PaperCut Cartadis CPad Configuration

CPad terminals are touchscreen devices running PaperCut embedded software. These devices plug into an MFD, and can turn almost any MFD into a PaperCut tracked & controlled machine. Using a CPad alongside a BioStore IDPoint allows MFDs that do not have their own embedded software display to support IDPrint(PaperCut).

Prerequisites

  • 1x BioStore IDPoint
  • 1x Cartadis CPad
  • 1x BioStore Serial-to-Ethernet Splitter cable (female)
  • 1x Serial RS232-to-RJ11 converter cable

Physical Connections

Ensure both the IDPoint and CPad are powered on and connected to the network.

  • Connect the Serial-to-Ethernet Splitter cable to the IDPoint. Ensure the short end of the cable is connected to the IDPoint, and the long end to the network port.

  • Connect the Serial Converter to the RJ11 cable.

CPad Configuration

To use an IDPoint with the CPad, the correct reader type must be selected. Carry out the following steps:

  1. Enter the initial configuration menu
    • To enter the menu, reboot the device and when the progress bar appears, touch each corner of the CPad screen in this order:
      • top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right
    • There may be a password required to enter the menu. Contact your CPad supplier for this information

  1. Select the CardReader tab, and from the dropdown menu select tcmag. If this option is unavailable, go to Appendix A – Adding an IDPoint Configuration File at the end of this topic.

PaperCut Configuration

Some configuration is needed on the PaperCut server.

  • Log in to the PaperCut Admin console and select the CPad from the Devices section. Under the Advanced Config, ensure tcmag is entered in the ext-device.cartadis_cpad.reader-type field.

ID Print Configuration

Note that ID Print will need to be configured before the IDPoint will work. Go to ID Print Configuration for PaperCut Printers , or the help files installed alongside the ID Print software, for information on setting up ID Print and applying IP Addresses to IDPoints.

Appendix A - Adding an ID Point Configuration File

This step is optional – if the ‘tcmag’ device is on the CPad, it can be used instead of adding a separate configuration file.

By using a client such as WinSCP or PuTTY, you can edit files directly on the CPad.

Enter the following information in a text file and save it as IDPoint.rdr.

type=serial

timeout=10

startWith=""

endWith=""

minSize=0

ignored="\0"

path=/dev/s3c2410_serial0

# 1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200

speed=9600

# none, even, odd

parity=none

This file can then be copied to /usr/local/Cartadis/drivers/ on the CPad.

Restart the CPad, and this file will be selectable in the CardReader section of the config menu.