Lava Lava DATATAP-IP User manual

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON
Canada, M9W 1L2
Tel
Fax:
: 416.674.5942
416.674.8262
Toll Free (US & Canada): 800.241.LAVA
www.lavalink.com
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LAVA: Connect Simply
LAVA DataTap-IP
Split a serial data
stream to serial and IP
Easy set-up: Configure the LAVA DataTap-IP using a web
browser. Then connect the POS terminal and printer to the LAVA
DataTap-IP and connect the LAVA unit to your network, and
you're done.
LAVA DataTap-IP Application:
Connect a POS station to a DVR for text overlay
onto surveillance video. The LAVA DataTap-IP taps into
the receipt printer's data stream, making POS transaction
data a security tool.
Digital Video Recorder
ECR/POS
terminal
Ethernet
Serial 2
LAVA DataTap-IP's
serial port pass-through
operates as the functional
equivalent of a direct serial
connection between POS
terminal and printer.
The LAVA DataTap-IP's
Ethernet port provides an IP connection
between the RS-232 serial port
on the POS station
and the Ethernet port on the DVR.
DVR software handles printer output
text overlay.
Serial 1
APPLICATION: POS Surveillance
Ethernet-to-Serial Device Server / Pass-Through Port
LAVA
DataTap-IP
POS printer
surveillance camera

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON
Canada, M9W 1L2
Tel
Fax:
: 416.674.5942
416.674.8262
Toll Free (US & Canada): 800.241.LAVA
www.lavalink.com
TM
About LAVA
Connect Simply
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 DataTap-IP
For splitting a serial data stream to both a serial pass-through port and to IP.
The LAVA DataTap-IP provides serial port splitting and routing. This capability can enable a POS station to both print to a serial printer and to
send transaction information to a DVR (which can then overlay that information onto a video stream).
Features
Specifications
• Dual RS-232 DB-9 serial ports supporting up to 115.2 kbps throughput per port
• Intuitive installation and easy web browser configuration
• IP address user configurable or DHCP configured
• Password protection
• Support for: IP, HTTP, TCP, UDP
• Power supply included
RS-232C [two ports]
10 Base-T
9-29 VDC
HTTP, web browser
Serial TX & RX, network link, network activity, power
221 g
12.7cm x 10.16cm x 3.81cm
• Serial Input port receives POS data from ECR/POS terminal
• Serial Output port sends POS data to POS printer
• Ethernet Output sends POS data to remote digital video recorder (DVR)
• 10 Base-T Ethernet interface (RJ-45)
• Client or server operation
• User-configurable control signal passing (DTR, RTS)
DB-9 serial port pinout:
RJ-45 Ethernet:
Power input:
Configuration interface:
Diagnostic LEDs:
Weight:
Dimensions:
LAVA DataTap-IP
• Ideal for POS/cash register–to–DVR integration
• Enables simultaneous receipt printing & text-to-IP transfer
• Ethernet-enables point of sale devices
• Operates transparently to POS station
Rev. A02