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GBA ST1C Operation Manual
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Astrosys International Ltd
GBA ST1C Operations manual V1_4
4.4 Software Configuration Options:
All of the software options below can be set using either the GBA Talk PC software, a configuration
file on a USB Mass Storage Device or Program Card facility, as mentioned above. Two kinds of
program card are available. Firstly a card to set all options (all options must be specified) and
secondly individual, specific option cards that will set only key options such as security level,
ccTalk
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Encryption Key or Note enable / disable.
Interface:
The GBA ST1C can be set for use with the following interfaces:
(1) Pulse/NISR Serial Protocol
(2) Parallel
(3) BSCP (Bi-directional Serial Communications Protocol - RS232)
(4) MDB
(5) ccTalk
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Non Encrypted
(6) ccTalk
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Encrypted
3
(7) Parallel XT
(8) Parallel Binary
(9) Smiley Secure Protocol (SSP)
(10) JVI/VCCS
Definitions of the above can be found in the Interface Description Manuals.
ccTalk
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Encryption Key Reset:
Should a validator require replacing in a ccTalk
®
application, the Encryption key will require
resetting to the default in both the host machine and the note validator. This is achieved, on the
note validator, by use of the ccTalk
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Encryption Key Reset Programming Card using the procedure
described above, in “Configuration Procedure – Programming Card”. For resetting the host
machine please refer to the machine user guide.
Escrow Time out period (Parallel interfaces only):
This option enables the Escrow time out period to be set in 1-second intervals between 1 and 255
seconds. Please Note: The standard escrow time is 26 seconds. Adjust with care! The host
machine must be designed to work with any other time selected. Please contact Technical support
for more details.
Low Power Mode: In this mode the quiescent current drawn by the unit is reduced to 30 µA by
remaining in hibernation until a note is presented. See section “5.3 Low Power Mode” for further
details.