mainboard processor and RAM Tipro Connectivity Differences are in power supply both external AC DC and internal DC DC The standard and fanless versions are powered by 12V 80W the powered version by 12V 15
21. ion 4 1 Driver installation under Windows Windows XP and Windows 7 are supported Under Windows most drivers will be found and installed automatically The drivers noted below must be installed manually from the enclosed CD Please always check our website for possible updates www tipro net support then choose BeFREE Follow step 1 to 6 as they appear on the drivers CD 4 1 1 Step 1 Chipset drivers Go to the directory named Step 1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility and run infinst autol exe Click Next and accept the license agreement Click Next again You must restart the BeFREE do this by choosing Yes want to restart my computer now and click Finish 4 1 2 Step 2 Graphics drivers Open the directory Step 2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver then WDM for Windows drivers then choose your Windows version Run Setup exe Click Next and accept the license agreement and click Next again Your screen might flicker during the installation this is normal You must restart the BeFREE do this by choosing Yes want to restart my computer now and click Finish 4 1 3 Step 3 Ethernet drivers Open the directory Step 3 Intel Ethernet 82567V and 82583V then WDM and run PROWin32 exe Click Next and accept the license agreement click Next again and then Install When the installation is finished press Finish No restart is needed 4 1 4 Step 4 Audio drivers This is only need
22. mount of soft liquid soap gt Isopropyl Alcohol gt Commercial glass cleaners that do not contain ammonia 1 5 Warnings 2 Warnings Tipro products are designed to operate safely when installed and used according to the product instructions and general safety practices The guidelines included in this chapter explain the potential risks associated with BeFREE operation and provide important safety practices designed to minimize these risks By carefully following the information contained in this chapter you can protect yourself from hazards and create a safer BeFREE work environment 2 1 General Precautions for Tipro Products Retain the safety and operating instructions provided with the product for future reference Follow all operating and usage instructions Observe all warnings on the product and in the operating instructions To reduce the risk of fire bodily injury and damage to the equipment observes the following precautions 2 1 1 Damage Requiring Service Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and take the product to a Tipro authorized service provider under the following conditions e The power cord extension cord or plug is damaged e Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product e The product has been exposed to water e The product has been dropped or damaged in any way e There are noticeable signs of overheating e The product does not operate normally when you follow the operati
23. n be sent to the system as programmable keys Possible events are fan state changes power state changes etc 4 3 5 Cashdrawer The Cashdrawer window is used for testing the cashdrawer port Although the window is shown for all versions of BeFREE it functions just for Powered BeFREEs which have a cashdrawer port Software Installation BeFREE v3 DER Status LEDs Power ports initial state Power ports current Events Cash drawer Advanced Status Time 3 40 35 PM Open Cash drawer 1 State CLOSED or not connected Open Cash drawer 2 Security Enable write at Update Cash drawer is open Timeout in minutes 1 255 First warning Cash drawer is still open Interval in seconds 1 255 EN Repeated warning Interface OK Cancel Figure 13 Cashdrawer dialog Press Read to get the current status of the drawer s In case no cashdrawer connection is present standard and fanless BeFREE the status open is shown On the Powered BeFREE the status is closed or not connected when no cashdrawer is present or when it is connected and closed The Status is open when the drawer is open Use the buttons Open Cashdrawer to test opening the drawer Optionally warnings can be sent after a certain time out if the drawer is still open 4 3 6 Advanced Power off mode By default the BeFREE is set to low energy consumption off mode This means that just the Tipro c
24. nd for sending key events BeFREEs produced after xxxx have the possibility to additionally connect the Tipro Controller to a COM port See 5 2 3 In some cases this might be necessary for instance when software expects data on serial interface i e data from a Magnetic Card Reader 3 4 Fan Control BeFREE has integrated a specially designed Fan control which ensures that BeFREE is always producing as little noise as possible The Fan control is a device which controls fan speed proportionally to the BeFREE s temperature In general that means the higher the temperature is the greater the fan speed The temperature of BeFREE can be monitored in ChangeMe see 4 3 1 1Napaka Vira sklicevanja ni bilo mogo e najti or by using MIDAPI functions The status of the fancontrol is shown by the LEDs on the top of the frame labeled 1 to 4 Fan control is off 2 Fan control is working fanspeed is regulated according to temperature 4 Temperature is over maximum fan at 10096 damage might occur Note Optionally the LEDs can display the current layer of the Tipro controller instead of the FAN status Section 4 3 2 describes how to change this setting Tipro s API See MIDAPI documentation for more info 3 7 3 5 Power restrictions Versions 3 5 1 Peripherals power restrictions Standard and Fanless versions 20W total available for external devices which has to be divided over 12 and 5V
25. ng instructions 2 2 Servicing Except as explained elsewhere in the Tipro documentation do not service any Tipro product yourself Always remove the power cord before opening the BeFREE Never run the PC part of BeFREE separately from the screen and housing Opening removing covers or running PC part separately may expose you to electric shock Service needed on components inside these compartments should be done by a Tipro authorized service provider 2 3 Mounting Accessories Do not use the product on an unstable table cart stand tripod or bracket The product may fall causing serious bodily injury and serious damage to the product Use only with a table cart stand or bracket recommended by Tipro or sold with the product 2 1 Warnings 2 4 Ventilation Slots and openings in the product are provided for ventilation and should never be blocked or covered since these ensure reliable operation of the product and protect it from overheating The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa carpet or other similar flexible surface The product should not be placed in a built in apparatus such as a bookcase or rack unless the apparatus has been specifically designed to accommodate the product proper ventilation is provided for the product and the product instructions have been followed Make sure also the external power supply has enough free space around for heat dissipation 2 5 Water and Moistur
26. nish then press autodetect to search for the controller The next times you run ChangeMe it will detect automatically the controller in BeFREE on USB Press on the BeFREE icon to open the dialog i ChangeMe utility OBRA File Desktop Keyboard Tools Options Security Window Help m Q Save EY Autodetect Y ise d Update and verity day ve rin Preferences Layout United States KbdMem 63440 B total 64 kB Intf USB Figure 10 ChangeMe main window USB is the default interface Powered BeFREEs can optionally also communicate via serial interface see 3 3 and 5 2 3 To change the interface in ChangeMe double click on Intf USB in the lower right corner of the main window see Figure 10 ChangeMe main window and select COM 4 9600 baud rate 4 4 Software Installation 4 3 1 Status 4 3 1 1 Fan control The Fan control window is just for information purposes Press on Read to get the air temperature inside BeFREE and the relative fanspeed ii BeFREE v3 Status LEDs Power ports initial state Power ports current Events Cash drawer Advanced Time 3 36 05 PM Read Fan state ON Status Temperature 32 4 degrees Celsius Fan speed 31 LCD Luminance Touch screen Disable for 10 seconds a DK Cancel Figure 11 status dialog 4 3 1 2 LCD Luminance The backlight luminance of the LCD can be set Move the slider to the desired position Press Read to ge
27. ontroller is powered and set to a special low power state In the standard mode the standby circuitry of the mainboard remains powered while the BeFREE is turned off This means that in the standard mode Wake on LAN and sleep mode of the Operating System are enabled The consumption in off state is somewhat higher than in the low energy mode Since the connector allows for only one open close signal the signal for both drawers is combined So if either one of the drawers is open both Drawer and Drawer 2 indicate open 4 8 Software Installation BeFREE v3 Power off White at Update Read White Power off mode Low energy C Standard Wake on LAN Sleep mode supported Figure 14 power off mode 4 4 Protecting against accidental ON OFF A way of protecting the BeFREE from turning off is by disabling the turn off by button in Windows Start Control Panel Power Options Advanced Tab Power Button Change setting to e Do nothing no reaction when the button is pressed Turn of the BeFREE by going to Start Shut Down e Ask me what to do dialog will appear asking you what to do Shut Down Windows M p ij Copyright 1985 2001 P Microsoft Corporation What do you want the computer to do Shut down b Ends your session and shuts down Windows so that you can safely turn off power Figure 15 Shut Down Dialogs 4 9 Hardware settings 5 Hardware settings 5 1
28. ower after unexpected power loss Settings other than Power Off must be combined with Setting the BeFREE Power Mode in ChangeMe to Standard off mode See 4 3 6 Possible options are Power Off BeFREE stays off after re applying power default Power On BeFREE automatically starts after re applying power Last State If BeFREE was off during power loss it will stay of when re applying power If BeFREE was runnig during power loss it will automatically start after re applying power 6 5 4 Boot The Boot Option Priorities list the possible boot options The boot order can be changed here If you want to momentarily change the boot order see boot override in 6 5 6 2 6 5 5 Security The Security tab offers the possibility for two passwords 1 Administrator password 2 User password If only the administrator password is set it limits access to the BIOS Setup If only the user password is set it will have to be entered on each boot and to access the BIOS setup 6 5 6 Save amp Exit 6 5 6 1 Save amp Exit options You can choose to exit with and without saving the changes made or to restare defaults If there are any problems we advise to always first choose restore defaults to go back to the original factory settings 6 2 BIOS settings 6 5 6 2 Boot override Use this option to override the default boot order for instance to boot from USB DVD for operating system installation though the harddisk remains the defa
29. t the current setting If you press OK the backlight settings will be used until the next power off The settings are also written to the lay file After Update the backlight settings are remembered the next time the BeFREE starts 4 3 1 3 Touch screen You can disable the touchsensor for a certain amount of time for instance for cleaning purposes The orange LED with tehg lock symbol indicates the touchscreen is disabled blinking green LEDs indicate that the timer is running 4 3 2 LED functionality 4 5 Software Installation The behavior of the LEDs labelled 1 4 can be set By default they show the fan status but they can also show the layer that the controller is in Optionally the LEDs can be set to not display anything Error codes see Appendix A will always override this setting LEDs can also be driven by the API for more information please refer to the MIDAPI help 4 3 3 Power Ports The control of powered ports is a new feature on the BeFREE Powered ports can be turned on or off and their initial state at startup can be set The Standard and Fanless BeFREE support only the External 12V and COM2 top 2 rows in the settings dialog the Powered BeFREE has additionally two powered COM ports and two powered USB ports Powered ports can also be controlled by API see MIDAPI help for more details Pressing OK will keep the current settings until the next power off Pressing OK will also save the current settings to
30. tart my computer now and click Finish The first time you run ChangeMe Start gt All Programs gt Tipro Keyboards gt ChangeMe you will have to press OK to confirm there is no PS 2 keyboard connected This is needed just at the first start After this it will detect new hardware and install the Tipro Keyboard automatically Because this takes some time the autodetect feaure of ChangeMe will not find the keyboard at first Wait untill Windows reports that the new hardware is installed and ready to use Now click autodetect to detect the intergrated modules 4 2 Software Installation 4 2 Driver installation for Linux and other Operating Systems Other Operating systems are not actively supported by Tipro All hardware integrated does support Linux but this might be limited to certain distributions Some drivers are included on the driver CD but might not suit your specific distribution Below follows a list of integrated chipsets if available the driver location on the CD or the manufacturer s website Intel chipset Intel ATOM D510 www intel com and ICH8M ethernet Intel 82567V and On CD or www intel com 82583V Realtek audio ALC888 GR On CD or www realtek com ELO touchscreen http elotouch com Support Downloads d efault asp 4 3 Software Installation 4 3 ChangeMe The first time you run ChangeMe drivers for Tipro USB controller will install automatically Let the installation fi
31. ult boot device 6 3 References 7 References ChangeMe Help MIDAPI Help Tehnical Overview BeFREE 7 1 NOTICES 8 NOTICES 8 1 Disclaimer Information furnished by Tipro is believed to be accurate and reliable However Tipro makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice 8 2 Copyright Notice 2008 2011 Tipro All rights reserved Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners 8 1 Appendices Warning LED orange is blinking four status LEDs green indicates type of error A Error Codes 314 Failure description B n No error No 5V from main DC DC No PS_ON signal from motherboard No 12V for powering the motherboard No external 12V No external 5V External 12V is not turning off PS_ON signal is not turning off 12V for motherboard is not turning off Main DC DC is not turning off Fan is not spinning No USB signal from motherboard Appendices
32. vity as the standard type just with extra audio connectors 1 2 What is new Version 3 of BeFREE has some significant changes to the previous version though general characteristics as shape modularity and serviceability remained the same The biggest change is the move to the ATOM D510 processor of Intels embedded roadmap All internal electronics have been redesigned as well as all metal parts of the drawer The main objective besides upgrading the performance was to lower energy consumption At the same time we have moved to a new TFT LCD display with better viewing characteristics and lower energy consumption 1 1 General overview 1 3 Where is what 1 Housing TFTLCD Touch screen 2 PC part of BeFREE Tipro controller HD SSD Processor DC DC converter Motherboard Connector plate 3 HD SSD 4 Connector plate 5 ON OFF button 6 Status LEDs Figure 3 left rear view V 1 4 Package Contents BeFREE Power supply Power cord EU CD with drivers and documentation Dod NE 1 2 General overview 1 5 Getting Started 1 Place the BeFREE on a flat and even surface 2 If desired connect devices like keyboard network etc 3 Connect the external power supply to the BeFREE To remove the connector the button must be pressed while pulling the connector Figure 4 Power cord 4 Connectthe power supply mains cable to the outlet 5 Press
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