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		<title><![CDATA[LAVA: Forums - LAVA Related Discussions]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Splitting POS serial printer output to send to DVR/NVR over IP]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=20454</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[There's a blog post at <a href="http://lavalink.com/2012/06/pos-to-nvr-integration-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2012/06/pos-to-nvr-i...on-part-2/</a> that details how to make the necessary connections.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There's a blog post at <a href="http://lavalink.com/2012/06/pos-to-nvr-integration-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2012/06/pos-to-nvr-i...on-part-2/</a> that details how to make the necessary connections.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[7-bit to 8-bit serial conversion (among others)]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=5775</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[You can easily convert RS-232 from one port configuration to another using serial device servers (LAVA Ether-Serial Links).<br />
<br />
Baud rate, parity, stop bits, etc are all easily translated.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/using-the-ether-serial-link-as-a-serial-data-format-converter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/using-the-et...converter/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You can easily convert RS-232 from one port configuration to another using serial device servers (LAVA Ether-Serial Links).<br />
<br />
Baud rate, parity, stop bits, etc are all easily translated.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/using-the-ether-serial-link-as-a-serial-data-format-converter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/using-the-et...converter/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Control your TV with RS-232]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=5773</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hackers and hobbyists have been having fun controlling their TVs over the RS-232 serial interface found on a number of TVs.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/rs-232-remote-control-of-televisions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/rs-232-remot...levisions/</a><br />
<br />
peek inside an LG TV and you might find Linux. Access commands and features not available in the stock consumer interface. And control your TV over your home network using a LAVA Ether-Serial Link.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hackers and hobbyists have been having fun controlling their TVs over the RS-232 serial interface found on a number of TVs.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/rs-232-remote-control-of-televisions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/rs-232-remot...levisions/</a><br />
<br />
peek inside an LG TV and you might find Linux. Access commands and features not available in the stock consumer interface. And control your TV over your home network using a LAVA Ether-Serial Link.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Piping DOS over Ethernet]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=5771</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's easy using the LAVA Ether-Serial Link [serial device server].<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/piping-dos-over-ethernet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/piping-dos-over-ethernet/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's easy using the LAVA Ether-Serial Link [serial device server].<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/piping-dos-over-ethernet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/piping-dos-over-ethernet/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Inside the LAVA S3/4 ASIC: parallel internals]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=5770</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The LAVA S3/4 ASIC is the latest form of the bridging hardware found on many LAVA products, providing a bridge to RS-232 serial and IEEE 1284 parallel ports.<br />
<br />
The schematic for the parallel port portion of this chip is here:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/an-inside-look-at-the-lava-parallel-pci/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/an-inside-lo...allel-pci/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The LAVA S3/4 ASIC is the latest form of the bridging hardware found on many LAVA products, providing a bridge to RS-232 serial and IEEE 1284 parallel ports.<br />
<br />
The schematic for the parallel port portion of this chip is here:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2011/12/an-inside-look-at-the-lava-parallel-pci/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2011/12/an-inside-lo...allel-pci/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sometimes a parallel port is just the thing]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=5768</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">admin</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This blog post covers some compelling reasons why the IEEE 1284 Parallel port is sometimes the perfect interface:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2012/02/parallel-port-control-of-plasma-cutter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2012/02/parallel-por...ma-cutter/</a><br />
<br />
In a nutshell:<ul class="mycode_list"><li>strong resistance to electrical noise<br />
</li>
<li>robust cabling<br />
</li>
<li>positive locking connectors<br />
</li>
<li>bi-directionality of the sort needed by servo motors<br />
</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This blog post covers some compelling reasons why the IEEE 1284 Parallel port is sometimes the perfect interface:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://lavalink.com/2012/02/parallel-port-control-of-plasma-cutter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://lavalink.com/2012/02/parallel-por...ma-cutter/</a><br />
<br />
In a nutshell:<ul class="mycode_list"><li>strong resistance to electrical noise<br />
</li>
<li>robust cabling<br />
</li>
<li>positive locking connectors<br />
</li>
<li>bi-directionality of the sort needed by servo motors<br />
</li>
</ul>
]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polling Cash Registers: HQ-ST Link & Quiznos]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=110</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Ron Jenkins</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quiznos polls all its stores from its corporate office in Denver, Colorado. NEC's RS-Connect software is used to poll Quiznos's Q-POS store devices, slightly modified NEC 4000 ECRs. While this provides essential centralized visibility, it also means a significant investment in polling infrastructure. By eliminating modems from their polling operation wherever Internet connectivity exists, Quiznos has reduced the need for a pool of modems at its corporate office.<br />
<br />
Instead, their corporate office is now equipped with LAVA HQ Plus-126 devices, each monitoring up to 100 store locations, allowing room for expansion on each HQ Plus. Their HQ Plus devices are identified by geographical territory, because Quiznos polls at night when their stores are closed, in various time zones.<br />
<br />
The full details are here:<br />
<a href="http://www.lavalinknews.info/quiznos-inc-replacing-modems-with-ip-based-polling/polling-scenario-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.lavalinknews.info/quiznos-inc...io-part-1/</a><br />
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Quiznos polls all its stores from its corporate office in Denver, Colorado. NEC's RS-Connect software is used to poll Quiznos's Q-POS store devices, slightly modified NEC 4000 ECRs. While this provides essential centralized visibility, it also means a significant investment in polling infrastructure. By eliminating modems from their polling operation wherever Internet connectivity exists, Quiznos has reduced the need for a pool of modems at its corporate office.<br />
<br />
Instead, their corporate office is now equipped with LAVA HQ Plus-126 devices, each monitoring up to 100 store locations, allowing room for expansion on each HQ Plus. Their HQ Plus devices are identified by geographical territory, because Quiznos polls at night when their stores are closed, in various time zones.<br />
<br />
The full details are here:<br />
<a href="http://www.lavalinknews.info/quiznos-inc-replacing-modems-with-ip-based-polling/polling-scenario-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.lavalinknews.info/quiznos-inc...io-part-1/</a><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Writing to ESL COM Port from Command Line or Batch Files]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.lavalink.com/showthread.php?tid=53</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.lavalink.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=74">mbudds51</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm currently writing to a bank of TV Screens via an RS-232 connection and a simple batch script, that is executed from the command prompt in Windows XP.  <br />
<br />
I'm piping the data out of the Serial Port, located on the Motherboard, to the TVs by way of the following command:<br />
<br />
type cmdlist.txt &gt;&gt; COM1<br />
<br />
I was hoping to get past the distance limitations by connecting to the TVs via Ethernet.<br />
<br />
Does anyone know if the ESL is capable to sending data to the Virtual COM ports though batch programming?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm currently writing to a bank of TV Screens via an RS-232 connection and a simple batch script, that is executed from the command prompt in Windows XP.  <br />
<br />
I'm piping the data out of the Serial Port, located on the Motherboard, to the TVs by way of the following command:<br />
<br />
type cmdlist.txt &gt;&gt; COM1<br />
<br />
I was hoping to get past the distance limitations by connecting to the TVs via Ethernet.<br />
<br />
Does anyone know if the ESL is capable to sending data to the Virtual COM ports though batch programming?]]></content:encoded>
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