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Top POS (Point Of Sale) ResourcesBy EmanueleCreated May 1 2009 - 06:27By Emanuele May 1st, 2009 Technology [1] point of sail [2] pos [3]

POS [4] Point of Sale Reference Designs

An exhaustive guide to develop a Point of Sale. Full Reference Projects, Hardware Resources (ARM Microcontrollers, graphics and Peripherals), High-level software (Java, PHP) and interesting articles. You must read before start with open source POS Software.If You are not a Developer, maybe is interesting what's behind your money's bleed

FREESCALE

[5] [6]The Point of Sale Reference Design demonstrates how the control,security, and connectivity features found on the MCF5329 ColdFireMicroprocessor and MCS908QG8 Microcontroller work together to create asecure Industrial Point of Sale System. Complete with an Open SourceEmbedded CLinux[7] Software Solution, the Point of Sale Reference Designserves as a great reference for any industrial design that requiresflexible connectivity options, secure communication, or a humaninterface at a low cost and with a fast development cycle.

INTEL

[8] [9]The Intel IXB8055 UTOPIA/POS Reference Design is a new addition to the already full-featured set of robust tools Intel offers its customers to accelerate time-to-market for Intel IXP1200 based products. The IXB8055 Verilog code assists customers in bridging between the IX Bus and the Universal Test and Operations PHY Interface for ATM (UTOPIA) and ATM Packet-over-SONET (POS) interfaces.

ZILOG

[10] [11]The ZiLOG ECOSystem is a collaboration between ZiLOG, Advance Printing Systems, Inside Contactless, MPC Data and VirtualLogix, each of whom bring their expertise to the reference design. The result is a complete development environment which includes all the functionality needed to develop a payment solution, including certified EMV Level 1, secure Real-Time Virtualization(TM) software, a complete Linux port, low-cost, compact thermal printer and drivers, multi-standard contactless readers and drivers, and the ZA9L high performance ARM-9 ASSP. more [12]

AMD

[13]The AMD Geode? LX UVC Reference Design Kit (RDK) brings together small form factor design, x86application compatibility, high processor performance, and low power consumption to create a complete product development solution that lets you create Ultra Value Client (UVC) products quickly and efficiently. more [14]

RENESAS

[15]The Renesas ePOS reference platform gives financial-transaction device manufacturers a strong base for developing secure, scalable terminals that meet the performance and cost requirements for next-generation payment devices.They can use this open-standard based, market-ready design to accelerate the development and deployment of secure EMV terminals that not only incorporate the latest security standards, but also achieve improved performance and have a lower overall cost of ownership.Industrial Terminals including POS [16]

ST MICROELECTRONICS

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[18]STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the world?s leading semiconductor supplier for the Industrial market, today announced theavailability of its POS (Point of Sale) reference design that integrates the card payment and fiscal cash register on a single board.The all-in-one system delivers optimized performance and significant cost benefits, coupled with superior reliability and expandability.

POS Hardware Resources

[19]Our "Chip and PIN" Point-of-Sale Interceptor has attracted someattention in the German media recently, since TV coverage on ARD TV's Plusminus, by Sabina Wolf, and a corresponding press release from Westdeutscher Rundfunk. This page briefly explains the principle of the interceptor, and what it achieves. Our interceptor is a prototype device which sits between a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal in a shop and the Chip and PIN card carried by a customer. It listens passively to the electrical signals ? "the conversation" ? between the chip card and the terminal, and from this can retrieve and store the customer's account number. In the case of the cheaper "Static Data Authentication" (SDA) Chip and PIN cards, which are used by most UK banks, it can also store the customer's entered PIN, when it is sent from the terminal to the card, just after the customer types it in.

[20] Tamper Reactive Technology Clears Memory in 100ns upon Tamper Event.The DS3600 secure battery-backup controller is the industry's first IC to offer comprehensive data protection forPoint-of-Sales Terminals. On-chip nonvolatile SRAM and a proprietary key memory architecture store encryption key data. The DS3600's unique memory architecture prevents system stress from influencing the memory cell or data remnants from being detected.

[21]The point-of-sale (POS) industry will grow significantly in the next several years, but manufacturers will be hamperedin their ability to compete for market share because of commoditized products. According to Frost & Sullivan,the POS terminal market has reached the saturation point, since manufacturers have already sold basic equipmentto target customers. POS companies must create innovative new products and services in order to generate sales.

[22]EP9312 is an ARM9-based highly integrated embedded system-on-chip (SOC)

processor from Cirrus Logic which is able to work at up to 200MHz. The ARM920T microprocessor core with MMU has separate 16 KByte, 64-way set-associative instruction and data caches is augmented by the MaverickCrunch co-processor, enabling faster-than-realtime compression of audio CDs. The processor has a large peripheral set including 1/10/100 Mbit Ethernet, three 16550 UARTs, IrDA, 3-port USB (host), up to 2 devices EIDE, touch interface, LCD and Raster interface, SPI interface, AC97 interface, etc. In addition, a highly flexible memory interface provides compatibilitywith SDRAM, SRAM, Flash, and ROM.Embest NK9312 Evaluation Board [23]

[24]MB86R01 'Jade' is a highly-integrated device for embedded automotive graphics applications. Incorporating an ARM926EJ-S CPU core, together with an enhanced version of the successful Coral PA graphic processor and a number of external interfaces, this 90nm technology device is highly optimized for various types of applications which require outstanding CPU performance in combination with sophisticated 2D/3D graphics features in a compact SoC. Target applications include on-board and mobile navigation systems, graphical dashboard systems, HUD (head-up display) units, rear seat entertainment systems, Point of Sales terminals and industrial control panels. Point of Sale [25]

[26]S1C33 family is SEIKO EPSON's original 32-bit RISC CPU. The product incorporates peripheral functions including rapid DMA, multichannel SIO, programmable timer, PLL and prescaler. Features of fast operation and extremely low power consumption qualify this family for application to OA equipment such as printer and portable equipment, including PDA, cellular and TOY. In addition, as this family incorporates A/D converter and PWM timer, its combination with middleware provides digital signal processing such as voice processing

[27]NEC LCD Technologies, along with its sales and marketing channels in Europe, NEC Electronics Europe, today introduced two new 15-inch [38 centimeters (cm)-diagonal] amorphous-silicon color thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules with extended graphics array (XGA) resolution for

industrial equipment such as factory automation controllers, measuring instruments, automatic teller machine (ATM) terminals, kiosks and point-of-sale (POS) systems. The NL10276BC30-32 is a standard product with brightness of 250 candelas per square meter (cd/m2), while the NL10276BC30-33 has brightness of 350 cd/m2. Both modules conform to the Panel Standardization Working Group (PSWG) standards for 15-inch LCD modules.

Software Resources

[28]Compiere Point of Sale (POS) processing enhances retail sales and E-commerce business processes. Unlike stand-alone POS solutions, eachsales transaction immediately updates financial, accounting and customer records, providing a broader view of your overall salesactivity and product stocking levels.

[29]PSCafe is a POS (Point of Sale) designed for a school cafeteria

[30]Free and open Java POS Point of Sale terminal and back-office. Project goals include

scalabiliy, robustness, and ease of use.

[31] Mercator is a Point of Sale (POS) application written in Java. It is a OO, multi-purpose transaction engine that supports general retail and quick-order restaurant environments using standard POS peripherals (JavaPOS) and/or menu interface.

[32]BananaPOS is a point of sale system aimed at the Linux operating system.

[33] PHP Point Of Sale (POS)is a web based point of sale system designed to help small businesses with keeping track of customers, items, and sales. This program works great for businesses that use cash, check, or account numbers for their sales.

[34]L?nePOS is our advanced open source point-of-sale system for Linux, Unix, and similar operating systems. It supports multiple check-out lanes, retail stores, restaurants, and numerous other advanced features.

[35]jPOS is a Java platform-based, mission-critical, ISO-8583 based financialtransaction library/framework that can be customized and extendedin order to implement financial interchanges.jPOS provides electronic payment and related solutions to retailers,payment processors and banks around the world.

[36]BlueCat Linux POS offers the smallest memory footprint of any modern POS operating system.Use BlueCat Linux POS to program the latest POS terminals, or to give new life to older terminals thatyou thought were too memory-constrained to run a modern POS application. Get the flexibility and cost benefits of open-source Linux. Applications built on BlueCatLinux POS preserve your software investment and can be ported to other Linux platforms later.

INTERESTING ARTICLES

Open Source POS [37]

SlashDOT Article [38]

How Good is Open Source POS Software [39]

100 Open Source POS With PHP [40]

LinuxJournal Article [41]

Techrepublic Articles 1 [42] & 2 [43]

Technology point of sail pos

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