Berg Dispensing Interface BERG.EXE Version 1.0

Last edited: December 15, 2003 08:06 AM

This interface is designed to run as a Touchnet shell utility that monitors a COM port for input of a PLU number from a Berg Liquor Dispensing interface and passes it back to Touchnet. It will also terminate if touch is detected.
Operation

The bartender touches the appropriate buttons to bring up the window for pouring drinks. She then proceeds to pour all the drinks, and touches the screen when she is done. She may then ring other items or complete the order. The Berg system will not allow the pour to start until it receives an acknowledgement from the interface that it received the PLU number.
Installation and Styling

  1. Copy BERG.EXE into the Tools directory.
  2. In EDITNET, create a shell with BERG as the instruction. Check the Preserve Screen, Swap to, and Get Variables boxes.
  3. Create a window called OKPOUR with instructions to pour the drink or touch the screen to terminate pouring.
  4. Style into Touchnet with a chain like the following:

Window = OKPOUR      ;OK to pour drinks

                   

‘NEXTPOUR’         

Branch =0         

Shell To: BERG      ;Monitor port for PLU number

                   

‘RINGIT’           

IF Branch =  1      ;PLU number received

+0: <> 
HI:Sent =Y          ” title=”Grin” />on’t let it be cancelled

Jump To ‘NEXTPOUR’ 

END IF             

                   

Close 9 windows      ;Chain terminated by touch       

Variables Set by Shell

PLU – PLU Number from Berg
Branch – Termination Status

    * 1= Received PLU
    * 2= Received Touch

Command Line Options

The following command line options are available:

    * /COM= Specifies the COM port. Default is 4.
    * /BAUD= Specifies the baud rate. Default is 2400.
    * /DEBUG Causes the interface to output incoming characters to the screen.

Cable

PC      Berg

DB9    DB9

---

 

---

  2

---

3 RXD

  3

---

2 TXD

  5

---

5 GRD

  6

---

4 DTR

      |                Jumper

  8 –