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* Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
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* Toshiba POS Virtual Serial Drivers
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* Version: 1.8
*            
* Date: November, 2021
* 
* Toshiba POS Virtual Serial Drivers or VSD is a driver designed to 
* create virtual COM ports that allow the communication between USB
* POS devices with applications that use the Serial Bus interface
* (COM Port) for the data interchange.
*
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  CONTENTS:

  I     System Requirements
  II    Operating Systems 
  III   Installation Instructions
  IV    Configuring the Virtual Serial Drivers
  V     Configuration for Multiple Systems
  VI    Limitations
  VII   Release Notes
  VIII  Getting Help
  IX    Trademarks
 
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 I. System Requirements

      Suported Systems:
      
        Toshiba SurePOS 300 4810-350
        Toshiba SurePOS 500 4852-5x0/4852-5x6
        Toshiba SurePOS 700 4900-7x5
        
        Toshiba TCx® Wave   6140-100
        Toshiba TCx® Wave   6140-120
        Toshiba TCx® Wave   6140-A30
        Toshiba TCx® Wave   6140-14x (where 'x' could be 'C' or '5')
        Toshiba TCx® Wave   6140-15x (where 'x' could be 'C' or '5')
        
        Toshiba TCx® 300    4810-3x0/3x1
        Toshiba TCx® 700    4900-7x6/7x7
        Toshiba TCx® 800    6200-1xx
        Toshiba TCx® 810    6201-2xx/Exx
        Toshiba TCx® 810E   4828-T2x/E2x
      
      Supported I/O
      
        The following devices are supported on the TCx® Wave, TCx® 800
        and TCx® 810 models:
        
          - TCx® Wave Integrated MSR
          - TCx® Wave Integrated 2x20 Line Display
          - TCx® Wave Integrated iButton
          - TCx® 800 Integrated 2x20 Line Display
          - TCx® 810 Integrated 2x20 Line Display
          - TCx® 810 MSR Stand Alone
          - TCx® Display Single Side(USB)
          - TCx® Display Double Side [Single Side configuration currently
            supported](USB)
          - Cash Drawer (USB)
          - Cash Drawer [RJ11/SDL] only on TCx® 800 HEAD/BASE - USB
          - Cash Drawer [RJ11/SDL] only on TCx® 810 HEAD/BASE - USB
          - TCx® Printer
          - TCx® Display 6149 MSR Stand Alone
          - TCx® Display 6149 MSR/Keylock
        
        The following devices are supported on TCx® 300/SurePOS 300
        (4810-360/370/380 & 4810-35x):
          - Cash Drawer (PCI)
          - Cash Drawer USB
          - TCx® Printer
          - TCx® Display Single Side(USB)
          - TCx® Display Double Side [Single Side configuration currently
            supported](USB)
        
        The following device is supported on other Toshiba POS Systems:
          - TCx® Printer
          - TCx® Display Double Side [Single Side configuration currently
            supported](USB)

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 II. Operating Systems 
      
       Below there is a list of the supported Operating Systems.
       
         1. Windows® 10                  (64-bit)

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 III. Installation Instructions
        
        Please note that not all files are deleted during uninstallation.
        There will be configuration and log files left in the installation
        directory. To remove all files, delete them manually from the
        directory after uninstallation.
        
        Run the installer in UI (User Interface) or silent mode.
        
        UI Installation
        
          1. Double clickon the `setup.exe` and follow the setup instructions.
        
          2. In the choose COM Ports dialog, select the number of Virtual
             COM Ports to be created.
        
          3. After the installation is complete, a Toshiba Virtual Serial
             Port Device is created and can be seen using
             Windows Device Manager.
        
          4. Restart your system for the configuration changes to
             take effect.
        
          5. Configure the Virtual Serial Drivers before usage.
        
        Silent Installation
        
          To do a silent (unattended) installation, open Windows Command
          Prompt as Administrator and enter the following:
        
             setup.exe -q NUMBER_OF_REQ_COM_PORTS=<number_of_req_com_ports>
        
          Example:
             To install `1` Virtual COM Port 
                
             setup.exe -q NUMBER_OF_REQ_COM_PORTS=1
        
          The valid values for NUMBER_OF_REQ_COM_PORTS are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
          and 6.
        
          The system will reboot upon successful installation.
        
          Notes:
            1. The setup.exe should be executed from where it is located at.
      

       Silent Uninstallation

         To execute the silent uninstallation, open Windows Command
         Prompt as Administrator and enter the following:

            setup.exe -uninstall -quiet

        The system will reboot upon successful uninstallation.

        Notes:
           1. The setup.exe should be executed where it is located at your
              system
 
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 IV. Configuring the Virtual Serial Drivers
 
       Configuration Tool

         The `VSDConfig` tool is found at: <install_dir>\Toshiba\BSD\BIN\.
         A shortcut to the tool is also created in the Windows Start Menu.
         The utility has to be run with Administrator rights if the
         settings are to be changed.
         
         To enable the settings changed, click on `Apply` button on the
         individual tabs where the change has been made. The Virtual Serial
         Drivers services will be restarted when the tool is closed if
         any of the settings have been changed and applied.

       COM Port Configuration

         Select the COM Port that is to be used by selecting a device 
         and pressing the "Configure" button. A dialog box will appear 
         and the COM Port Number can be selected from there.
         If the COM Port Number is not selected, the device will not 
         work. Only virtual serial ports created by the installation are
         available for selection.

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 V. Configuration for Multiple Systems
 
      To deploy the Virtual Serial Drivers on multiple system without
      reconfiguring all settings, you can extract and load the 
      configuration file to systems across the enterprise.
      
      The configuration file "VSDConfig.xml" is found inside the "BIN" 
      folder in the installation directory. Use the file on the 
      configured system to replace the configuration file in the 
      other systems.
      
      Please take note that the virtual COM Port created by the
      installer is affected by the COM Ports already present in the
      systems, thus there may be a need to reconfigure the COM Port
      number for the various IO devices when a configuration file is
      used for multiple systems.
      
      If two USB Cash Drawers are to be used, there will be a need to
      reconfigure the USB Selection as the Serial Number for the Cash
      Drawers will be different.

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 VI. Limitations
    
       1. When the user changes the configuration of the printer from
          compatibility or native mode to Espon emulation mode using
          the VSD Configuration Tool, and want to change it back to
          compatibility or native mode, the printer will need a manual
          reset, as well as when the user wants to change it from 
          Native mode to compatibility mode.
       
       2. If the user wants to use the DBCS support feature and a code
          page was previously set, this is 858,1252,etc. a manual reset of
          the printer is needed to remove the previously set code page.

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 VII. Release Notes

       1.8 - November, 2021
         1. Support for TCx® 810 series.
         2. Support for cash dawer for HEAD/BASE on TCx® 810 series.
         4. Support for 2x20 Line Display and MSR on TCx® 810 series.
              
       1.7 - November, 2021
         1. Support for TCx® 300 3x1 series and TCx® 700 7x7 series.
         2. Support for TCx® Display Double Side USB
         3. Support for cash dawer for HEAD/BASE on TCx® 800 systems.
         4. Support RS232 flow control signals for TCx® Printer:
              - Printer Cover Open
              - Printer Paper Out

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 VIII. Getting Help

        Website
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        The Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Web site contains the latest 
        information on Toshiba point-of-sale hardware, the newest versions 
        of Toshiba point-of-sale software, and a knowledgebase containing 
        hints, tips, and fixes for known issues/problems with Toshiba 
        Point-of-Sale products.  The URL for the Toshiba Global Commerce 
        Solution web site is:
        
        https://commerce.toshiba.com/support

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 IX. Trademarks

      * IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business 
        Machines Corporation.
      * Toshiba is a registered trademark of the Toshiba, Inc. 
      * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
        Corporation.

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