Lava Computer HQ-ST Plus User Manual

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Headquarters-to­Store Internet polling
for ECRs and POS stations

LAVA HQ-ST Plus

LAVA: The Source for Ports

LAVA HQ-ST Link:

Connect ECRs and POS stations to
head-office polling software over IP,
with no need for store router configuration!

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto,ON
Canada, M9W 1L2

Tel

: 416.674.5942

Fax:

416.674.8262

Toll Free (US & Canada):
Skype:
www.lavalink.com

office.lavacomputers

800.241.LAVA

More than FTP

FLEXIBLE

More than a VPN

SECURE

More than static IPs

COST-EFFECTIVE

COST EFFECTIVE

• minimal to no installation time

• no static IP address needed at store

• no modem, phone line, long distance costs

EASY TO USE

• no router configuration at store

• no need for any access to store router

• transparent to existing ECRs, POS stations,
routers, LANs, computers

• transparent to existing polling applications

ROBUST

• no Windows OS needed at store or
head office

• ST units will restart and reconnect to
HQ automatically

LAVA HQ-ST Link

FLEXIBLE

• store ECRs can be remotely managed
(with new pricing updates, for example)

• ST units can be set up using a
number of methods:

• through the ST unit serial port

• using HTTP at store

• at head office

• using a set-up server

RELIABLE

• no need to have a phone line available
for polling access

SCALABLE

• works regardless of number of
remote locations

• ST units' firmware remotely upgradable

FAST

• IP connection faster than modem dialing

CLEAR FEEDBACK

• HQ-Basic shows all live connections;
which stores are up, down

SECURE

• HQ-ST authentication codes

• no router holes (port mappings) at store

• HQ units only talk to ST units

• ST units only talk to HQ units

• resistant to denial-of-service attacks

• head office network is not opened to

store (as in the case of a VPN)

• store unit can be activated to make
store tampering impossible

• no passwords

HQ Plus Unit

Features

• Three RS-232 serial ports supporting up to 115.2 kbps throughput per
port: console port (DB-9F), control port (DB-9F), modem port (DB-25F)

• Console port outputs connection data from ST Plus units in the field

• Control port supports remote HQ Plus monitoring and control

• Modem port sends polling requests from polling software to ECR/POS

• Includes HQ-Basic monitoring application (Windows)

• Power supply included

Specifications

Serial port pinouts:

Power input:
Configuration:
Weight:
Dimensions:

12-29 VDC6VA

HTTP

16.75 oz. [475 g]

6.75 in x 6.5 in x 1.5 in [171 mm x 165 mm x 42 mm]

#1 —
#2 Receive Data (RD) [IN]
#3 Transmit Data (TD) [OUT]
#4 ClearTo Send (CTS) [IN]
#5

RequestTo Send (RTS) [OUT]
#6 DTE Ready/DataTerminal Ready (DTR) [OUT]
#7

Signal Ground/Common (GND)
#8

Data Carrier Detect (DCD) [IN]
#9

—
#10

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#11

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#12

—
#13

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13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

SERIAL 3:

MODEM PORT

#14

—

#15

—

#16

—

#17

—

#18

—

#19

—

#20

DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR) [IN]

#21

—

#22

Ring Indicator (RI) [IN]

#23

—

#24

—

#25

—

#1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
#2 Receive Data (RD)
#3Transmit Data (TD)
#4 DTE Ready/DataTerminal Ready (DTR)
#5 Signal Ground/Common (GND)
#6 DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)
#7 Request to Send (RTS)
#8 Clear to Send (CTS)
#9 Ring Indicator (RI)

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

SERIAL 2:

CONTROL PORT

#1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
#2 Receive Data (RD)
#3Transmit Data (TD)
#4 DTE Ready/DataTerminal Ready (DTR)
#5 Signal Ground/Common (GND)
#6 DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)
#7 Request to Send (RTS)
#8 Clear to Send (CTS)
#9 Ring Indicator (RI)

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

SERIAL 1:

CONSOLE PORT

115200,N,8, 1, H/W Flow Control

About LAVA

ST Plus Unit

Features

• Single RS-232 DB-25F serial modem port supporting up to 115.2 kbps

• Modem port connects to ECR or POS station serial port

• Includes serial port configuration application (Windows)

• Power supply included

Specifications

Serial port pinouts:

Power input:
Configuration:
Weight:
Dimensions:

9-29 VDC

Serial port, set-up server, or HTTP configuration

8.8 oz. [250 g]
5 in x 3.5 in x 1.5 in [127 mm x 88.9 mm x 42 mm]

#1 —
#2 Receive Data (RD) [IN]
#3 Transmit Data (TD) [OUT ]
#4 ClearTo Send (CTS) [IN]
#5

RequestTo Send (RTS) [OUT]
#6 DTE Ready/DataTerminal Ready (DTR) [OUT]
#7

Signal Ground/Common (GND)
#8

DTE Ready/DataTerminal Ready (DTR) [OUT]
#9

—
#10

—

#11

—

#12

—

#13

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13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

#14

—

#15

—

#16

—

#17

—

#18

—

#19

—

#20

DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)
& Data Carrier Detect (DCD) [IN]

#21

—

#22

Ring Indicator (RI) [IN]

#23

—

#24

—

#25

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Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, LAVA Computer MFG Inc. designs and manufactures serial and parallel I/O boards and Ethernet-to-serial device servers
that are widely used in the Point of Sale, Kiosk, Gaming, Industrial Automation, Security and Access Control industries. With well over a million LAVA
products built into workstations, servers, retail POS systems, and industrial computers since 1984, LAVA I/O boards and Ether-Serial Links are trusted by
resellers, distributors, OEMs and system builders in over 47 countries worldwide. Designed for lifetime performance, each LAVA connectivity link is
individually tested and covered by the LAVA Lifetime Warranty.

Connect Simply

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto,ON
Canada, M9W 1L2

Tel

: 416.674.5942

Fax:

416.674.8262

Toll Free (US & Canada):
Skype:

office.lavacomputers

www.lavalink.com

800.241.LAVA

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