520 User Manual
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1. 25 6 1 MEMORY MENU iiid ie ete e Cei re e ee APR 25 6 2 SETS TIME eicccseccvessccssverancssuctevensvessielavelvdeentel ea aa 25 6 3 READER wctetecetcertecciacetesctvcetecstocetcosteccioetosstcceteecteceteactevetecedesetess 25 6 4 POWER tene eni e e RR 25 6 5 TDESTAMEENU er ner ERE 26 6 6 VERSION ccesessccessssccessssecessssecesssecessesecessesecessesececsesecessseeeesees 27 RS 232 COMMANDS 28 7 1 DATA MANAGEMENT COMMANDS 28 4 25 INQUIRE SYSTEM PARAMETER SETTING COMMANDS 29 7 3 PROGRAM SYSTEM PARAMETER COMMANDS 30 1 Features The CIPHER 520 Programmable Terminal offers outstanding features in a compact and rugged housing suitable for office and industrial applications alike It can be used as a single unit or networked with up to 32 stations and is an ideal solution for companies of all sizes It can be programmed in C or Basic With its versatile programmable features it can be easily configured to accommodate most application needs Features of the Cipher 520 are listed below TLCS 900 16 bit CPU running at 14 7456 MHz Program 512 KB flash memory Data memory 128 KB battery back up SRAM Memory card optional 512 KB to 2 MB SRAM in 512 KB increments Fine tunable calendar chip Memory amp calendar chip backup 3 6V NiCd battery Optional2. Enable default value Disable 12 6 UPC EAN Selectable values for UPC EAN are Enable default value Disable 13 COM1 Setting The communication port attributes for COM1 and COMS can be changed individually Press the ENTER key to change the individual parameters After setting the individual parameters and returning to this menu level the F1 key will update the memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will abandon the changes made and restore the original settings Whilst in the individual parameter setting the ENTER key will allow the user to modify the setting The F1 key will update memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will return the user to the COM1 Setting Menu level 13 1 COM1 BaudRate Selectable values for COM1 baud rate are listed below 115200 76800 57600 38400 19200 9600 default value 4800 2400 13 2 COM Parity Selectable values for COM1 parity are listed below None default value Even 13 3 COM1 Data Bits Selectable values for COM1 data bits are listed below 8 default value T uy 13 4 COM1 Handshake Selectable values for COM1 handshake are listed below None default value XON XOFF CTS RTS 14 COMS Setting Press the ENTER key to change these settings Whilst in the individual parameter setting the ENTER key will allow the user to modify the setting The F1 key will update memory and exit setup mode The
3. 9 9 OWE 9 Front View Description No Description Ground 24 45V 3 22 DIO board dependent 25 45V 4 7 Speaker amp Earphone The Cipher 520 is equipped with a buzzer for audio indication Its tone is software controlled whereas the volume is to be tuned via a variable resistor Depending on application needs an earphone can also be attached The audio jack has been intentionally designed to disable the buzzer while the earphone is connected The usual earphone used in Walk Man type devices can be used with 520 4 8 Wall mount shelf Table Stand Optional metal case or table stand can be used if mounting on the wall 5 The Resident Time and Attendance System The CIPHER 520 Programmable Terminal is flexible for versatile applications It is especially a highly efficient yet cost effective tool for employee time and attendance control Users can easily create their own program and download it to the Cipher 520 For users convenience Syntech has developed the Time and Attendance system which is resident in the Cipher 520 The following describes the parameter settings for the program Beside normal working mode a special mode called system management mode is also provided to setup system parameters maintenance and so on To prevent from neither illegal nor unwanted entries a special label master card must be swiped followed by the correct password being entered Scanning this card will instruct the Cip
4. F2 key will return the user to the COMS Setting Menu level 14 1 COM3 BaudRate Selectable values for COM3 baud rate are listed below 115200 76800 57600 38400 19200 9600 default value 4800 2400 14 2 COMG Parity Selectable values for COMS parity are listed below none default value Even 14 3 Data Bits Selectable values for COMG data bits are listed below 8 default value UE 14 4 COM3 Handshake Selectable values for COMG stop bits are listed below none default value XON XOFF CTS RTS 15 Alarm Table Setting After selecting this parameter the original settings will be shown on the display Whilst in the individual Alarm table setting the ENTER key will allow the user to modify the setting The F1 key will update memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will return the user to the Alarm Table Setting Menu level e g 15 Alarm 01 16 00 010 SEC In the example above the original settings of the timetable entry 01 is 16 00 for 10 seconds Tomodify this entry press the ENTER key and enter a 7 digit string HHMMSSS where HH hour 24 hour format 0 23 MM minute 0 59 SSS digital output duration in seconds 01 999 00 if this entry is to be ignored Press the lt or gt keys to display the next timetable entry The entries will cycle from 01 to 16 accordingly 22 16 Worksh
5. Pin Number Barcode Magnetic 1 Start Of Scan 2 Data Clock 1 3 Good Read Not used 4 Not Used Data 1 5 Switch 6 Power Enable 7 Ground Ground 8 Not used Data 2 9 Vcc 45V Vcc 45V 4 4 External Keyboard Port Besides the built in rubber keyboard an external PC AT keyboard can be attached for tedious data entry The connector and pin assignment conforms to PC AT standard keyboard Mini DIN 6M Gr 0D Front View Pin Number Description N C data 5V Ground N C clock olal Ao PO 4 5 COM port There are 3 serial communication ports namely COM1 COM2 and COMB All ports use DB 9 female connectors For flexibility COM1 amp 2 can have 4 kinds of COM boards attached to accommodate various application needs These are 1 RS232 DB 9 Male 2 Half duplex RS485 00000 3 Full duplex RS485 OOOO 4 20 mA current loop COM3 is a standard RS232 port Front View 1 RS232 This is an EIA RS232C compatible interface and provides 4 signals as follows ol 2 Half duplex RS485 Pin No Description Pin No Description Ground 6 No connection Transmit data 7 CTS Receive data 8 RTS This is a differential serial communication interface where all terminals send and receive data from a pair of signal lines Pin No Description 1 Inverting data Ground Non inverting data No connection 3 Ful
6. 1 2V x 7 1200 or 1800 mAh rechargeable NiMH battery pack for operation backup 1 or 2 packs may be used Battery external DC voltage monitor circuit on board Self shutdown circuit on board to prevent battery over discharge Optional slot bar code reader or magnetic card reader 2reader ports each for barcode scanners Wand or Laser emulation or single dual track magnetic card readers 240X64 graphic type LCD display with LED back light Rubber keyboard up to 8 X 8 Up to 16 LEDs on the keyboard board 8 digital input output each can be configured to input or output External keyboard port for PC AT keyboard attachment RS232 port X 1 Communication port X 2 each can be configured as CMOSRS232 RS232 RS485 half duplex RS485 full duplex or 20 mA current loop 2 Components 2 1 Front View Red and Green LED for status indication LCD display 240 X 64 or 128 X 64 Optional slot type reader barcode or magnetic card Keyboard Volume control External ear phone connector External PC AT keyboard connector Reader port 1 Reader port 2 amp 2 2 Rear View 1 Optional Operational Battery 2 COM1 connector 3 COM connector 4 COMG connector 5 Digital input output connector 6 External DC power jack 7 Power switch 8 Through hole for slot reader cable 9 Table stand mounting hole 3 Characteristics 3 1 Electrical Main Power Supply Voltage 12VDC
7. 5 Power consumption 0 5W maximum with LCD backlight off and no external devices attached 3 2 Environmental Humidity operating non condensed 2096 to 9096 Humidity storage non condensed 1096 to 9596 Temperature operating Oto 50 C Temperature storage 20 to 70 C EMC regulation FCC class A and CE approved 3 3 Physical Dimensions 261 X 125 X 100 mm including battery holder Weight 1 Kg maximum including all batteries Material ABS Color dark Gray 4 Installation 4 1 Power Source The 520 can be powered from 1 The external 12VDC or 2 Operation backup battery If line power was down the 1200 or 1800 mAh NiMH battery pack will then provide the system power 4 2 Keypad An 8 by 8 scanning circuit has been reserved for accessing the built in rubber keyboard and LED up to 16 indicators The standard keyboard provides the following keys numbers 0 9 function keys F1 F8 each has a corresponding LED ESC escape clear BS back space Space Alpha toggle between numbers and alphas with LED 4 direction keys up down right and left Enter 4 3 Reader Ports There are 2 reader ports provided each can be either a Barcode slot reader Barcode Scanner Wand Laser emulation or up to dual track magnetic card reader They are equivalent in both hardware and software Their connectors and pin assignments are listed below DB 9 Male 09000 ODAO Front Veiw
8. 5 Digital I O Display the state of the digital port Ok means on Fail means off 6 Communication 1 COM1 COMS Press ENTER the display shows the following 1 RTS ON OK OFF FAIL RTS ON OK OFF FAIL Tests the Request To Send signal of COM1 or if it is available Txmit from COM1 to COM3 OK FAIL Txmit from COMS to COM1 OK FAIL Tests the data transmission between COM1 and COMS 2 COM2 COM3 Similar to the above tests using COM2 and COMS 3 Self Loop Back The display will show the interface of COM1 COM2 and COM3 when the special loop back connector is used refer to the Cipher 520 Hardware Reference Manual 6 6 Version 1 Version 2 Flash Download Set the Baud Rate of COM3 RS232 fixed for the Basic C program or data download 7 RS 232 Commands This chapter explains how to control the Cipher 520 via the RS232 port Each communication transaction starts from the host side and ends with an echoed message from the station stand alone or the master station The carriage return hexOd is used as the delimiter terminator of each command or message If any format error occurred the station would echo a NAK message Commands have been categorized into 3 groups according to their functions Their formats and usages are described below 7 1 Data Management Commands The commands listed in this section are used to manipulate the ID entry data stored in Cipher 520 Format U
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10. e modifications will be discarded and the original settings retained 5 2 Setup After entering he setup mode the user can program the setting of each system parameter via the keypad The system parameters available are listed below with the parameter number as the heading Detailed descriptions are given and the allowed settings are shown 1 Line Connection Setting Selectable values of the communication line connection parameter are listed below Master default value Reserved Single Slave 2 On Line Printing Setting Selectable values of the On line printing of the ID entries are listed below lt Disable gt default value Enable 3 Prefix Code Setting Selectable values of the prefix code are listed below Disable default value Enable 4 Keyboard Entry Setting Selectable values of the keyboard entry are listed below Enable default value Disable 5 Station Lock Setting Selectable values of the station lock are listed below Not Locked default value Locked 6 Station ID Setting Acceptable values of the keyboard entry are listed below Note that In case of multi station connections care should be taken not to set more than one station to the same station ID which will cause the RS485 communications not to work properly 1 default value integer up to 99 7 Master Card Setting The master card ID can be modified as needed However differing from other paramete
11. her 520 to enter the setup mode and then the system parameters can be accessed The default factory setting of the master card is 1234567890 To further secure the system a password up to 6 digits must be correctly entered after scanning of the master card The default factory setting of the password is none which implies no password is needed Upon successful entry the following message will be shown on the display System Manager 1 Setup Under this mode 2 major tasks can be done They are Setup Initialize System 5 1 Parameters Setup Procedures For maximum clarity a step by step procedure is described below 1 Make sure that the Cipher 520 is in working mode 520 displaying current system time on the LCD display If not the Cipher 520 14 might already be in the setup mode press F2 key to go back to the working mode Mar 01 AM 12 00 Mon 0 r10 Scan the master card If successfully scanned with the correct master card the Cipher 520 will show PASSWORD Now the Cipher 520 is waiting for entry of the password However if the password was set to none this message will not be shown and this step is simply ignored The system manager must key in the password To avoid side peeking the password the screen will simply show instead of the real password entered Upon completion of the password entry press the ENTER key Note that neither the BACKSPACE key nor the CLEAR ke
12. ift Table Setting After selecting this parameter the original settings will be shown on the display Whilst in the individual Workshift table setting the ENTER key will allow the user to modify the setting The F1 key will update memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will return the user to the Workshift Table Setting Menu level e g 16 work shift 01 08 00 10 00 1 For the example above the original settings of the timetable entry 01 is 08 00 to 10 00 for working shift type 1 To modify this entry press the ENTER key and enter a 9 digit string HHMMhhmmW where HH hour of the starting time 24 hour format 0 23 MM minute of the starting time 0 59 hh hour of the ending time 24 hour format 0 23 mm minute of the ending time 0 59 W working shift type 1 to 4 0 if this entry is to be ignored Press the lt or gt key to shift to next timetable entry The timetable entry will cycle from 01 to 16 accordingly 17 LCD Backlight Setting The LCD backlight can be set by this parameter Acceptable values are on default value off 18 Max Station ID Setting The station ID number can be limited by this parameter setting To modify this setting enter a 2 digit number from 0 to 99 99 default value 0 99 5 3 Init System This is used to set all system parameters to their default values and initialize the systems files Care should be taken as th
13. is will destroy all data stored in the memory 6 Kernel System Pressing the F1 F2 and F3 keys simultaneously while switching the power on will enable the user to get into the System Menu 6 1 Memory Menu 1 Memory Info displays the amount of Flash Base and card memory 2 Test Memory will test the main memory and the card memory and display s status 3 Initialize Memory Initialize the data memory this will clear all memory in the Cipher520 6 2 Set Time Time 1999 03 01 12 00 00 Set the system time as YY MM DD hh mm ss Reader 1 Reader 2 This is used for testing the reader port If Reader 1 or Reader 2 read the barcode successfully it will show as P Q13 1 P is the Barcode type Q13 means there are 13 digits in the barcode 1 means scanned once 6 3 Reader 6 4 Power Main Power 11 914V Battery If Mains Power is connected the display will show the actual voltage If the unit is powered by batteries only it will display main power Lost and show how many batteries are installed 6 5 Test Menu 1 Buzzer Buzzer test 2 LCD LCD will be toggled between on and off for 15 seconds 3 LED LED testing 4 KBD 1 Membrane KBD testing Each key shows on the display in reversed color Press each key to become normal when all keys are pressed the user will be returned to the KBD test menu 2 PC AT KBD testing Connect with an external keyboard and type any key for testing
14. l duplex RS485 This is a differential serial communication interface where all terminals send and receive data each from a pair of signal lines 1 Non inverting ground transmit data 2 Ground 7 Inverting receive data 3 Inverting transmit No connection data 5 Non inverting receive data RS485 transceivers both half and full duplex board are protected by a pair of surge protectors Also when the terminal is at either end of the RS485 bus a terminator should be used to cancel signal echoing This can be easily done by putting the slide switch to ON position which will connect 3 resistors onto the bus as follows 4 20 mA current loop This is usually used when electrical isolation between communication sides is required Pin assignments of the 20 mA current loop are as follows Pin Wo Beseipion Pin No Description Tempe 6 Reosive cao Transmit collector ae Ground 3 Transmit emitter Ground 4 Receive power 9 5V 5 Receive Anode 4 6 Digital Input Output 4 digital input and 4 digital output pins has been reserved and an optional DIO board can be used to accommodate many kinds of input output needs 1 Digital Input 2 kinds of digital inputs are available 1 CMOS type 2 Photo coupled 2 Digital Output3 kinds of digital outputs are available 3 CMOS type 4 Open collector 5 Relay DB 25 Female 6363 9 9 O 9 6 O OD 69
15. ndar chip During system initialization this register is set to 186 186 default value 0 255 11 ID Length Setting A 2 digit value from 0 to 99 can be set to qualify the ID entries If set to 0 ID length will not be checked 0 default value 0 99 12 Bar Code Symbology Setting The Cipher 520 decoding software supports 6 types of symbology and each symbology can be individually enabled or disabled This option is 18 a menu level and allows access to the individual barcode settings Press the ENTER key to change the individual barcode type settings After setting the individual symbologies and returning to this menu level the F1 key will update the memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will abandon the changes made and restore the original settings Whilst in the individual barcode type setting the ENTER key will allow the user to modify the setting The F1 key will update memory and exit setup mode The F2 key will return the user to the Bar Code Symbology Menu level 12 1 Code 39 Selectable values for Code 39 are Enable default value Disable 12 2 Code 128 Selectable values for Code 128 are Enable gt default value Disable 12 3 Interleave 25 Selectable values for Interleave25 are Enable default value Disable 12 4 Industrial 25 Selectable values for Industrial25 are Enable default value Disable 12 5 Codebar Selectable values for Codabar are
16. r modifications the new master card must be input by scanning the card not by entering from the keyboard Up to 20 characters for master card ID can be set 1234567890 default value please scan the new master card 8 Password Setting Up to a 6 digit password can be set to further secure the system Note that if a null string is entered the password checking will be skipped when entering setup mode If a single ENTER key is pressed without preceding digits it will be treated as a null password That is peeking 17 only function is not available for this parameter since there is no way to distinguish between peeking only and a null password none default value enter the new password 9 Time Setting This is used to modify the system time of the Cipher 520 A 14 digit value YYYYMMDDHHNNSS must be entered YYYY total 4 digits of the year MM month 1 12 DD day of the month 1 31 HH hour 24 hour format 0 23 NN minute 0 59 SS second 0 59 10 Timer Fine Tune Setting The Cipher 520 is equipped with a fine tunable calendar chip The speed of the calendar chip can be tuned in units of ppm via a digital trimming register The trimming range is from 0 to 255 ppm The bigger value of the trimming register the slower the calendar chip runs For instance if the calendar chip is 1 second slow in one day then the value of the trimming register should decrease 12 to correctly adjust the cale
17. rom 1 to 4 IFRpp ID length nn ID length Get current company code VRpp n n current company code 7 3 Program system Parameter Commands The commands described in this section are used to program the system parameters of Cipher 520 The host computer should receive a DONE string as the return message to indicate successful setting of a command Usage Line connection Parameter OO0 reserved 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master On line printing Barcode symbologies O disable 1 enable A Code 39 B Code 128 C Interleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable Prefix code O disable 1 enable ID code keyboard entry O disable 1 enable Master card nn nn master card up to 20 haracters Password Set relay output timetable nn nn password up to 6 digits Nn entry number from 01 to 16 Hh starting hour Mm starting minute Ddd duration Set automatic shift change timetable Nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mmi starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift from 1 to 4 FWppnn ID length nn ID length allowed from 0 to 99 VWppn n Set company code n n company code up to 30 characters Lnpp Station lock O unlock 1 lock
18. sage Return Read 1 record of OVER buffer is empty data Kppyymmadhhnnabcq q where K K identifier of 520 yymmadhhnn date amp time 0 b working shift 1 4 c prefix code 0 9 q q employee ID Remove the NEW done record just read OVER buffer empty Initialize memory DONE done on line stations aabb pp inquiry each 2 digits represent one station ID System time yymmddhhnn yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day ss second System time yy year hh hour mm month nn minute dd day ss second 7 2 Inquiry System Parameter Setting Commands The commands described in this section are used to get current system parameter settings of Cipher 520 Format GO1pp Usage Line connection Return 00 10 slave 01 stand alone 11 master GO3pp On line printing O disable 1 enable Barcode ABCDEF symbologies A Code 39 B Code 128 C Interleave 25 D Industrial 25 E Coda Bar F UPC EAN O disable 1 enable G13pp Prefix code O disable 1 enable G14pp ID code keyboard O disable 1 enable entry G18pp Master card nn nn current master card Password nn nn current password Relay output Hhmmdd timetable nn entry number from 01 to D 3 3 Automatic shift change timetable 16 hh starting hour mmistarting minute ddd duration hhmmxxyyw nn entry number from 01 to 16 hh starting hour mmi starting minute xx end hour yy end minute w working shift f
19. y are active at this stage the system manager must enter the right password at the one time If the password was not correct the Cipher 520 will activate a warning beep consecutive beeps then go back to the working mode If the password is correctly entered Cipher 520 will be in the System Management mode System Manager l Setup Press the ENTER key and now the Cipher 520 is in the setup mode and is ready to accept system parameter modification The Cipher 520 will show the name of parameter on the upper side of the display and the original setting value on the lower side 1 Line Connection Master Press ENTER to change the setting value of this parameter Use the lt and gt keys to select a new setting value or type in a new 15 value via the numeric keys Then press ENTER to conclude the new setting value 1 Line Connection gt lt Single gt If you only want to check the parameters then simply press the or gt keys This will leave the setting unchanged and scroll through the parameters This is a handy way to simply peek at the current settings After all the system parameter modifications are completed the F1 key must be pressed to update these modifications and save the new settings into the program memory The system will restart with the new settings To abandon the modifications and leave the settings as they were when setup was entered press the F2 key instead of the F1 key Th
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