ViVOpay® 8850
Technical Specifications
ViVOtech, Inc. 451 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Ph: (408) 248-7001
Email: info@vivotech.com URL: www.vivotech.com
Part number: 730-0010-00 Revision 1, December 2011
Copyright© 2011, ViVOtech® Inc. All rights reserved.
ViVOtech, Inc.
451 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ViVOpay 8850 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Payment Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2
Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Main Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
User Interface Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contactless Reader/Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EMV Contact Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touch Screen LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Electrical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Data Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SAM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3
Application Development and Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Application Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Serial API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Key Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Device Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fixed prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Soft Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Onboard Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Signature Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 4
Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
EMI and RFID Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
RoHS Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
WEEE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Card Association Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
PCI 2.1 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 5
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Durability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
HALT Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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About This Document
This technical specification provides details on the ViVOpay 8850 to ViVOtech partners and POS
system integrators requiring complete functional specifications. Information on certifications and test
results is also included.
ViVOpay 8850 Overview
The ViVOpay 8850 is a PCI 2.1 certified counter-top contactless reader with integrated display , MSR,
signature capture, and PIN pad. This device features serial RS-232 and USB 2.0 communications to
POS systems. The ViVOpay 8850 seamlessly integrates with existing POS systems and requires
minimal counter space at checkout stands. The ViVOpay 8850 is one in a series of multi-function
payment devices using the same basic components for consistent programming interface and
performance over the product line.
Features
The following features are supported:
• Support for NFC devices
• ISO 18092 support for peer-to-peer NFC devices and smartphones
• Support for contactless cards
• ADA-compliant keypad for PIN entry
• Three-track, bidiractional magnetic-stripe reader
• Electronic signature capture
• 24-bit color touch screen (480 x 272)
• Buzzer
• Industry standard LED indicators
• SAM card controller and two connectors
• EMV contact card reader
• Serial communications
• USB 2.0 slave interface
• Real time clock
• PCI PED 2.1 compliance
• Environmental compliance
• Field-upgradeable firmware
• Full application programming interface and software development kit over serial p ort with
any Windows XP-based development tool
Chapter 1
Introduction
Payment Applications
ViVOpay 8850 supports the following contactless payment applications with AR 2.1.X firmware:
• MasterCard PayPass Magstripe v3.3
• Visa payWave MSD v2.0.2
• American Express ExpressPay v1.0
• Discover Zip v1.0
• Google Wallet
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• ViVOcard 1, 2, and 3
Other payment applications may be offered with future versions of the Advanced Reader firmware.
Related Documentation
The following documents also provide information on the ViVOpay 8850:
• ViVOpay 8850 User Guide
• ViVOpay 8000-Series Serial Interface Developers Guide
• ViVOpay 8000-Series SDK Reference Manual
Introduction
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