Service station petrol pump interface

30 Aug 2006 10:03 AM

steve

Hi All

Does anybody know where I can get information on PC interfacing to Service
Station petrol Pumps

I have been asked to write a POS application for a service station and thus
need to read data from the petrol pumps
e.g Litres (gallons) and cost etc for each customer

Regards
Steve

30 Aug 2006 11:29 AM

Al Reid

If it were me, I'd start with the manufacturer of the pump. They should have an interface specification and, perhaps, some sample
code.

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"steve" <ga630sf@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:epDtOuBzGHA.4972@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi All
>
> Does anybody know where I can get information on PC interfacing to Service
> Station petrol Pumps
>
> I have been asked to write a POS application for a service station and thus
> need to read data from the petrol pumps
> e.g Litres (gallons) and cost etc for each customer
>
>
> Regards
> Steve
>
>

30 Aug 2006 3:18 PM

Dick Grier

Hi,

I've never heard of an standard for this. I think you will have to design
the interface based on design details (this will include both the physical
connection specification and the communications protocol) furnished by the
pump manufacturer. Unless the manufacturer keeps it a trade secret, they
will have a manual that describes it. If it is a secret, well... You are on
your own.

Dick

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