Hardware Profile ID View

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What is the view used for?

  • To add and edit hardware profiles.
  • Hardware profiles are set on terminals to connect to hardware such as Line display and Printers. If all terminals have similar hardware you only need to create one hardware profile.
Fields & buttons Description
ID

Displays the ID of the hardware profile.
Description Displays the description of the hardware profile.

Connection information for a cash drawer.

Fields & buttons Description
Drawer connected Select this to activate the drawer connection for the POS. When you mark the field all other fields are activated.
Device name Select the drawer device name from the list view. Or if the POS is not running on the same machine as the Site Manager type in the correct OPOS device name.
Description Enter a description for the device.
Open text Enter a text that will be displayed on the customer line display while the drawer is open.

information about the tab if needed

Fields & buttons Description
Line display connected

Select from the list which type of line display to connect to:

  • None - No Line display is connected
  • OPOS - an OPOS hardware device has to be connected to the POS.
  • Virtual display - a dialog will pop up on the screen and display all line display messages.
Device name If an OPOS device has been connected select the hardware setup. Or if the POS is not running on the same machine as the Site Manager type in the correct OPOS device name.
Description Enter a description for the line display setup.
Display total text Enter text to display on the line display next to the total amount. For example, “Total.”
Display balance text Enter text to display on the line display next to the balance amount. For example, “Balance.”
Till closed – line 1 Enter text to display on the first line of the line display when the till is closed. For example, “Till is closed.”
Till closed – line 2 Enter text to display on the second line of the line display when the till is closed. For example, “Sorry for the inconvenience.”
Line display charset Type in the charset number that your device supports.

Settings for the dual display functionality. To use this you have to have an extra monitor connected to your terminal.

Fields & buttons Description
Dual display in use Select this check box if you want to have a dual display.
Description Type in a description for the device.
Receipt width Enter a percentage for the receipt width. The rest of the screen will
Screen number Select which screen the dual display should open at. Check which screen the LS One POS opens at in the visual profile.
Identify screens Press this link show which screen has which number. The numbers are displayed for a couple of seconds and disappear automatically.
Advert type
  • Logo – Shows the company logo.
  • Image rotator – Displays a slide show of images located in a special folder
  • Web page - Displays a webpage.
  • Synchronized image rotator - Synchronizes to other dual displays to show the same image at the same time. This functionality needs the Site Service.
Image rotator path The path of the folder that contains the images intendet for the slide show.
Browse Select this button to browse for an image folder.
Image rotator interval Set the number of seconds each image is displayed.
Web page url If the advert type has been set tot web page enter the web URL in this field.
Browse Select this button to open a browser to browse for the site.

Hardware needed: Card reader (MSR).

If you have an OPOS device you need to activate the functionality, select the device name and fill in Start, Differentiating and Final digit.

If you have a keyboard MSR reader you only have to fill in Start, Differentiating and Final digit.

Fields & buttons Description
Card reader connected Select this check box to connect the card reader to the terminal.
Device name Select the device name from the list. Or if the POS is not running on the same machine as the Site Manager type in the correct OPOS device name.
Description Enter a description for the device.
Start digit Enter the start digit your card reader uses. To check which character this is you can open Notepad and swipe any card. The first character entered in notepad is your start digit.
Differentiating digit Enter the differentiating digit your card reader uses. The differentiating digit is to divide between track 1 and track 2 of a card number. To check which character this is you can open Notepad and swipe any credit card. The character entered in between you card number and the expiration date in notepad is your differentiating digit.
Final digit Enter the final digit your card reader uses. To check which character this is you can open Notepad and swipe any card. The last character entered in notepad is your finish digit.

Hardware: OPOS receipt printer or a Windows printer.

Fields & buttons Description
Printer connected Select the printer connected from the list menu:
  • None – No printer is connected to the POS
  • OPOS – An OPOS printer has to be connected to the POS to work.
  • Windows printer – The POS sends receipts and other printouts to a windows printer
  • Printing station - The POS sends receipts and other printouts to a printing station.
Printing host Select a printing host if printing station is selected as the connected printer
Device name Select an OPOS device name or a windows printer configuration depending on the selected connected printer.
Description Enter a description for the device.
Use decimal conversion Select this check box to use decimal conversion.
Printer charset Type in the charset number that your device supports.
Extra lines before cut Enter the number of empty line feeds to print before cutting the receipt. Sometimes the printer almost cuts off the last row of text of the receipt then you can add empty line feeds here to make more bottom margin.

Hardware needed: An OPOS barcode scanner.

If you have a keyboard barcode scanner you do not have to edit these fields.

Fields & buttons Description
Barcode reader connected Select this check box to connect the barcode reader to the terminal.
Device name Select the device name from the list menu. Or if the POS is not running on the same machine as the Site Manager type in the correct OPOS device name.
Description Enter a description for the device.

Hardware needed: An OPOS Scale.

Fields & buttons Description
Scale connected Select this check box to connect the scale to the terminal.
Device name Select the device name from the list menu.
Description Enter a description for the device.
Manual input allowed Select this check box if manual input is allowed.
Fields & buttons Description
Key connected Select this check box if there is a key connected to the terminal.
Device name Select the device name from the list view. Or if the POS is not running on the same machine as the Site Manager type in the correct OPOS device name.
Description Enter a description for the device.

 

Fields & buttons Description
Dallas key in use Select this check box if there is a key connected to the terminal.
Message prefix Enter the prefix of the message the dallas key reader sends to the POS when key is used.
Key removed message Enter the message the dallas key reader sends to the POS when a key is removed.
Port name Enter the name of the serial port the dallas key reader is connected to.
Baud rate Enter the baud rate of the dallas key reader.
Parity Enter the parity of the dallas key reader serial interface.
Data bits Enter the number data bits the dallas key reader serial interface uses.
Stop bits Enter the number of stop bits the dallas key reader serial interface uses.

Connection settings to the EFT. Here you activate LS Pay. Other EFT integrations need to be customized by partners and then some of the connection fields available can be used for the customization.

Fields & buttons Description
Credit card service active

When this box is selected the POS will check for the EFT integration selected for the POS.

Read more about configuring the EFT here.

Use LS Pay Mark this field to enable the terminal configurations for LS Pay. When this is selected a POS with this hardware profile will activate the LS Pay EFT integration.
Description Free text field for the user to identify or clarify.
Credit card server

Enter the IP or DNS name of the credit card server.

LS Pay: Enter the connection address of the LS Pay service.

Server port number

Enter the port number to communicate to the credit card server

LS Pay: The default port number for the LS Pay service is 57729 or enter the port number you have entered in your LS Pay setup.

All other fields

These fields are intended for EFT implementations.

LS Pay: These fields are not used for the LS Pay connection.

Connection settings for CCTV. This functionality has to be customized by a partner.

Connection settings for RFID scanners. This functionality has to be customized by a partner.

Connection settings for Cash changers. This functionality has to be customized by a partner.

Connection settings for Fiscal printers. This functionality has to be customized by a partner.

Connection settings for Pharmacy. This functionality has to be customized by a partner.

See also

Last updated: February 2021
Version: LS One 2021