Peripherals
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In this screen, you can add all the Devices and Peripherals connected to your terminal. Depending on the selected region, there may be other special devices only available for that region.
If your terminal includes integrated devices they will be configured automatically.
Depending on the terminal on which you have installed the application, you can connect the devices using wired Ethernet, USB and COM ports, or wirelessly using Bluetooth or WiFi.
In the port selection, the following options will be available:
COM/RS232: You will be able to view the available connections in the COMx format, where x is the port number.
USB: You will see the available connected peripherals in the format Vendor 0000 Product 0000.
Bluetooth: You must first pair your Bluetooth Devices through the Android settings. Once this is done, you can select them in the FACTORYPOS device configuration.
WiFi/Network: In order to add an Ethernet or WiFi Device, you must enter the IP address followed by the port number. Ticket printers use port number 9100, so the format should be 192.168.x.x:9100.
For COM/RS232 and USB connections you can set the communication speed with the device, with 9600 and 115200 being the most common values.
In the Additional Parameters you can configure more communication parameters, depending on the selected device.
You can first add the most common connection devices:
Here you can add the receipt printer to be used in the system. The first thing to do is to select the connection port and then the type of printer to be used.
There are 3 basic types of receipt printers: 57mm or 80mm wide thermal printers and 76mm wide dot matrix printers. Sometimes, depending on the terminal or region, other printers may be available.
You will be able to modify some additional parameters for the receipt printer:
Check Status: This option checks if the printer has any problem before sending the data to print, such as no paper or any other error. It only works on some printer models and terminals.
Logo Header: Many printers have a software utility that allows you to store graphic logos in its memory. With this option enabled, the 01 logo will be printed on the header of the ticket.
Logo Footer: Many printers have a software utility that allows you to store graphic logos in its memory. With this option enabled, logo 02 will be printed in the ticket footer.
Text/Graphic Mode: All printers operate in Text Mode. The Graphic Mode is used for printing special Language Characters such as Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, Cyrillic, etc. If you select Graphic Mode, you must also enter the Print Width in dots that the printer is capable of printing. For 57mm/2" printers it is usually 384 dots and for 80mm/3" it is usually from 512 dots to 576 dots, depending on the printer resolution.
Graphic mode is not available for RS232 and Bluetooth printers.
Use the CHECK button to verify the connection to the printer.
Here, you can add the Cash Drawer to be used in the terminal. Cash drawers are usually connected to a receipt printer. The first thing to do is to select the printer port to be used to open the cash drawer. Some terminals have a drawer opening port for direct connection. In this case we will select Internal connection.
After configuring the cash drawer, you can check if it opens by pressing the CHECK button.
Here, you can add the Customer Display to be used in the terminal. The first thing you will need to do is to select the connection port and then the viewer model to be used.
After configuring the customer display, you can check if it receives information by clicking the CHECK button.
You will be able to modify some additional parameters for the customer display:
Text: Here you can enter a configurable text to be displayed on the first line of the screen.
Number of rows: Select the number of rows to be displayed.
Number of columns: Select the number of columns to be displayed.
Viewer alignment: Select the alignment for the customer display.
Viewer size: Select whether it is large, medium or small.
None: Displays the transparent background.
Single image: Displays a single image as background.
Image slideshow: Displays a slideshow of images as wallpaper.
You will also be able to set the time between images.
Web Page: Displays a web page as wallpaper.
You must enter the address of the WEB page to be displayed.
You can add more peripherals to the terminal by clicking on the corresponding button.
You can select the connection port of your scanner.
If the USB connection is used, note that the scanner will only send an ENTER (CR) code at the end of the reading.
If your device includes a rear camera, you can select the Internal connection type to use the camera as a bar-code reader. The additional parameters option will depend on the selected connection type.
After configuring the scanner, you can check whether it reads bar-codes and displays them on the screen by pressing the CHECK button.
The scales are connected using the RS232 connection. Select the communications protocol that works best with your scale. Not all balances work with FACTORYPOS, ask your distributor.
After configuring the scale, you can check if it transmits the weight and displays it on the screen by pressing the CHECK button.
Magnetic card readers are used to identify employees and customers.
After configuring the card reader you can check if it transmits the card reader data and displays it on the screen by pressing the CHECK button.
Each country has different regulations for credit card payments. Contact your distributor to find out which devices are available in your country.
Kitchen printers are used to send orders to the preparation areas. Up to 6 kitchen printers can be configured.
Kitchen printers are configured in the same way as ticket printers. For more details, you can check the Receipt printers section at the top of this page.
Proximity readers are used to identify employees and customers using RFID devices.
After configuring the proximity reader, you can verify that it transmits the reader data and displays it on the screen by pressing the CHECK button.
Define the connection type and port.
After configuring FactoryKDS, you can check if the connection is established by pressing the CHECK button. If there is a connection, the system will return the FactoryKDS version.
Display mode: Select the background for the display. Using the and arrows you can move through the available display modes. Depending on the selected mode new configuration parameters will be displayed.
Press the button to search for the image to set as wallpaper. Then press the button to locate the desired image in the file browser and press Accept to confirm the selection.
Press the button to browse for the folder containing the images you will set as wallpaper. Then press the button to locate the image folder in the file browser and press Accept to confirm the selection.
Use the button to add a Bar-code scanner.
Use the button to add a Scale.
Use the button to add a magnetic card reader.
Use the button to add a Card Payment Terminal.
Use the button to add a Kitchen Printer.
Use the button to add a Proximity reader.
Use the button to add FactoryKDS.
