Lava Computer Serial Port Splitter LAVA POS User Manual

Send 2 serial data streams to 1 serial port

LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter

RS-232 POS Serial Port Splitter

LAVA: The Source for Ports

LAVA POS SERIAL PORT SPLITTER

44Low cost

Simple integration

LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter Application:

Connect two serial POS peripherals to a POS station with just one serial port. The LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter arbitrates between the data streams, preventing conflicts and doubling your serial port capacity.

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

Easy set-up: No software to install. Just plug the devices together, plug in the power, and go!

800.241.LAVA

LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter

For managing two serial data streams led to a single serial input.

The LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter provides serial port splitting, plain and simple. This capability can enable a POS station with just one serial port take inputs from two serial peripherals without conflicts. The EPOS station provides the logic to distinguish serial data sources.

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

• Ideal for RFID–to–POS integration

• Enables simultaneous inputs from two serial

Specifications

RJ-45 serial port pinouts: Power input: Configuration: Weight: Dimensions:

9-29 VDC

hardware only, no software required

2.6 oz. [75 g] 3 in x 4 in x 1.5 in [75 mm x 112 mm x 42 mm]

LAVA POS Serial

RS-232C TX, RX, GND only [three ports]

Port Splitter

peripherals to an ECR or other POS device

• Manages serial data effortlessly

• Operates transparently to POS station

RS-232

POS

Pinpad

Cheque

reader

Splitter

Data from

P1 or P2 is“or”ed

POT used

for RFID

RFID

reader

Functional Schematic of Splitter

Data Flow TX/RX

About LAVA

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. For more information on LAVA Computer MFG, visit http://www.lavalink.com.