AutoClerk interfaces a number of restaurant POS including:

• Aloha

  Aloha emulates Micros.

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• Micros

  The AutoClerk interface follows the Micros PMS interface specification, as laid out in the Micros publication "System Software PMS Interface 1700/2000/4700/8700  8th edition, Part # 150502029, c.1995"

  Communication is via RS232 serial connection. Protocols are 9600 (configurable) baud, No parity, 8 Databits, 1 Stopbit. Cabling is via 9 pin serial female/female connectors. Only lines 2, 3 and 5 pass through. This is NOT a straight-thru cable. Lines 2 and 3 are exchanged (reverse transmit and recieve). Pins 7 & 8 are strapped/spliced at each end. Pins 1,4 & 6 are strapped/spliced at each end. If using 25 pin connectors, strap 4/5, as well as 6/8/20. NOTE: you may be able to avoid custom splicing by using a FULL NULL MODEM ADAPTER, 9 pin to 9 pin, as found at Radio Shack. I have not had much luck using the configuration setting 'account_len 19'. A value of 16 has always seemed to work better. When testing, be sure to use an actual (real) employee's ID card when logging into the Micros terminal. The ID cards used by the techies send an improper data stream.

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• Remanco

  Communication: Connection is via RS232 serial. Requires a FULL 9 PIN CONNECTION. No null modem. Uses pins 2, 3 & 5 on a 9 pin, 2, 3 & 7 on a 25 pin. Communication protocols are 7 databits, EVEN parity, and 1 stopbit (8,n,1). Baud rate is configurable via the interface's config.txt file. This is NOT a straight-thru cable. A normal null modem is required. I.e.: Lines 2 and 3 are exchanged (reverse transmit and receive). The configuration file must include the statement: 'use_modem_controls T'.

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• Sable

  Sabel emulates Micros.

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• Squirrel

  Communication is via RS232 serial connection. Protocols are 9600 (configurable) baud, No parity, 8 Databits, 1 Stopbit. Cabling is via 9 pin serial female/female connectors. Only lines 2,3 and 5 pass through. This is NOT a straight-thru cable. Lines 2 and 3 are exchanged (reverse transmit and recieve). Pins 7 & 8 are strapped/spliced at each end. Pins 1,4 & 6 are strapped/spliced at each end. If using 25 pin connectors, strap 4/5, as well as 6/8/20. NOTE: you may be able to avoid custom splicing by using a FULL NULL MODEM ADAPTER, 9 pin to 9 pin, as found at Radio Shack.

  Vendor configuration file: ottoclk.htl

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• TEC (Toshiba Electronics Corporation)

  Communication is via RS232 serial connection. Protocols are 1200 (configurable) baud, No parity, 8 Databits, 1 Stopbit. Cabling is via 9 pin serial female/female connectors. Only lines 2, 3 and 5 pass through. This is NOT a straight-thru cable. A normal null modem is required. Ie: Lines 2 and 3 are exchanged (reverse transmit and recieve).

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In theory any POS that properly follows the Micros 2700 spec can interface to AutoClerk, pending a bench test certification.

The interface to POS is not limited to restaurants, AutoClerk can interface to other POS systems such as the bar, gift shop, spa..etc.

The physical connection is via a serial cable connected to an RS232 port on the AutoClerk Server computer.