Lava Serial Port Splitter LAVA POS User manual

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON
Canada, M9W 1L2
Tel
Fax:
: 416.674.5942
416.674.8262
Toll Free (US & Canada):
Skype:
800.241.LAVA
office.lavacomputers
www.lavalink.com
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LAVA: The Source for Ports
LAVA POS Serial Port Splitter
Send 2 serial data
streams to 1 serial port
Easy set-up: No software to install. Just plug the devices
together, plug in the power, and go!
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.
RS-232 POS Serial Port Splitter
LAVA POS SERIAL PORT SPLITTER
4
4
Low cost
Simple integration

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON
Canada, M9W 1L2
Tel
Fax:
: 416.674.5942
416.674.8262
Toll Free (US & Canada):
Skype:
800.241.LAVA
office.lavacomputers
www.lavalink.com
TM
About LAVA
LAVA: The Source for Ports
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.
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
Specifications
• Dual RS-232 RJ-45 serial input ports supporting up to 115.2 kbps throughput per port
• Software-less installation
• Power supply included
RS-232C TX, RX, GND only [three ports]
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]
• 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
RJ-45 serial port pinouts:
Power input:
Configuration:
Weight:
Dimensions:
LAVA POS Serial
Port Splitter
• Ideal for RFID–to–POS integration
• Enables simultaneous inputs from two serial
peripherals to an ECR or other POS device
• Manages serial data effortlessly
• Operates transparently to POS station
Rev. A01
POS
RS-232
Splitter
Data from
P1 or P2
is“or”ed
POT used
for RFID
Cheque
reader
Pinpad or
RFID
reader
Functional Schematic of Splitter
Data Flow TX/RX