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Appendix B: Enabling The TLS4 To Function As A Datalogger
This document explains how to enable a TLS4 to function as a Datalogger. A laptop, an ethernet crossover cable
and a FMS ID number will be required.
NOTE: Several of the steps below may have been completed when the TLS4 was originally setup, in which case,
you can verify the settings as you step through the complete enabling process.
BIR Protocol DIM
POS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
For sites using the Datalogger DIM, the Point of Sales (POS) system must conform to established Veeder-Root
protocol and allow the Datalogger to collect the metered sales data necessary for it to perform its Business
Inventory Reconciliation (BIR) and Wet Stock Management (WSM) tasks. This protocol is separate and distinct
from the inventory protocol commonly used by POS and other systems to collect inventory data from Veeder-Root
TLS consoles.
The following POS systems (Table B-1) are known to have implemented the Veeder-Root protocol and thus
support BIR protocol DIM (Dispenser Interface Module).
Datalogger Site Connection and Initialization
After you are connected the Datalogger to the appropriate site equipment follow the steps below to setup the
Datalogger.
NOTE: You must wait at least 5 minutes after powering on the Datalogger before starting this procedure.
1.
Using an ethernet crossover cable, connect a laptop PC to ethernet port ETH 1 on the Datalogger (see Figure
1 on page 1 of this manual).
2.
You must configure the laptop’s wired integrated Local Area Network by clicking on the Windows Globe in the
lower right of the task bar, and typing in network connections in the ‘Search programs and files’ field and then
pressing Enter (see below):
Table B-1.
POS Systems Using V-R Protocol*
Forecourt Controller
Protocol Name
TLS-
3
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TLS-450
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