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ViVOpayOEMS500

TechnicalReference

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ViVOtech,Inc.

451ElCaminoReal

SantaClara,CA95050

Ph:(888)363‐3753

Email:info@vivotech.com

www.vivotech.com

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TableofContents

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PRODUCTOVERVIEW............................................................................................................................ 3

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 3

FEATURES .................................................................................................................................................. 3

READERINSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................... 4

PHYSICALPLACEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 4

ORIENTATIONOFREADERPCAS............................................................................................................. 5

CONNECTINGTOAHOST ......................................................................................................................... 5

APPLYINGPOWER ..................................................................................................................................... 6

READEROPERATION ............................................................................................................................. 7

PRESENTINGCARDS/TAGS........................................................................................................................ 7

RS‐232OPERATION................................................................................................................................... 7

MAGNETICSTRIPECARDREADEREMULATION ...................................................................................... 8

MAGNETICSTRIPCARDEMULATION....................................................................................................... 8

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................. 9

APPENDICES............................................................................................................................................ 10

APPENDIXA‐PERFORMANCESPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................... 10

APPENDIXB‐COMPONENT&PIN‐OUTDETAIL.................................................................................... 11

APPENDIXC‐DIMENSIONSANDCLEARANCES..................................................................................... 14

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ProductOverview

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TheViVOpayOEMS500VendingReader(theReader)isanelectronicmodulecapableof

communicatingwithISO14443TypeAandTypeBcompatiblecardsandtagsusingRadio

Frequency(RF).DatastoredonthecardsandtagsisreadbytheReaderandtransmitted

toahost.ThissectionprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheReader.RefertoAppendix

A,B,andCfortechnicaldetails.

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Overview

TheReaderconsistsofasetofprintedcircuitboardsconsistingofaControlPCAand

anAntennaPCA.Thetwocircuitboardstogethercontainallcircuitryrequiredto

communicatewithbetweenthehostandRFIDcardsandtags.AnoptionalInterface

PCAmaybeconnectedtotheControlPCAtoaddadditionalReadertoHost

configurations.Allcircuitboardsaredesignedtobeassembledasasinglemodule

forsimplemounting,ortheymaybeseparatedtoaccommodatespaceconstraints.

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TypeA&BcardsandtagsdonotcontaininternalpowerandareactivatedbytheRF

powertransmittedbytheReader.Whenacardortagispositionedclosetothe

antennathecard/tagispoweredandactivated,andittransmitsitsdataasa

modulatedRFsignaltotheRFreceiver.TheRFreceiverdemodulatesthesignaland

sendsthedemodulatedtagdatatothemicrocontroller.Themicrocontrollercollects

thetagdata,decryptsit(ifrequired),andtransmitsittothehostterminal.TheLEDs

andbeeperindicatewhenataghasbeenreadsuccessfully.

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Features

• ReadofISO14443TypeA&TypeBcardsandtags.

• ARMLPC212432‐bitMicrocontroller.

• CryptodataprocessingforcontactlessSmartcards(optional).

• RS‐232(9600,19200,38,400,57,600baud)

• MagneticStripeCardandMagneticStripeCardReaderemulation.

• Horizontal(4)orVertical(3)LEDindicators,orexternalLEDdrive.

• Beeperorexternalbeeperdrive.

• Fieldreplaceablefirmware.

• CompactpackagingfitsinthespaceofatypicalCardReaderorBillCollector.

• ExpandableinterfaceforusewithcustomInterfacePCAs.

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ReaderInstallation

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ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstalltheViVOtechS500OEMVendingReaderintoavending

orterminalsystem.Installationwillvarydependinguponthespecificuseoftheproduct.

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PhysicalPlacement

BecausetheReaderreliesonradiofrequencycommunications,thereadercanbe

susceptibletoelectricalinterferenceandaffectedbymetalmaterials.Therefore,for

optimalperformance,pleaseobservethefollowingimportantguidelinesbefore

physicallylocatingormountingtheReader.

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• DonotpositiontheAntennaPCBonanymetalsurfaceorwithinapproximately

2inches(5cm.)inanydirectionofanygroundedmetalsuchasmetalshelving,

steelbeams,orelectricalconduit.WhenattachingtheReadertoametallicface

panelframetheAntennawithanon‐metallicmaterialasshownbelowtoensure

clearancewiththemetal.

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MetalFrame

2”

Plasticorothernon‐

metallicmaterial

2” 2”

Antenna

• DonotplacetheReaderPCBinthenearvicinityofbroadspectrumEMInoise

sources(suchasmotors,pumps,powersupplies,lightdimmers,CRTs,etc.).

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• AvoidsourcesofRF(suchascellulartelephones,portable2‐wayradios,etc.)

whichmayreducetheabilityofthereadertocommunicatewiththetag.

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• MakesurethatallcablesandwiringassociatedwiththeReaderisatleast6

inches(15cm.)awayfromothercablingandwiring(suchasACpowercables

fromotherelectricaldevices,computerdatacabling,telephonewiring,orwiring

associatedwithelectric‐poweredlockingmechanisms).

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OrientationofReaderPCAs

ThephysicaldesignoftheReaderprovidesforstackingofthePCAsusingstandoffs

toformasingleunitrequiringavolumeassmallas10cuin.However,ifspace

constraintsormountingconfigurationsdonotsupportastackedassemblythe

individualPCAsmaybemountedseparatelysuchassidebyside.Dualmounting

holesareprovidedonboththeAntennaPCAandControlPCAtoaccommodate

variousmountingconfigurations.Additionally,theAntennaPCBcontainsboth

horizontal(4)andvertical(3)LEDplacementandmaybeorientedassuch.

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Antenna

LEDs

Control

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StackedConfigurationHorizontal/SeparatedVerticalLEDOrientation

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IMPORTANT:WhenconfiguringtheAntennaand

Controlboardsinastackedconfigurationthedistance

betweenthetwoboardsiscriticalwithrespecttotheread

rangeofcardsandtags.Itisrecommendedtheboards

areplacednocloserthan1”(2.54cm.)toachievetypical

readrangewithmostcards.Somecards/tagsmayrequire

moredistancebetweentheboards.Alwaysusenon‐

metallicstandoffstoconnecttheboardstogether.

2.54cm.min.

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ConnectingtoaHost

TheconnectionfromtheReadertotheHostdependsupontheconfigurationdesired.

TheJ2connectorontheControlPCAcontainsalldatasignalsalongwithinput+5V

power.FortypicalRS‐232communicationsorwhentheReaderperformsasasingle

MagneticStripeCardReaderthenconnectfromJ2ontheControlPCAtothehost.

Refertothediagrambelow.

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IfaddingtheReaderintoasystemwithanexistingmagneticstripecardreaderthen

anadditionaloptionalInterfacePCAisrequired.WiththisconfigurationtheReader

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multiplexesthecardreadersignalsfromitselfandtheexistingcardreaderand

passesthemtothehost.TheReaderisinvisibletothehostandbehaveslikethe

existingmagneticcardreader.Thisconfigurationrequiresasecondcableidenticalto

theoneconnectingtheexistingcardreadertothehost.Connectthecablefromthe

existingcardreadertotheJ1connectorontheInterfacePCA,andconnectthesecond

cablefromtheJ2connectortothehost.Thehostdoesnotneedanyotherchange.

NotetheHostControllermustsupply+5VDCtobothdevices.

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HostController

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RS‐232orSingleEmulatedMagneticCardReaderConnections

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HostController

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DualMagneticCardReaderConnections

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ApplyingPower

TheViVOpayOEMS500doesnothaveaswitchtoturnon/offpower.After

connectingthecablefromtheReadertothehostapplypowertothehostand/or

powersupply.TheReaderwillperformapower‐upsequenceasfollows:

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• AllLEDswillilluminateaninternalself‐testisbeingperformed.

• ThedefaultRS‐232parameters(19,200bps,8data,1stop,noparity)willbeset.

• Ifself‐testandinitializationissuccessfulthebeeperwillemittwoshortbeeps

andtheleftmostLEDwillremainilluminatedindicatingtheReaderisready.

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Withthepower‐upsequencesuccessfullycompleted,theunitwillreadavalidcard

ortagifpresentedandsendthedatatothehost.

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ReaderOperation

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ThissectiondescribeshowtopresentcardsandtagstotheReaderandobtainthedataread

fromthecard.

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PresentingCards/Tags

PresentingacardortagtotheReadersoitcanbereadissimple.Simplybringthe

card/tagwithinafewcentimetersoftheantenna.ItisalsoOKtogentlytouchthe

cardontheantenna.Presentacard/tagsothatitsmaximumsurfaceareaisparallel

totheantennatoobtainthebestreadrange.

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Ifacard/tagisreadsuccessfullythebeeperwillemitasinglebeepand,ifconnected,

allLEDsontheAntennaPCAwillilluminate(theleftmostLEDremainsonto

indicatepower,theothersilluminatebriefly).Ifacardisnotreadsuccessfullyno

beepwilloccurnorwilltheLEDsflash.

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Notethatonlyonecard/tagcanbeintheantenna’sfieldatagivetime.Oncea

card/taghasbeenreaditmustberemovedfromtheantenna’sfield(about6in.or15

cm.)foratleast1secondandthenpresentedagaintobereadagain.However,

differentcards/tagscanbereadatlessthan0.5secondintervals.

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Afteracard/taghasbeenreadsuccessfullytheReaderwillstoreitsdatainthebuffer

andsendittothehostthroughtheRS‐232interface,theMagneticCardReader

interface,andthroughtheStripDriveinterface.

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RS‐232Operation

RS‐232communicationsusetheJ2signalsRXandTXtosendandtransmitserialdata

to/fromthehost.Noflowcontrolisusedwith8bitsofdata,1stopbit,andnoparity.

Baudratesare9600,19200(default),38,400,and57,600.

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Thedefaultserialmodeis“Burst”whichautomatically(withoutahostcommand)

transmitsthedatatothehostwhenavalidcard/tagisread.RefertotheViVOPay

SerialPortInterfacedocumentfordetailsonserialpacketformattingandotherserial

interfacecommands.

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MagneticStripeCardReaderEmulation

TheReaderemulatesaMagneticStripeCardReaderbysendingthedatareadfroma

card/tagoutasTrack1andTrack2datausingthe–IT1D,–IT1CLK,–IT2D,–IT2CLK,

and–ICPsignalslocatedatJ2ontheControlPCA.TheoutputsignalsareTTL(+5V)

levels.

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Datareadfromacard/tagissenttothehostonlyifvalidTrack1and/orTrack2data

ispresentonthecard.Track1dataissentusingthe–IT1D,–IT1CLKsignals;Track2

dataissentusingthe–IT2Dand–IT2CLKsignals.DataisvalidforbothTrack1and

Track2whenthe–ICPsignalisactive.



ThetimingdiagrambelowillustratesthetimingusedwithMagneticCardemulation.

Thetimingrepresentsanaveragecardswipingspeedof20cm/s.



t0

0000 0  1 1  1  0  0110

720usec.

480usec.

‐ICP



‐ITD



‐ITCLK

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EmulatedMagneticCardReaderTiming

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MagneticStripCardEmulation

TheReadercanalsooutputTrack1andTrack2magneticstripeF2Fencodeddata

whichcanbeinjectedintotheheadsofamagneticstripcardreaderandreadbyit.

LowpowerTrack1andTrack2analogdataisoutputontheJ2StripDrivesignals

TRACK1andTRACK2.HighPowerStripDrive9Vdifferentialsignalsareoutputon

TRACK2+andTRACK2‐.NotethatoperationoftheHighPowerStripDrivesignals

requiresanadditional9VDC,500ma.powerinputonJ2pin4.

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Therearenouser‐serviceablepartswithinthereader.IftheReaderdoesnotoperate

properlywheninstalledaccordingtoinstructionsusetheTroubleshootingTablebelowto

helpsolvesimpleproblems.Ifthecauseoftheproblemstillcannotbedetermined,you

maycontactourTechnicalSupportStaffatthenumberslistedbelow.Pleasehavethe

modelnumberandserialnumbersavailable.



TelephoneCustomerSupport

(888)363‐3753



TroubleshootingTable



SymptomPossibleCauseProbableCauseandRemedy

GeneralIssues

Readerdoesnotseem

tobepowered(no

LEDslit).

Readernotpoweredor

incorrectvoltage

• Checkcableconnections.

• Ensurepowerisonandcorrect

voltageandcurrentispresent.

ReadingCards/Tags

Cards/tagsnotpresented

properly

• Presentcard/tagcloserto

antenna.

• Ensurevalidcards/tagsused.

Powersupplyvoltage • Ensurevoltage/currentcorrect.

MetalorRFinterference• EnsurenometalorRF

interferenceisnearunit.

LEDsdonotlight

andbeeperdoesnot

soundwhenany

card/tagispresented.

Wrongfirmware• Ensurecorrectfirmware

Seecausesaboveforno

cards/tagsread.

• Seeremediesaboveforno

cards/tagsread.

Somecards/tagsare

read,butnotall.

Possiblebadcard/tag• Checkifcard/tagdamaged.

Canreadall

cards/tags,butonly

atverycloserange.

MetalorRFinterference• EnsurenometalorRF

interferenceisnearunit.

Communications

Faultyorincorrectcable

connections

• Checkand/orreplacecable.Nodatareceived

fromreaderordata

garbled.RS‐232parameters • Ensurehostparameterscorrect.

• EnsurenoCOMportconflicts.

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Appendices

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AppendixA‐PerformanceSpecifications



Electrical



DCInputVoltage(atreader)5VDC+/‐10%;50mVP‐Pripple

DCInputCurrent(atreader)250mA.(nominal)(seeNote1)

ReaderPowerUpTimeLessthan1secondafterpowerapplied

Note1:DoesnotincludeStripDrivepowerrequirements.



Environmental



OperatingTemperature‐25°Cto70°C(‐13°Fto158°F)

StorageTemperature‐40°Cto85°C(‐40°Fto185°F)

ColdandHeatShock‐40°Cto85°C(‐40°Fto185°F)within2hrs.

OperatingHumidity10%to90%non‐condensing

OperatingEnvironmentIndoorandsealedoutdooruseonly



Operational



TransmitterFrequency13.56MHz+/‐0.01%

TransmitterModulationISO14443‐2TypeA

Rise/FallTime:2‐3μsec.Rise,<1μsecfall

ISO14443‐2TypeB

Rise/FallTime:<2μsec.each;8%‐14%ASK

ReceiverSubcarrierFrequency847.5KHz

ReceiverSubcarrierDataISO14443‐2TypeA:ModifiedManchester

ISO14443‐2TypeB:NRZ‐L,BPSK

TypicalReadRange5‐7cm.

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AppendixB‐Component&Pin‐outDetail



ControlPCA‐FrontView







ControlPCA‐RearView



JTAG Connector (not installed on production units)

ARM

Microcontroller

J2 Connector (see pinouts next page)

Bee

SIM

Socke

Antenna

Connecto

Configuration

Switches

RTC Batter

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ControlPCA‐Pinouts



J2–PowerandData

Pin#SignalFunction

1GNDPowersupplygroundinput

2+5VDC5VDCPowersupplyinput

3RS232RETRS‐232Returninput

4+9VDC9VDCpowerinputforHIPowerStripDrive

5TXRS‐232Transmitsignaloutput

6‐RSTExternalResetinput

7RXRS‐232Receivesignalinput

8‐ISPEnableforfirmwaredownloadinput

9GNDPowerSupplyGroundinput

10IT1DInternalTrack1Dataoutput

11STRIPRETStripDriveReturn

12‐IT1CLKInternalTrack1Clockoutput

13TRACK1LOPowerStripDriveTrack1output

14IT2DInternalTrack2Dataoutput

15TRACK2LOPowerStripDriveTrack2output

16‐IT2CLKInternalTrack2Clockoutput

17TRACK2+HIPowerStripDriveTrack2positiveoutput

18‐ICPInternalCardPresentoutput

19TRACK2‐ HIPowerStripDriveTrack2negativeoutput

20CPENABLECardPresentEnable–blocksexternalCPoutput

21XLED1ExternalLED#1Driveoutput

22XLED2ExternalLED#2Driveoutput

23XLED3ExternalLED#3Driveoutput

24XLED4ExternalLED#4Driveoutput

25GNDPowerSupplyGround

26XBUZZExternalBuzzerDriveoutput

J100–AntennaConnector

Pin#SignalFunction

1RF_VCCRF+5VDCoutput

2LED1LED1driveoutput(poweronLED)

3LED2LED2driveoutput

4LED3LED3driveoutput

5LED4LED4driveoutput

6RF_DINRFDatainput

7RF_DOUTRFDataoutput

8RF_SCKRFClockoutput

9RF_SCSRFChipEnableoutput

10RF_RSTRFResetoutput

11VCCLogic+5VDCoutput

12GNDGroundoutput

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AntennaPCA‐RearView

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Vertical LEDs

Horizontal LEDs

Antenna

Type A & B Radio

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3.0

10.0

47.047.5

3.0

3.5

50.5

76.0

79.0

69.0



AppendixC‐DimensionsandClearances

(dimensionsinmillimeters)







3.5

65.5

62.0

47.0

3.5

50.5

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