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Programming credit options
TS0870x-series Smart Card Readers can be set-up to respond to badging by operating relay-activated devices such
as photocopiers, drink dispensers, etc., instead of being used for access purposes. To do so, the Smart Card must be
programmed with the correct access level, credits, and location, in order to activate the relay output.
The credit Smart Card Reader is programmed using the same methods as described in
Programming
on page 9.
You can check the credit status of a Smart Card by using the RAS menu option
15—Last Card Credit
described on
page 14.
Whether programming the credit Smart Card Reader using a reader configuration card, or using an LCD RAS, the
requirements are the same. These are:
•
The reader’s
token value
must be greater than zero. See
Reader token value
below.
•
The card being badged must have a
credit account number
(1 through 4) that matches the reader’s credit
account number. See
Credit account number
below.
•
The card being badged must have an
access level
(1 through 16) that is equal to or greater than the reader’s
access level. See
Access level
below,
•
The card being badged must have a
location identifier
(1 through 4) that matches the reader’s location
identifier. See
Location identifier
below.
•
The card being badged must have a credit units balance that is equal to or greater than the reader’s token
value.
The following sections appear in the same order as they are accessed via an LCD RAS using option 14—Credit Setup.
Reader token value
Enter a number in the range of 1 through 65534 to specify the reader’s token value. The token value sets how many
credits equal one token, to be deducted when a card is badged.
Example: On a photocopier, one token equals two credits (one credit equals 10 cents). Each time an A4 copy is made
with the card, one token is deducted (two credits or 20 cents).
NOTE:
Enter the special value 65535 to program a card with unlimited credits (the token value is not deducted when
a card is badged).
Credit account number
Enter a number in the range of 1 through 4 to identify the reader’s active credit account.
Access level
Enter a number in the range of 1 through 16 to identify the reader’s access level.
Example: A Smart Card reader at a photocopier has an access level of 4 (which permits operation by users with
access levels of 4 through 16). If a user has a card with access level 5, then they can use the photocopier. Another
user with a card with credit access level of 2 cannot use the photocopier.
Location identifier
Enter a number in the range of 1 through 4 to identify the reader’s location.
Example: You might have already given some staff the highest access level of 16, but you want to prevent them
from using the admin photocopier. If the admin photocopier has a location identifier of 2 and the staff have cards
with a location identifier of 1, then they cannot use the photocopier.
Relay time factor
Enter a number in the range of 1 through 256 to specify the relay time factor. The relay time factor modifies the
pulse width output of the Credit Relay Pulsed option or the energised time for the Credit Relay Timed option
(whichever is defined in option
8—O/C Output
on page 13).
The pulse width for the Credit Relay Pulsed option is the relay time factor multiplied by .01 seconds (10 milliseconds).
This gives a pulse width between 0.01 – 2.56 seconds.
The activation time for the Credit Relay Timed option is the relay time factor multiplied by the token value of the
reader. This gives a range of between 1 second and around 193 days.
