TR515

Time Recorder

V1.4-C
 Attention! Firmware Management mode (FMM)

The TR515 has two different modes of operation. Normal mode provides regular device
functionality. Firmware Management mode (FMM) is provided for internal firmware checkup
and upgrades (see Section 5).
The Normal mode is entered by powering the TR515 up while not pressing the IN button.
Switching the TR515 on while holding the IN button or both IN and OUT buttons down forces
the unit into the FMM. The FMM mode of operation cannot be exited other than by switching
the TR515 off and back on again.

Contents

Attention! Firmware Management mode (FMM) .................

Contents.........................................................................
1. Installing the TR515 ....................................................1
2. Using the TR515.........................................................7
3. Communications protocol...........................................8
4. Registers.................................................................16
5. Firmware Management mode ...................................20
6. Test mode...............................................................22
Appendix A. Possible Errors........................................24
Appendix B. Interface connector pin assignment ...........24
Appendix C. Cable ......................................................25
Appendix D. Specifications ..........................................27
Appendix E. Ordering Information.................................27
Appendix F. Installation................................................28
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1. Installing the TR515

OUT button & LED IN button & LED

Bell Control Magnetic/ barcode

DC Jack Comm. Status
Comm. Port head on this side

Wall-mount and desktop operation

The TR515 can be used either as a wall-mount (default, see Figure above) or desktop
device. Machine needs to be rotated 180 degrees when used on a desk. For this reason,
the TR515 comes with two different LED plates (with their artworks rotated 180 degrees with
respect to each other). Machine’s LED can also display time and other data in a “normal”
(wall-mount), or desktop fashion. There is an orientation setting provided that allows you to
select display mode (see Section 4).

1. RS-232/485 Interface Versions

The TR515 supports two different interfaces: RS232 for single-terminal communications,
and RS485 for multi-terminal communications. Only one TR515 can be attached to the PC’s
serial port using the RS232 interface. Up to 32 units can be interconnected using the multi-
terminal RS485 communications.
RS232 arrangement is simple: just plug the RS232 cable (supplied) into the TR515 and
connect the other side to the PC’s serial port.
Using RS485 requires a special adaptor- CON485 (must be purchased separately).
CON485 is a “smart” RS232à RS485 converter that allows for higher data transfer rates
between the PC and TR515s.
The RS485 network is of “bus” type- all TR515s are connected in parallel on a so-called
twisted pair bus. The most suitable cable for the bus is the one normally used for Ethernet
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communications (twisted pair Cat. III or V). You only need to use one twisted pair of wires
inside the cable.
Note: depending on the cable type, up to 4 twisted pairs may be available, it doesn’t
matter which one you use, just make sure that you are using both wires of the same wire
pair.
To connect the TR515 to the twisted pair bus, cut the RS232 cable supplied with each
TR515 and locate 2 wires inside: Orange and Green. Attach each wire to one of the wires
on the twisted pair bus. Mind the polarity! Orange and Green wires cannot be switched. It is
recommended that you keep the length of each “bus stem” (i.e. the cable that is used to
attach a certain TR515 to the bus) as short as possible, ideally under 10 cm (see the
drawing below).

CON485
<10cm

485+ Green #4
120

485+ 485- 485- Blue #3

Green Blue

One side of the bus must be attached to the CON485: Orange connects to pin #3, Green
connects to pin #4.
Another side of the twisted pair bus must be properly terminated. This is especially
important for long buses. Standard termination resistor value is 120 Ohm.
Note: It is not always necessary to have the termination resistor. It really
depends on the actual wiring and connection circumstances.
Before testing the network, make sure that all Terminals and the CON485 are powered
and that the CON485’s baudrate selector is in the 19200 position (selector must be set prior
to powering the CON485 up).
TR515RX’s interface connector pin assignment can be found in Appendix B.

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2. Ethernet Interface Versions

The TR515EX is designed to attach directly to the RJ45 10BaseT Ethernet connector.
Standard magnetics circuitry (YCL part 20F001N) has been included onboard to provide a
“glueless” interface to the Ethernet network.
Most Ethernet installations require cables of substantial and variable length, so you will
probably need to make your own cables. For testing purposes PROMAG supplies two
kinds of Ethernet cables: device-to-hub (WAS-1499) for connections through a standard
Ethernet hub, and device-to-device (WAS-1498) for connections without a hub (i.e. directly
from one Ethernet device to another).

WAS-1499 WAS-1498

HUB

TR515 to HUB TR515 to PC

Summary of Status LED signals

In the Serial Programming mode Green and Red LEDs are blinking (Green-Red-Green...)

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Red Led Green Led 10BaseT Port

BELL
POWER CONNECTOR
JACK

TR515 CONNECTOR AND STATUS

TR515EX’s interface connector pin assignment can be found in Appendix B.

3. Wireless Interface Versions

The TR515WX designed to operate in the 433MHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical)
frequency band. It features Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation and demodulation
capability.
You must purchase a Master station RDL401A to connect with PC

RDL401A

Wireless Communication

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Understanding machine numbers

For single-terminal RS232 communications, you needn’t specify your TR515’s machine
number.
For multi-terminal RS485 communications you must make sure that all Terminals on the
network have unique machines numbers. Machine number is a network address that
uniquely identifies the Terminal on the network. Having two different Terminals on the
network set up to the same machine number will result in the inability to communicate with
both Terminals.
Machine number can be in the 0 to 255 range (00-FF Hex). 0 is a universal machine
number- any Terminal responds to it regardless of this Terminal’s actual machine number
setting. Machine number of 0 can be used for RS232 communications- you only have a
single Terminal in this case, so you can address it with the universal number.
For multi-terminal RS485 communications, you’ll need to assign a unique (and non-zero!)
machine number to each Terminal on the network.

Assigning machine numbers

The TR515 offers a fast and convenient way of assigning machine numbers in the range
from 0 to 10. To assign a new machine number:
• Power the Terminal down (unplug the power cord)
• Press and hold the OUT button
• Power the Terminal up while continuing to hold down the OUT button
• After 2-3 seconds, the Terminal will beep and display its current machine
number, for example:

• While still keeping the OUT button pressed, push the IN button (several times if
necessary) to change the machine number to the desired value
• When the desired machine number is displayed, release the OUT button- the
Terminal will resume normal operation

This method allows you to set the numbers in the 0-10 range only (which would
actually cover most of the actual installation requirements). If you need to set the machine
number to, say, 25, then you will have to follow this procedure:
• Connect the TR515 to the PC using the RS232 cable
• Launch the TR515 Control Center software and select the Terminal #0 (i.e. use
the universal machine number to address the Terminal)
• Use the “Set M#” button to set the new machine number for this Terminal
• Unplug the RS232 cable and put the Terminal back on the RS485 network.
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Note: machine number is displayed briefly at the Terminal power-up (even if you don’t
push the OUT button).

Bell relay
The TR515 features a built-in bell relay. The relay is capable of controlling a low -power
external bell. A daily bell schedule of up to 32 different bell times can be defined.

NO COM NC

Relay connector is located under the metal back plate. Figure above shows connector
position and pin assignment. Both Normally Closed (N.C.) and Normally Opened (N.O.)
contacts are provided.

Locking event selection (IN or OUT)

By default, the TR515 allows the User to choose the desired event (IN or OUT) prior to
reading the ID-card. There is a setting provided that allows event selection to be fixed either
at IN or OUT (see Section 4). This arrangement may be desirable in case several TR515s
are used, with some machines installed at the entrance and serving for registering IN events,
and some machines installed at the exit and serving for OUT registration only. Fixing the
event prevents the User from choosing an alternative event at the moment of reading ID-card.
There is another setting provided that allows event selection to be set either at IN or OUT in
an event schedule table. The event schedule table features up to 32 entries. There are two
fields of each event schedule table entry: time field and corresponding event mode (IN/OUT)
field. When time up to the scheduled time, the TR515 will automatically switch event
selection at IN or OUT by your setting in event schedule table.

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2. Using the TR515

Clocking in and out

To register an event (IN or OUT), push the appropriate button and read your ID-card. For
the TR515R (RFID version), the card is read by bringing it close to the reader (< 8 cm). For
the TR515M, TR515B, and TR515F (Magnetic, Visible Barcode and IR Barcode
respectively), the card is read by swiping it in either direction along the reader slot. For the
machine orientation shown on figure of page 3, magnetic (barcode) stripe of the ID-card must
face downwards.
Note 1: the TR515 can be programmed to fix event selection to IN or OUT only- in this
case event selection won’t work!
Note 2: the TR515 now provides an event schedule table to set time and event selection
for activation at IN or OUT when time is up to the scheduled time, in this mode user directly
register an event which was scheduled and read your ID-card; and also user can register
an event which was not scheduled by push the appropriate button and read your ID-card, in
this case, when finish the card reading TR515 w ill go back to scheduled event selection (IN
or OUT), or waiting for 5 seconds time out the TR515 will also go back to scheduled event
selection if user do not read ID-card!

The last four digits of the ID-cards ID-code are displayed on the LED when the ID-card is
read. “Err” is displayed and meanwhile beeps three times in case of read error:

Memory full status

When the database memory is full, new records cannot be added. Reading an ID-card
will produce a long beep and a “FULL” message:

Error conditions
The TR515 can detect and notify you of a number of different error conditions. Please refer to
Appendix A for complete list of all possible errors.
Normal operation of the TR515 is suspended upon encountering an error condition other
than “card read error”. New records cannot be added to the database in this situation.
Communications with the TR515 from the PC side is still possible, however. This gives
you an opportunity to access the TR515 online and attempt to correct the problem.

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3. Communications protocol
The TR515 communications protocol is based on the GNET protocol specification.
Communications parameters are 19200-8-N-1.
Communications between the TR515 and the PC takes place in the form of commands
sent by the PC and replies from the TR515. Commands and replies are packets of data.
Each packet begins with an STX (02H) character and ends with CR (0DH) character.
Selected commands and replies include a checksum field as an additional safety measure.
All characters between the STX and the CR characters must be in the 20H...7FH range.
The STX character of a command packets is followed by a one-character command
code. The STX character of a reply packet is followed by a one-character reply code. Both
command and reply packets may contain some relevant data after the command (reply)
character:

STX Cmd/Rpl C1 C2 CR
02H code Data (if any) Checksum* 0DH
* Checksum field is not included into certain commands and replies

All available commands are described later in this Section. Of reply codes, only two are
possible: ‘A’ (completed successfully) and ‘N’ (some error was encountered). Depending on
the command given to the TR515, reply packets with reply code ‘A’ may contain some data
(as shown on the Figure above). Reply packets with the reply code ‘N’ always contain a 2-
digit error code that can be used to analyze the source of a problem.
The checksum is an 8-bit sum of all characters between the STX and CR, represented
as a 2-character HEX string. For an example packet below, the checksum is calculated as
follows. The data part of the packet is “A1XYZ”. The sum of these character codes is:
41H+31H+58H+59H+5AH=17DH. Eight least significant bits contain 7DH. The string
representation of this value is “7D” (i.e. 2 ASCII characters- ‘7’ and ‘D’).

STX A 1 X Y Z 7 D CR
02H 41H 31H 58H 59H 5AH 37H 44H 0DH
Packet portion the checksum is calculated Checksum
on

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Table below lists all possible error codes:

04 Illegal (invalid) command (command code or data is wrong)

06 Record number is out of range (requested record doesn’t exist)
07 Command failed (hardware problem or invalid internal data)

Summarized below are all supported commands. Command characters are found in the
“CC” column, their corresponding ASCII codes- in “Hex”. “CS” lists commands that require
the checksum in the command packet (“C”) or reply packet (“R”). “Error code” column lists
errors that may result from each command execution:

C. Hex Description CS Errors

C. C R 4 6 7
‘D’ 44H Select designated terminal Note 1
‘I’ 49H Set new machine number + +
‘Y’ 59H Get machine number +
‘S’ 53H Set date/time + +
‘T’ 54H Get date/time +
‘V’ 56H Get firmware version
‘R’ 52H Initialize the terminal
‘C’ 43H Set register (see next table) + +
‘B’ 42H Get register (see next table) + + +
‘N’ 4EH Get number of records + +
‘G’ 47H Get specified record + + + +
‘E’ 45H Initialize the database
‘M’ 4DH Prepare for database recovery
‘Z’ 5AH Perform self-test** Note 2
Note 1. D-command never returns error message even if the data supplied in the command packet is incorrect.
Invalid command packet makes it impossible to determine which terminal is being addressed and, therefore, which
one should reply with an error code.
Note 2. Z-command is never replied to.

Follows is the detailed command description. Command and reply packets are shown
without STX, Checksum and CR characters.

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Select designated terminal (‘D’, 44H)

Possible error codes: none

Command DNN
Reply ANN,TR515
NN is a machine (terminal) number in Hex form (00H-FFH), 00H is a “universal”
number (see below for details).

‘D’ is a special command. It is used to select a particular TR515 terminal. All terminals
power up in a “deselected” state. Each terminal ignores all incoming commands until it
receives the D-command whose machine number is either equal to the machine number of
this terminal, or 00. After that, the terminal switches into “selected” state and responds to all
subsequent commands until new D-command with a different machine number is issued.
Thus, the D-command should always be used to initiate communications between the host
and the designated TR515.
Note: the TR515 never returns any error codes in reply to this command. This holds
true for both “Illegal command” error and “Command failed” error. The former is not
responded to, because when there is some discrepancy in the format of the D-command
issued by the Host (which can only be in the Machine Number field), no particular terminal
can be “sure” that it is being addressed. Therefore, no terminal on the network assumes
responsibility for sending a reply. “Command failed” situation can only arise because of
incorrect machine number setting value in the TR515 memory. In this case, the terminal will
be unable to compare its internal machine number with the one supplied in the D-command.
Hence, the Terminal will not be able to make sure that it is being addressed.
Since 00 is a universal machine number, it works with any terminal. Use it only when
you have a single terminal connected to the host. Universal machine number also comes
handy during initial terminal setup (to assign a unique machine number to the terminal prior to
placing it on a multi-terminal network).
The terminal replies with its actual machine number even if you address it using 00.
The only exception is when the terminal is unable to retrieve its own machine number due
to some internal malfunction. Reply will contain 00 instead of an actual machine number in
this case.

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Set new machine number (‘I’, 49H)

Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command INN
Reply A
NN- machine number in Hex form (00H-FFH), 00 should never be used on a multi-
terminal network because this is a universal number (see D-command description for
details).

This command is used to assign a new machine number to the terminal. Machine
numbers provide a way to distinguish between the terminals on a multi-terminal network.
See D-command description for more details.

Get machine number (‘Y ’, 59H)

Possible error codes: 07

Command Y
Reply ANN
NN- machine number in Hex form (00H-FFH)

This command is used to retrieve the terminal’s machine number. Machine numbers
provide a way to distinguish between the terminals on a multi-terminal network. See D-
command description for more details.

Set date/time (‘S’, 53H)

Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command SYYYYMMDDhhmmss
Reply A
YYYY-year, MM- month, DD-date, hh-hour, mm-minutes, ss- seconds

This command is used to set the TR515’s internal clock. Date/time supplied must be
valid. Incorrect data (like 31st of February) will be rejected (error 04).

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Get date/time (‘T’, 54H)

Possible error codes: 07

Command T
Reply AYYYYMMDDhhmmss
YYYY-year, MM- month, DD-date, hh-hour, mm-minutes, ss- seconds

This command is used to get the TR515’s current date and time.

Get firmware version (‘V’, 56H)

Possible error codes: none

Command V
Reply Aversion_string
Version_string length is guaranteed to not exceed 61 character, all character codes are
guaranteed to be in the 20H…7FH range

This command can be used to verify the TR515’s internal firmware version. Although
version string can be any ASCII string, the following format is adopted:
“VX.X cc…….c”, where “VX.X” is a version number (i.e. “V1.0”) and “c c … c” is a
comment string. Comment string is separated from the version number by a single space
character. Version number will never have any spaces in it.

Initialize the terminal (‘R’, 52H)

Possible error codes: none

Command R
Reply A

This command is used to initialize the TR515. Initialization takes place on the next
power-up, not immediately. Upon initialization, all setting values are restored to their factory
defaults. TR515’s internal date and time are also checked and, if contained garbage,
initialized to 1999/01/01 and 00:00:00 respectively. The database data is not erased, this
must be done using the E-command.
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Set register (‘C’, 43H)

Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command CRR,reg_data
Reply A
RR- register number (00H…FFH); reg_data- the data for the register to be set

This command is used to set one of the TR515 “registers”. Registers are actually
functioning parameters (Settings). Complete description of all available registers can be found
in Section 4.

Get register (‘B’, 42H)

Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command BRR
Reply Areg_datacc
RR- register number (00H…FFH), reg_data is the data stored in the register, cc-
checksum

This command is used to retrieve the data contained in the designated “register”.
Registers are actually functioning parameters (settings). Complete description of all available
registers can be found in Section 4.

Get number of records (‘N’, 4EH)

Possible error codes: 07

Command N
Reply ANNNNcc
NNNN- number of records in Hex form; cc- checksum

This command can be used to retrieve the number of records currently found in the
database. Leading zeroes are not omitted, so reply string length is always the same.

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Get specified record (‘G’, 47H)

Possible error codes: 04, 06, 07

Command GNNNN
Reply ANNNN,ccc…c,E,YYYY/MM/DD,hh:mm:sscc
NNNN- record number (starting from 0000) in Hex form, c c c … c- ID-code, E- event (0:
OUT, 1: IN), YYYY- year, MM-month, DD-date, hh-hour, mm- minute, ss- second, cc-
checksum

This command is used to retrieve the database record with a specified number. Record
number must be supplied in Hex format, leading zeroes must be preserved or error 04 will
be returned. Record numbers start from 0000. Specifying record number beyond N-1 (where
N is the number of records in the database returned by the N-command) will cause error 06.
Returned data string contains the record number, ID-code of the ID-card that was used to
create this record, event code (i.e. which button was pressed), and the date and time of
record creation.
The TR515 verifies all database records before sending them out to the PC. This is
done because the FLASH memory may actually contain a garbage data. There is a special
M-command that lets you initialize the database in such a way that it appears to be 100% full
(you can “recover” entire database memory contents then). Naturally, some database
records may turn out to contain invalid data.
Database record validity is verified on a field-by -field basis. Should the field turn out to
be invalid, its contents are substituted for a “safe” default data:
• ID-code. If ID-code turns out to contain illegal characters (i.e. with codes outside
of 20H-7FH range), then these characters are substituted for “_”. If ID-code length
is outside of valid margins then entire ID-code is substituted for the following code:
“0000000000” (ten ‘0’ characters)
• Date. If the date is invalid (i.e. December, 32nd) then default date (1999/01/01) is
used
• Time. If the time is invalid (i.e. 24:00:00) then default time is used
• Event. if Event code exceeds 1, then this field is substituted for “0”.

Note: for JIS-II code, the valid margin of ID-code length is (1<= margin <=69); for Track1
code, the valid margin of ID-code length is (1<= margin <=76); for Track2 code, the valid
margin of ID-code length is (1<= margin <=37).

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Initialize the database (‘E’, 45H)

Possible error codes: none

Command E
Reply A

Executing this commands initializes the database. This command can be used to delete
all database data and restore the database functionality in case of database malfunction.
E-command doesn’t really delete the data itself- just some internal database
housekeeping is initialized. The data can still be (partially) recovered using an M-command.

Prepare for database recovery (‘M’, 4DH)

Possible error codes: none

Command M
Reply A

This command alters the database in such a way that it appears to be 100% full. The
M-command, therefore, can be used for data recovery purposes. For example, if E-
command is executed accidentally while TR515 had some useful data inside, then M-
command can be used to download entire database memory contents. Naturally, this
recovered data may not be consistent. Some records may contain “garbage” data (more on
this in G-command description), newer records may overlap older ones, etc.

Perform self-test (‘Z’, 5AH)

Possible error codes: none

Command Z
Reply This command is never replied to

This command is used to force the TR515 into a special Test mode. No reply is issued
by the TR515 upon receiving this command. Details of TR515’s operation in the Test mode
are provided in Section 6. Note, that Test mode destroys database memory contents in
such a way that the data cannot be recovered even with the M-command.

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4. Registers
The TR515 features a number of programmable “registers”. Basically, registers are the
TR515’s functioning parameters (Settings). Registers can be written to using the C-command,
and read from using the B-command (see Section 3 for details).
Table below lists all available registers:

00H LED display mode (0: wall-mount, 1:desktop)

01H Bell duration in seconds (00H-FFH)
02H-21H Bell table, times (total of 32 registers)
22H-41H Bell table, enable/disable (total of 32 registers)
42H Event selection mode, free (IN or OUT)/IN only/OUT only /scheduled
44H-63H Event table, times (total of 32 registers)
64H-83H Event table, event selection (IN:1, OUT:0)

LED display mode (register 00)

Set Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command C00,MM
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command B00
Reply AMMcc
MM- display mode (00: wall-mount operation, 01: desktop operation), cc-checksum

This register is used to set the LED display mode. Because TR515 can be used both as
a wall-mount and as a desktop device, the LED data must be displayed in either orientation.
Setting register to 00 (default) adjusts LED picture for wall-mount operation. Setting the
register to 01 rotates the image so that it appears correctly when operating as a desktop
device. Note: the mode parameter must be supplied as a 2-digit number, i.e. “00” or “01”.
Supplying just one digit will generate error 04.

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Bell duration (register 01)

Set Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command C01,DD
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command B01
Reply ADDcc
DD- Bell duration in seconds, in Hex format (00H-FFH), cc- checksum

The TR515 features a relay that can be used for external bell control. Bell schedule can
be programmed using bell table registers (02H-21H, 22H-41H). This register specifies the
number of seconds the bell will be activated for each time it is enabled.
Note: the DD parameter must always be a 2-digit number (i.e. “3A”). Supplying just one
digit will generate error 04.

Bell table, times

Set Possible error codes:04, 07

Command CRR,hhmm
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command BRR
Reply Ahhmmcc
RR- register number in Hex form (02-21H), hh- hour, mm-minutes, cc- checksum

The TR515 features a relay that can be used for external bell control. Up to 32 different
ring times can be specified for which the bell will be activated. Each bell table entry consists
of two fields: time field (set through these 32 registers) and a corresponding enable/disable
field (set through registers 22H-41H).

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Bell table, enable/disable

Set Possible error codes:04, 07

Command CRR,SS
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command BRR
Reply ASScc
RR- register number in the Hex form (22H-41H), SS- state (00: disabled, 01: enabled),
cc- checksum

The TR515 features a relay that can be used for external bell control. Up to 32 different
bell times can be specified for which the bell will be activated. Each bell table entry consists
of 2 fields: time field (set through registers 02H-21H) and a corresponding enable/disable field
(set through these registers).

Example: programming a bell table entry for 12:00:00

First, set the desired time; select a time register that you haven’t used yet (i.e. 05H). Set
the time using the following command: “C05,1200”. Next, enable this time through a
corresponding enable/disable register. The corresponding enable/disable register for time
register 05H is 25H (time registers start from 02H, enable/disable registers start from 22H, we
use the 4th register of each group). Enable command looks like this: “C25,01”.

Event selection mode (register 42)

Set Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command C42,EE
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command B42
Reply AEEcc
EE- event selection mode (00: free selection by the User, 01: fix to OUT, 02: fix to IN,
03: scheduled selection), cc- checksum

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This setting defines if the TR515 will allow the User to choose the event (IN or OUT), or
event selection will be fixed to IN only or OUT only. Fixing event may be desirable in case
several TR515s are used, with some machines installed at the entrance and serving for
registering IN events, and some machines installed at the exit and serving for OUT
registration only. TR515 also features another event selection mode- scheduled selection,
which allow user to set event schedule table for user to schedule the event selection.

Event table, times

Set Possible error codes:04, 07

Command CRR,hhmm
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command BRR
Reply Ahhmmcc
RR- register number in Hex form (44H-63H), hh- hour, mm-minutes, cc- checksum

The TR515 features an event schedule table. Up to 32 different scheduled times can be
specified for which the event selection will be activated. Each event table entry consists of
two fields: time field (set through these 32 registers) and a corresponding event selection
(IN/OUT) field (set through registers 64H-83H).
Note: Arranging time schedule ascending is required.

Event table, selection mode (IN/OUT)

Set Possible error codes:04, 07

Command CRR,SS
Reply A

Get Possible error codes: 04, 07

Command BRR
Reply ASScc
RR- register number in the Hex form (64H-83H), SS- state (00: OUT, 01: IN), cc-
checksum

The TR515 features an event selection table. Up to 32 different scheduled times can be
specified for which the event selection will be activated. Each event table entry consists of
2 fields: time field (set through registers 44H-63H) and a corresponding event selection
(IN/OUT) field (set through these registers).
Note: If you want the event table activation immediately issue register number 42H
(event selection mode: 03H) is required after set done the event table.

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5. Firmware Management mode

The TR515 also features new Firmware Management mode (FMM). FMM allows you
to quickly upgrade your TR515’s internal firmware and also check validity of the currently
loaded firmware. Contact your dealer for the most recent firmware upgrade files.
FMM itself has two sub-modes of operation: FMM/download mode and FMM/check
mode. FMM/download is entered by keeping the IN button pressed while the TR515 is
powering up. FMM/check mode is entered by holding both IN and OUT buttons pressed
while the TR515 is powering up.

Downloading new firmware (FMM/download)

To upgrade the firmware, you will need a new firmware file and a terminal software for
PC capable of transferring files using Xmodem protocol (Checksum version).
All TR515 firmware files have a fixed size of exactly 64K (65536 bytes)
The list of popular and widely available terminal programs includes HyperTerminal for
Windows, QModem , and Term95. Procedure below assumes the use of HyperTerminal
which is a part of a standard Windows-95/98 distribution.
To upgrade the TR515’s internal firmware:
• Switch the TR515 off
• Make sure that the TR515 and the PC are interconnected with a serial cable
• Launch HyperTerminal and configure it as follows:
o When Connection Description dialog opens, type any string (1 character
minimum) and press OK
o When Connect to dialog opens, select an appropriate COM port from the
Connect Using drop-down box (for example, “Direct to COM1”)
o When COMx Properties dialog appears, set communications parameters as
follows: Bits per second: 19200, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1,
Flow control: None
o The HyperTerminal’s main window will appear
• Choose Transferà Send file from the Main menu- the Send file dialog will
appear
• In the Send file dialog, select the file you want to download and choose
Xmodem protocol from the Protocol drop-down box
• The Xmodem file send for dialog will be displayed
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button pressed. The unit will generate a long beep and display “FLLD” (FLASH
Load):

• When receiving the file, the TR515 will blink its IN LED (the LED is on while the
TR515 is receiving or expecting to receive a block of data from the PC; the LED
is off while the TR515 is programming the data received into its internal FLASH
memory)
• Once the downloading is finished, the TR515 will execute one long beep and
display “DONE”:

• You may start using the newly downloaded firmware after switching the unit off
and back on again.
A number of errors may occur during the download. Errors are displayed in the ”ERRx”
format, where x is the error number, for example:

In addition, the TR515 generates a beep pattern comprised of a long beep followed by
one or several short beeps. The number of beeps corresponds to the error number.
All possible download-related error codes are listed in the table below:

Err1 Communications error (invalid data received from the PC). The most
probable cause of this error is incorrect communications parameters you’ve
set in the HyperTerminal
Err2 The download file is too big (exceeds 64K). All TR515 firmware files
must be exactly 64K in size. Make sure you are trying to downloading a
correct one
Err3 FLASH memory failure. This normally indicates a serious internal
malfunction
The LED display is turned off after displaying the message for some time.

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Finally, there is a timeout error that occurs when you start the download but PC doesn’t
send any data (or the TR515 cannot receive the data sent by the PC). This happens when
you either set communications parameters of the HyperTerminal incorrectly or if you
switch the TR515 on (with the IN button pressed) before starting the XMODEM on the PC
side (it should always be the other way around: start XMODEM first, then switch the TR515
on).
The timeout error is indicated by a long beep and four dashes displayed by the LED:

Checking existing firmware (FMM/check)

To check if the currently downloaded application firmware is valid:
• Switch the TR515 off
• Press and hold both IN and OUT buttons, then switch the TR515 back on (while
keeping both buttons pressed). The unit will generate a long beep and display
“FLCH” (FLASH check):

• Memory checkup takes about 5 seconds to complete. OUT LED is on while

check is in progress. Upon test completion, the TR515 will either display
“DONE” in case the FLASH memory contains a valid program, or “Err4” if
internal program code is invalid.

6. Test mode

The TR515 provides a hardware Test mode that can be initiated by issuing a Z-
command (see Section 3).
Warning! Hardware test destroys the database contents (not just deletes it
logically), so the data cannot be recovered even using the M-command! The test
mode also sets a so -called Reset flag: the TR515 will be completely reinitialized on
the next power -up after the test.
Once initiated, the Test mode cannot be exited other than by switching the TR515 off.
The Test mode is comprised of two phases. Phase 1 performs automated SRAM, RTC
(real-time clock) and FLASH memory tests. Phase 2 consists of manual button and reader
tests.
Phase 1 begins immediately upon entering the Test mode. The LED displays “TEST” at
this time:
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A number of errors can occur during this portion of the test: All errors are displayed in
the “ERRx” format, where x is the error number, for example:

All possible errors are listed in the table below:

Err1 SRAM test failure

Err2 RTC test failure
Err3 FLASH test failure

Upon successful completion of the automated tests, the TR515 will beep and display
“b1-5” (OUT LED will be switched on):

This means that the manual test phase has commenced. This phase consists of three
steps: OUT button test, IN button test, and reader test. Each step must be repeated five
times.
Press the OUT button and notice that “b1-5” changes to “b1-4”, “b1-3”, etc.
When you press the OUT button for the fifth time, the display will change to “b2-5” and
the IN LED will be switched on. Press the IN button five times to finish this test step.
The display reads “rd-5” at the beginning of the reader test. Read any ID-card five times
to pass this portion of the test.
When all manual tests are finished, the TR515 will generate a long beep and display
“PASS”:

This indicates that the test sequence has been completed successfully. You can still
continue testing the buttons and the reader at this point. The TR515 will behave as if in the
Normal Mode of operation, but no records will be added to the database.

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Appendix A. Possible Errors

This Section lists all possible error messages that may be generated during the TR515’s
normal operation. The table below does not apply to the Test and FMM modes of the TR515
(see Sections 5 and 6 respectively for complete details on errors generated in these modes).

LED Error Description/ Remed y

Read error ID-card read error. Read the card again

Database The database is full and new record cannot be

full added.
Error 4 Incorrect setting value. Reinitialize the TR515
by issuing the R-command
Error 5 The database is corrupted. First, try to power
the TR515 off and back on again. If this doesn’t
help, initialize the database using the E-
command or recover the database using the M-
command
Error 6 Time/date is not set. Use the S-command to
correct the problem or reinitialize the TR515
using the R-command

Appendix B. Interface connector pin assignment

Ethernet Wireless/RS-232/RS-485

#1 TX+

#2 TX- RS232, TX (PC output)

1 8
#3 RX+

#4 RS232, RX (PC input)

#5 RS485, (+)

#6 RX- Ground

#7 RS485, (-)

#8

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Appendix C. Cable

1. WAS-1436 ( For TR515WX/TR515SX RS-232 )

PIN1

PIN8
WAS-1436 : LENGH - 2000 mm , WIRE - 8P8C / AWG #28

WAS-1436
DB 9P FEMALE PIN COLOR RJ-11 8P8C PIN
7 GRAY 1
2 ORANGE 2
8 BLACK 3
3 RED 4
NC * GREEN 5
5 YELLOW 6
NC * BLUE 7
NC * BROWN 8
* NC - No Connect

2. WAS-1467 ( For TR515SX RS-485 )

PIN8
PIN7
PIN1 PIN5

WAS-1467 : LENGH - 2000 mm , WIRE - 8P8C / AWG #26

WAS-1467
RJ-11 8P8C PIN COLOR WIRE
1 GRAY CUT*
2 ORANGE CUT*
3 BLACK CUT*
4 RED CUT*
5 GREEN 5
6 YELLOW CUT*
7 BLUE 7
8 BROWN CUT*
* CUT - Cut wire

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3. WAS-1498 ( For TR515EX TO PC )

Side A Side B

WAS-XXXX REV.X
PIN1 PIN1
CABLE P/N :

PIN8 PIN8

WAS-1498 : LENGH - 1800 mm , CAT.5 4PAIR 24AWG UTP

WAS-1498
Side A COLOR Side B
*1 WHITE 3
*2 ORANGE 6
*3 WHITE 1
4 BLUE 4
5 WHITE 5
*6 GREEN 2
7 WHITE 7
8 BROWN 8
* (1,2) and (3,6) must share the same twisted pair

4. WAS-1499 ( For TR515EX TO HUB )

Side A Side B
WAS-XXXX REV.X

PIN1 PIN1
CABLE P/N :

PIN8 PIN8

WAS-1499 : LENGH - 1800 mm , CAT.5 4PAIR 24AWG UTP

WAS-1499
Side A COLOR Side B
*1 WHITE 1
*2 ORANGE 2
*3 WHITE 3
4 BLUE 4
5 WHITE 5
*6 GREEN 6
7 WHITE 7
8 BROWN 8
* (1,2) and (3,6) must share the same twisted pair

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Appendix D. Specifications

Display: 4 x 7-segment Blue Light LED

Magnetic card reader: ISO Track 2, 75 bpi
Barcode reader: Visible or IR, numerical Code39
RFID card reader: 125KHz, ASK, 64bits, Manchester encoding
RFID reading range, ISO card-sized tag 8 cm
Database capacity App. 8188 records / 4092 records**
Supported interfaces Ethernet / Wireless / RS232 / RS485*
Wireless Communication 315.16/433.92Mhz or 433.92/434.33Mhz
Communications parameters 19200-8-n-1
Bell control relay 1A, 12V max
Physical dimensions 185(L) x 110(W) x 51(H) mm
Installation Wall-mount or desktop
Power supply DC 9V, 500mA
Operating temperature range 0-55 Co
Operating humidity 5-95%
* Requires a special adaptor (CON485, purchased separately)
** If ID-code is Track 1 or JIS-II code, database capacity is 4092 records

Appendix E. Ordering Information

Ethernet Interface
TR515EM Time Recorder with Magnetic Card Reader
TR515ER Time Recorder with RFID Card Reader
TR515EB Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (visible)
TR515EF Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (infrared)
Wireless Interface
TR515WM Time Recorder with Magnetic Card Reader
TR515WR Time Recorder with RFID Card Reader
TR515WB Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (visible)
TR515WF Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (infrared)
RS-232/485 Interface
TR515SM Time Recorder with Magnetic Card Reader
TR515SR Time Recorder with RFID Card Reader
TR515SB Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (visible)
TR515SF Time Recorder with Barcode Card Reader (infrared)

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Appendix F. Installation
Please install DISK5151 Software before using TR515 series. DISK5151 includes [DS
Manager ] and [TR515 Application Program ]. Setting procedure is as follows.

1. Ethernet Interface TR515 :

Hub to TR515E (using cable WAS -1499)

1. Open the program DS Manager. It will automatically detect the IP Address of the
TR515 on line.
(The default IP address is 127.0.0.1. For DS Manager cannot detect the IP address in
use currently on the LAN, please make sure the IP address you set is not in use to
avoid duplication.)

2. Click [Change IP] to change the IP address to be used by TR515, and then click [OK].
P.S. The IP address must not be the existing one.

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3. Skip it by clicking [OK].

4. Select IP Address and Click [DS Settings] button.

A. Select Routing mode: Slave.

B. Set IP Address (When using multiple TR515E or machines, it is recommended to
label the IP address on each TR515E or machines).
C. Select Transport Protocol : TCP
D. Setting the Period of TCP Connection Timeout of TR515E ( 0~255 minutes )
Remark :If users do not have any communication with TR515E during the
period of TCP connection timeout, TR515 will be disconnected to TCP
automatically.

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5. Enable [Allow [on-the-fly] serial port parameter changes]. This helps TR515E to remote
control the serial parameters.
6. Click [OK] to finish TCP/IP configuration.

7. Complete the New IP settings of TR515E and click [OK] to abort.

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8. Open the Application Program of TR515. Input the IP address of the on-line TR515 and
select Com Port as [DS100V2]. Then double click [000-default] to complete the connection
with TR515 terminal.

PC to TR515 (using cable WAS -1498)

1. Please refer to above procedure (1~7) for settings.

2. Open the Application Program of TR515. Input the [IP address] of the on-line TR515 and
select [Com Port] as [DS100V2]. Then double click [000-default]to complete the
connection with TR515 terminal.
P.S. The IP address of PC and TR515E must be within one domain to ensure the
Connection .

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2. Wireless Interface TR515 :

1. Open the Application Program of TR515. Select the [Com Port ]of the on-line TR515.
Then double click[000-default]to complete the connection with TR515 terminal.
P.S. Please make sure that the settings of RDL401A -00 are 433.92 MHz, 19200 bps.

*Notice for Operation

A. ID[000-default]can be set to any TR515 on line. However, when there are multiple
TR515 on line, the machine ID cannot be [000]. Each TR515 must have its own ID
number other than [000].
B. [Time Scheduler] will not work when the machine ID is [000]. It will be enabled when
other ID code is selected.
C. Use[000-default]to assign the new ID. After setting, use the new ID to complete the
connection.
a. Click [Add] to increase a new IP Address.

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b. Select [Set M#] to assign the new ID.

c. Set ID as [ 001](The correspondent name can be modified at [Device Name])

d. To add a new ID , pls follow the installation procedure 1~8 above to set a
New Device. Move the cursor to[000-default]to set the IP address of the New
Device. Cursor must be at [000-default]position before setting the IP
Address, otherwise the other machine’s IP address will be changed .

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e. Double click [000-default]to complete the connection to New Device.

f. Click [ Add ] to set a New ID .

g. Click [ Set M# ] to assign the ID to new device .

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h. ID setting of new device is completed .

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