LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter
Quick Installation Guide
Rev.B01
Product Description
The LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter is an RS-232 device that sends two
serial streams to one serial port.The POS Serial Port Splitter is a passive
device that attaches to a controlling machine such as a Point of Sale
station (POS), computer, or server and then allows up to two input
devices such as RFID scanners, bar code readers, mag stripe units, key
pads, or any serial input device to be interconnected.Semiconductor
circuits are utilized to provide isolation of the prime signals in the RS232 interface. LAVA supports TX,RX, and GRD to pass the data between
the inputting device and the receiving device.This is a elegant device
that solves a common problem in today's IT environment and is simple
and quick to install.
NOTE
: Please note that device is recommended with true hardware RS232 ports.The use of virtualized serial ports may cause technical
problems.
NOTE
: If you need additional configuration support that has not been
provided,please contact LAVA Sales at: sales@lavalink.com.
Features
• Dual RS-232 RJ-45 serial input ports supporting up to 115.2 kbps
throughput per port
• Serial input ports receive POS data from POS peripherals
• Single RS-232 serial output port supporting up to 115.2 kbps
throughput
• Serial output port sends POS data to POS terminal/ECR
• Software-less installation
• Power supply included
RJ-45 Socket Pinouts
(typical connector options)
RJ-45 socket
on splitter
8
11
8
1
RJ-45
55
44
66
connector
Reference tab
on bottom
RJ-45 socket
on splitter
8
1
Reference tab
8
RJ-45
connector
on bottom
5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
DB-9 Female
connector
shown
POS
DB-9 Male
READER
connector
shown
PAD/
9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9