Point of Sale (POS) terminals in a typical gas station application allow customers to pay for their gas at the front counter in the station's convenience store. The gas station fuel pumps and peripheral devices, such as credit card readers, receipt printers, and cash registers, are each connected to a separate serial port. POS terminals often integrate a PC with multiport serial boards to control multiple peripheral devices.

A gas pump manufacturer in Europe was looking for a reliable and easy to install solution since peripheral devices can be difficult to maintain and costly to service. Since they used a shoebox PC, there was a space limitation to take into consideration for this gas station POS application.

 

 

 

 

The Moxa UPort® 1650-8 is a USB-to-serial converter. Its USB plug-and-play capability makes serial port expansion easy. Unlike multiport serial boards, the UPort® 1650-8 does not require users to open the chassis or turn off the system in order to add COM ports or maintain the device, saving time, money and effort. The UPort® 1650-8 also allows users to connect all the peripheral devices in the POS terminal and overcomes the space and PCI slot limitations, providing greater scalability, significant cost savings, and more effective customer service.

 

 

 

 

• The UPort® 1650-8 USB-to-serial converter provides multiple serial device connections
• Instant plug-and-play means you no longer need to open the PC case for installation and maintenance

 

 

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