AVYCON AVR-NN Series Manual

Instruction Guide
POS Integrations Setup
AVR-NN / HN
/ NT / HT
SERIES

Overview / Setup
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Integrating POS System with AVYCON Recorders
Determine if POS system can send data over TCP/IP
There are hundreds of manufacturers of POS (Point Of Sale) systems that are used
in retail locations worldwide, but depending on the age of the system, most will
support usually one of the following methods to send data to display/printers:
- RS-232 (Serial)
- TCP/IP
AVYCON recorders will only support data that has been sent over TCP/IP, since
there are no serial ports integrated on the back of the devices. So we must
determine if the POS system can output TCP/IP natively or if an adapter is needed
to send the data via TCP/IP. Unfortunately, we can’t document every POS system
manufactured and their communication methods, so you may need to contact the
manufacturer and see if the specific model you are working with will allow sending
data via TCP/IP over an available network port.
TCP/IP
If the POS system supports output via TCP/IP, then there should be a configuration
section where you can input the Port and IP address of the AVYCON recorder, since
you need to tell the POS system where to send this data. By default, our recorders
have a POS port of 9036. You will be able to find the IP address of the recorder by
accessing the Network Status window on the recorder. This IP address will be
required to be input into the settings of the POS system under the section for
sending POS data to an IP address. If you can configure the POS system to act as
a TCP/IP Client, then it will allow you to input the port and IP address of the
AVYCON recorder.

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POS Integrations Setup
Port used by AVYCON Recorder (web interface)
IP address information for recorder (web interface)
RS-232
If your POS system does not support sending data via TCP/IP, you will need to
connect the RS-232 Serial port on the POS system to a device that can convert it
into a TCP/IP data stream. There are many hardware options out there, but a
couple of devices that have the best compatibility with our recorders are linked
below:
With these devices, you can simply connect an RS-232 cable from the back of our
POS system to the RS-232 port on these devices, and then with a couple of config-
uration settings, you can begin to show POS Data on your AVYCON recorder’s
screen.
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POS Integrations Setup
There are basically two settings to configure on the RS-232-to-TCP/IP device: The
proper settings for the serial (RS-232) communication, and then what IP address to
send the data to, which is going to be the IP address of the AVYCON recorder. First,
you will need to log into the RS-232-to-TCP/IP converter with its IP address and
find where to configure the RS-232 settings to match what the settings are for your
POS device. You may need to contact the manufacturer of the POS system to
determine what the settings are for the RS-232 port, or how to enter a configuration
menu on the POS device to check these settings. For example below, we are
matching the baud rate, data size, parity, and stop bit on the USR-TCP232-302
device to match the POS system serial settings.
Also, you will need to tell the RS-232-to-TCP/IP device to act as a TCP Client, so
that it allows the device to connect and send the data to the AVYCON recorder. To
configure this, you will need to find a menu item similar to what is shown below.
Serial port configuration for RS-232-to-TCP/IP device

In this example above, we have input the IP address of the recorder
(192.168.100.162), and also the remote port number (9036, default POS port for
AVYCON recorders).
AVYCON Recorder Setup
After configuring the POS system or RS-232-to-TCP/IP adapter to send data to the
AVYCON recorder, we will now need to configure the recorder to listen to the IP
address of the adapter/POS system. These settings can be configured either
through the web interface or directly at the recorder’s interface. You will need to
navigate to the Settings/Function Panel, and then it will be found under
System->POS Settings.
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TCP/IP and Port Configuration for RS-232-to-TCP/IP device
POS Integrations Setup

For each POS device that you are integrating, you will need to configure the
following:
Enable:
Make sure that this option is set to ON
Connection:
Choose TCP Listen (this will be the most common configuration since this is just
bringing in the POS data to the recorder. Other modes are for sending data
out to other devices.
Connection Settings:
Click on the Configure button and you will see a window like below
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POS Integrations Setup
POS Settings for AVYCON recorder (web interface)
POS IP and Port Settings (web interface)

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For POS IP, you will need to put in the IP address of either the POS system that
supports TCP/IP or the RS-232-to-TCP/IP device.
For the port, you can usually leave this blank, unless your POS device absolutely
requires a port assigned.
Trigger Camera:
You will need to make sure the box is checked in this column and then click on
the Configure button. Then you will need to make sure to add the particular
camera or cameras that you want the POS data to be displayed on, like below
Display Settings:
By default, the display settings should show the POS data starting on the
upper-left part of the screen. If you want to make any changes, you can enter
this menu to configure things such as text color and keywords to look out for.
Also, if using the RS232-to-TCP/IP adapters mentioned above, you should not
have to worry about configuring the options for Start, End, NewLine, and Ignore
characters. If you are using any other native POS output directly for a POS
system, you may need to contact that manufacturer for those values.
POS Integrations Setup
Assigning cameras to POS Stream (web interface)

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The most important one usually is the NewLine character, which tells the
AVYCON recorder to display information on a new line, so that each item is
displayed exactly how it will appear on a receipt. The most common character
for this is “\n”, which our recorder uses as a default.
If you find your model of POS system from the drop-down list, please choose it,
otherwise choose AVE, which is the most compatible method for use with most
POS TCP/IP output.
After you have modified these settings, click the Apply button. You will also
need to configure the AVYCON recorder to record when it sees POS data
coming in. To do this, we will need to navigate to the Settings/Function Panel,
and then it will be found under Record->Mode Settings. If you do not see POS
recording selected, you can click on the Advanced button and then choose all
record modes that you want the recorder to follow, but at least make sure that
POS Record is selected. Make sure to click Apply when you are done, so that it
saves all settings.
Manufacturers:
POS Integrations Setup
POS Display Settings Configuration (web interface)

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POS Integrations Setup
Testing with Live Video
Now that these settings have been configured, you can try to generate some POS
data from your device. First, on a local display or through the web browser, bring
the single channel/camera that you had configured for POS data into a single
camera view. Now, you can start generating transactions on the POS device, and if
everything was configured correctly you will start seeing the POS data overlaid on
the screen. Also, the recording indicator will change to the color purple to indicate
POS data. It should look similar to what is shown below.

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