520 User Guide
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1. 3 After all the system parameter modifications are completed the F1 key must be pressed to update these modifications and save the new settings into the program memory The system will restart with the new settings If the F2 key instead of the F1 key is pressed all modifications of the system parameters will be 7 discarded and the original settings will be restored 4 The following are the system parameters Line Connection Setting On Line Printing Setting Prefix Code Setting Keyboard Entry Setting Station Lock Setting Station ID Setting Master Card Setting Password Setting Time Setting Timer Fine Tune Setting ID Length Setting Barcode Type Setting COM1 Setting COM3 Aux Device Setting Alarm Table Setting Workshift Table Setting LCD Backlight Setting Max Station ID Setting 2 Init System This is used to set all system parameters to their default value and initialize the system files Care should be taken as this will destroy all data stored in memory reo onoorwyp apoa gz TaY 4 2 RS 232 Commands Each communication transaction starts from the host side and ends with an echoed message from the Cipher 520 The carriage return hexOd is used as the delimiter terminator of each command or message If any format error occurs the station would echo a NAK message All these commands are summarized in the following table 1 Data Management Commands To manipulate the ID entry data stored in the2. n a current company code 3 Program system Parameter Commands To program the system parameters of the Cipher 520 Usage Line connection On line printing Barcode symbologies Parameter OO reserved 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master O disable 1 enable A Code 39 B Code 128 C lInterleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable Prefix code ID code keyboard entry O disable 1 enable O disable 1 enable Master card nn nn master card up to 20 haracters Password nn nn password up to 6 digits NWppnnhhmmdd Dwppnnhhmmxxy yw Set relay output timetable Set automatic shift change timetable Set company code 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 nn ID length allowed from O to 99 n n company code up to 30 characters Station lock O unlock 1 lock 5 System Menu Pressing the F1 F2 and F3 keys simultaneously while switching the power on will enable the user to get into the System Menu 5 1 Memory Menu 1 Memory Info displays the amount of Flash Base and card memory 2 Test Memory will test the main memory and the card memory and display s status 3 Initialize Memory Initialize the data memory this will clear all memory in the Cipher
3. COM2 and COMa 3 Self Loop Back The display will show the interface of COM1 COM2 and COM3 when the special loop back connector is used refer to the Cipher 520 Hardware Reference Manual 5 6 Version 1 Version Version number 2 Flash Download Set the Baud Rate of COM3 RS232 fixed for Basic C program or data download
4. 520 5 2 Set Time Time 1999 03 01 12 00 00 Set the system time as YY MM DD hh mm ss Reader 1 Reader 2 This is used for testing the reader port If Reader 1 or Reader 2 read the barcode successfully it will show as P O13 1 P is the Barcode type O13 means there are 13 digits in the barcode 1 means scanned once 5 3 Reader 5 4 Power Main Power 11 914V Battery If Mains Power is connected the display will show the actual voltage If the unit is powered by batteries only it will display main power Lost and show how many batteries are installed 5 5 Test Menu 1 Buzzer Buzzer test 2 LCD LCD will be toggled between on and off for 15 seconds 3 LED LED test 4 KBD 1 Membrane KBD testing Each key shows on the display in reversed color Press each key to become normal when all Keys are pressed the user will be returned to the KBD test menu 2 PC AT KBD testing Connect with an external keyboard and type any key for testing 5 Digital I O Display the state of the digital I O port Ok means on Fail means off 6 Communication 1 COM1 COM3 Press ENTER the display shows the following COM1 RTS ON OK OFF FAIL COM3 RTS ON OK OFF FAIL Tests the Request To Send signal of COM1 or COMS if it is available Txmit from COM1 to COM3 OK FAIL Txmit from COM3 to COM1 OK FAIL Tests the data transmission between COM1 and COM8 2 COM2 COM3 Similar to the above tests using
5. C i p h er 5 2 0 Programmable Terminal User s Guide Syntech Information Co Ltd 1 Packaging This pack includes This User s Guide The User s Manual Disk The Cipher 520 main unit Optional slot reader mounted on the top of Cipher 520 main unit if ordered 5 The backup battery pack if ordered 6 Power Adaptor 110VAC or 220VAC 7 Default System Master Card 1234567890 1 2 3 4 Se FS DY wa 2 Components 2 1 Front View 1 Red and Green LED for status 2 LCD display 240 X 64 or 128 X indication 64 3 Optional slot type reader 4 Keyboard barcode or magnetic card 5 Volume 6 External ear phone connector 7 External PC AT keyboard 8 Reader port 1 connector 9 Reader port 2 2 2 Rear View 1 Optional Operational Battery 2 COM1 connector 3 COM2 connector 4 COM3 connector 5 Digital input output connector 6 External power DC jack 7 Power switch 8 Through hole for slot reader cable 9 Table stand mounting hole 3 Installation 3 1 Power Source The Cipher 520 can be powered from 2 sources the external 412V or operation backup battery If main power is down the 1200 or 1800 mAh NiMH battery pack will provide the system power 3 2 Reader Ports These two ports are used to connect an external WAND barcode slot or up to dual track magnetic card reader Note that the optional slot reader will occupy reader port 1 3 3 External Keyboard
6. Cipher 520 Format Usage Read 1 record of data Return OVER buffer is empty Kppyymmddhhnnabcg g where K K identifier of 520 yymmddhhnn date amp time a 0 b working shift 1 4 c prefix code 0 9 g g employee ID Remove the NEW done record just read OVER buffer empty Initialize memory DONE done on line stations aabb pp each 2 digitss represent one station ID yymmddhhnn yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day _ ss second yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day ss second 2 Inquire System Parameter Setting Commands To get current system parameter settings from the Cipher 520 Usage Return Line connection On line printing 00 reserved 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master O disable 1 enable Barcode symbologies ABCDEF A Code 39 B Code 128 C lnterleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable Prefix code O disable 1 enable ID code keyboard O disable 1 enable entry Master card Password Relay output timetable Automatic shift change timetable nn nn current master card nn nn current password Hhmmdd nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute ddd duration hhmmxxyyw nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mm starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from 1 to 4 ID Iength nn ID length Get current company code
7. Port Besides the built in keypad an external PC AT keyboard can be attached to facilitate data entry 3 4 COM port The Cipher 520 provides 3 serial communication ports namely COM1 COM2 and COMa For COM1 and COM2 4 kinds of COM boards RS232 Half duplex RS485 Full duplex RS485 or 20mA current loop can be attached The most popular configuration is COM1 for RS232 and COM2 for half duplex RS485 Whereas COM3 has been fixed to RS232 1 RS 232 Connection The RS 232 connection between master station and the host computer is normally made through COMS Besides the pin assignments of the RS232 port both the hardware and software settings should be checked before any physical connection Please refer to the User s Manual for a detail description of these settings 2 RS485 20mA Current Loop Connection The RS485 20mA current loop is used to connect multiple Cipher 520s The pin assignments should be check before connection 3 5 Digital Input Output The Cipher 520 provides 4 digital input and 4 digital output An optional DIO board can be used to accommodate various kinds of input output needs CMOS or Photo coupled for input and CMOS Open collector or Relay for output Please check the pin assignments description in the User s Manual before connection 3 6 Speaker amp Earphone The 520 is equipped with a buzzer as the audio indicator Its tone is software controllable whereas the v
8. olume is to be tuned via a variable resistor An earphone can be attached which will automatically disable the buzzer 3 7 Wall mount shelf Table Stand An optional metal case or table stand can be used if mounting on the wall or table is reguired Table Stand 4 Programming System Parameters The Time amp Attendance system parameters of the Cipher 520 can be programmed manually or through RS232 commands 4 1 Manually programming Power on the Cipher 520 and scan the master card Now the Cipher 520 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 If the password is correctly entered Cipher 520 will be in the System Management mode where 2 major tasks can be done 1 Setup System Manager 1 Setup 1 Press the ENTER key and now the Cipher 520 is in the setup mode and is ready to accept system parameter modifications The Cipher 520 will show the name of the parameter on the upper side of the display and the original setting value on the lower side 1 Line Connection Master 2 Press the ENTER key then you can change the setting value of this parameter Use the lt and gt keys to select a new setting value or type in a new value via the numeric keys Then press ENTER to conclude the new setting value 1 Line Connection gt lt Single gt
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