ET215 Ethernet Terminal COMUTERWISE2311RCH1 WALL-MOUNT TABLETOP LOW-COST NETWORK DATA COLLECTION terminal protocol that supports most of the standard Overview display manipulation command set. The ET215 in- The ET215 Ethernet Terminal is a low cost data col- cludes the DCNET application program (Win9x/NT lection device that communicates with a software ap- based) which adds out-of-the-box ethernet data plication program over a TCP/IP network. The opera- tor interface consists of an alphanumeric display and collection capability. a membrane keypad (extra input options available). Network Interface Theory of Operation The ET215 terminal connects to an Ethernet LAN via a standard 10/100BaseT cable. From a network per- When the ET215 connects to an ethernet network it functions similar to a “Telnet” terminal. The host soft- spective it occupies a single “socket” at a specified ware sends commands and displayable messages to TCP/IP address and port number. The host software communicates with the ET215 by establishing a con- the terminal via the network. User input from the nection with the terminal and then sending and re- keypad, optional bar-code, or mag-stripe reader is ET215 ceiving ASCII text command strings. In addition to the sent to the host software. To minimize network traf- fic, the user input is transferred as complete strings primary TCP/IP port the ET215 supports a standard instead of character by character. Strings are termi- Telnet port for remote configuration. nated by the “Enter” key and terminated with the ASCII Operator Interface & characters. The bar-code and mag- The ET215 includes an LCD display and a numeric key- stripe input includes the “autoEnter” function. pad as the primary operator interface console. In, Terminal Emulation addition, the ET215 terminal may include an optional bar-code scanner input, mag-stripe card reader input, The ET215 terminal has two (2) operation modes: the or RFID reader input and an aux RS-232 port for con- “Virtual Terminal Command (VTC) mode and the ANSI nection of a serial input device. Optional digital in- terminal mode. The VTC mode provides a unique but simple protocol that eliminates the need to know all puts with counters (up to 4) and software controlled T ER MIN A L the particulars of the lower level ANSI protocol. The relay outputs (up to 4) provide machine control for an ANSI emulation mode is a subset of the standard ANSI external device. COMUTERWISE2311RCH199975513 ET215 Features COMPUTER44WIS etc.) can increase the power consumption slightly. Display Alternate power supplies can be used by connecting The ET215 display utilizes a two (2) line by twenty them via the ET215 power jack. four (24) column LCD character display which displays Standard Features the 96 standard ASCII characters and 96 non-stan- dard symbols in a 5 x 7 dot matrix font. Cursor posi- • 10/100BaseT Ethernet Connectivity (TCP/IP). tion is identified by a blinking box and can be posi- • Bar code input interface for wand, laser, CCD tioned under software control. Backlighting is avail- or other compatible scanner. able as an option for low light installations. • Standard RS-232 COM port, 9-pin AT connector. Input / Output Options Add-on Options The ET215 t erminal is a member of the ET200 f am- ily of low-cost data collection computer terminals. It • 8 line x 40 column LC Display (see ET214 model) features small size, low power, Ethernet connectivity, • Display Backlight and is ideally suited for industrial data collection ap- • Wall Mount Enclosure (no slot reader) plications. Several input/output options are avail- • Wall mount enclosure with integral barcode able as follows:. slot reader (VL) • Magnetic stripe card reader interface (Trk Barcode Input 2, Trk 1 optional) The barcode decoder input option allows one or two • RFID Reader bar-code devices to be attached on the ET215 t ermi- •Touch-key Reader nal. Decoded input is treated just like keyboard en- • Contact inputs (4) with built-in counters tered data and can be configured to include an auto- • Relay control outputs (2 or 4) matic Enter () code. The ET215 will automati- • Panel Mounting Bezel cally discriminate and decode Code 39, Code 128, • NEMA Rated Industrial Enclosure Interleave 2/5, Codabar, and UPC/EAN symbologies. Physical Specifications Available input devices include wands, slot readers, and wand emulating CCD or laser scanners. The Wall Dimensions (width x height x depth)(mm) Mount version of the ET215 can be supplied with an Table-top Model: 175mm x 112mm x 170mm integral slot reader as one of the bar-code input de- Wall-mount Model: 220mm x 225mm x 92mm vices. NEMA Rated Model: 225mm x 292mm x 12mm Mag-stripe Input Weights The mag-stripe decoder input option allows either a Table-top Model: 1.14 Kg. (2.5 Lbs) Wall-mount Model: 1.82 Kg. (4 Lbs) single or dual track magnetic card reader to be at- tached. Either single Track #1 or Track #2 reader can NEMA Rated Model: 4.02 Kg. (8.8 Lbs) be decoded and the input is treated just like key- Power Consumption (does not include options such as backlight, board entered data. If a dual track reader is installed modem, or bar code scanner, badge reader, etc.) Track #1 will be decoded first and if it fails Track #2 Standard Unit: 10 Watts will be decoded. With Backlight Display: +35milliamps. Relay Output Operating Environment The ET215 can be supplied with either tw o (dual) or Temperature: 0C to 60C (32F to 120F) four (quad) output relays that can be individually ac- Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing tivated under software control. Each relay has a Storage Environment single “form A” contact rated at 10va (100vdc, Temperature: 30C to 70C (-4F to 158F) 100ma.) maximum. Access to the contacts is via Humidity: 5% to 95% screw terminal blocks on the back of the unit. Power Supply The ET215 is po wered by a 12vdc (6va rating) power 302 N. Winchester, Olathe, KS 66062 adapter that plugs directly into a 120vac receptacle. Tel: 913-829-0600 Fax: 913-829-0810 Typical power consumption is less than 10 watts. 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