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How to install GPRS cards on Ingenico i5100

Video showing the installation process of a GPRS kit.

Turn off the terminal and disconnect all cables from it, unscrew it and take the back part off.

Insert the GPRS card on the GPRS modem. Attetion! The modem is not together with the terminal.

To insert the GPRS card on the GPRS modem you must release the security lock, pushing the metal piece to the right like on the picture.

Insert the GPRS card inside the module on the position like the picture and close the security lock to the left like the picture.

Put the GPRS modem on the place. Dont forget to screw it.

Now, conect the GPRS modem cable on the RS232 – 1 port.

With the power cable, conect it on the GPRS modem and on the GRPS modem port.

Now, just connect the power cable on the terminal.

Ingenico i5100 - POS terminal review

Model: i5100

Manufacturer: Ingenico

Processor: ARM7 29 MHz (60MHz) (32 bist RISC)

Memory: 4MB flash memory and 1MB of SRAM (upgradeable to 8MB flash and 2MB SRAM)

Display: LCD display with a resolution of 128×64 LED backlight.

Smart Card Reader: ISO 7816, cards 1.8V, 3V and 5V

Magnetic Card Reader: Triple track (tracks 1, 2 and 3) and bi-directional

Communication: V34 modem, transfers up to 33.6K bits per second (bps), 2 RS232 ports to connect periphicals. Optional: GPRS kit avalible GPRS Quad band (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHzCertification: EMV 4.0 level 1 and 2, PCI PED approved, VISA PED approved 

Security: SSL v3 cryptography 3DES, Master/Session and DUKPT key management, PCI PED approved

What our POS Guy has to say about the Ingenico i5100:

A nice terminal, with good design and a powerful communication system. It has Ethernet, GPRS and Dial-up(Async and Sync). The worst part is the filesystem. Even Nurit terminals are faster than Ingenico i5100(and all the family iXXXX). Oh, it has the best screen I ever saw. It's good to see how images are displayed on the screen.

Other terminal reviews:

VeriFone Vx510

VeriFone Nurit 8400

What brands of POS terminals were sold in 2009

Some graphs on the different brands of POS terminals that were sold in 2009.

Latin-America:

VeriFone has the biggest market share with Ingenico as a close second. Other big players are Hypercom and Castles.

World:

Ingenico is the biggest manufacturer of POS terminals, VeriFone the second. Hypercom is a distant third and the Chinese SZZT Electronics the fourth biggest player. The rest of the terminals are split among more than 35 producers.

POS terminal review: VeriFone Nurit 8400

Nurit 8400

Manufacturer: VeriFone

Processor: ARM7 80 MHZ (32 bit RISC) 

Memory: 4MB of flash memory and 2MB of SRAM (Options: 8MB of flash memory and 4MB of SRAM or SD/MMC card)

Display: LCD display with a resolution of 128×64 LED backlight.

Smart Card Reader: ISO 7816, cards 1.8V, 3V and 5V.

Magnetic Card Reader: ISO 7811, triple track and bi-directional.

Communication: dial-up modem 14.4 Kpbs, Ethernet, GPRS Quad band (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz).

Certification: EMV Level 1 and 2 approved, PCI PED approved, VISA PED approved.

Security: Secure internal PIN pad with 3DES encryption.

What our POS Guy has to say about the VeriFone Nurit 8400:

A great terminal! The best part are the communication possibilities: it has GPRS, land line synchronous(SDLC) and asynchronous(PPP) and Ethernet. Downside is the slow access to the file system. It's too difficult to manipulate large files inside the terminal.

Sold POS terminals 2005-2009

After coming across a report on the number of sold POS terminals these last few years, I put them all into a couple of graphs.

In Latin- America:

Worldwide:

POS terminal review: Vx510

Model: Vx 510
Manufacturer: VeriFone

 

 

Processor: ARM9 200 MHZ (32 bit RISC)  

Memory: 6 MB (4 MB of flash memory and 2 MB of RAM)

Display: LCD display with a resolution of 128x64 LED backlight. Supports 8 lines and 21 characters (images and graphics are possible)

Smart Card Reader: ISO 7816, cards 1.8V, 3V and 5V

Magnetic Card Reader: Triple track (tracks 1, 2 and 3) and bi-directional

Communication: dial-up modem 14.4 Kpbs  and Ethernet

Certification: EMV level 1 and 2, PCI PED approved, VISA PED approved

Security: SSL v3 cryptography 3DES, Master/Session and DUKPT key management, PCI PED approved, VeriShield file authentication

Extra info:
This terminal has an ARM9 instead of the ARM7 found in other terminals. This enables higher clock frequencies and makes the terminal more powerful

What our POS Guy has to say about the Vx 510:

A great terminal. It is flexible(you can use Ethernet or dial-up easily) and fast. Until now far, the fastest terminal using WALK.

Speed comparison between POS terminals

Most of us here at Plano Bê are programmers. And programmers  like to toy around around with hardware.

Since POS terminals are our bread and butter, we developed a small animation in POSXML and had a small contest to compare the performance of three POS terminals.

Every terminal on its own:

• VeriFone Vx510
• VeriFone Nurit 8400
• Ingenico i5100

The three terminals next to each other:

As the video above shows, the obvious winner was the Vx510 terminal.

Apart from creating animations, we also develop other software solutions for POS terminals.