Hardware and software solutions for petrol stations

POS systems for petrol stations for retail sales of petroleum products, LPG, compressed gas and accompanying goods

T&T POS and AZS-SYSTEM.01

There are no analogous systems in Ukraine that can be compared with the electronic POS system "T&T POS" by its functional possibilities. This POS system is simple and convenient in exploitation, it ensures high reliability. Besides its high functionality it's the cheapest POS system in the set of analogous systems. The model set of system specialized cash registers, consisting of such models as "T&T POS.10", "T&T POS.20", "T&T POS.21", "T&T POS.22", "T&T POS.24" and the model set of the cash registers "AZS-SYSTEM.01" correspond to "Technical Requirements to specialized electronic control cash registers (EССR) for the retail sale of petroleum products" and are entered into the State Registry of registers of payment operations (RPO) for the retail sale of petroleum products from 01.12.2008	PURPOSE Delivery of petroleum products and accompanying goods (services) at petrol stations using various forms of payment: by cash or cashless types of payment -  using credit cards, smart-cards, coupons, pay-sheets, etc, with print-out of the fiscal cash check. Remote control by the pulse interface or using the concrete propritary exchange protocols of manufacturers of fuel delivery dispensers. Complex accounting of movement of petroleum products and accompanying goods at filling stations with automatic formation of reports of various kinds.
	"T&T POS.21" Base configuration: System unit with a built-in receipts fiscal printer (thermal printer and fiscal module), licensed OS Windows XP PRO, monitor Sumsung 17'', keyboard, mouse, customer's indicator, fuel dispensers controller, network filter, moneybox. High-speed printing
	"T&T POS.21" Base configuration: System unit on the basis of Touchscreen with a built-in receipts fiscal printer (thermal printer and fiscal module), licensed OS Windows XP PRO, customer's indicator, fuel dispensers controller, network filter, moneybox. High-speed printing
	"T&T POS.10" "T&T POS.20" "T&T POS.22" "T&T POS.24" Base configuration: System unit with a built-in receipts fiscal printer (thermal printer and fiscal module), licensed OS Windows XP PRO, monitor Sumsung 17'', keyboard, mouse, customer's indicator, fuel dispensers controller, network filter, moneybox.
	"AZS-SYSTEM.01" Base configuration: System unit with a built-in receipts fiscal printer (thermal printer and fiscal module), licensed OS Windows XP PRO, monitor Sumsung 17'', keyboard, mouse, customer's indicator, fuel dispensers controller, network filter, moneybox.

Composition

Optionally Connected Devices:
• Fuel level meter "Struna" for automatic measurement of petroleum products parameters.
• Terminal for payment using electronic (smart) cards.
• Modem for data transmitting to a remote computer.
• Barcodes scanner for selling of accompanying goods.
• Uninterrupted power source for the guaranteed feeding of a cash register and a block of electronics of FD.


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Functional Possibilities of the Base Version

Functions of the system cash register:
• formation of the data base of petroleum products and accompanying goods (services) and storing of data in it;
• protection of the data base from an unauthorized access, protection is organized by the scheme of the three-level access to data and adjustments;
• flexible adjustment of software configuration;
• automatic calculation of change for a client;
• print-out of a fiscal receipt in the process of delivery of petroleum products / selling of accompanying goods (services) with accounting by various kinds of them;
• delivery of petroleum products using various forms of payment: by cash money, on credit cards, coupons, pay-sheets, etc;
• print-out of a return receipt of money resources from the cash desk and the receipt of fuel overflow;
• formation and printing of reports of X or Z types at the end of the shift;
• sale of goods and services with support of bar codes and keeping the warehouse account;
• logging the general protocol of events during entire operating cycle.
Control functions concerning of fuel delivery dispensers:
• automated delivery of petroleum products in the mode of preliminary payment (on request in volume or amount - liters or gryvnyas) and in the mode "up to a full tank";
• simultaneous control of 32 filling nozzles according to the pulse interface or simultaneous control of 32 sides of the fuel delivery dispenser according to the exchange protocol;
• turning on and blocking of any filling dispenser, and also emergency blocking of all fuel delivery dispensers simultaneously;
• visual monitoring of the current state of each fuel delivery dispenser and the fuel delivery process at all filling places.
Functions concerning of accounting of flow of petroleum products:
• automated account of petroleum products flow, filling and management of the data base of reception and realization of petroleum products in terms of volume by various kinds of fuel, tanks, dispensers, various forms of payment with calculation of surpluses (shortage);
• calculation of the residual of petroleum products in tanks with sending of the preventive, precautionary messages to an operator at achievement of a critical level;
• formation and print-out of reports about petroleum products sales on the built-in printer.

Additional Options

Monitoring of tanks with level meters such as "Struna", PetroVend, Veeder Root, etc:
• Conduction of the united data base, formation of reports of petroleum products flow in terms of volume and mass.
• Displaying information about parameters of petroleum products in tanks (such as the level, temperature, density, volume and mass) on the monitor of the operator in the real-time mode.
• Reception of petroleum products with formation of the receipt report.
• Tracking of outflow of petroleum products from tanks, unauthorized receiving or delivery of them.
• Sending of precautionary messages to the operator in case of the maximum or minimum level of petroleum products in tanks.
Remote connection with the office:
• Transferring of data through a modem (using GSM, GPRS or switched lines) to a remote computer in the automatic mode with planning of communication sessions or in the manual mode.
• Primary data processing with a possibility of data export to management software programs or accounting programs of the enterprise.
• Formation of standard (or requested) shift reports and event protocols.
System of discounts:
• Realization and accounting of petroleum products using the assigned percent discount with any kind of payment.
System of cashless payments:
• Supporting of different terminals of various kinds of cashless payment such as Petrol+, VISA, MASTERCARD.

Basic technical specifications of the control function of delivery and accounting of petroleum products

• Cash register provides control over fuel dispensers (FDs) of all types with electrical and mechanical counting devices. The nominal flow rate of fuel delivery is 40, 50, 100, or 160 liters per minute.
  
• Cash register provides control of FDs of all types, either electromechanical or electronic, which are connected according to the scheme of the connection of electromechanic FDs, as well as management of electronic FDs using interface RS-485 (ZAP, Adast, Slavutich, NARA, Wayne Dresser, Shlumberger, Tokheim, Quantium, Bench, Gilbarko, Nuovo Pignone, Tankanlagen Salzkotten, Astron, Safe and others)
  
• Cash register works in composition with
  1) the master controller of electronic FDs "T&T" built inside,
  2) the external master controller of electromechanical FDs "T&T" .
  

Maximum permissible quantity of nozzles of electromechanical FDs, operated by the register	32
Maximum permissible number of nozzles of electromechanical and electronic FDs, through which fuel delivers simultaneously	16
Maximum permissible number of electronic FDs	32
Minimum one-time dose of petroleum products in liters, delivered in the mode of preliminary payment	2
Maximum one-time delivered dose of petroleum products  in liters	9999
Discrete quantity of delivery of petroleum products  in liters	1,00 or 0,01*
Number of serviced storage tanks with petroleum products	16
Volume of serviced tanks with petroleum products  in liters	999999,99
Number of types of programmed petroleum products	16
Number of delivery control mode types	3
Number of receips types printed by the register	3
* Other discrete quantities can be installed on request of a customer.

Basic technical specifications of functions of accompanying goods (services) sale

Number of sale departments not less than 16	16
Number of cashiers (operators)	8
Number of groups of goods (services) on the taxation (including with the negative balance)	6
Number of bits of sums printed and prices programmed	9
Number of bits of sums displayed	10
The maximum number of goods descriptions	10 000
Number of symbols in names of goods	15

Cash register executes such Cash Operations:
• Registration of payment by cash;
• Registration of payment on credit;
• Registration of payment by check;
• Registration of payment on pay-sheet;
• Registration of payment by the pay card;
• Registration of payment on act;
• Registration of payment by the waybill;
• Multiplying of the price on amount of goods (services);
• Account of money resources;
• Calculation of percent price increase or discounts;
• Separate account of various kinds of goods (service)
• Official contribution of money;
• Official removing of money;
• Cancellation of operation before closing the cash check;
• Correction of the cashier's (operator's) mistake before printing of data;
• Formation of the expense check;
• Calculation of intermediate and general totals;
• Calculation of change.

Characteristics

The cash register needs a single-phase power network of alternating current with such parameters as: voltage 220 V (+10/-15)%, frequency (50+-1) Hz and grounded neutral, for electric power supply.

Expendable capacity of the cash register is not more than 200 Wt.

Weight of the device is not more than 30 kg.

Therm of average usage of the cash register is 7 years.

Printing speed of the checking tape is 3,5 lines for a second.

Operating temp. range: +5 ~ +35C

Possible connections to the cash register: barcode reader (RS-232 interface); payment card reader (RS-232 interface); personal computer (RS-232 interface, Ethernet); modem (the interface RS 232 interface); level measuring system for petroleum products in storage tanks (RS-232 or RS-485 interfaces); fuel dispensers (FDs) (RS-485 interface); master controller over fuel dispensers (RS-485 interface); money box; reports printer (LPT-port).



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